Uh, no, it is not.
I think you're being picky.
Perhaps he should of said thermal energy, but kinetic energy is energy an object possesses when in motion.
Isn't heat exchange considered motion?
I am not being picky. A prime example is a spacecraft entering the Earth’s atmosphere. It has tremendous kinetic energy, but does not generate heat until friction with the atmosphere converts some of the kinetic energy into heat. While in space, the surface of the spacecraft can be extremely cold but still hold tremendous kinetic energy.
In astrophysics, heat is also called thermal kinetic energy. The atoms are in motion, but randomly. When their vectors are aligned, there is no heat but there is still kinetic energy, i.e, motion.