There was a guy I used to train with (back in my TKD days) who had a unique counter - he would do a _jumping spinning back kick._ He was spastic in some way (I didn't ask) and somehow due to the nature of his disability* was able to jump and spin faster than most people could do a regular roundhouse kick and could even use it to counter punch. *He couldn't do punchs that well, or roundhouses either. But my ribs became very well acquainted with the heel of his foot. The first time we spared, I thought "he's roughly the same belt as me, a full head shorter and disabled, I'll go easy on him" while those who knew watched with amusement and waited. I did a low roundhouse that turned into a air swing as he jumped, and he caught me in the ribs, just _barely_ missing my liver.
@@ayevaboo Bro you think that's crazy?! I saw a guy beat up another guy with no arms and only one leg going through his spine, like a kangaroo, definitely. He sprung forward and headbutted the guy, knocking him out and breaking the arm of the lady behind him who ended up having to hold the guy as he fell on her unconscious! There's also this suspicious orange striped cat that keeps squinting in the video but the fight itself was wild 😜
Man i was getting my lead leg chewed up last night in sparring and sort of came to the conclusion that its best to pull back, but your counter straight-down-the-middle is exactly what i was missing. Thanks for the top content!
@@rodpierce8468 tf you mean false? the Nazis literally said "heil Hitler". thats its origin. nobody can change somethings origin, that's simply not how origins work. unless you wanna be associated with white supremacist I'd suggest not saying white supremacist things.
@@your_dads-dads_dad6841 Hitler was the most destructive person of the last 500 years. Cancelling the word 'hail' isn't productive nor is bringing hitler up unnecessarily in this comment section. Have a great night.
I'v been sparring a lot with my coach whos an amateur MMA fighter and i still get my ass beat every time, I film the sparring sessions to see what I can do better and I realized when i throw kicks he's willing to eat them to land a cross. But now with these tips in mind, whenever he throws low leg kicks I can counter him and better yet, set up fake kicks to expose the cross and counter from there. Thanks Jeff! Keep up the great work, always appreciate your content.
Jeff the last 2 years there was practically no to very limited training possible due to Corona. I think I speak for a lot of people when I say you help us out A LOT by teaching us new things through your videos. I meet up with a friend and try out your tips. Thank you so much.
I still hear your voice in my head during sparring from a really old clip where you said "kick for kick" (aka. always answer back). Your tips have really helped me tremendously in sparring ❤
This is good stuff. I prefer inside fighting and clinching so I tend to check and cross more than evade but Im gonna try and throw the lead leg back and blitz forward like you did; looks dope. I almost feel like with proper timing you could get tricky single or ankle pick with their weight shifting the way it is.
Those are some nice counters. Kickers have to drop guard in order to deliver power with the kick otherwise they simply cannot kick. You definitely have to eat a few kicks and time the counter correctly or you'll get eaten up by kicks lol. Another thing is, you'll have much better success if you counter to the body when the kicker drops guard. Essentially, when a kicker throws a kick, they drop guard and become a south paw fighter. A south paw fighter in boxing are very weak against an orthodox fighter who because the SP fighter has their right hand forward, which means the left side of their body is open to the right hand of the orthodox fighter. And once you land a few punches into the body, a kicker can no longer generate power in their legs as body punches will cause their legs to lock up. I'd say timing and counter punch placement(body) is how you deal with kickers.
@@ireneeimbert71Square your hips and step in with your rear foot to open up your hips before throwing it. But generally you can't get much torque out of an inside low kick if your opponent is in the same stance. I use it more to off-balance my opponent and disrupt their rhythm to set up other strikes rather than damaging their leg. A really good technique I use is to turn it into a sweep by essentially kicking at their ankle, this will almost always make them stumble forward if they're not ready for it making it perfect to set up a rear uppercut and follow up with a lead hook.
@@MMAShredded thank you sir! especially the angle and which part of your foot connects. (i have been constantly hittig with the foot because of my height)
Man I really like your videos. They’re entertaining and simple. Watching this makes me wanna learn how to strike and train mma. Hopefully I’m able to heal my injuries and get out there and train again.
Definitely good to utilize this earlier in the fight/sparring but if your opponent has a good fight IQ they’ll throw out a lazier low kick and drop a check left hook when they’re coming off of the low kick.
I’ve been looking so hard for videos on how to defend against leg kicks as a boxer because I kept wondering why people say Boxing is one of THE most effective yet there’s very little to no tips on how to deal with kicks which would be seen in a street fight.
In my Myay Thai days I used to set up the low kick with a push or a punch. As I executed the kick, I would extend the glove to cover the opponent's eyes and control distance. Result: 1. I would increase the rate the kicks landed. 2. I would never get countered with a punch. 3. However, I lost a little power.
I like to sidestep away from the low kick and counter with a front kick to my opponent's face or body or if he overspins, teep his other leg he's standing on.
Very good video but what if we counter attack a low kick by side kicking our opponent's knee? Or his hip joint (or femoral neck to be exact)?...I have used this Kung Fu technique before and so far it has worked. I'm retired now btw. Cheers!👍🏽🇨🇦
Hey man, love the breakdowns on this channel and how you explain through things, would you be able to do some counters/striking and movements from southpaw? Dont find too much simmilar to this from that perspective :) love the content man keep it up
Jeff ur a beast-man.. I wonder how old you are.... Regardless of i figure you gotta start putting on this fights now.. I feel you maybe working on ur grappling game.. Ur pretty tough but alot guys are gonna outsize you as you get to the top.. You have that pure striking body.. And this wrestler are just build different... Keep working on ur speed is definitely gonna help you.. And incorporated some knees on your game i dont see you throwing them often
@@MMAShredded concentrate on some bjj getting off the ground.. Takedown defence.... You already look slick asf and w a bit of sweat you get off anyone easy... Well they got put you down first
@@MMAShredded do it now jeff w the set of skill you have you can run tru a bunch of guys... U do need to set that vicious mindset which i dont think you have yet being your such a nice guy. Work on that doe!
It's a complex one I think. Short answer (more of a hypothesis) You need to train legs expensively to be tough enough to deal with checking regularly. The average mma fighter training is stretched over not just kicks but also ground work so getting the same conditioning as say a muay Thai fighter is challenging. Also checking is riskier in mma because of take downs. Could go on to say more and exception etc. But that's it in a nutshell to me, who incidently does like checking.
@@csn2887 i dont think cheking is prone to takedowns because take more time to the kicker of the low kick to reset than the checker reset. unless is a faint of course.
@@MMAShredded Great content! Please make a video on how to deal with counter punchers if you haven’t already. I want to get in close as a pressure fighter but they always keep me back. Also a few tips on being able to tell when kicks are coming would be much appreciated!
Good video. How does Israel Adesanya get away with repeatedly low kicking without getting countered much? It's almost like he uses the low kick like a jab.
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Jeff is not only explaining but always displaying in practice. This is so helpful!
thanks man :)
There was a guy I used to train with (back in my TKD days) who had a unique counter - he would do a _jumping spinning back kick._
He was spastic in some way (I didn't ask) and somehow due to the nature of his disability* was able to jump and spin faster than most people could do a regular roundhouse kick and could even use it to counter punch.
*He couldn't do punchs that well, or roundhouses either. But my ribs became very well acquainted with the heel of his foot.
The first time we spared, I thought "he's roughly the same belt as me, a full head shorter and disabled, I'll go easy on him" while those who knew watched with amusement and waited.
I did a low roundhouse that turned into a air swing as he jumped, and he caught me in the ribs, just _barely_ missing my liver.
ouch! thanks for watching!!
Damn bro, one thing I have learnt is to never underestimate anyone. I saw this video of a guy with no legs beat a guy in a streetfight.
@@ayevaboo Bro you think that's crazy?! I saw a guy beat up another guy with no arms and only one leg going through his spine, like a kangaroo, definitely. He sprung forward and headbutted the guy, knocking him out and breaking the arm of the lady behind him who ended up having to hold the guy as he fell on her unconscious! There's also this suspicious orange striped cat that keeps squinting in the video but the fight itself was wild 😜
@@markmessi9020 Wow the world is really huge and have a lot of hidden strong people.
People with disabilities are insanely good at martial arts
Man i was getting my lead leg chewed up last night in sparring and sort of came to the conclusion that its best to pull back, but your counter straight-down-the-middle is exactly what i was missing. Thanks for the top content!
All hail the algorithm....and Jeff chan! The best MMA UA-camr!
No. "Hail" is a hitler thing 🤮
@@your_dads-dads_dad6841 false
haha thanks!
@@rodpierce8468 tf you mean false? the Nazis literally said "heil Hitler". thats its origin. nobody can change somethings origin, that's simply not how origins work. unless you wanna be associated with white supremacist I'd suggest not saying white supremacist things.
@@your_dads-dads_dad6841 Hitler was the most destructive person of the last 500 years. Cancelling the word 'hail' isn't productive nor is bringing hitler up unnecessarily in this comment section. Have a great night.
I'v been sparring a lot with my coach whos an amateur MMA fighter and i still get my ass beat every time, I film the sparring sessions to see what I can do better and I realized when i throw kicks he's willing to eat them to land a cross. But now with these tips in mind, whenever he throws low leg kicks I can counter him and better yet, set up fake kicks to expose the cross and counter from there. Thanks Jeff! Keep up the great work, always appreciate your content.
thanks for watching brother!!
So... NOT just flexing as hard as you can and eating kicks over and over without moving trying to make them get tired?
LOL
seems the mma way of dealing with em
The Paulo Costa method
@@siegfriedgottz698 works like 50% of the time tbf
I train vicariously through Jeff. I am getting better and better with every video!!
:) glad to hear that!!
Jeff the last 2 years there was practically no to very limited training possible due to Corona. I think I speak for a lot of people when I say you help us out A LOT by teaching us new things through your videos. I meet up with a friend and try out your tips. Thank you so much.
im so glad to hear thanks thanks brother!
Your free content on youtube is already worth to pay. Thank you and wish you all the best. From Vietnam with love.
thank you brother!!
I still hear your voice in my head during sparring from a really old clip where you said "kick for kick" (aka. always answer back). Your tips have really helped me tremendously in sparring ❤
im glad to hear brother :)
That dodge and kick has really helped me in sparring! Thanks Jeff!
no prob man!
This is good stuff. I prefer inside fighting and clinching so I tend to check and cross more than evade but Im gonna try and throw the lead leg back and blitz forward like you did; looks dope.
I almost feel like with proper timing you could get tricky single or ankle pick with their weight shifting the way it is.
nice!!
Those are some nice counters. Kickers have to drop guard in order to deliver power with the kick otherwise they simply cannot kick. You definitely have to eat a few kicks and time the counter correctly or you'll get eaten up by kicks lol.
Another thing is, you'll have much better success if you counter to the body when the kicker drops guard. Essentially, when a kicker throws a kick, they drop guard and become a south paw fighter. A south paw fighter in boxing are very weak against an orthodox fighter who because the SP fighter has their right hand forward, which means the left side of their body is open to the right hand of the orthodox fighter. And once you land a few punches into the body, a kicker can no longer generate power in their legs as body punches will cause their legs to lock up.
I'd say timing and counter punch placement(body) is how you deal with kickers.
Great format Jeff! Always cool content that explains your tactics!
thank you as always bro!
Awesome tecniques and performance. Perfect timing and all shown in real fights.
thank you!!
You already know when it's a low kick vid it's going to be good
:)
This really helps me since I’m heavy on boxing but leaning to defend against kickboxing with my wide stance
cheers!
I like to step in w/ a tiny level change to hook/ uppercut range shelfing the lazy lowkick on the thigh before counter punching heavily
cheers!
@@MMAShredded Love the knowledge Jeff. Thanks for Sharing
Jeff you are a gosh Darn Genius. i hope to see you in more pro fights!!!
thanks brother!!
Thanks Jeff I learned alot by watching your videos its very effective
thank you!!
Can u do the 10 best tactics of Cyril Gane pls and btw super helpful like video
I have him on my list!
@@MMAShredded that would be awsome, who else do you have on your list ?
Jeff, Can we get a tutorial on how to low kick?
I'd like to improve my inside low kick cause it doesn't have any power
@@ireneeimbert71Square your hips and step in with your rear foot to open up your hips before throwing it. But generally you can't get much torque out of an inside low kick if your opponent is in the same stance. I use it more to off-balance my opponent and disrupt their rhythm to set up other strikes rather than damaging their leg. A really good technique I use is to turn it into a sweep by essentially kicking at their ankle, this will almost always make them stumble forward if they're not ready for it making it perfect to set up a rear uppercut and follow up with a lead hook.
Just get gud bro, not that hard.
Nah but seriously i don't think jeff teaches basics on what you should learn in the gym.
I can definitely yes!
@@MMAShredded thank you sir! especially the angle and which part of your foot connects. (i have been constantly hittig with the foot because of my height)
This is amazing its the best for lowkick defense.
Thanks for those advice, I'll try to use them from now on.
awesome!
Nice, your tier list for low kick counters!
thanks for watching!!
Thanks for the tip, Jeff. I will definitely try it out in sparring.
no prob!!
Man I really like your videos. They’re entertaining and simple. Watching this makes me wanna learn how to strike and train mma. Hopefully I’m able to heal my injuries and get out there and train again.
thank you bro!! I wish you recovery soon!
Its nice to see you improving
thx!!
Definitely good to utilize this earlier in the fight/sparring but if your opponent has a good fight IQ they’ll throw out a lazier low kick and drop a check left hook when they’re coming off of the low kick.
I've seen guys throw their hands out towards the opponents face while doing this dodge. That would probably mitigate that
cheers!
I’ve been looking so hard for videos on how to defend against leg kicks as a boxer because I kept wondering why people say Boxing is one of THE most effective yet there’s very little to no tips on how to deal with kicks which would be seen in a street fight.
thanks! I just got back from sparring, and had to learn this for the next time..
oss
Lookin good brotha, great technique explanation and showing live! thank you again bro
thank you brother!!
In my Myay Thai days I used to set up the low kick with a push or a punch. As I executed the kick, I would extend the glove to cover the opponent's eyes and control distance.
Result:
1. I would increase the rate the kicks landed.
2. I would never get countered with a punch.
3. However, I lost a little power.
I used this all the time in the past, this works great!
awesome!
I ❤ this.... Needed this before my fight... Thx
Jeff, was that a double, "kung-fu style," punch at 3:41?? Haha, amazing
LOL adoken !
The pendulum step back to shifting cross and low kick is the Jeff Chan signature move. Has similar mechanics to GSP's superman punch low kick combo
:)
Good stuff Jeff!
thanks Alan :)
I got my leg beaten up last week sparring, I used this today to make him respect my punch and now he doesn’t like to low kick me anymore 😂🙏
Can you please do more Tutorials on Shotokan Karate counters for MMA/Kickboxing ?
ill try :)
I wish you talked about countering low kicks with hooks, yes it can be done. I do it all the time.
100%!!
Great video! Must try it out - I use checks mostly with a pretty good success rate - what do you think of checking?
I like checking too but hurts without shin guards so I prefer dodging!
The first one is a popular technique in karate 🥋
The second one I really like
Great video Jeff
thanks man!!
Thanks, greetings from Belgium
thanks!
I like to sidestep away from the low kick and counter with a front kick to my opponent's face or body or if he overspins, teep his other leg he's standing on.
awesome!!
I really need to do this, thanks for the tip🙏
Please do a john linker tacktic study
noted!
Great content guy!
thanks man!!
I didn't wanna go to college or the military so I decided to study martial arts. Thanks Jeff Chan ❤🙏🏼
:) cheers bro!
As a practitioner of the support I love your knowledge thanks.
thanks for watching!
I've been focusing on boxing recently, as I've never been too happy with my striking. Not looking forward to getting kicked again.
cheers!
Hey Jeff! Love your videos! Idk if you've answered this before but where do you train out of?
I train at Gracie Barra Ottawa!
thanks bro!
My salutations from tunisa to best fighter❤️❤️
:)
How to make sure you don’t get hit by a leg kick while stepping in yourself for a boxing combination?
Can i Use all of them for all lowkicks like inside of Outside of calfkicks?
calf kicks are harder because if you brace for it, you might get footsweeped
Do you know how to not get counter punched while throwing low/calf kicks ?
what if the leg kick followed with oblique kick
As usual good video
thank you!!
Thanks Jeff! Love your videos! Can you do one for the high kick? 😏
ill see what I can do!!
Very good video but what if we counter attack a low kick by side kicking our opponent's knee? Or his hip joint (or femoral neck to be exact)?...I have used this Kung Fu technique before and so far it has worked. I'm retired now btw. Cheers!👍🏽🇨🇦
Thanks coach
no prob!!
Do these tactics work well against taller opponents? I'm one of the shortest in my gym
yes they do!
Very very good!!! You are right!
thank you!
Greatings from mexico we follow u.. ✌🔥🌵
thank you Jose!!
Hey man, love the breakdowns on this channel and how you explain through things, would you be able to do some counters/striking and movements from southpaw? Dont find too much simmilar to this from that perspective :) love the content man keep it up
hey!! thanks for the support! I actually recently released a southpaw program you can check out if you are interested: www.mmashredded.com/southpaw
Hey jeff would u recommend catching low kicks or would that be risky incase the next one is a headkick
hey bro, watch this video, I discuss that topic here: ua-cam.com/video/fPFafyu5q6g/v-deo.html
Damn thoses counter punches !
cheers!
Couldn't you have uploaded this a few hours earlier before I went sparring? My left leg is killing me now.
LOLOL
Very valuable lessons
:)
Good stuff! As someone who practices Sanda, I'm a fan of kicking back lol
sweet!!
I want to try sanda !!
@@MMAShredded I think you would be really good at it! 🙂
Hmmmm, paused at 0:59 whilst i watch you fight Radeem. I may sub
haha cheers!
@@MMAShredded
I not long started following him this dude a beast. What can I do to kick higher is it honestly possible to kick higher if I can’t now.
Of course it's possible the answer is simple. Stretch.
stretching everyday! consistency is key!!
Awesome Video!
thanks brother!
Truck you, Jason! 🇨🇦
cheers!
I love to give low kicks so this is great to know my counters
awesome!
Excelente video como sempre
thank you!!
This is very good tech. I appreciate this video
thanks for watching!
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Great tips here Jeff! Glad I got to meet you at KST January 2020.
I love the chess game skillful striking can become.
cheers!
Jeff Chan algorithm forever
:)))
Very educational
thanks!!
Great video
thank you!
Total amateur here, is stepping inside the kick useful?
I wanted this thx
no prob!
cool video thanks
thanks for watching!
Either the Sparring here is super slick or too hard 😅🤣
haha
Jeff ur a beast-man.. I wonder how old you are.... Regardless of i figure you gotta start putting on this fights now.. I feel you maybe working on ur grappling game.. Ur pretty tough but alot guys are gonna outsize you as you get to the top.. You have that pure striking body.. And this wrestler are just build different... Keep working on ur speed is definitely gonna help you.. And incorporated some knees on your game i dont see you throwing them often
thanks man ill try!
@@MMAShredded u a savage jeff the way you strike just different you remind me of cub Swanson
@@MMAShredded concentrate on some bjj getting off the ground.. Takedown defence.... You already look slick asf and w a bit of sweat you get off anyone easy... Well they got put you down first
@@MMAShredded do it now jeff w the set of skill you have you can run tru a bunch of guys... U do need to set that vicious mindset which i dont think you have yet being your such a nice guy. Work on that doe!
Jeff competes at bantamweight, he's actually pretty huge for his weightclass.
Why no checking like Ernesto Hoost does? is the most deadly answer i see to the low kick.
It's a complex one I think. Short answer (more of a hypothesis) You need to train legs expensively to be tough enough to deal with checking regularly. The average mma fighter training is stretched over not just kicks but also ground work so getting the same conditioning as say a muay Thai fighter is challenging. Also checking is riskier in mma because of take downs.
Could go on to say more and exception etc. But that's it in a nutshell to me, who incidently does like checking.
@@csn2887 i dont think cheking is prone to takedowns because take more time to the kicker of the low kick to reset than the checker reset.
unless is a faint of course.
my stance makes it a little more difficult to check, but I do check sometimes!
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cheers!
@@MMAShredded Great content! Please make a video on how to deal with counter punchers if you haven’t already. I want to get in close as a pressure fighter but they always keep me back. Also a few tips on being able to tell when kicks are coming would be much appreciated!
I thought about sending this to my friend, but I think I’ll let him eat my low kicks while I can. Life is short.
haha!!
Is it normal after sparring day in the next morning my body hurts a lot???
yes it can be normal!
I would love to train with you one day
id love to train together too!
When is your next fight?!
Bro, next vdo: please, tactics by Jonathan Haggerty.
ill see what I can do!
@@MMAShredded Thank you, brother.
Good video. How does Israel Adesanya get away with repeatedly low kicking without getting countered much? It's almost like he uses the low kick like a jab.
Israel is too good!
Every kicker makes the same mistake; they slam back the right hand if they kick with the right leg. Louzy kicks are easy to counter
I cant be the only one that laughed at "when plan B fails...."
You are a god
haha you are too nice!