Moving a step back is an excellent way to avoid an opponent's kick

The attacks of a Karate opponent are stylized here into three movements -- a punch, a kick and a chop. Some uninitiated critics may say that an opponent does not necessarily attack in this way. Of course we know this. Stylizing his attacks is for systematic training. Do you know what to do when he does not follow this order of attack, or if he attacks differently? You can respond at different points of time.