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The basic kicks are (kicks may be used individually or in combination):

Kicks have the following variations (not all variations are available for each kick and variations may be used individually or in combination):

Kicking leg may be
- Leading (front)
- Trailing (rear)
Body position may be:
- Standing
- Kneeling
- Lying
- Airborne
Kicks may fire:
- Directly from foot’s initial position
- From an added chamber position
Kicks may be performed with:
- Pushing motion
- Snapping motion
- Thrusting motion
- Stomping motion
- Added pivot of supporting foot
- Added hip roll of kicking leg
Additional motions may be (Motions may be forward, backward, or lateral; low or high; on floor or airborne):
- Step
- Skip
- Hop
- Jump
- Spin (with various degrees of spin)
- Front or back flip (with or without a twisting motion)
- Front or back roll
Striking areas may be:
- Ball of foot
- Top (instep) of foot
- Bottom (sole) of foot
- Bottom of heel
- Back of heel
- Outer knife or sword-edge of the sole
- Inner or outer sides of the ankle
Other striking areas may be:
- Shin
- Knee