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Axe Kick is the third volume in the extremely well written and fully illustrated, Achieving Kicking Excellence series of martial arts related books. Axe Kick, along with the other nine volumes in the Achieving Kicking Excellence series, goes into intricate detail over all aspects of executing the co-primary kicks, which in this case are the Out-to-In and In-to-Out Axe Kicks, and several of their main variations. Starting with a basic anatomical analysis of this kick, you quickly progress to the basic principles associated with the Axe Kick, and then you dive right into learning the proper execution of the co-primary kicks, Out-to-In and In-to-Out Axe Kicks. Once you have finished with this section, you are taken to the variations chapter which builds upon the co-primary kicks, Out-to-In and In-to-Out Axe Kicks, by teaching you 10 of their main variations. From here you are taken to the Training and Practice Methods chapter for a look at some very simple, yet effective methods for adding speed and power to your kicks. Your next chapter takes a question and answer approach to some of the most common problems people have executing the Axe Kick and the solutions to correct them. The next chapter in this book deals with a very brief and basic application section for the Axe Kick and each of the variations previously detailed in this book. NOTE: The combat/self-defense applications of the Axe Kick are discussed and demonstrated in much greater detail in the companion book to this book, Axe Kick: Achieving Kicking Excellence; Volume 3, which is Axe Kick: Applications in Combat: Achieving Kicking Excellence; Volume 13. This book goes into intricate detail over all aspects of applying the primary kick, which in this case is the Axe Kick, and several of its main variations, against twelve of the most common attacks that you are most likely to face in an actual unarmed self-defense/combat situation. At the conclusion of this book you are given a sneak preview of the next volume in the Achieving Kicking Excellence series, which in this case is the Crescent Kick.