Donnie B: Old Style Muay Thai - Low Kick Entries

[MARIO55578]

lol no that's to the temple donnie you'll kill him!

[afro719]

hey man great vids i love them... im starting mma next year and i want to learn a bit of muay thai thats why ive been watching the vids..i can kick quite hard with my left leg but cant kick at all with my right...how can i strengthen my right leg kicks?

[samri1988]

@Lobzdik HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[lobzdik]

im gonna try that on my grandma!

[c3m3nth3ad]

Took me a while to notice the instep guards.

[skypiercer03]

I lol'd on how you said "spread his legs"

[pepehorhae]

man where you get that dash from? i mean, i can execute a kick, but i can't do that dash, how you do that???????? o.0

[gryfin80]

Great vid your old school mt reminds me of wing chun awesum stuff

[tman229]

You seem to know alot about thai styles (traditional and modern) than most. Where did you get your information if I may ask?

[alinbjj]

wow...these bitches think they can fight :))

[govia21]

LOL! Great vid. Awesome. Only thing is its distracting because the assistant looks like that actor Lou Diamond Phillips LOL!. Anybody know the actor I'm talking about?

[kpoll2]

Ok,I'm sorry for this but I only heard of this type of fighting just a little bit ago and I heard the saying-"Kick loses to punch, punch loses to knee,

knee loses to elbow, elbow loses to kick’".I was wondering ifthis is true?

[119Elias119]

@kpoll2 - Fighting isn't like rock paper scissors. It's all about context.

[Purpurkaisertom]

man i would like to beat this dwarf !

[shittalker1989]

@Purpurkaisertom why do idiots always have to comment on every video? you'd stand no chance against the ''dwarf'' .

[scarfacelv2]

Please tell me you're joking, have I just been PUNKED?

[TheMuaythaicapoeira]

THANK YOU SO MUCH !

[myownschadenfreude]

I didn't see his shin pads at first. I thought "Man, it's gonna be a long video for that poor guy." lol Great stuff. Thanks.

[clearcombat]

Donnie, what is the difference between Muay Boran and Ledrit style of fighting. I have a friend who says there is no difference. Can you help ?

[whotookdonnierules]

@clearcombat First off, muay boran is actually an umbrella of older regional muay thai styles (muay lek, muay mae mai, muay chiya) nd if you see it, it's very stylized and steeped in tradition. Lerdrit is focused on modern close quarter combat, so a lot of the traditional stuff has been stripped out and more emphasis is placed on incompacitation as it pertains to an enemy combatant vs. a competitive opponent. Hope this helps.

[xenomorphelv426]

boards don't hit back...

[ojmoss]

these are nice sneaky kicks but if you're that close you can easily be crushed with some straight up boxing. it would really depend on who lands first, but unless you are ultra fluid with these kicks I would recommend sticking to fists when you are in this range.

[stwjester]

@ojmoss This is the BEST time to use kicks actually, Maybe not in an MMA sense, but in a real world combat sense. The most effective stikes are ones that are never seen. Immediately follow the kick the the right shin with an Elbow or even a short right cross and it's either lights out, or (if they are off balance)they are on the ground giving you time to get away.

[17Thaiboxer]

he thinks its kung fu in muay boran when you kick you have to move with your hip so there is more power and solid balance

[clearcombat]

Wouldn't you consider these kicks as cut kicks. I like them when sparring when a grappler really sits on his shoots or strikes. I have seen them in ShuaiJiao, plus they add some nice throws and tosses. What do you think?

[BOTMAN03]

no! this not MUAY THAI..

it useful for low cost movie scene.

[darkarchangel186]

Donnie B, your videos are absolutly fantastic. I have always wanted to learn muay boran and other styles. Where is your gym and do you tech krabi krabong per chance?

[Nightmareske]

when you're trying to trip someone is it best to kick them as low on the leg as you can or behind the knee?

[bonigga]

breaking your knee on someones face? is that even possible?

[thefebs]

why are you in a gimp chamber ?

[valak00]

What is a good way to improve low kicks? I can kick alright with my left leg but I can't do anything with my right which is really odd to me seeing as I can shift from orthodox and south paw with and vice versa with ease though I am a natural south paw. What could I do to improve my kicks with my right leg??

[wally2296]

Pretty simple, repetition, repetition and more repetition using your right leg. Start by focusing exclusively on form by breaking the move down into steps and executing the move slow and controlled. Once you have your form down good then you can gradually increase the speed of the move until it becomes one fluid motion.

[valak00]

@wally2296 Ah okay thanks n_n

[clearcombat]

@valak00 I was the same way for years, then I decided to use my bad leg as my lead leg and kick softly against the heavy bag.  It only took about 3 months for me to switch back and forth with power. Also, balance has a lot to do with it. Just do leg locks for 15 minutes a day 3 times a week. Leg locks are kicks after you push outward, just let them hang for 10 seconds.

[mikey6571]

Brill vid.Think Hector felt every kick..lol...

[ratkins72]

The knee strike should never be with the patella (knee cap). The striking point should be the end of the femur (long bone of the thigh). That is the reason to pull your foot right up to your butt and point the striking area out towards the target like a spear. If you strike with the patella, you will not only get teeth stuck in it, you will dislocate / fracture it also.

[whotookdonnierules]

I'm actually not striking with the knee here. I'm using the upper half of the shin to strike. And you are spot on with your advice in regards on knee strike placement and why you pull your leg back when you throw a knee. Pulling the leg back also pulls down the quad to help protect your femur during the attack.

[Gaffhart77]

@whotookdonnierules Absolutely, Thats why I use the driving kneein a slightly downward strinking motion on the lower body and the mid section.... Also I wanted to ask, how do you feel about the superman elbow? Ive been using it in the gym and everyone thinks it looks awesome and I can feel TONS of power in my superman elbow, but my Trainers dont like the idea.....why is this? I always careful when I use it, so whats the big deal?

[17Thaiboxer]

@whotookdonnierules are you not suppost to move your hip when you kick, so you get more power and be solid

[RabidxPanda]

@17Thaib

[RabidxPanda]

@17Thaiboxer do you mean keep your hips facing in the same direction as your chest?

[binot]

looks like they are in prison hehe

[sandow1000]

exercise in prison  lol!!

[julian671]

wow!

this is the muay thai shit that ive been

dieing to learn!!! :D

thnxs man.

[mcortezzzzzzz]

muai boran*

[Marcinek1588]

awesome mAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[djchristydiablo16]

dude!! f*****g awesome....great techniques =D thx a lot

[Curatalo506]

FINALLY, a video that even mentioned us south-paws!

Im definately going to do this in MMA, except probably cut out that right kick after you splay them out, I'm not quik enough yet.

Probably just make it a left cross

[tman229]

Does this style happen to be Ledrit? I never really knew about ledrit until I was reading on M Bison from street fighter who happens to do Ledrit which seems to be similiar or connected to Muay Thai. The kicks to the foot seems very similiar so just wanted to know since I don't see much on this style

[GuamKomudo]

Wouldent "old style MuayThai" be called Muay Boran? Or is that something else??? I never really thought much about kicking the front of their shins, in Karate we sometimes kick the back of the caff and trip them. But I really like the MuayThai roundhouse more then Karate anyway, maby I can try =D

[duftube001]

most of use are not lefty's :(

[rasakith]

cool video, looks like you are training to fight inside of a prison cell. lol

[mmakid1980]

OSU! thank you good technique

[1ToNJaB]

These are some lucky students to have Mr.Donny B. as their instructor.

[bigjaydee000]

it looks effective though i must say in muay thai your lead leg is not flat footed u are on the front of your foot/toes and tapping it to have your chek ready so this technique would not be effective on alot of people especially thai fighters

[clenard]

Gee, thanks oh great one. If you paid attention and learned, rather than try to teach through comments, you'd hear him say, clearly, that this is meant for Street Fights; and this will work in a street fight.

[gleb202]

cool style!

[circutwolf]

...i gotta say...it looks like your really hurting your partner there but...it seems really effective and your explanation is the best i've seen by far keep up the good work im going to teach my students this

[intrnalbleedingizfun]

lol instead of breaking your knee on someones face turn their head to the side and knee their temple turning them into a vegetable and or killing them....lol i like it

[MuayThaiReaper101]

need more hip rotation = more power = broken leg and/or nerves for the opponent

[sanrigan13]

Where hi get's victims for training? =)

The excellent teacher

[PsychoJane]

i´ve got a question,donnie:

do i get this right:you drop your whole bodywheight into the kick?so you´re not only doing the kicking motion,but cause extra pressure/momentum by dropping yourself into the kick,right?

[MuayBoranWarrior]

The way I was taught, it's not that you drop your weight on the kick. What you do is hop forward onto your lead leg into a position with your base foot turned to your outside and throw the rear side of your hip forward in a slightly lifted position. In that way, it's like plowing straight through in a crossing motion, not downward.-

[MuayBoranWarrior]

- You also want to be sure to do this when your opponent's not expecting it and/or is caught off guard lest you get countered. For instance, if your opponent can read it in enough time to react, he/she may shift weight to that leg and lower his/her shoulder into you as, you're dashing forward with a hop onto one base leg which is in this case you're outside leg making that particular counter even more effective.

[clashb]

I wish someone taught this in America

[Kazuya1234567]

iiiii loooooveee iiittt!!!

[NexArtifex]

Might aswell kick to the upper thigh, it'll hurt more, no chance on shin break and unless you are a beginner it should also spread them.

[guyzer41]

Good technique. Ill have to rememeber that next time Kru Donnie is beating the hell out of me at practice =)