Roundhouse kick

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Roundhouse kick
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鞭腿
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping bin1 teoi2
Korean name
Hangul	돌려 차기
Transcriptions Revised Romanization dollyeo chagi McCune–Reischauer tollyŏ ch'aki
Japanese name
Kanji	回し蹴り
Hiragana	まわしげり
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn mawashi-geri Kunrei-shiki mawasi-geri

A roundhouse kick (also known as round kick or turning kick) is a kick in which the practitioner lifts the knee while turning the supporting foot and body in a semicircular motion, extending the leg striking with the lower part of the shin and/or the instep (top of the foot). The ball of the foot can also be used to strike the target and is preferable when power breaking thick boards.^[1] This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions. The kick has many variations based on stance, leg movement, striking surface, and the height of the kick.