There are four basic kicks in the martial arts. There is jab-direct punch with main hand, cross(direct punch with second hand), hook(punch from the side) and aperkat(punch from the below).
In case of karate these are the basic kicks
Upper Angle Kick
Middle Knee Block
Lift Up Leg
Back Forward Kick
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Martial arts are of different types such as, kumfu,tykuando,
judo,karate,and so on........
Basic kicks are the side kick, sweep, and round house. A side kick is 3 stages, lift, aim, extend. A sweep is a low kick done to knock your opponent off their feet. A round house looks like you are spinning in a circle while kicking medium or hi.
In my martial arts class we discussed a few basic kicks. The straight kick, snap kick, and roundhouse kick. Those were the most basic, but there are many moderately basic kicks to learn as well.