History Main / KickChick

* ''Franchise/PrettyCure'':

* In ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' spin-off manga ''Shikkoku no Hana'', a high school girl named Tsukimori Azusa has gained contractor ability in a form of super strong legs. She proceeded to leap through city blocks InASingleBound and [[{{Gorn}} kick people]] [[LudicrousGibs apart]].

** Another example will be the Okama Kenpo and the Newkama Kenpo, two martial arts practiced by [[{{Transgender}} men with hearts of women]] (and some women with hearts of men, probably) which rely heavily on kicks.

* Zen in ''Film/{{Chocolate}}'' is a trained Muay Thai fighter simply from watcuing Tony Jaa's movies, but specializes in kick-related attacks during her fights.

* ''Film/WaynesWorld'': Creator/TiaCarrere not only plays a mean bass, she can take out a bar brawler with just one kick in the middle of a song and hardly even miss a beat.

* ''Anime/AyanesHighKick'' is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what it says.]] Though it isn't by choice, since Ayane aspires to become a pro wrestler but gets duped into taking up kickboxing instead, by her [[TricksterMentor unscrupulous coach]], Kunimitsu.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "Legs", Raven discovers she is talented kicker, so she adopts an alternate superhero identity named Lady Legasus. She only returns to her original identity when she discovers that her cloak has corrupted Cyborg.

* Chloe Bruce, world martial arts champion and professional stuntwoman for films like the Star Wars sequels and Guardians of the galaxy, is the real life personification of this trope. She takes great pride in her flexible kicks and has made them her trademark, to the point where she does things like cosplaying kick chick characters like Chun Li, filming herself doing the bottle cap challenge with her signature Scorpion Kick and even establishing the world record for the most amount of Scorpion Kicks done in a single minute.

Primarily an ActionGirl trope. A sub-trope of ExtremityExtremist, one that requires the character is female, that her fighting style is (almost entirely) kicks, and she has an essence of {{Fanservice}} to her kicking as well. Sometimes (but not always) have [[AmazonianBeauty strapping lower bodies]] as a result of the reliance on and muscular development of their legs. See also WaifFu, and contrast WhiteMagicianGirl. Compare RoundhouseKick.

** The Combat {{Cyborg}} Nove, who was introduced in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''. While she will occasionally use punches, most of her attacks are kicks. This is probably done to contrast her to the mostly punching Subaru, [[spoiler:who is [[CainAndAbel the Abel to her Cain]]]].

[[folder:Comic Books]]

[[folder:Fan Fiction]]

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, Lional Kebel, [[CampGay a man temperamentally disposed to taking an interest in female fashion]], contemplates the first generation of Lady Assassins who now teach at the School and that their girl students are taking fashion style from them as to how a female Assassin should dress and look stylish. Considering Miss Alice Band, he reflects that while she ''apparently'' favours tight pencil skirts [[note]]Edwardian fashion c1910[[/note]], they have insufficently secured side-seams. So that if an unexpected high kick, say to the point of a client's jaw, is mandated by circumstances, the seam will rip up to the thigh very easily, thus allowing unfettered use of the legs and feet. He notes girl students influenced by Alice are dressing like her. For both style and function.

[[folder:Film]]

[[folder:Literature]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]

* Purdey of ''Series/TheNewAvengers'' has a long, strong and deadly pair of legs.
* On ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' , Phoebe takes up kickboxing after she gets tired of having a passive power. We don't get to see it much.

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* One of Wrestling/TrishStratus' finishers was a roundhouse kick dubbed the Chick Kick.

[[folder:Video Games]]
* In the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', Batgirl and Catwoman rely heavily on their kicks, stomps and heels as well as whole body maneuvers because [[MenAreStrongWomenArePretty neither of them are as muscular as the guys]]. Catwoman in particular almost always uses her legs to strangle enemies in predator mode. Foot attacks are also empowered by [[CombatStilettos high heels]].

[[folder:Visual Novels]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* [[Webcomic/DeadWinter Lizzie Cooper]], can deliver pretty poweful kicks alongside even [[IKnowMaddenKombat weaponizing]] a [[ImprovisedWeapon soccer ball]]. All thanks to her having played soccer a lot during her school days.

[[folder:Web Original]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]

[[folder:Real Life]]

In reality, women [[note]] and most men who don't explicitly aim to become a TopHeavyGuy - after all, legs carry more weight and get more use by default[[/note]] do instinctively use their lower bodies more than their upper bodies, which means that they're naturally more inclined to use kicks than punches. Also, as the first instinct of any attacker is to [[StandardFemaleGrabArea bind or otherwise incapacitate the arms]] (and leave lthe legs relatively free so that you don't have to carry her), it's quite practical to deal damage with your means of locomotion. And ''every'' girl knows the classic "[[GroinAttack kick 'em in the balls]]" move for self-defense, which is very effective on men.[[note]]Though it ain't exactly pretty when a girl gets kicked down there either.[[/note]]

[[folder:Advertising]]

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* Annie Leonhart from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' uses an unique fighting style, influenced heavily by Muay Thai. She focuses primarily on kicks, allowing her to quickly disable larger and stronger opponents. It doubles as FridgeBrilliance, since the military's primary equipment depends so much on having incredible leg strength and flexibility. [[spoiler:It's also a huge reason why she is absolutely ''lethal'' as the Female Titan]].
* ''Anime/AyanesHighKick'' is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what it says.]] Though it isn't by choice, since Ayane aspires to become a pro wrestler, but gets duped into taking up kickboxing instead, by her [[TricksterMentor unscrupulous coach]], Kunimitsu.

** It's also implied the reason she fights strictly with her feet is because [[TechnicalPacifist she absolutely refuses to kill a human being]] and want to fight the Gastrea at the same time.

* In ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' spin-off manga ''Shikkoku no Hana'', a highschool girl named Tsukimori Azusa has gained contractor ability in a form of super strong legs. She proceeded to leap through city blocks InASingleBound and [[{{Gorn}} kick people]] [[LudicrousGibs apart]].

* Inner Moka from ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''. She defeats most of her battles with [[CurbStompBattle one single kick]]! [[spoiler:[[GenerationXerox She got it from her mom]] Akasha Bloodriver, the strongest vampire of all time (in that universe).]]

** Newcomer Juri in ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', is a Tae Kwon Do prodigy. She even manages [[KiManipulation Ki Attacks]] with her feet. Her fierce punch command is also a kick.
** Ibuki while being more watered down her has more kicks than punches and her kicks, especially her special attacks that use her legs, do more damage than any hand related attack.

* Mystique once again, this time in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen''. There's a particularly memorable kick in her introductory episode, when she's fighting Wolverine. He swipes at her, and she ducks...but while she's there, she throws out a back kick ''over her own head'' and nails him in the face.

* ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'': Nyarai has a strong preference for kicks by using her long legs and feline agility and flexibility. Her debut chapter has her literally kick out a hippo who was groping her, she stomped Cookie to the ground with a windmill kick, and she was going to start her fight with Peki with a descending overhead kick. Official art for her debut fight even has her do a flying crescent kick, further showcasing her preference for using her legs to damage her opponents.

* Chie Satonaka from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' ''lives'' this trope. Taking out items is the only thing she'll do with her hands, but beyond that, attacking, invocation, or even ''defending'' are all done with her legs. HWA-TAAAAAAAA!

* Chloe Bruce, world martial arts champion and professional stuntwoman for films like the Star Wars sequels and Guardians of the galaxy, is the real life personification of this trope.

%%* Chloe Bruce.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Lt. Lauren Haley does almost all of her unarmed fighting with varied kicks.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** Melanie Malachite fights with her high heels.
** Gender-inverted with Mercury, who primarily attacks by kicking his opponents, using a deadly combination of taekwondo, capoeira and breakdancing. His fighting style is also enhanced by his metal, prosthetic legs and a pair of boots called Talaria which he uses to fire projectiles.

* Chloe Bruce.

* Oddly the probably oldest kick based fighter in American comicbooks is [[Characters/CaptainAmericaCentralRoguesGallery Batroc the Leaper]] (master of a French martial art Savate), who is neither woman nor a fanservice object possibly because he [[UnbuiltTrope predates the trope by several decades]].

* Paula Garces in ''Film/{{Clockstoppers}}'' as Francesca kicks Dr Dopler right in the face, and it has a lot more effect than hitting him - turns out [[IKnowMortalKombat she knows ballet]]. It wouldn't be worthwhile mentioning if they didn't threaten him with doing it again.

* Oddly the probably oldest kick based fighter in American comicbooks is [[Characters/CaptainAmericaEnemies Batroc the Leaper]] (master of a French martial art Savate), who is neither woman nor a fanservice object possibly because he [[UnbuiltTrope predates the trope by several decades]].

In reality, women [[note]] and most men who don't explicitly aim to become a TopHeavyGuy - after all, legs carry more weight and get more use by default[[/note]] do instinctively use their lower bodies more than their upper bodies, which means that they're naturally more inclined to use kicks than punches. Also, as the first instinct of any attacker is to [[StandardFemaleGrabArea bind or otherwise incapacitate the arms]] (and leave the legs relatively free so that you don't have to carry her), it's quite practical to deal damage with your means of locomotion. And ''every'' girl knows the classic "[[GroinAttack kick 'em in the balls]]" move for self-defense, which is very effective on men.[[note]]Though it ain't exactly pretty when a girl gets kicked down there either.[[/note]]

* Sachiko Ogasawara (''Rosa Chinensis en bouton'' from ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'') appears in the doujin FightingGame ''[[VideoGame/{{Maribato}} Maribato!]]'' as a playable character. Although she doesn't get to the point of becoming an ExtremityExtremist, most of Sachiko's normal and special moves are heavily kick-based; She has a very fast DivingKick and flying kick among her moveset.

%%* Zen in ''Film/{{Chocolate}}''.

* B-movie queen Cynthia Rothrock has made her career around flipping about and kicking bad guys.

* Oddly the probably oldest kick based fighter in American comicbooks is [[Characters/CaptainAmerica Batroc the Leaper]] (master of a French martial art Savate), who is neither woman nor a fanservice object possibly because he [[UnbuiltTrope predates the trope by several decades]].

* Melanie Malachite of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' fights with her high heels.