I would say so. You had to push the lever in, slide it closer to the engine, typically with your heel (that feature prevented the kickstart from being enabled during shifting) and flip it back with your toes.
The kickstart was ready at about 45 degrees to the back and the stroke went down to 45 or so degress under horizontal line. Cold start, such as this one:
Jawa-čz 175/356 startyou would do with your right foot, but once warm you could easily start it with your left foot.