Side Kick MASTERCLASS: Turn Your Legs into Battering Rams!!
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- I’ve had a lot of poeple claim that “side kicks don’t work,” hence the joke hashtag #sidekicksdontwork. I presume this rumor was made up by either:
A. People who don’t know how to throw side kicks correctly
B. People who don’t know how to defend side kicks
Anyway, this masterclass covers everything you need to improve your sidekicks, from warm-ups to variations, to the small details that will turn your legs into battering rams 🐏:
0:00 Intro
0:55 Warm-up Stretches
1:55 Key Technique: The Chamber 🔑
2:25 3 Key Points // Common Mistakes
6:00 Isolation Drill for Better Balance
6:53 4 Side Kick Variatons
9:20 What do you do with your hands?
11:20 Vulnerabilities & Defenses
12:38 Don’t Forget the Re-Chamber!
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I’ve learnt a lot but on top of that, I’ve witnessed beautiful side kicks! Life is good 👍
Skipping even a single day of stretching feels as though my kicks have weakened since the previous day, stretching is still underrated.
Ya me too. Some people seem to not need to stretch and keep stay as flexible as fuck. Like you if i dont do it everyday day then my flexibility just disappears 🤣
@@toomuch9762 same
Strength does not come from muscle elasticity.
You might need stretching to learn the movement at first, but once you get that flexibility, the strength of your kick depends on your overall lower body strength and on execution
Joe rogan
Try doing exercises that focus on gaining strength from stretched positions such as weighted good mornings weighted pancakes and Jefferson curls. Gaining strength in stretched positions allows you to not only gain flexibility but to gain control in your improved range of motion
Honestly my best practice has been kicking big trees with heel stomps. It teaches you how to keep your stance/weight perfect or you fall over, because that tree isnt moving. It teaches you if your feet are too close, narrow stanced because you just fall on your ass if you power heel the tree and your footwork is wrong. If you can make the tree shake, you got great stance and you are transferring your weight into the tree correctly.
Yeah front kicks, side kicks and heel kicks are are really good vs a tree.
The hanging leafy branches can be good for headmovement and footwork if its windy enough/you find the right hanging branch that swings in the wind. Its basically a shadow boxing aid so you dont have to imagine an opponent doing things.
As the wind will create unpredictable movement you can adjust to and avoid to practice defensive reactions and form ect.
Trees are often my sparring partner when i have none.
Not for that shin toughening shit though. Better ways to conditinn shins IMO just hurts people
@@drunkpaulocosta9301 ya fuck that im too pussy to shin a tree I only heel it. And sometimes use the thick part of my forearm near the elbow a couple times to try to make my arm skeletals a bit thicker over time. Ill slap my palm on the tree tho and transfer weight into it. And do 1 or 2 fingertip jabs into the tree to deaden the fingertip skelenton nerves.
If i do my shins I do thin aluminum tube or my own knuckles.
yeah I used to do that but then the neighbors complained about all their trees being cut down
Had a bruised heel for months after doing that one time only…
Yyyyeeeeees
The way to make the kicking foot parallel to the ground is by pivoting your plant foot. The heel on your plant foot should face your opponent. That will keep the foot of the kicking leg from turning up
Yes, that really gives a nice twisting feeling
Definitely. The ground leg must twist 45 degs, or the rest of the lower body mechanics inc. hips won't allow a good side kick.
The lead leg sidekick is a GREAT counter to an outside leg kick from the opponent .
Hell yeah. Also side kicks are on of the few kicks that come out (generally) more powerful from the lead leg than the reverse. A strong lead sidekick is like a boxers jab, it neutralizes your opponents offense.
@@yewknight Exactly. Especially against charging opponents.
Its funny cause the master taught us some sequences with sidekicks and that felt so natural to me. I started doing that in sparring and worked pretty well, started thinking some build Ups to fit the sidekicks better. And now Shane just uploaded this vídeo. Thanks Shane
Man just wanted to say I just come across one of your old videos for looking up something and I’m so glad that you’re still putting up content. Glad to see you’re still teaching everyone. Much love man
Great overall tips on side-kick biomechanics Shane, they’ve definitely helped me get the most out of my side-kicks… one of my favorite to execute, even more so now. Thanks for putting out all the great content!
I never thought of sketching before performing side kicks. That’s actually helpful. Thanks.
Another great video - thanks, Shane. Great review for me on basic mechanics plus more that I wasn't aware of (like the advantages of keeping upper body upright during execution).
So jealous of how effortless you can hold that side kick for static training. I have short legs and a long torso so its always been hard for me to throw kicks like these while keeping my center of balance above my hips
Side kicks are awesome. :) If you set a side kick up properly, you can put your leg through someone's stomach like they were a pair of pants.
Excellent video! I plan to share this with my students! Great explanation and training drills!
One of the most difficult basic kick to teach to beginners because of yhe mechanics. I use a Diddy when teaching this kick. "Knee to chest, heel to target" Great presentation!
wonderboy sidekick technique i see 😁 saw your comment in Jesse’s video with WB and here we hare with a sidekick video doing WB’s chamber by putting the heel first instead of just lifting a knee. Great variation and technique to learn!
Beautiful sidekicks. Learned a ton. Thanks
I used to admire Joe Rogan's way of sidekick (knee straight up and twist out) and hear he said his variation is way more powerful than knee down heel point forward first. But time goes on, i realized that's not the case at all. Picked up Wonderboy Thompson sidekick later on, i threw the knee up chamber away for good and was still able to blast people away, doesn't really feel any power differences at all. In fact, throw away the knee up chamber makes the kick come out way faster and you will never get jammed.
The way Joe does it he braces his back leg and gets almost his full body weight into the kick. It definitely moves the bag more.
@@dirtpoorchris Maybe, but now i just don't agreed when he said heel up knee down is "wrong" and "stiff". The heel up first knee down method maybe have slightly less power but Wonderboy proved that's totally not something you should be worry about when he blasted people away in the octagon with it. Also, i could still transfer my bodyweight into the kick as well by pushing off the floor with the support leg while shooting my foot straight from the ground with very minimal chamber movement. Like for fighting, how hard can you hit is just the 2nd priority compare to positioning yourself in a good position to throw strikes and not get hit back.
It was called a Thrust Kick back in the day when I took Kenpo. Can be very disabling. Still comes naturally to me along with the sidekick.
Great side kick advice. I have to practice all my kicks for my blackbelt test. And this week is side kicks.
Represent Vince! Loved seeing your ufc fights even if they didn't go your way, hope all's good
Good practical info, thanks!
THANK YOU FOR TJIS VIDEO!!! I kid you not. I've been stretching for weeks now, not being able to do a sidekick, and I try YOUR FIRST SUGGESTION, and I get it FIRST TRY!
Thanks g
Amazing video and coverage
Loved it! Much stronger side kick now. Thx.
Great one Shane 🙏🏾🔥
I haven't watched this channel in a while
Same
Missed yous!
That's because many years ago it was the one and only but today it has a lot of competitors.
Just had to drop in for a moment to add a like to this because I knew it counters the ridiculous idea that side kicks aren't as effective as they truly are.
People shouldn't developed opinions on fields they have no knowledge of. Good content
I think you hit a lot of the key points. The only things I would add, that a lot of people don't teach, is pushing your hips in front of your base leg. It gives a bit of additional reach and power to the kick. Obviously pivoting helps. But I also teach to lead with the foot ahead of you instead of the classic chamber so that it creates a barrier if your range ends up being too tight.
While skipping and rear leg side kicks do have their places, I find that I use them a lot less than the cut kick version because it's an intercepting technique. I also tell a lot of people that don't like side kicks to emphasize doing them to the thigh of the opponent as they enter range to frustrate them and pick apart the lead leg. But honestly, if you aren't a bladed stance fighter I recommend the teep instead since it's the right move based on your hip configuration.
As for what to do with your hands, the arm corresponding to the kicking leg I use to protect my groin. The other hand shields my head.
You are an excellent teacher thank you
Good vid. I got my black belt in TKD from Korean grandmasters, this covers everything nicely.
A friend got me with a pivot sidekick in sparring. I think it's a great tool for a fighter, especially a kickboxer because it's not very common to see or learn so others don't expect it. Great video, I'm gonna try this exercises in training.
Yep best kick man. I use to get everyone with that kick during mma sparring, no one ever sees it coming straight to the gut lol
Also good to feint takedowns like Royce used to do
Pivot? With a lead leg kick you mean?
@@kbanghart In 7:33 they show a variation with your rear leg. That's the sidekick that got me, my sparring partner faked a roundhouse and got me with the rear sidekick.
@@puggeele oh nice, yeah I can see that happening. Or, in my dojo we've been practicing the same thing but with the lead leg. You still pivot on the rear foot enough so that your toes are angled a little bit down, so it's not a sidekick for sure. My sensei got me good with that one, it was fine at first and then a couple of days afterward my abdomen was sore :)
Great video and great stretching
Awesome!!!
Great Vid Bro. Thanx
1. hit with heel
2. toes down knee down
3. point heel at oppenent while on ground
4. keep head over support leg for more power and balance for next attack
5. 6:20 drill
6. stepping, rear leg behind heel facing openent
7. hopping, rear replaces front
8. pivot, kick with other leg
9. chest face forward until knee extends
10. extend arm out blocking their vision or shoot arm down past hip, lock arms 90 degree turn upper body 10:49
11. turn chest when kick keep eyes on opponent
12. chamber, extend, re chamber so you can place it anywhere after
13. heel straight down the pipe
Thanks Shane
Helped me a lot
Like the whole video-
And tips
As an old “ former@ martial artist-
1 thing I really believe to keep in mind on tips and training is the kicking in the air- We used to do so many I think either making a point NOT to fully snap or however you want to say it so that you protect the knee joints is really important- In fact i think or possibly having a target to hit like “ Bob “ or some other way to get the reps in but without air kicking is something the think about -
No Doubt my right knee which still works etc and I don’t require surgery yet but at 53 the millions of kicks didn’t help it-
Food for thought
Thanks for the video!
Still love martial arts even i no longer train 🤙 Cory H
Impressive! Most impressive!
Good Information; Learned A Lot.
Outstanding video
in kyokushin we use the blade of the foot for the side kick, but we don't use it much.. I think a side kick to the head would be a good signature move.
So useful
Thank you good sir! 🙏
i am very weak in side kicks even if i am not that unflexible, i do high knees and straight kicks with ease so i mostly sticked with them but after this video i will start working on my side kicks. thanks to you from a young viewer.
Just keep pushing a tree with your heel until you no longer fall over. You have now discovered the power and stance and alignment.
Just get stronger by lifting weights (squats and deadlifts), and then practice your kicks.
I suggest you look into the Starting Strength method
Also look up "the 2 factor model" on their youtube page
@@dirtpoorchris like, hold the foot to the side like a sidekick against the tree? Or put just your heel against the tree? Not sure I'm picturing it right.
i have that same problem. I side kick more like a back kick (like Wonderboy but a little more butt) for me it works well.
@@janeygenraam7923 me too, I prefer not to think of it as a bad thing, because honestly a lot of us just can't lift the leg sideways that high without turning the hip. With practice, my Sensei has gotten great at whipping that side / rear hybrid thing out. We were sparring once and I was coming in, he turned his hip and before I knew it caught me in the abdomen with his heel. Everything was fine and then the next couple days I felt sore LOL. At full speed / contact, you would fold someone into a ball.
Great video boys ! The sidekick is an amazing tool if you have good technique and timing. They're super effective against the liver and ribs - I've sent people to hospital with them after hard full contact sparring sessions and earlier this year had a rib cracked by one from a 17 year old , 2nd degree black belt - he had a reach advantage I got cocky, charged in and boom! Fair play to the kid, at 51, and 30+ years of Karate, I should know better! They work best with a set-up though, in my experience.
Sure man if you such an expert they why watch this
@@quangpham6779 nobody likes a hater bro. 😉
@@RRTNZ there's nothing to hate bro
@@quangpham6779always more to learn
Great tutorial ty
Good video!
Nice!
Nice video,,,great information,,,thank U..
I like to extend the corresponding arm when I side kick, it allows me to immediately land in a long-guard, or I can quickly frame & grapple
That's like superfoot wallace, in his video with Sensei Jesse he talks about using his lead hand first, then the same side with the kick.
Amazing
Mule kick part super helpful
Shane SHANE Shane is a technical beast and always seems to maintain his humble attitude. Would love to contribute in making awsome instructional combat videos brotha'
Hello.
First of all, thanks for your great content, it's really useful and simple.
Secondly, I had the ability to open my pelvis almost entirely when I was in my 20s, I am now 37 years old and I lost this advantage after I grew up, got married and neglected to exercise a little bit, can I open my pelvis again? I've been back to my Muay Thai practice recently and I want to develop my performance with it.
Thank you again.
I think the supporting foot needs to turn the heel more toward the target as well; increases twist in hips for power as well as provides stability for force returning through body upon contact.
This helps me a lot after years of not trainning.
Love Ur show,,,,
i've seen those back foot slide up to front's go bad a number of times, where it slides so far the person trips themself over, done it myself a few times many years ago haha
I didn't know Ewan McGregor was teaching martial arts. That's a compliment btw.
This was a great lesson. I am trying to do better side-kicks. And this definitely helps.
Hey Shane. Do you have more fighter’s workouts for gaining size and muscle mass? Something for going up in weight. Need some for a workout plan/spilt.
Better off asking a bodybuilder to gain muscle mass
Eat plenty of naturally raised/fed organ meats for bio-copper (blue blood) content. Eat plenty of organic/homegrown greens, and juice them as well for concentrated nutrition. Carrot and green juice is a daily staple for me.
Eat plenty of quality, nutrient dense carbs with your most nutritious meals. This will elevate insulin levels and drive key nutrients and protein into your cells.
Stop eating metallic iron fortified processed foolds.
Look up The Root Cause Protocol.
Super helpful! I do have a tendency to lean back my head when I’m shooting out a side kick. And it makes sense to aim the ankle first
Awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome thank you
How do you prevent from falling backwards when the opponent moves forward while you're throwing a side kick? Very hard to stay balanced.
Do I have to shampoo my shins before conditioning them?
The side kick can be like a jab or a straight, but with extra reach. Any jab or straight is an effective attack, so side kicks do work. Just like anything, it takes time to develop the technique and tactics of when to use them
"Sidekicks don't work" is a running joke in sensei Seth's UA-cam channel. it does work, he does it often too 😅
I like to lean back while kicking, cause then I can duck and kick at the same time and when I swing back my uper body back to straight position I use the momentum for a straight, a lead hook or spinning back elbow
Beautiful video, imma sidekick everyone ùwú
One tip to improve the maximum damage without pain to yourself is to lock your big toe with the index toe and curl your toes when preparing the kick. This allows you to form a stronger impact resistant knife edge of the foot incase you are slightly off your target. It also means you will hit with the knife edge of the heel giving you more directed power.
yes now i can do ittttttt
tks
Every great hero needs a good side kick.
I stumbled ( not literally), upon a technique that really works for me.
Number one---I have fast feet ( And hands)---So I use my legs about
75--80% as, "Feints." Yes, I simply use my legs predominately to
Fake a person into thinking I'm kicking, when in fact, I'm throwing
a rapid 'Lunging" punch, followed up with a combination based on
the "Centerline" principle. You never know if I'm going to Kick, or,
Punch.
BUT, I am no Fool! If my opponent is sharp, or, experienced, I am
on HIGH ALERT! I developed my Defensive instincts over the years
to the point where, I can normally "Read" how my opponent is going
to respond...In fact, I use certain techniques that, "Draw," or, "Invite,"
my opponent to attack me a certain way.
And there are very subtle 'Body movements' one can employ that
actually confuse your opponent.
Lee was a Genius in his time. I picked this up from HIM, and added
my Own little, "Touch."
This is a kung fu variation. Great explanation. Love it
Sidekicks have one main weakness, it is easy to get your back taken off a miss or glance. If you aren't comfortable getting people off your back and don't have the urgency to scramble and prevent them from solidifying control then sidekicks will be a ticking timebomb for you.
Make a Video on Full Body POWER Workout for Fighters.
As a fighter I learn from this channel way more than I do from my coach in the gym
This is unlikely. You can only learn so much as you already know (goes for normal people, not gifted athelets from other disciplins). Training in the gym under the guidance of your coach got you the basics and now you are able to learn more, partly even on your own. If you learned how to correct mistakes of yourself even more so. But all of this did not only stem from the videos you watched, it was combination of your coach, you thinking about and practicing it.
I see this kind of praise often unter educational videos. Please dont put your teachers down to lift some youtuber up. Know that you can use both as a tool to advance yourself and please be humble about the people who helped you on your way.
@@Seraphim262 most gyms these days are crowded and its hard for a coach to focus on you unless you pay alot for private sessions. mostly group trainings.
My sidekick has become better over the handful of years I have been training. At 39 I still struggle with flexibility. I may never be able to achieve a split but I'm still trying!
Probably not since you haven't done it so far what the hell
With the rear leg it's easy to hit elbows. It's best to feint / step out with front leg, chamber then kick at 45 degrees IE As if someoneis gonna get past you the foot hits the soft belly rather than hard elbows.
You have a pristine sidekick
A big part of a strong side kick is obliques strength. Being able to hold your leg in position makes movement with snap easier. A common mistake is reaching with the foot instead of first getting to the right distance and core balance.
Ughh yeah that's what I suck on big time. If I lift my knee up and hold it, see how long I can hold it for, will that help?
@@kbanghart It helps, it's part of how I fixed my left kick, also slowly extending and chambering in different kick positions, bringing the knee in front for side kicks (keeping the foot in kicking posture, heel or edge out), knee aligned with the spine and chambering the pointed foot near the butt for roundhouses, and also in front for straight kicks to work the quads, hip flexors and lower abs. The height should be about 80% of your max to keep good form and time under tension for a good burn. As a separate exercise it's also good to swing the leg up both in front and sideways for dynamic stretches, that also helps with balance.
Can you do a pure knee kick technique. I imagine it's a similar technique but at my age getting a torso or head kick to connect is extremely unlikely, however if I could take out someone's knee I think it would be advantageous.
Side kicks does work. Depends were you hit. Usshhhh 🥊💪🏻
Regarding hands I use my lead hand as a cover / frame to the face.
1. Fill the bob with sand instead of water. 2. If you bend the knee too far, you will lose time getting back into the fighting position. 3. You forgot an important kick variant. Slide in without a step so the opponent doesn't see the kick coming. Thompson will know this variant well from kickboxing without low kicks. 😉
In Shotokan, your side kick seems more similar to our Ushiro Geri or back kick
awsome , ireally lovesd those tips
shanecan you do us later a video of how to fill a heavybag and choose th right material ?? pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaseee
Clean, soft rags, pressed down with the end of a 2x4.
Layer in a large freezer size zip lock bag filled with clean sand about every 10 to 12 inches for weight.
The first bag should go in after 3inch layer of rags at the bottom.
You can stop putting the sand in about a foot from the top.
I stuffed a Tai bag like that during covid..it turned out to be the best heavy bag I ever trained with.
thanks for sharing @@zforce8495
I hear the sound of Icy Mike coming!
Mighty Mouse is on the way.
Working on the heavy bag really helped with making sure I hit with the heel as opposed to the ball of the foot. Other targets don't punish bad technique the same way a heavy bag does. It only took a couple of bad hits with the ball of my foot and wrenching my ankle to learn that lesson.
AFAIK - The Taeeyon Side Kick is thrown really close to the combatant with a tight and smooth chamber to sway their awareness. Optional, is an ankle hope Hop to really twist their mind from ground up.
i know its traditionally taught with the knife edge of the foot, but i much prefer using the heel. reason being, i'm not in ancient okinawa training these nimble parts of the body like finger tips etc to be hard as rock.. i train, sure, but that heavy condition i don't have time for and because i work with my hands and rely on my feet working properly. the heel is much more padded naturally.. it's more like a precision hammer, obviously it hitting a lower rib will break it for sure. i like the way your knife edge cuts right into the throat.. that would easily be a knock out, if not a fatality..
Please do a review on that packable polyester jacket
Beautiful sidekick, but I noticed even though you had a nice 'foot blade' you never asked your partner to think about it. Was there a reason or does the heel do just as much damage penetration? Or did you think he had enough to think about already and didn't need to go that deep?
A nice thump 🦵💥🦶🏻💥👊🏻
The origins of "Side kicks don't work" is, iirc, a meme / inside joke between Sensei Seth and Icy Mike. They actually do think side kicks work, but Mike prefers teeps and Seth keeps trying to convince him side kicks are better. If you pop it into the search, the first 5 videos that show up (at least for me) are videos with them in it.
I thought they say it because I started saying it years ago 🤷♂️
For the stepping side kick I was taught to aim the rear heal (of the non-kicking foot) towards the target when you step or hop through. Any thoughts?
I never heard of that technique. I do it the same way as a regular one with the step. Then again after seeing him do this in the video i have done that time to time without thinking about it. Point fighters do that one alot. Very effective
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Looks like Shotokan ballet 🧚