acutally this is almost the same mechanics as a high kick. you use the forward movement and the upwards momentum of the knee then extension of the leg. you aim to strike the chin and is more then enough to knock out when you hit the chin.
its been done by anderson silva in UFC.
its like you are high kicking a soccer ball with the ball of your foot it would hurt a lot.
when shirtless. To prevent your foot from sliding due to sweat, rotate it to the outside. It adds extra surface area between your foot and the opponent, greatly reducing the chance of just sliding across the contact area
That my friend are Front Kick. Its best used for pushing ur oponent back. Best moment to use front kick- When oponent is about to cut distance beweat you and him, and when he is about to trow punch. Body will be unguarded and If you manage to land ur kick to mid section, then oponent will be out of air.
obviously most of these guys commenting havent trained muay thai..its called a push kick not a kick jab like in american kickboxing...and its not like a jab, this technique can totally take away an opponents balance and stop thier attack/ knock the wind out of them..this is an instructional video and a good example of the technique for all those who have never trained in/ fought muay thai.
@imwtchingu86 I have a question. You seem to know about Muay Thai. When doing the push kick am I using the ball of my foot (under the big toe) and my toes pointed slightly upward, or am I using the heel of my foot with my toes pointed to the outside (away from my hips)? Some dickhead was trying to tell me the second method is better. Thanks.
@RegistrationCop When you TEEP, you should always be using the ball of the LEAD leg. Some people teach you to use your back leg, but that is pretty ineffective and somewhat telegraphs the kick. With the teep you always want to be pushing them away with the ball of your lead foot and also pushing off with your supporting leg to increase power. Practice this as much as you practice your roundhouse, you should be very fast and powerful with your teep, as it is much like a jab.
@RegistrationCop ball of the foot has more range but your heel is harder some people like to do it with the heel because you will often break toes and shit teeping with the ball of your foot in actual fights. I dont know what you mean by pointing to the outside but teeping with your heel is legit
It depends keeping it up like that will help him protect against counter shots from the other guy... You'll see a lot of MT fighters bring a knee up after a kick and stuff like that.
haha...I do this kick in TKD all the time. Not really a better way to stop a front turn kick (round kick) than with a suprise snap kick of your own. This is a perfect set up to a lot of things, especially on the street. One of these to the knee really opens up for an attack.
cagefightconnection: Yes, thanks for compliment. Like with most techniques that tend to work for me (and for others I've trained), the element of surprise is most important. I'm a big believer in deception and PIA (progressive indirect attack, as posited by Bruce Lee) is an effective fighting strategy. Look high, hit low; look low, hit high; start with one sort of level, go to a second, end with a third; etc.
Steve, great vid. I agree that the teep is a great defensive move. Can be very disconcerting for someone who is focused on attacking your head to get stopped by a teep they never saw coming.
The best way to create margin for kicking is to set it up with punches, it eliminates the need to make sure he/she doesn't guess right. When i said cock the kick i meant you bring your knee up and back so that you can load it up onto your hip to generate the power. It could be individual style that will make which strategy you use i suppose, i have a boxing background before i started muay thai so that could be why i prefer this.
To qualify, Chai Sirisute usually teaches two versions of the Teep (not really shown in this clip): (1) a short Teep with the left hand up to guard the face and (2) a long Teep, throwing the left hand down (as one would do while performing a left round kick or left switch kick) and turning the hip clockwise. The long Teep has more power than the short Teep, of course, and it sometimes reminds me of a sloppy side kick.
I can understand why you might think that you'd need to cock the leg in order to get enough power to hurt your opponent. The Teep is deceptive because it comes from the ground underneath the radar. The element of surprise (by not cocking the leg) is half of what makes it effective. Just like with the round Thai kick (or swing kick, as it is sometimes translated), the power comes not from the use of the knee as much as it comes from the use of the hip and the forward momentum you generate.
I see how this style of the teep has its uses, but it looks like it lacks a lot of the power that would push someone back. I think it still should be "cocked," although first set it up with punching to the head so it won't be seen.
acutally this is almost the same mechanics as a high kick. you use the forward movement and the upwards momentum of the knee then extension of the leg. you aim to strike the chin and is more then enough to knock out when you hit the chin.
its been done by anderson silva in UFC.
its like you are high kicking a soccer ball with the ball of your foot it would hurt a lot.
Jersm5 8 months ago
Where the fuck is he hiding that pneumatic compressor? loud as funk
Fedleman 1 year ago 2
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powtunes 1 year ago
when shirtless. To prevent your foot from sliding due to sweat, rotate it to the outside. It adds extra surface area between your foot and the opponent, greatly reducing the chance of just sliding across the contact area
cambruda 1 year ago 7
That my friend are Front Kick. Its best used for pushing ur oponent back. Best moment to use front kick- When oponent is about to cut distance beweat you and him, and when he is about to trow punch. Body will be unguarded and If you manage to land ur kick to mid section, then oponent will be out of air.
Jitkyundou 1 year ago
@Jitkyundou its not a front kick.
ephasm 1 year ago
i like to bury my heel into their solarplex as an offense but defensively i would do it like he does
ssjpiro 1 year ago
Can somebody throw this balding cunt a fucking fiver to fix his gym up. The place is fucked.
myjizzureye 2 years ago
Its muay thai, Teep in english means front foot jam,
bboyB3A5TLY 2 years ago
Foot jam?? gross
buttface123455 2 years ago
obviously most of these guys commenting havent trained muay thai..its called a push kick not a kick jab like in american kickboxing...and its not like a jab, this technique can totally take away an opponents balance and stop thier attack/ knock the wind out of them..this is an instructional video and a good example of the technique for all those who have never trained in/ fought muay thai.
imwtchingu86 2 years ago
@imwtchingu86 I have a question. You seem to know about Muay Thai. When doing the push kick am I using the ball of my foot (under the big toe) and my toes pointed slightly upward, or am I using the heel of my foot with my toes pointed to the outside (away from my hips)? Some dickhead was trying to tell me the second method is better. Thanks.
RegistrationCop 1 year ago
@RegistrationCop When you TEEP, you should always be using the ball of the LEAD leg. Some people teach you to use your back leg, but that is pretty ineffective and somewhat telegraphs the kick. With the teep you always want to be pushing them away with the ball of your lead foot and also pushing off with your supporting leg to increase power. Practice this as much as you practice your roundhouse, you should be very fast and powerful with your teep, as it is much like a jab.
ThingsFallApart 1 year ago
@ThingsFallApart buakaw's push kicks are pretty damn crazy...
findmeifyoucan 1 year ago
@ThingsFallApart you can teep with both feet rather easily.
ephasm 1 year ago
@RegistrationCop ball of the foot has more range but your heel is harder some people like to do it with the heel because you will often break toes and shit teeping with the ball of your foot in actual fights. I dont know what you mean by pointing to the outside but teeping with your heel is legit
neonblack88 1 year ago
look at the fuckin wall in the background. how is the wall still up right?
kidrock119 2 years ago
yioryata
the teep kick being demonstrated in this vid is showing defence not offence, and its a good demonstration,
your obviously stupid to make the comment about kicking the face!
creanfresh 2 years ago
to make this a little better. bring your knee up but do not extend your leg, lean back a little, then extend your foot using your hips.
witegetobro 2 years ago
I'll be right back, I'm using my chee. I like a little privacy for that.
klrscout 2 years ago
that is a kick jab
ChaseTheHeart 2 years ago
also known as a teep in muay thai
UGAmma411 2 years ago
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ohh and pivit ur body bak alittle and more forward wen u do it and you gota use your chee realy loud not tyhis shhh shitt u do ok
not much power brothaa
Yioryata 2 years ago
it's not a power kick, think of it as a jab
UGAmma411 2 years ago
u gota lift ur knee up more bro and go faster and if u good enough try doing it to the face ;)
Yioryata 2 years ago
shouldn't you bring your kicking leg back to the ground more quickly to prepare for the next action?
wopdzordon 3 years ago
It depends keeping it up like that will help him protect against counter shots from the other guy... You'll see a lot of MT fighters bring a knee up after a kick and stuff like that.
buttface123455 2 years ago
haha...I do this kick in TKD all the time. Not really a better way to stop a front turn kick (round kick) than with a suprise snap kick of your own. This is a perfect set up to a lot of things, especially on the street. One of these to the knee really opens up for an attack.
OneShotStop229 3 years ago
cagefightconnection: Yes, thanks for compliment. Like with most techniques that tend to work for me (and for others I've trained), the element of surprise is most important. I'm a big believer in deception and PIA (progressive indirect attack, as posited by Bruce Lee) is an effective fighting strategy. Look high, hit low; look low, hit high; start with one sort of level, go to a second, end with a third; etc.
renoboy666 3 years ago
ye personally i think the teap is a defensive move, especially for pushing them away and setting up for a kick
mattbwfc101 3 years ago
good you say its personally.
you can knock someone out with the teap.
if you hit him in the liver..
grassesgood 3 years ago
Steve, great vid. I agree that the teep is a great defensive move. Can be very disconcerting for someone who is focused on attacking your head to get stopped by a teep they never saw coming.
cagefightconnection 4 years ago
The best way to create margin for kicking is to set it up with punches, it eliminates the need to make sure he/she doesn't guess right. When i said cock the kick i meant you bring your knee up and back so that you can load it up onto your hip to generate the power. It could be individual style that will make which strategy you use i suppose, i have a boxing background before i started muay thai so that could be why i prefer this.
JASIV2888 4 years ago
To qualify, Chai Sirisute usually teaches two versions of the Teep (not really shown in this clip): (1) a short Teep with the left hand up to guard the face and (2) a long Teep, throwing the left hand down (as one would do while performing a left round kick or left switch kick) and turning the hip clockwise. The long Teep has more power than the short Teep, of course, and it sometimes reminds me of a sloppy side kick.
renoboy666 4 years ago
I can understand why you might think that you'd need to cock the leg in order to get enough power to hurt your opponent. The Teep is deceptive because it comes from the ground underneath the radar. The element of surprise (by not cocking the leg) is half of what makes it effective. Just like with the round Thai kick (or swing kick, as it is sometimes translated), the power comes not from the use of the knee as much as it comes from the use of the hip and the forward momentum you generate.
renoboy666 4 years ago
I see how this style of the teep has its uses, but it looks like it lacks a lot of the power that would push someone back. I think it still should be "cocked," although first set it up with punching to the head so it won't be seen.
JASIV2888 4 years ago