The straight teep — a supported push kick, with lead and rear legs clarified

The manual separates push kicks from swinging kicks. Its push-kick account starts with lifting the foot and sending force towards the target. The straight form travels forwards, unlike the swinging path of a cutting kick, even when both final images show an extended leg.

Watch from the stance through the lift, extension and return. Starting only when the foot reaches a target hides how the demonstrator establishes distance and recovers the base.

This list gives lead and rear straight teeps as demonstration/practice pairs, so side labels refer to the legs in the stance. The manual separately discusses a backward or turning-back push kick, involving a change in body direction. Shortening the names can wrongly merge these ideas.

Before comparing sides, read the demonstrator's feet; the left leg is not always the lead leg. Ask where the support is before the foot moves and whether the stance changes or returns to its original arrangement on recovery.

The manual emphasizes force from the leg and raised hands for protection. Read the supporting leg, trunk and hands together, not only the foot's direction. It also relates trunk inclination to the task's level, rather than demanding an identical lean every time.

Ask an instructor whether the base allows recovery after extension and how the hands change. Do not copy an angle from one picture or gain range by throwing the body away from its base. Understand the connected parts before adding speed.

The push-kick account includes different parts of the foot. This is not an invitation to select a contact surface from a fleeting image and immediately apply it to a partner. The instructor's intended form and equipment should guide the drill.

Record the lift and extension you can see. If the camera hides the contact surface, retain that question. A side view can overlap the toes and sole, so avoid asserting more detail than the image supports.

A straight knee uses the knee with the leg folded; a straight teep sends the foot forwards. Raising a knee higher does not by itself make it a teep. A cutting kick also requires reading the swinging path and rotation. Identify the weapon before comparing speed or force.

The manual discusses interception with a push kick in some situations, without making every teep the same scenario. This foundations article reads the weapon's form; a Mae Mai such as Mon Yan Lak applies it in a specific response. Separate those levels of learning.

One clip covers push-kick foundations. The other six pair lead straight teep demonstration/practice, rear straight teep demonstration/practice and push-kick defence demonstration/practice. Choose the pair relevant to your question; defence need not come first simply because it appears earlier in the list.

Defence also asks you to read the receiver. When two partners appear, identify their roles before noting questions for an instructor. Use the positions and equipment specified in class, not harder push kicks on a partner to prove that a stance is stable.