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Mae keage geri

Name

Romaji:
Mae keage geri

Japanese:
前蹴上げ

English:
Front rising kick

Terminology

Keage indicates a rising or snapping upward kick form.

Sequence position

Block:
Hidari zenkutsu-dachi

Placement 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 obi at the sides according to the sequence.

Commands

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

Count

Trained in the count used for the kicking section.

Kiai

According to the count used in the kicking section.

Execution

The knee is lifted straight upward along the centerline. The leg then travels upward and forward in a rising kick and is retracted along the same line. The movement should be lifting and controlled.

Technical key points

  • the knee lift leads the technique
  • the upper body is kept upright
  • the supporting leg remains stable
  • the return follows the same line as the outward path

Common errors

  • the leg opens out to the side
  • the kick and the return follow different paths
  • the body is thrown backward
  • the kick becomes only a stretch without technique

Purpose

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

Relation to further training

Idō Geiko: Carried forward as a controlled high front kick.

Kata: The rising leg line recurs in certain forms.

Kumite: Trains knee lift, line, and control.