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How to do the Outside Kick

The outside kick uses the outer edge of the foot. It covers everything that drifts away from your body, and it is the surface that makes the whole out-to-in family of dexterities reachable.

STEP BY STEP

1. Drop the bag from your hand so it falls slightly outside your dominant foot, wider than you would for an inside kick.
2. Lift the knee and roll the ankle so the outer edge of the shoe turns upward.
3. Keep the leg travelling across your body rather than swinging out and away.
4. Meet the bag on the outer edge, between the little toe and the ankle.
5. Pop it straight up and reset.

TIPS

• The outer edge is a narrower shelf than the instep - the contact has to be more precise, not harder.
• Rolling the ankle over is what creates the surface; a flat foot sends the bag sideways.
• Let it fall further out than feels natural. Crowding it is what makes this kick awkward.

LEARN FIRST

Inside Kick

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