What is a Cut Kick? | Taekwondo 

We used to call it "taekwondo powerless yop chagi", after many years in taekwondo, I appreciate a lot your explanation as I'm helping my child training for sparring. Tks a lot Alex! 👍🏼

I’ve been told that the cut kick is a cross between a side kick and a front kick. The foot can land diagonally. A side kick requires the knee being pulled back towards the sternum.

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This is the side kick used in Wing chun and Muay Thai. In fact Muay Thai call it Teep because they don't distinguish between front and side kick, for them both serve to the puprose: stop an incoming attacker or push out to create distance. The main differences between a side kick and a "cut" kick is as Alex showed are 1. The knee on cut is raised directly to the front instead of to the side as a side kick. 2. The feet in cut kick is oriented in about 45° instead 0° (horizontal). 3. The contact part in cut kick is the heel or the ball of the feet, in contrast, side kick uses the edge of the foot or the heel. I know there is a variant using the ball of the feet with a full extended feet but it is uncommon. 4. Cut kick is faster to launch but weaker than side kick. 5. Cut kick enable to make combination but side kick it is not so easy make combinations because you compromise more your body weight and balance. In summary they are good weapons for different sparring situations and worth perfect them.

Finally I see the meaning of a cut kick! Thanks.

Great explanation Alex

You are a great inspiration i have been watching you since2016

Nice video. I just can't figure out why you leave so much power on the table with that front leg side kick.

Nice description and demonstration, thank you maam

Could you demonstrate the use of elbows & knees when near a clinch & breaking out of a clinch with elbows & knees. This could save a lot of lives on the streets. Thanks really, Thank You

Really nice explanation 👌

Great video I've been doing taekwondo for over a year and still haven't known the difference between a cut kick and a front leg side kick till now thanks and Alex what's with you and the word "kinda"?😂

Interesting, I have never heard of a side-kick being referred as a cut kick, why " cut " ? I often see "cut kick" used in other martial arts to describe the trajectory of round kick either to the leg or head/neck of an opponent, cutting down on its target. To your knowledge, is the term cut-kick ( as talked about in video ) a translation of korean terminology or does it originate from english speaking teachers ?

Good video. I like the front cut to set up a RH.

U r amazing keep up da good work u r my favorite RU-vidr

Hey big fan from nepal

Excellent explanation.

I have been training in Taekwondo for 9 years now and i switched a lot of warm up routines could you please make a video about your warmup routine?

Gud summary Alex. In Malaysia it's called 'jab kick'.

Nice video.

That looks more like what we call a defensive side kick or a pump side. The school I attend is more of a hybrid Texas Karate and ITF TKD.

Nice explain in side cut kick🙏🙏🙏🙏

Can you do a video how to get faster?

When I started using this in tournaments , I started winning.

“It’s all in the hips” haha

Hello Alex I'm also making videos about taekwondo kicks.

Hey y’all I’m Alex

The most hated kick in taekwondo. *or loved?*.

With a rise of Covid cases, martial arts studios have closed. Can I do anything besides shadow boxing at the park?

to me there is no such thing as a "cut kick". it's just a side kick.

In a kickboxing session a CUT KICK is intent to cripple a fighters base by kicking the legs, why is it a cut kick when it isnt a cut kick

To be honest i barely train for cut kick, probably just few minutes each day? I mostly peffer old style taekwondo, i trained really hard, and kick really hard Sometime in tournaments people already know me, so they already have a fear in their face Love from taekwondo indonesia!