you should really bring the right hand across your face not to the side, because he wont counter with a left but will with a cross so you're wide open.
@matklstrength I don't see people throwing a right when they are kicked with a left. You usually counter punch with the same side as they kick with (right kick - straight right counter). Like when boxing, you are taught to counter a left hook with a left hook.
Even if they lunge forward, they might not reach you, and in Muay Thai it's far more important to gaurd against a kick when you kick. (Have you seen Muay Thai fighters moving their hand to the other side of their face when they strike?)
@Healterskelter95 No Problem, Questions are always welcome. I strike my lead leg to the inside of his lead leg because it's the fastest option due to the short distance. If we were both standing southpaw [our lead leg would be right leg forward] then I would strike with my right leg to the inside of his right leg.
@Healterskelter95 The only way you could give an inside kick with your right leg would be if your opponent was standing in a position where neither foot is forward (or if the opponent is standing southpaw). If you are orthodox and they are southpaw (or vice versa), the inside kick would be a power kick, whereas the kick demonstrated in this video is not.
@949surferdude Thanks! I did a video on 'Kicks' and I go into the switch kick at one min into that video. But I'll do another video explaining the switch kick in more detail in the future.
you should really bring the right hand across your face not to the side, because he wont counter with a left but will with a cross so you're wide open.
matklstrength 3 months ago
@matklstrength The reason you have your right hand guarding that side is in case of a kick and not a punch.
57worldwide 1 week ago
@57worldwide
its actually to protect from a "counter" which could be a kick of a punch but its more likely to be a punch at that distance.
matklstrength 1 week ago
@matklstrength 1:51
57worldwide 1 week ago
@57worldwide
lol oh yeah i forgot when you kick someone they dont lunge forward, they just through punches without moving..
matklstrength 1 week ago
@matklstrength I don't see people throwing a right when they are kicked with a left. You usually counter punch with the same side as they kick with (right kick - straight right counter). Like when boxing, you are taught to counter a left hook with a left hook.
Even if they lunge forward, they might not reach you, and in Muay Thai it's far more important to gaurd against a kick when you kick. (Have you seen Muay Thai fighters moving their hand to the other side of their face when they strike?)
57worldwide 1 week ago
@57worldwide
one word.. buakaw.
matklstrength 1 week ago
@matklstrength Buakaw doesn't guard in the manner you described, when he is kicking.
57worldwide 1 week ago
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@matklstrength Buakaw doesn't guard in the manner you described, when he is kicking.
57worldwide 1 week ago
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?
Healterskelter95 1 year ago
@Healterskelter95 No Problem, Questions are always welcome. I strike my lead leg to the inside of his lead leg because it's the fastest option due to the short distance. If we were both standing southpaw [our lead leg would be right leg forward] then I would strike with my right leg to the inside of his right leg.
jasonsaggo 1 year ago
@Healterskelter95 The only way you could give an inside kick with your right leg would be if your opponent was standing in a position where neither foot is forward (or if the opponent is standing southpaw). If you are orthodox and they are southpaw (or vice versa), the inside kick would be a power kick, whereas the kick demonstrated in this video is not.
57worldwide 1 week ago
Great stuff, can you do a switch kick tutorial?
949surferdude 1 year ago
@949surferdude Thanks! I did a video on 'Kicks' and I go into the switch kick at one min into that video. But I'll do another video explaining the switch kick in more detail in the future.
muaythai4mma 1 year ago
i was hoping to see more about the footwork but overall it was good.
tylershaft 1 year ago
@tylershaft You're right. Footwork is extremely important and I'll do a separate video on it. Thanks!
muaythai4mma 1 year ago
Very nice tutorial.
kylekrb1 1 year ago