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Kinds of Kicking

The document discusses different types of kicks used in swimming including: 1) The sidestroke kick which involves lying on one side and kicking the legs in opposite directions with an exaggerated slow motion to provide thrust. 2) The flutter kick used in front crawl and backstroke to keep the legs up involving a brisk up and down motion with straight legs and bent knees. 3) The dolphin kick frequently used in butterfly stroke and underwater kicking resembling the motion of a mermaid swimming. 4) The frog kick primarily used in breaststroke bringing the legs toward the body with bent knees and kicking them outward in a continuous motion.

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Kinds of Kicking

The document discusses different types of kicks used in swimming including: 1) The sidestroke kick which involves lying on one side and kicking the legs in opposite directions with an exaggerated slow motion to provide thrust. 2) The flutter kick used in front crawl and backstroke to keep the legs up involving a brisk up and down motion with straight legs and bent knees. 3) The dolphin kick frequently used in butterfly stroke and underwater kicking resembling the motion of a mermaid swimming. 4) The frog kick primarily used in breaststroke bringing the legs toward the body with bent knees and kicking them outward in a continuous motion.

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Kinds of Kicking

Side Stroke
The sidestroke is a swimming stroke, so named because the swimmer lies on one's side with asymmetric
arm and leg motion and it is helpful as a lifesaving technique and is often used for long-distance
swimming. The sidestroke allows the swimmer increased endurance because instead of working both
arms and legs simultaneously in the same way, the side stroke uses them simultaneously but differently.
A swimmer tired of exercising one side can turn over and use the other, the change of action helping the
limbs to recover.

The hands act like oars, and do not waste any power by oblique action. In ordinary swimming on the
right side, the left arm moves gently in the water, almost at rest. Then, when the used arm becomes
tired, the swimmer turns on the other side, and the left arm works while the right arm rests.

The legs move in opposite directions with legs bent, and straighten as they come together. The kicking
motion is exaggerated and slow, opening the legs wide to provide more thrust rather than the small, fast
movement of flutter kick.
Flutter Kick
The flutter kick is a kicking movement used in both swimming and calisthenics. A brisk,
alternating, up-and-down movement of the legs when swimming with certain strokes, such as
the crawl.
In swimming strokes such as the front crawl or backstroke, the primary purpose of the flutter
kick is not propulsion but keeping the legs up and in the shadow for the upper body and
assisting body rotation for arm strokes. The legs are extended straight backwards in line with
the body. They are moved up and down, one leg kicking downwards (relative to the front of the
swimmer's body) as the other leg moves up. The knees are slightly bent to facilitate the kicking
action, but not too much in order to minimize drag created by the thighs as they move out of
the shadow of the swimmer's body. Similarly, toes are pointed to minimize drag.
The downward moving leg provides the thrust. An integral part of the kick is the flexing of the
ankles; it is the flexing of the ankle that allows the foot to provide thrust. The knees are not
kept rigid when kicking but are allowed to flex slightly to allow the required "snapping" action
through the end of the toes.

(same lang sya sa nakita nyong video regarding sa arm pulling/front crawl)
Dolphin Kick
The dolphin kick is a kicking movement used in swimming. It is frequently used as part of the Butterfly
stroke and in underwater kicking. It is also looks like a mermaid when you see in a movies swimming as a
mermaid.

Frog Kick
The Frog Kick is a movement used in swimming, especially in the breast stroke, in which the legs
are brought toward the body with the knees bent and the feet together and then kicked
outward before being brought together again, all in one continuous movement.

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