Editing Kick (section)

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This kick is native to traditional [[Chinese martial arts]], along with [[Taekkyon|Taekyyon]], [[Taekwondo]] and [[Karate]]. A side kick is delivered sideways in relation to the body of the person kicking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/10/27/3562436/ufc-macau-anderson-silva-cung-le-bruce-lee-judo-chop-mma-technique |title=UFC Macau Judo Chop: Anderson Silva, Cung Le, Bruce Lee and the Side Kick |work=Bloody Elbow |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=2014-01-17 |archive-date=2014-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112173659/http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/10/27/3562436/ufc-macau-anderson-silva-cung-le-bruce-lee-judo-chop-mma-technique |url-status=live }}</ref> A standard side kick is performed by first "chambering" by raising the kicking leg diagonally across the body, then extending the leg in a linear fashion toward the target, while flexing the abdominals. The two common impact points in sidekicks are the heel or the outer edge of the foot, with the heel is more suited to hard targets such as the ribs, stomach, jaw, temple and chest. When executing a side kick with the heel, the toes should be pulled back so that they only make contact the heel and not with the whole foot as striking with the arch or the ball of the foot can injure the foot or break an ankle.

Another way of doing the side kick is to make it a result of a faked roundhouse. This technique is considered antiquated{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} and used only after an opponent is persuaded to believe it is a roundhouse (a [[feint]]) and then led to believe that closing the distance is best for an upper body attack, which plays into the tactical position and relative requirement of this version of the side kick.  In Chinese, this is known as c''è chuài(''侧踹). In Korean, it is known as ''yeop chagi'' and in Okinawan fighting, it is sometimes called a "dragon kick". Some have called this side kick a "twist kick" due to its roundhouse like origins. This side kick begins as would a roundhouse kick however the practitioner allows the heel to move towards the center of the body. The kick is then directed outward from a cross-leg chamber so that the final destination of the kick is a target to the side, rather than one that is directly ahead.