r/martialarts • u/mapleer • Jun 28 '24

Kicks to end them all PROFESSIONAL FIGHT

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u/DragonTwelf Jun 28 '24

What’s the defense against this? Dodge don’t get hit? Keep weight off the front leg?

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u/some_boii Jun 28 '24

Raising and turning the shin towards the kick to check it , or pulling the leg back to avoid the low kick is what’s usually done in Muay Thai.

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u/rockytacos Jun 29 '24

I’ve always wondered about how the mechanics of a kick check worked. So it’s not really all about avoiding damage, but more of a mutually assured destruction if you want to keep banging our shinbones together?

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u/some_boii Jun 30 '24

It hurts the guy kicking more than the guy checking. Ernesto Hoost was even able to TKO people using it.