Editing Kick (section)

===Axe===
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[[File:München WKU 2013 Christine Theiss 231.JPG|thumb|Axe kick by [[Christine Theiss]] in 2013|alt=|left]]

In Japanese, ''kakato-geri'' or ''kakato-otoshi''; in Korean, ''doki bal chagi'' or ''naeryeo chagi'' or ''chikka chagi''. In Chinese, ''pigua tui'' or ''xiapi tui''.

An axe kick, also known as a ''hammer kick'' or ''stretch kick'', is characterized by a straightened leg with the heel descending onto an opponent like the blade of an [[axe]]. It begins with one foot rising upward as in a crescent kick<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/6/16/1518356/bloody-elbow-judo-chop-mirko-cro |title=Judo Chop: Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic Unleashes an Axe Kick on Pat Barry |date=16 June 2010 |publisher=Bloody Elbow |access-date=2014-01-17 |archive-date=2014-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112141042/http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/6/16/1518356/bloody-elbow-judo-chop-mirko-cro |url-status=live }}</ref> then the upward arc motion is stopped and then the attacking foot is lowered to strike the target from above. The arc can be performed in either an inward (counter-clockwise) or outward (clockwise) fashion.

A well-known proponent of the axe kick was [[Andy Hug]], the Swiss Kyokushinkai Karateka who won the 1996 [[K-1 Grand Prix]].