MMA Striking - Lead Inside Leg Kick

[rbrtpmntl]

@TechniquePrevails if your back foot is already at a 45 degree angle to your opponent in stance wouldn't you not have to worry much about rotating your foot so much as stepping out?

[HermesDo]

why such a grudge for high kicks? hahah people use them in mma and without a set up.

[TechniquePrevails]

@HermesDo Not necessarily a "grudge". I just think the inside low kick can equally disrupt an opponent's attack at a higher success rate. The inside high leg kick is definitely worth MASTERING, but I think the inside low leg kick is largely neglected.

[mois2202]

@TechniquePrevails better answer for that is because the hamstrings and quads dont control explosive power the same way the calves do. robbing that calve of its ability to contract robs shot speed, jab speed, and overally stability on inside punches.

[omfgmynutsitch]

@HermesDo If you dont like the way he is doing this its fine dont post stupid stuff lol he to great job XD

[AMMrawCR]

Need a nice example guys? Look at Jose Aldo and Dominic Cruz two UFC champs that always use these leg kicks, especially Jose because Faber described his kicks as someone swinging a baseball bat at his legs.

[TheHurstCamaro]

thanks a ton bro!

seeing things visually makes it easier for me to learn and catch on quicker

[popazuda71]

Good explanation man.

[wuwei5150]

combine this with a non-teleghraphic stiff jab and a good sprawl plus quick footwork will make this a very effective mix for a striker in MMA. Lead weapons are harder to develop but has a shorter path to the target. there is power in the lead hand and foot if supplemented by proper technique and it's also a good setup for the rear leg kick.

thanks for the video!

[theSANCH81]

thx i'm definitely gonna use this in my fight today

[MostEvil7string]

Damn, that's what I call intelligent fighting! disrupting the line! Nice!

[kingniue]

does it matter which part of ur leg hits the enemy

[Numbah1Namek]

@kingniue essentially yes. if u connect to high on ur leg (along or above the calf) u will lose kinetic force in the kick and connecting to low (top of the foot or lower part of the instep) it wont be as effective. the sweet spot he shows is perfect cuz u can gain full potential kinetic force which will give ur bone that "digging" effect into ur opponents inside leg muscle.

hope that helped

[monkeysdude2]

Love the vid. SUPER informative.

[joncleesep]

what is the best striking country in the world in your opinion ?

[666hellraiser1]

my leg kicks are known to be DEADLY by my trainer.

[xXShaBangBangXx]

nice vid bro! really learned alot, and my kicks really improved!

[138NProgress]

i need that bag, i bruised the shit out of my shin using that to condition my shins as they bruised i kept kicking it i love that bag. really nice clip too

[SinisterTactics]

Im new and just started learning MMA. I found this video online and i have to say i learned alot. thanks for the vid

[Cambria358]

@specialforces69 lol say that to muay thai fighters in thai land

[diablo2items]

@Cambria358 alot of thai land fighters have shattered bones at the age 40 from doing that. why do you think they retire so fast from kickboxing tournaments etc.

[MatrixMedal2]

Great instructional.

[ManlyMuscleDad]

you know your stuff

[MegaMakedonski]

thanks bro !

[DaDonChevy]

nice video bro..

[westbrookfan2]

hey which does more damage an inside or outside leg kick

[the1sharkey]

This is an excellent series of videos on striking - some of the basic footwork has made an epic difference to my game - thank you !!

[SirRuneRange4]

@specialforces69 it causes micro-fractures all over the surface of the shin bone, and when those heal up they form a surface to be as strong as stone..

[Thesenseoftouchc]

I have a really hard time to land that kick. All my opponents when we're sparring are just stepping back. I miss it 90% of the time. Any idea?

[TechniquePrevails]

@Thesenseoftouchc You need to close the distance with your footwork more, and also throw the hands first to blind your opponent. Remember: punches do three things. 1) Blind 2) Measure 3) Damage.

Check out our footwork/proper steps videos for more information.

Thanks for watching, and please check out our site.

[godofthisshit]

@TechniquePrevails

No worries about going towards his strong hand?

[dss103]

@Thesenseoftouchc Punch before you kick. After you jab do a short hop forward while switching and still having your jab in their face and throw the kick. Does that make any sense? its kinda hard to explain in a comment box on youtube lol

[killerduckuk]

@Thesenseoftouchc

Try this

At the same time as throwing a jab step right with your right leg (assuming you're right handed) then as the jab comes back to guard launch an inside leg kick with your right.

[arikat1]

@Thesenseoftouchc don't look at the leg. Look at the same point on their body either you throw a middle low or head kick. It takes practise

[pimphics]

@Thesenseoftouchc Perhaps you should try to drive them to the corner before kicking or step forward just before kicking. Im no ringfighter ( that's obvious I think ) Hope it helps though

[racingmylife15]

if you really want to throw it hard and get the hips into it...turn almost 90 degrees. my trainer also says that (ramon dekkers sometimes trains us and he knows his stuff pretty well :P)

[Healterskelter95]

Sorry for being ignorant,but why do most instructional videos demo inside kicks with the left leg and not the right? Is it just maybe preference?

[TechniquePrevails]

@Healterskelter95 The assumption is that your opponent is also in a traditional stance. If my opponent were a south-paw, then the inside leg kick would be with the right leg. However- if he's in the same stance as I am, then my right leg won't be able to effectively kick the inside of his left leg.

[Healterskelter95]

@TechniquePrevails Oh thank you very much,i understand it better now

[scott9720]

i was unimpressed at first..... but about half way through i learned fast you know you stuff man, good vid this helped a lot with my kicks

[TechniquePrevails]

@scott9720 Thanks for sticking with the video! I appreciate your feedback and hope that you will register a free account at the site!

[jacainrules]

He starts kicking ass at 4:28

[xMotherxPuncherx]

Question for the video author, would this technique work well for a person who is right-handed and stand in the southpaw stance? I shoot a lot and find it bothersome to switch my stance just to throw an effective leg kick.

Thanks for the instructions!

[197922007]

excellent video. thanks

[MHBSamurai]

hands up chin down will help u improve yr speed and power

and don't 4get to tuck in that gutt

core strength is very important

[JonathanShelton1]

Man i suck at kicks lol i need to train more.

[kc0692]

thanks for everything

[minomane]

Im actually really pleasantly surprised by your videos, they've helped me countless times already with my kicks and particularly my hook :)

[TechniquePrevails]

@minomane Thanks for your feedback. That's the best feedback we could get from a viewer. I hope you're a member of the site or will consider registering a free account.

Thanks for watching!

[kisskisskiss121212]

Richard this is Killagina and I would like to say hi! I'm glad you mentioned blinding and measuring instead of just damaging. To see amazing blinding watch Ernesto Hoost.

[callmeCAYLOR]

this is great stuff man. please keep it up!

[Kazmundio]

Hey, Whirley! Your video is all good on the legs, nothin' to argue with there, but you leave your chin up as you demonstrate... You should re-shoot and angle your forehead in, or the "experts" will critisize and take away the credit you deserve. You should be famous, man, I study off your stuff all the time. Keep it coming !

[TechniquePrevails]

@Kazmundio

I know it... No matter how many times I film any given technique or concept, there's always going to be some expert that finds something I'm doing wrong...

So instead of reshooting this one- I'll just give the advice: "Keep your chin down!"

Thanks for watching and please be sure to check out the site.

[Kazmundio]

Already on it, I'm gonna buy your Guard DVD to share with my students as soon as I have a little cash.... You should work with a wrestler on upper body grips and make a DVD on no-gi takedowns for mma, no one else is really publishing much on that, and it's so important.

[TechniquePrevails]

@Kazmundio No kidding- I'm filming that exact set on Sunday. The video will be called "The Breakdown of the Takedown" and will feature one of my coaches, George Allen.

[jdls12]

this is so true, i lost my last fight on inside leg kicks, trying to throw many jabs, guy got me inside i lost my footing and for a split second i was late and he got passed my gaurd and did work on me

[Mattisslash123]

ah i always tried to kick with a straight foot nd it hurt like hell it makes more sense twisting it first

[The4915]

Do you make contact with the curve of your leg and your shin, or do you make contact with ONLY your shin?

[hairysack117]

hit with shin in his muscle

[osamabinlahin]

good stuff bro....i think adding a right straight left hook after the inside leg kick would work really well too, coz your opponent will drop a little bit of his hand ...

[liberbringa]

nice tehcnique!! i have my first kickboxing match tomorrow damn im nervous!! maybe

the inside legkick-cross combination;-) will do the trick

[arnie066]

@liberbringa How did your match go? I have a fight coming up in about 1 month!

[azfryguy]

did you win?

[jackle365]

Your to stance is to Square.

[TechniquePrevails]

MMA Stance, man... thanks though...

[fredbloggs02]

Fair play. Simple practical!:)

[NexArtifex]

I rarely comment, but I found this simple and helpful, thanks!

I needed some tips on setting up an inside kick, I find most people are too focused on the chop and cut kicks, I reckon a good inside kick can surprise an opponent.

[TheMuayThaiLegend]

is it better to rotate on ball of foot when throwing kick or just taking step?

[TechniquePrevails]

Different ways to accomplish the same thing. However, depending on your distance- simply rotating might not close the distance enough thus making you kick with your foot (and we know that isn't good).

[domdom235]

Do you always use leg kicks with your leading foot?

[TechniquePrevails]

No, you can definitely throw with your rear leg as well.

[Daski69]

a step and then staying firmly on the ground will give you more power

[rivercards]

and dont forget that rolling the bottle increases the risk of cancer

[Daski69]

why?

[TechniquePrevails]

Is there any scientific evidence of this?

[Challenge13]

Great Video! I struggle with inside leg kicks, and I think this should help a lot

[Hughjass505]

you want to hit either the side of the knee and ruin their acl or mcl, or right above the knee to the outside of the leg there is a huge tendon there, mess that up and their leg isn't going to work for them any more, and below it will sting pretty fucking bad too

[AlexandrianDoctorate]

also, never drag/roll too much. there's a limit to how much pain you should feel. start slowly and stop increasing how much you drag/roll when it prevents you from training

and don't train too much either: if you get insomnia or feel like **** for several days after you train you're overtraining.

on a final note: eat right, get your 8 hours & register at trainfightwin

[TechniquePrevails]

Definitely register at TrainFightWin.

Thanks for the feedback.

[AlexandrianDoctorate]

RE: newjersey02.... you should probably train to improve both. If you're shins feel like they've taken enough of a beating already (this'll only happen if you drag/roll against your shins before hitting the bag) then put on shinpads so you can still condition your legs & improve your accuracy w/o getting a fracture.

also, when weight training don't forget to work on the shin muscles and the ankles as well as the calves. hitting the bag doesn't strengthen the shin muscles

[johnnyu3]

you can use a rolling pin as well

[rhythmythyc]

A trick for you guys to reduce sensitivity in your legs:

Take a bottle (or baseball bat, or you can even do it with your knuckles), and roll it/drag it HARD against the front and sides of your shin. This will hurt, but it will reduce your sensitivity a LOT, especially if you keep doing it once in a while. Then you can toss those wimpy shin guards aside! ;-p

[witegetobro]

the shin guard isn't meant to protect your shin its meant to protect your opponents thigh.

[TechniquePrevails]

Exactly...

[ocarpo]

didnt realise bags had thighs

[TechniquePrevails]

Didn't realize that you weren't fighting a human and that you were actually training to fight a thai bag. Normally we're training on bags but in actuality we are visualizing and training for a human opponent. Must be a different sport.

[ocarpo]

which is exactly why you wouldnt wear shinpads on a bag...

to condition your shins for when you fight a human opponent

[newjersey02]

Actually, you are training to improve strength, accuracy & alot more.

[Lipenjl]

Good instructor ;)

[SundinSucksHuge]

i understand that but how come everytime i try to kick with my shin it hurts and it feels just natural to kick with anke/foot

what can i do to make kicking feel more comfortable and stronger

[boorens18]

thats natural at first, usually the shin still has sensitive nerve endings on it (so it hurts for instance when you run into a table in the dark) but if you keep hitting stuff with your shin, it will deaden the nerve endings as well as calcify the shins making them stronger and much more deadly than the ankle/foot. its a pain but you have to just keep working through the pain by kicking say the bottom of an old punching bad. Train your bones as well as your muscles.

[ishbla]

you need to condition your legs, just try hitting a 60lb punching with kicks couple times a week, than you resistance to pain in your legs will increase.

[SundinSucksHuge]

Ok, how come it feels really weird to kickk something with your shin and it feels good to kick with feet even though it does damage to the opponent

When your doing an inside kick you kick the part of their leg that is inbetween the shin and calf right??? right at the side??

[TechniquePrevails]

Your shin is the part of the leg that you should be kicking with. The shin itself- not the foot. If you kick with the foot you will do SERIOUS injury to the foot and the ankle.

[mma85]

It feels weird because it hurts. Just keep kicking the bag everyday (consistently) and that will get better. It feels good because your foot goes numb after a few kicks...until you break it. That hurts. Kick with the lower shin, block with the upper shin.

[Blackasniper]

yea dude the trees the that thais kick are bananna trees and there so soft they make boxing wraps out of them.

[cityrooster]

thanks for this,an inside leg kick looks very effective but not as easy when you have to do it yourself,I guess it takes practice and patiance

[azt3cassas1n]

great vid!

[SLOPEinc]

Great instructor... you're really good at explaining things. Thanks!

[ffxbass]

how do you kick someone without hurting your own leg?

[TechniquePrevails]

Shin conditioning is a HUGE part of MMA training/Muay Thai. You shins are to be used as weapons on offense and shields on defense. Furthermore, unless you are throwing a front kick- you NEVER kick with your foot because you will do a LOT of damage to your foot and ankle. Check out the video set, there's a lot of good information on it.

[Crosby5]

with that being said, what excersizes can you do to help strengthen and condition them?

[dohboiii]

start out with kicking a heavy punching bag.

but in Thailand, they kick trees... lols

[wtfdoihavetodohere]

Hey great video, and very informative! In kickboxing this is sometimes called a Switch Kick.

When using this technique in MMA, against a grappler, wouldn't it be easy to get taken down in a single-leg? I guess setup is everything...

[Chewabacca]

it would have to be a combination of you telegraphing your kick(make it obvious) and good timing for your opponent.i often try to shoot in on it but dont get it every time.you can also bait you opponent with a leg kick and switch to a head kick,like st pierre vs. hughes 2.

hope i helped

[TechniquePrevails]

Excellent points, Chewabacca. That's like saying that if you throw a jab in boxing, then your opponent is going to land an overhand right. There's a counter to everything- it's just all about timing. Keep practicing it, wtfdoihavetodohere, and you'll get the hang of it.

[glitch417]

Nice vid sir.. Thanks a lot!

[gwh21375]

I'm very impressed with your instruction! Where are you located?

[TechniquePrevails]

I'm located in Covington, Georgia. Thanks for the feedback, and please check out the site!

[kowoh]

alot of people know how to do it, but they cant tell you, good teaching

[david5251]

you really explain how to execute it well without wasting alot of time and with enough detail

[TechniquePrevails]

Thanks for your kind words. Please check out the site for MANY more videos!

[emulare11]

ok. I know the basics. I can throw them ok on the bag. but, mock me as you may, I am afraid of getting hit. pain isn't my idea of a good time. now what?

[TechniquePrevails]

No mocking-- I would suggest doing a LOT of shin work and working on a lot of defense. Shins of steel and great counters and defense- and maybe you won't have to get hit very much. However; if you really just can't get over getting hit, then maybe you should stick to submission grappling or BJJ. Check out the site for a lot more information! Thanks for looking!

[DiegoJutsu]

fricken great

[FOX15263]

This is really good.

[celtic34joe]

would love to buy a instructional video if u have them.. let me know

[TechniquePrevails]

Please check out the site and click on "Store" and then on "Videos" and you will see the many different instructional sets that we have. The set that this video is a glimpse into will be available soon. We're working overtime on it!

[broge55555]

Thanks! Great vid