Mae keage geri

Name

Romaji:
Mae keage geri

Japanese:
前蹴上げ

English:
Front rising leg kick

Terminology

Keage indicates a rising or upward-snapping kick form.

Position in the sequence

Block:
Hidari zenkutsu-dachi

Position in the sequence:
Technique 20

Preceded by:
Hai, obi no yoko o motte.

Followed by:
Nao, rei.

Starting position

Hidari zenkutsu-dachi. The hands hold the sides of the obi according to the sequence.

Commands

Starts from: Hidari zenkutsu-dachi, kamaete. Hai, obi no yoko o motte.

Counting

Practiced with the count of the kicking section.

Kiai

According to the counting used in the kicking section.

Execution

The knee rises straight up along the centerline. The leg then travels upward in front in a rising kick and retracts along the same line. The movement should be lifting and controlled.

Technical key points

• the knee lift leads the technique
• keep the torso upright
• stable supporting leg
• return along the same line as the outward movement

Common errors

• leg opening outward to the side
• kick and return follow different paths
• body thrown backward
• kick becoming only a stretch without technique

Purpose

To establish a rising front kick with control, line and retraction.

Relationship to further training

Idō Geiko: Carries into a controlled high front kick.

Kata: A rising leg line recurs in certain forms.

Kumite: Trains knee lift, line and control.