Kick Like A Pro #11: The Flop Kick

I’m Master Adrian with W1 Taekwondo in Portland, Oregon, and today we’re learning a new school kick that’s used a lot in today’s sparring game: the Flop Kick, also known as the Slice Kick. This kick requires a lot of skill and finesse. Watch this video to see the kick broken down, and stay until the end to hear my pro tip.

The Flop Kick can be done with the front leg or the back leg, attacking or counter-attacking, depending on the situation. We’ll be discussing this kick in the context of Olympic sparring. I like to look at the Flop Kick as a trick kick, and that’s what makes it fun: Taekwondo sparring, like any other combat game, is about deceiving your opponent. The way you can trap your opponent with this kick is by aiming body level, then switching to head level at the last second.