Kick Defenses: Intermediate Aikido Techniques : Defending a Kick: Intermediate Aikido Techniques

You cannot block a front kick with the small bone of your arm but you can redirect it. Learn how to defend a front kick in this free Aikido video featuring a 4th degree black belt.

Expert: Gary Boaz
Bio: Gary Boaz has been training in Aikido for 17 years, he is a 4th degree black belt under Fred Mastision Sensei of Aikido of Phoenix. Gary teaches Aikido, Kyusho-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels

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• aikido
• self defense
• mortal combat
• how to
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[PhiveIncognito]

his turn, my turn, no more turns

[ScottishFoxx]

Wouldn't recommend blocking a strong kick with a strong block. Too high risk for breaking a forearm bone. The deflection displayed in this video is a better option for multiple reasons - Less injury to you and the miss is more likely to off-balance your opponent.

[elenchus]

love the teacher, love aikido, but just in my personal experience, I successfully use gedan barai against snap kicks many times per sparring session. It's not really a force on force move as his energy is going upwards and mine is going laterally. From the outside in you can have the same redirection and from the inside out it can be a block-to-scoop. But I honestly do successfully pull this off all the time.

[Pied777]

@2124161 yep I learned that in kempo as well but we would move on the left at same time and deflect the kick with a hammer punch just in case to make sure our fingers don't get kicked...

[2124161]

that's kenpo karate no aikido maybe there're similarities.

[philwoodford]

What I would say from my own experience of aikido is that the deflection takes a lot of confidence and self-belief. It may, however, be the only real way of dealing with the type of low kick demonstrated here. With other kicks towards the head or upper body, I'm thinking that an 'irimi' entrance would be the most effective. There is a split second when the kicker has committed himself and is vulnerable to being thrown, but it means anticipating the attack and moving swiftly.

[ScottishFoxx]

Probably the most combat-accurate demonstration is at 1:35 where the instructor keeps his left hand up to deflect the very predictable straight-right. After the kick deflection the attacker is not in a position to effectively use a left-cross or hook and this allows the defender to close into clinch range and work a take-down or control. Any time you can get outside the front-arc of the attacker is good - Whether it's offline and straight right or a rear-naked choke.

[CatcherInTheFry]

it would be smarter to deflect with the other arm and lead into a groin strike.

[nowumustdie]

@lamy2991 do the same thing but with the other hand....

[NYWAORCANZ]

I would use the word "tracing" then with the slightest of sightest contact for the redirection

Yes,I would say this is a type of "tracing" movement

[HeWasAllButDead]

@ScottishFoxx to parry is always a better solution. Always. Thumbs up.

[HeWasAllButDead]

@Anthonychua1982 Yes and no.. mostly no. As the attacker strikes with the ball of his foot.. the foot travels to the floor once parried providing him with the proper kinetic linking for his right hand (if he used his left leg to kick). So in turn this technique has made a potentially dangerous attack into a deadly one when he comes with his counter strike. There are better counters to this kick within the aikido school of martial arts.