"Yellow Oriole Drinks Water" which contain a deadly kick

There is a kungfu saying that "The hands open the way, it is the kicks that decide combat". Nowadays, understanding kicks and being proficient in countering them are topical as many people, almost irrespective of what martial arts they practice, use Kick-Boxing in their sparring and fighting. The five major types of kicks are reviewed. They are sideway tiger-tail kicks, frontal thrust kicks, organ-seeking kicks, whirlwind kicks and high kicks. Two effective counters against kicks are Hiding Flowers in the Sleeves, which traps the kick, and Single Whip Saves Emperor, which strikes the kicking leg.