A kick can be done as a snap kick or thrust kick
We refer to the side kick as kekome, a thrust kick, used much like the chas in savate
A snap kick is called keage
There are front and side snap kicks
The back kick is by it's nature almost always a thrust kick
The round kick can snap or whip round like in savate, or slam with the whole shin like Thai, giving a keage and kekome version of mawashigeri
Using taijutsu
Sanshin ku no kata uses a low block and rear thrust kick
Hichu Kamae koshi kihon uses a low block and lead snap kick
These two uses of the fundamental kicks are an interesting pair
Hichu the crane is a defensive water technique and pairs with ichimonji Kamae in the kihon happo
Ku no kata is an example of void creativity
Hichu uses the first sword ura shuto, and is related to delayed sword
Ku no kata often uses a metsubishi, or the deceptive illusion of one, as in chi no kata
The stamp kick of the Gyokko Ryu is done with the whole sole called soku Yaku
