Abstract: A martial arts kicking apparatus has a base with a post hinged to the base so that the post can be raised or lowered. The post support arm is hinged to the base and attached to the post for supporting the post. The post may be a telescoping post and has an elongated telescoping arm attached to one end thereof. A kick stick support arm is attached to the elongated arm and a kick stick is magnetically attached to the kick stick support arm for separation from the kick stick support arm when receiving a kick of predetermined force so that a martial arts kicking apparatus can be used for practice or in the martial arts game. A means to vary the magnetic force holding the kick stick to the kick stick support arm may be a movable permanent magnetic movably mounted to the kick stick support to vary the distance between the magnet and the kick stick or can be an electromagnet having a variable magnetic field.

Abstract: A martial arts game method includes the steps of selecting a predetermined playing field marked off in a predetermined manner and having a goal pole at each end thereof. Each goal pole has a removably attached kick scoring member attached in a predetermined position. A baton is selected along with a plurality of martial arts players to form two teams. One team is given possession of the selected baton for the players to move the baton down the selected field to the goal pole to kick the kick scoring member on the goal pole to one side over the defense of the other martial arts team using martial arts techniques to defend the goal pole at one end of the selected playing field.