This study focuses on the many types of kick techniques used in the major martial arts, examining each kick, its applications and how it can be perfected. Ways of making kicks more effective and special training skills are put forward to improve the reader's skill and power. David Mitchell is the ex-general secretary of the Martial Arts Commission, the chairman of the English Karate Council and the secretary of the British Karate Federation. He has also written "Official Karate and Official Taekwondo" and "Karate in Action/Self-Defence in Action".