戳脚的核心要义为，“手为先锋，脚为主帅”。其手法和腿法在戳脚拳中的地位是，“脚踢七分，手打三分：脚之疾更当疾于手之疾也”。这一要义使得戳脚有了“手脚并重，突出用腿”的风格特点，也使得戳足球技广泛传播，被武林中人誉为“北腿之杰”。

《戳脚拳论》曰：“手为先锋，脚为主帅，拳打六路，脚踢八方。”实战中，戳足球技注重手法与足法的有机配合。手防上，足踢下，手领足发， 手到足到，再收回防御，一致协调。戳足球技的腿法丰富多变，上可踢头下可跺腚，一腿发出另一腿待发，如同连环相扣。

以下从戳足球技中的六式分析其对“手为先锋、足为主帅”这一要义的体现：

一、圈点腿

我以左式(左步前行右步后立侧身站立双臂屈肘护胸)对敌(图1)。敌右膝提起欲用右步踢我左膝，我以左大腿内旋向左转180度同时右膝稍曲向上绕环摆动再向下外挂挡敌右小腿(图2)。随即我上身倾斜右大Toe平直点击敌裆部。

技术浅析：圈点 Legs for defense and attack, a fundamental leg technique of "The Eight Mother Legs" in kickboxing. The two techniques are executed seamlessly without pause.

二、玉环步鸳鸯 Leg

I employ left stance against the opponent, who advances with their left foot towards me. I shift my weight onto my left leg, turning 90 degrees to the left around my left foot while delivering a forward punch with my right fist and protecting my chest with my left hand. Simultaneously, I hook outwards with the ball of my right foot to strike the opponent's inner thigh (Fig. 4). As the opponent withdraws their left leg and attempts to deflect my punch with their right hand, I turn back 180 degrees facing away from them while placing my right foot in front of my left (Fig. 5). With eyes directed behind me to the right side.

As they see me turn back and retreat again, they throw another punch at me using their right fist. At this moment, I transfer weight onto both legs but maintain an upright posture before bending slightly forward as I bring up both knees into a low guard position while keeping an eye on them (Fig. 6).

Technique Analysis: “Yunhuan Step & Duck Footwork” is an evasive maneuver that lures opponents into deeper attacks before counterattacking effectively by retreating backwards or moving laterally.

1."Yunhuan Step" consists of "jincheng chongquan" and "zhuantou shou." The former is designed to confuse opponents mentally by striking at different heights simultaneously above and below waist level; it aims at disrupting opponents' focus on defensive positions.

2.The latter is about turning around after punching once more then walking away from your adversary.

3.The key point here is swift rotation when changing direction which induces enemies chasing you after being confused by your initial moves accordingly making use of tactical deception methods such as deceiving enemy through feinting punches aimed directly at them’s face area causing confusion amongst adversaries leading these enemies focusing entirely upon upper body parts allowing lower sections remain exposed for attacking purposes as described within 'kickboxing principles'.