Editing Kick (section)

===Calf===
This strike is a low roundhouse kick that hits the backside of the [[Calf (anatomy)|calf]] with the [[Tibia|shin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.sherdog.com/news/articles/Getting-Technical-on-Calf-Kicks-133249|title=Getting Technical on Calf Kicks|website=m.sherdog.com|access-date=2020-07-06|archive-date=2020-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707043559/https://m.sherdog.com/news/articles/Getting-Technical-on-Calf-Kicks-133249|url-status=live}}</ref> While a calf kick sacrifices range in comparison to a standard low roundhouse kick to the thigh, it can not be checked with a knee or grabbed with an arm making it a safer kick for a striker in MMA matches versus opponents capable of checking low kicks or grapplers looking for takedown opportunities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Dossier-Anatomy-of-the-Calf-Kick-178014|title=Dossier: Anatomy of the Calf Kick|website=Sherdog|access-date=2022-11-17|archive-date=2022-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117221632/https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Dossier-Anatomy-of-the-Calf-Kick-178014|url-status=live}}</ref> The kick was popularized by former UFC lightweight champion [[Benson Henderson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/1666839/2020/03/10/rise-of-the-calf-kick-how-a-forgotten-technique-became-mmas-hottest-strike/|title=Rise of the calf kick: How a forgotten technique became MMA's hottest strike|first=Chad|last=Dundas|website=The Athletic|access-date=2022-11-17|archive-date=2022-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117221255/https://theathletic.com/1666839/2020/03/10/rise-of-the-calf-kick-how-a-forgotten-technique-became-mmas-hottest-strike/|url-status=live}}</ref>