Rider Kick
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Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
. It has traditionally consisted of a flying side kick and is used against the monster/kaijin after it has been weakened from fighting with the Rider. Throughout the various Kamen Rider series, it has taken many different forms and has become somewhat less prominent among Rider attacks. Despite this, the Rider Kick remains one of the more well-known staples of the franchise.
Kick Variations
- Flying Side KickFlying kickA flying kick is a type of kick in certain martial arts and in martial-arts based gymnastics, with the particularity that the kick is delivered while in the air, specifically moving into the opponent after a running start to gain forward momentum. In this sense a "flying kick" is a special case of...
(aka Flying Kick or Jump Kick) - A standard flying kick. The Rider either jumps or flips towards the monster and finishes with a side kick. This is the most commonly used kick for a Rider Kick. - Flying Front Kick (aka Jumping Front Kick, Bicycle KickBicycle kickA Bicycle kick or Scissor kick is a physical move made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg in front of the other without holding on to the ground. The move can either be done backwards or sideways...
or Push Kick) - The Rider normally leaps forward and is facing the monster while performing front kicks while one leg is tucked in a bicycle fashion. - Drop KickDropkickA dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...
- The Rider will leap into the air and then drop down onto the monster, kicking it with both feet together. It has several variations, a front drop kick (a style used by Shadowmoon), a side dropkick (such as the one used by Kamen Rider Black RX), and a heel dropkick (the style used by Kamen Rider Garren which closely resembles an axe kick variation). - Corkscrew Kick (aka Screw Kick, Drill Kick or Spiral Kick) - Similar to any flying kick variants such as Flying Side Kick or Drop Kick, but the Rider will spin while executing the attack.
- Axe Kick - The Rider jumps up and the kick strikes downward with the heel of the foot at the adversary. Sometimes a Rider may flip and strike with his toe (variation).
- Scissor KickScissor kick (strike)A scissor kick in martial arts is used to describe certain kicking or grabbing techniques that resemble a pair of scissors.-In The Asian Martial Arts:...
(or Leg Scissors) - The Rider either jumps or flips towards the monster and will finish with a scissor kick or headscissors. - Flying Knee Kick - An attack which the Rider jumps and strikes his enemy with a knee attack.
- Side Kick - An attack which a Rider runs/walks/stands and turn 90 degrees before making a single side step towards enemy and kick with the nearest foot.
- Roundhouse KickRoundhouse kickA roundhouse kick is a kick in which the attacker swings his leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot. This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions...
- The attack where the Rider attacks the foe with a forward spinning roundhouse kick. - Jumping Roundhouse Kick - Same with roundhouse kick, but the Rider will jump before doing a mid-air "side bicycle roundhouse" kick.
- Tornado Kick540 kickIn martial arts and tricking, the 540 kick, also known as inside turning kick, jump inside kick, tornado kick and Xuanfengjiao , is a jump kick move...
(aka Cyclone Kick, 540 Spin Kick, or Flying Inward Crescent) - A variant of a jumping roundhouse kick in which the Rider turns about 540 degrees in mid-air; however, the area of impact varies (i.e. instep, heel, arc, etc.). - Spinning Heel Kick - A kick where a Rider turns their body 360 degrees before landing the heel or the ball of the foot to the target. The Rider may also do it in mid-air.
Flying Side Kick
- Rider Kick: Kamen Rider #1Kamen Rider 1is a fictional character and main superhero or henshin character featured in Japanese tokusatsu. He first appeared in the television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider 1 is a motorcycle-riding...
& #2Kamen Rider 2is a fictional character and secondary protagonist from the Japanese tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. Like Kamen Rider 1, he is a motorcycle-riding superhero modelled upon a grasshopper. In the original series, he is... - Rider Double Kick: Kamen Rider #1 & #2
- V3 Kick: Kamen Rider V3Kamen Rider V3 (character)is a fictional character from the Japanese tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider V3, the second in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programs. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider V3 is a motorcycle-riding superhero modeled upon a dragonfly and armed with a variety of...
- X Kick: Kamen Rider XKamen Rider X (character)is the primary protagonist and eponymous character of the 1974 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider X. His design was based on the Belostomatidae or "Giant water bug", and the letter X. He is also known as and is the fifth Rider after Riderman....
- Amazon Kick: Kamen Rider AmazonKamen Rider Amazon (character)is the primary protagonist and eponymous character of the late 1974 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Amazon. He is the sixth Rider.-Amazon:, whose real name is , was an infant around the time of the plane he and his family were on crashed in the Amazon rainforest, leaving young Amazon the sole...
- Stronger Den Kick: Kamen Rider StrongerKamen Rider Stronger (character)is the protagonist and eponymous character of the 1975 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Stronger. Stronger's primary motif was that of electricity. Stronger was not based on a grasshopper or grasshopper-like insect as with the previous Riders, but rather on the Japanese rhinoceros beetle...
- Sky Kick: SkyriderSkyrider (Kamen Rider)is the primary and eponymous protagonist in the 1979-1980 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider, more commonly referred to as Skyrider or The New Kamen Rider. As the name suggests, he was the first Kamen Rider who could fly...
- Super Rider Kick Variations: Kamen Rider Super-1Kamen Rider Super-1 (character)is the primary and eponymous protagonist in the 1980-1981 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Super-1. His design was based on the hornet.-Kazuya Oki:...
- ZX Kick: Kamen Rider ZXKamen Rider ZXis the tenth fictional superhero in the Kamen Rider franchise to bear the eponymous title. ZX holds the distinction of being the first Rider who did not star in his own television series. The character debuted in an eponymous manga series which began serialization on the July 1982 issue of the...
- Rider Kick: Kamen Rider BlackKamen Rider BLACK (character)is the primary and eponymous protagonist in the 1987-1988 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Black, later evolving into Kamen Rider Black RX of Kamen Rider Black RX...
- J Kick: Kamen Rider JKamen Rider J, translated as Masked Rider J, is a 1994 Japanese tokusatsu movie produced by Toei Company, loosely based on their Kamen Rider Series.As part of the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, J was shown on Toei's pay-per-view channel during September 2011...
- Growing Kick: Kamen Rider KuugaKamen Rider Kuuga (character)is the protagonist and eponymous character of the 2000 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Kuuga. Kuuga is the only Kamen Rider appearing in the series. In the series, he is referred simply as Kuuga. His motif is the stag beetle...
Growing Form - Mighty Kick: Kamen Rider Kuuga Mighty Form
- Rising Mighty Kick: Kamen Rider Kuuga Rising Mighty Form
- Amazing Mighty Kick: Kamen Rider Kuuga Amazing Mighty Form
- Ultimate Kick: Kamen Rider Kuuga Ultimate Form (PSX Game)
- Rider Kick: Kamen Rider Agito Ground Form
- Shining Rider Kick: Kamen Rider Agito Shining Form
- Assault Kick: Another Agito
- Dragon Rider Kick (Dragredder Version): Kamen Rider Ryuki/Kamen Rider Dragon Knight**
- Dragon Rider Kick (Dragblacker Version): Kamen Rider Ryuga/Kamen Rider Onyx**
(**These are the American counterparts of Ryuki and Ryuga from the television series Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight is the Daytime Emmy Award-winning American adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Ryuki, the twelfth installment of the Kamen Rider Series. It was brought to television by Steve and Michael Wang and produced by Jimmy Sprague through Adness Entertainment...
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- Crimson Smash: Kamen Rider Faiz
- Axel Crimson Smash: Kamen Rider Faiz Axel Form
- Blaster Crimson Smash: Kamen Rider Faiz Blaster Form
- Gold Smash (Kiba's Version): Kamen Rider Kaixa
- Lucifer's Hammer (Inui's Version): Kamen Rider Delta
- Cobalt Smash: Kamen Rider Psyga
- Emperor Smash: Kamen Rider Orga
- Lightning Blast: Kamen Rider Blade
- Lightning Sonic: Kamen Rider Blade
- Straight (Straight Tempest Crash): Kamen Rider Blade King Form
- Kitoujutsu: Raigekishuu (Thunder Kick): Kamen Rider TodorokiKamen Rider Todorokiis one of the many Oni Kamen Riders in the 2005 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Hibiki. His name literally means .-Tomizo Todayama - Todoroki:...
- Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider KabutoKamen Rider Kabuto (character)is the main protagonist and eponymous character of the 2006 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Kabuto. Its design is based on a "Kabutomushi" or Japanese rhinoceros beetle.-Souji Tendou:...
- Hyper Kick (Rider Kick): Kamen Rider Kabuto Hyper Form
- Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider Dark KabutoKamen Rider Dark Kabutois one of the major antagonists in Kamen Rider Kabuto. Similar to Kabuto, its design is based on a "Kabutomushi" or Japanese rhinoceros beetle. In 2010, Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto and Kamen Rider Gatack were made into S.I.C. figures...
- Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider GatackKamen Rider Gatackis one of the main protagonists of Kamen Rider Kabuto. The motif is that of a "Kuwagatamushi" or stag beetle. The name is a portmanteau of "kuwagata" and "attack"-Arata Kagami: is Gatack's user...
(Executed once during the finale) - Den-Rider Kick (Full Charge - Solid Attack): Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Emperor Moon Break (Variation): Kamen Rider Kiva Emperor Form
- Final Rising Blast (Variation): Kamen Rider Rising Ixa
- Strike Spurt: Kamen Rider New Den-OKamen Rider New Den-Ois a fictional protagonist and character in the series of films for the 2007 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Den-O. Kamen Rider New Den-O first appears in the 2008 film Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown and reappears in the Cho-Den-O Series. In 2010, he will be the main character of one of...
Strike Form - Dimension Kick: Kamen Rider DecadeKamen Rider Decade (character)is the primary protagonist and eponymous character of the 2009 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Decade. Decade's name is taken from the English word decade as Decade is the 10th of the Heisei run of the Kamen Rider Series, and his chest armor features the Roman numeral X . His logo features the...
- Decade Assault: Kamen Rider Decade with Kamen Rider KuugaKamen Rider Kuuga (Decade)is a fictional character and one of the protagonists in the 2009 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Decade. He is an alternate universe incarnation and interpretation of the character of the same name from the 2000 series Kamen Rider Kuuga.-Yusuke Onodera:...
- Decade Dragoon: Kamen Rider Decade with Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Decade Meteor: Kamen Rider Decade with Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Blue Strike: Kamen Rider DiendKamen Rider Diendis a fictional character in the 2009 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Decade. In 2010, he is the main character of one of the Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy films...
- Rider Kick (Miscellaneous): Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Enhanced Dimension Kick: Kamen Rider Decade Complete Form
- Rising Ultimate Kick: Kamen Rider Kuuga Rising Ultimate Form
- All Rider Kick: Kamen Rider Decade with All Riders (except Double and J and all other main Riders after Double.)
- Final Dimension Kick: Kamen Rider Decade Complete Form Jumbo Formation
- Fang Streiser (Variation): Kamen Rider DoubleKamen Rider Double (character)is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
FangJoker - Rider Kick: Kamen Rider Joker
- Gatakiriba Kick: Kamen Rider OOOKamen Rider OOO (character)is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2010-2011 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider OOO. The name "OOO" is pronounced similarly to both "O's", referring to the three O's in the television series' title which represent the character's transformation items, and...
Gatakiriba Combo - Rider Rocket Drill Kick: Kamen Rider FourzeKamen Rider Fourze (character)is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2011-2012 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Fourze. Kamen Rider Fourze's name is meant to resemble the number 40, as Fourze serves as a 40th anniversary for the Kamen Rider Series and there are 40 different powers he can access...
Base States - Rocket Drill Space Kick: Kamen Rider Fourze Base States
Flying Front Kick
- ZO Kick: Kamen Rider ZOKamen Rider ZO, translated as Masked Rider ZO, is a 1993 Japanese tokusatsu movie produced by Toei Company, part of their Kamen Rider Series. Directed by Keita Amemiya, the film was the first joint production between Toei Company Limited and Bandai....
- Gold Smash (Keitaro's Version): Kamen Rider Kaixa (Kamen Rider 555: Paradise LostKamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost, was released during the run of the series, as a double feature alongside Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: Abare Summer is Freezing! on August 16, 2003.-Plot:...
) - Lucifer's Hammer: Kamen Rider Delta
- Rider Jump --> Rider Kick: Kamen Rider KickHopper
- Boistous Kick: Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form
- Darkness Moon Break: Kamen Rider Kiva
- Super Boistous Kick: Kamen Rider Den-O Super Climax Form
- Ultimate Kick: Kamen Rider Kuuga Ultimate Form (Kamen Rider Decade: Protect! The World of Televikun)
- Double Prism Xtreme (Combination Kick): Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker Xtreme
- Eternal Requiem (variation): Kamen Rider Eternal Blue Flare (Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal)
- Tatoba Kick (variation): Kamen Rider OOO Tatoba Combo
Drop Kick
- Shadow Kick: Shadow MoonShadow Moonis a fictional character who serves as the primary antagonist in the Japanese tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider Black.-Fictional character biography:...
- RX Kick: Kamen Rider BLACK RX
- Double Kick: Kamen Rider BLACK and Kamen Rider BLACK RX (Decade)
- Amazing Mighty Kick: Kamen Rider Kuuga Amazing Mighty Form
- Rider Shoot: Kamen Rider Agito Trinity Form
- Gold Smash: Kamen Rider Kaixa
- Lucifer's Hammer (Kusaka's Version): Kamen Rider Delta
- Burning Smash: Kamen Rider Garren
- Burning Divide: Kamen Rider Garren
- Emperor Moon Break: Kamen Rider Kiva Emperor Form
- Dogabaki Emperor Break: Kamen Rider Kiva DoGaBaKi Emperor Form
- King's Burst End: Kamen Rider Dark KivaKamen Rider Dark Kivais a fictional character appearing in the 1986 and later the 2008 storyline of the 2008 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Kiva.-1986:The Checkmate Four's original is referred to as the , the lord of all Fangires and the original Kiva who was a threat to humanity in his time...
- Joker Extreme: Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker
- Double Xtreme: Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker Xtreme
- Golden Xtreme: Kamen Rider Double CycloneJokerGoldXtreme
- Tatoba Kick: Kamen Rider OOO Tatoba Combo
- Prominence Drop: Kamen Rider OOO Tajadol Combo
Corkscrew Kick
- RX Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider Black RX
- Doomsday (Unite Final Vent): Kamen Rider Ouja
- Spinning Attack: Kamen Rider Chalice
- Spinning Dance: Kamen Rider Chalice
- Emperor Moon Break (Variation): Kamen Rider Kiva
- Hishouzan (Variation): Kamen Rider Knight
- Swirling Rider Kick: Kamen Rider G
- Octo Banish: Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo
Axe Kick
- Stronger Den Kick (variation): Kamen Rider StrongerKamen Rider Stronger (character)is the protagonist and eponymous character of the 1975 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Stronger. Stronger's primary motif was that of electricity. Stronger was not based on a grasshopper or grasshopper-like insect as with the previous Riders, but rather on the Japanese rhinoceros beetle...
- Gills Heel Claw: Kamen Rider Gills
- Exceed Heel Claw: Kamen Rider Exceed Gills
- Rider Kick (Videogame Variation): Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
Side Kick
- Crimson Smash (Variation / Miscellaneous) Kamen Rider Faiz
- Rider Jump --> Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider KickHopper (Throw/Kick combination)
- Den-Rider Kick (Full Charge - Solid Attack - Variation): Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Rider Kick: Kamen Rider GaohKamen Rider Gaohis a fictional character appearing in Kamen Rider Den-O. The actor who portrays him is , who had previously portrayed Commander Akio Ishimuro in Ultraman Gaia and Taiga Saejima in GARO. Watanabe, at 51, is the oldest individual to portray a Kamen Rider...
- Mighty Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider Kuuga Mighty Form
- Machine Gun Spike (Consecutive Kick): Kamen Rider Accel Trial
Roundhouse Kick
- Rider Kick: Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
- Rider Kick: Kamen Rider Caucasus
- Counter Kick (Rider Kick): Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Counter Kick (Rider Kick): Kamen Rider Gatack (Hyper Battle Video)
- Axel Crimson Smash (Variation): Kamen Rider Decade Faiz Axel Form
- Den-Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form
- Machine Gun Spike (Consecutive Kick): Kamen Rider Accel Trial
Jumping Roundhouse Kick
- Extender Kick (Rider Kick): Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Rider Kick: Kamen Rider Gatack
- Hyper Kick (Rider Kick): Kamen Rider Gatack Hyper Form (Kamen Rider Kabuto Hyper Battle Only)
- Den-Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form
- Fang Streiser: Kamen Rider DoubleKamen Rider Double (character)is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
FangJoker
Tornado Kick
- Kitoujutsu: Senpuujin (Whirlwind Blade): Kamen Rider IbukiKamen Rider Ibukiis one of the Oni Kamen Riders in the 2005 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Hibiki. His name literally means .-Iori Izumi - Ibuki:, known as is a 21 year old member of the head family of the Oni that run Takeshi at Yoshino. Being born into the head family meant that his life would always revolve...
- Fang Streiser: Kamen Rider Double FangJoker (executed on its first debut on screen)
Spinning Heel Kick
- Gills Heel Claw (Variation): Kamen Rider Gills
- Exceed Heel Claw (Variation): Kamen Rider Exceed Gills
- Emperor Moon Break (Variation): Kamen Rider Kiva Emperor Form
- Den-Rider Kick (Variation): Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form
- Dimension Kick (Variation/Miscellaneous): Kamen Rider Decade
- Accel Glanzer: Kamen Rider AccelKamen Rider Accelis a fictional character in the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W, and is the series second Kamen Rider after the titlular Kamen Rider Double. The name comes from the English word "acceleration" and his motif is that of the letter A as well as a motorcycle.-Ryu Terui: is a superintendent...
- Fang Streiser: Kamen Rider DoubleKamen Rider Double (character)is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
FangJoker - Rider Twin Maximum: Kamen Rider Accel & Kamen Rider Double FangJoker