AXE KICK
A powerful kick if carried out correctly, the knee is chambered to the front as in the Front Kick, but the lower part of the leg continues to rise in a slight angle across your body up as high as possible with the toes pulled back, once the maximum height has been reached, the leg is bought straight down with force using either heel or the instep to gain further reach. The secret of this kick is to relax as much as possible when raising the leg before bringing it down with force.
FRONT KICK
This is probably the first kick practice. It can be from the front leg or the rear leg, the knee is raised (chambered) as high as possible with the heel of the leg on the ground raised, kick forward using the ball of the foot to make contact. Greater power can be gained by using the rear leg in combination with momentum, however, this does tender to give away your intentions to the opponent enabling them to avoid or counter kick. A front leg attack is quicker and less obvious but does require practice to perfect.
