I have an SAS self defence manual, which states unless you've had some kind of martial arts training then any kicks you attempt in self defence should be below waist height. I'd only ever try and use kicks to the knee or groin. For me, anything higher is too risky and risks being caught off balance.
Some people might go for the floating ribs but I wouldn't try it on someone taller than me. The bladder is only slightly higher than the groin and can be a fairly decisive target.
This is absolutely correct. Even groin strikes are more likely to miss. The knees are the answer. BUT you’ve always got to have additional techniques to finish the job or compensate for when your initial strike fails. There is no “one technique fits all.”
I have been involved in martial arts for a number of years, at close range with a bit of distance, most importantly is your timing and movement, if i need to kick higher I don't, I will use my fists, low kick work for me 🥊🥋🥊
I have been training in the martial arts for over 50 years and still training. And I must say , this man is offering realistic practical self defence tactics. Make sure to check out his video on 7 hand strikes for the street. Good job
This is basic and good. As someone who instructed and trained old school TKD and boxing for 4 decades, I approve. I would also add a setup to every kick. All my students were taught to make it look like a rear hand punch was coming just before the kick. It’s a shoulder and hip fake and is a natural part of the kicking movement, so the kick naturally flows from it.
My absolute favorite kick is the leg kick. Lots of torque in the hips. Snap it, then get it back, like a hand jab. BUT, I am old now, so I do not trust that I would not injure my own leg trying to do these kicks. The teep kick seems more defensive in nature, which may be better for me, a senior citizen. If I teep kick a guy a couple of times, that might be enough. But if he rushes through that kick, I must unload a 3 to 4 punch, tight combination as he's coming in, and hope for the best. The oblique kick is great IF I have the angle on it. Still, at my age, the BEST defense is situational awareness! Thank you for this informative video, sir!
Yep, teep is cool. And its variations. I like the sole of the foot to the hip, right next to the groin. Impossible to fail. Even if you could, you still get the reaction from the opponent or break his balance... This is the highest I would go for real. For fun (and stretching), head kicks all day long...
I wasn't wrong Daniel. You have an excellent way and demeanor which makes you a pretty damn good instructor! No BS, it's hard enough to instruct someone when face to face but, here you are, making a "video" on self defense and I can see exactly where you're going, helping me to do exactly what you're saying! Hey man, I'm telling you what I'm seeing and I think I know what I'm talking about. No tap outs or refs in the street. You gotta be effective and the moves you're showcasing in this video, really work!
i am an ex major in South African defense force and some of us saw more action than most,,,,your reasoning makes sense and love that you dont act if you are a champion but talk about self defense big diff
Just really fine work. I like your approach. Your speaking is calm not forced, soft in manner. The elderly are a soft target when assailants look for a resource to abuse and attack. Our elders such women, men and handicapped impaired. Well done and good job!
I'm going to thumb up but I've learned and taught at a Tang So Do school. For most people, kicking at all is dangerous unless they have it down too a no-thought level but there are real kickers out there. I mean people who can get in your face and kick you without having to step back and with such speed and power there is nothing you can do. I've eaten a few of those over the years. You can't catch their kicks coming in and can only catch them coming out ... but by then it's too late. Kicking above the waist isn't good for most people but for those that have mastered kicking watch out.
@@synitarthrax5618 Reminds me of Bill Wallace. I went to a seminar he did in Australia just after he retired. He picked me out and kicked me lightly several times. Never came close to blocking one of them. I did mainly TKD in my teens. Then, years later I ran up against a former pro boxer and a long term jailbird hard man. The boxer got inside and dropped me with a hook. The ex con said all he would do was take the hit as he crash tackled me rugby league style. There was a third ex jailbird. He showed me something from close in. What he did was pushed me back against a wall.. at the same time, he stood on both of my feet and pinned my shoulders against the wall... you cannot move and they can headbutt the crap out of you.
@@andrewsmith8729 Yes, people, particularly boxers, who will purposely take a body or face hit to get close and take you out are why hard kicks to the groin, thigh and knee are more effective (combined with good distance control). Harder to just "take" and push through and can stop their advance and mobility.
@@qleap99 Been in many street fights, fought many guys bigger than you or worked on a door as a bouncer? I did Mauy Thai under Malcolm Anderson here in Australia years ago. The difference on the street to the dojo or ring is there are no rules. Some bodybuilders with developed upper legs will absorb a lot of punishment. Shin kicks to the thighs or kicks in the nuts do not tend to work on these guys too well, especially if they are full of juice.
I did martial arts as a kid and one day the school bully attacked me so i had to defend myself We had a good fight it was a draw until i used a badass movie style round house kick to his face It did not even connect it just skimmed his nose but after seeing that kick he didn't want to fight anymore lol so i won Thought i would share that because it happened 20 years ago and i never told anyone until now Thank you for the content this video has inspired me to start martial arts again because it is getting more dangerous out there 👍
Roundhouse kicks are not ideal for street fighting. Bruce Lee said if you get in trouble, start kicking kneecaps. If you are in real trouble, kick them faster. Kung Fu masters have long advocated not kicking above the waist. The majority of people are not impervious to being kicked on the kneecap. There are lineal kicks and circular kicks. A front kick is a lineal kick.... it travels directly between you and the opponent. A front kick in the stomach will keep the opponent from closing the gap to punch you in the head. A front kick to the hip joint also works. Their arm is shorter than your leg. A roundhouse kick is a circular kick..... it travels in a circular motion from the outside the body line into an opponent. Throwing a circular kick can allow the opponent to step forward and bridge the gap. Unless you are a very competent headkicker up against a mug, the only time anyone should throw a circular kick to the head is as a finishing technique. They are out on their feet, just about to go down, their hands have dropped, their knees are wobbling... the big roundhouse or spinning hook kick floors them. I think it is a Western thing that people always try to punch or kick somebody in the head. The special forces like SAS and SASR appear to advocated palming or slapping somebody in the head to reduce the likelihood of breaking the bones in your hand. Shin kicks.... about 1/3 down the thigh is the nerve the shin kick aims for. It is very hard to hit it in the right spot, but when somebody connects, the opponent gets dropped like a hot rock...and they don't get up.
A most underused kick is the back kick, which is incredibly powerful, fast and extremely difficult to block. I have used it to defend against an aggressive attacker throwing a rt hand. It put him on his back after being hit in the solar plexus. Never saw it coming
Another excellent video, thank you! My fave kicks are the front kick and the leg kick. (1 & 3 in this video) Kicks are crucial to timing so I usually feign a jab (for eg) before attempting a kick. Especially because the opponent will usually lift his hands thereby opening the target for the kick. ‘Self defense Sundays’ - I like that
You have really good videos. Especially for us old guys. I’m 75. Still lifting weights, started at 14-15. Old age i feel definitely stronger than most guys my age. Bad joints Etc. Etc. I learn a lot from your older guys videos. Great videos!! Appreciate your insight to hopefully to help save m y -ss. Hopefully it never happens. Take care.
the reason why it seems to be better to swing your hand down to your side when you throw that round kick is because you are corkscewing your body into the kick and opening up your hips more . which ads more torque into the kick.
I can see your familiar with MT. Only thing I’d add is leaning back on your teep/knee is going to reduce the force of the kick equal to your backwards lean. I only recommend leaning back if you’re slipping a punch or high kick, like with a long knee. And at the end: leg kicks are often done within punching range. Anyone ever fought in Muay Thai knows this. So it is in doctrine to keep hands up. HOWEVER you can accomplish both by swinging hand forward as if posting and not back and down…UNLESS you’re slipping a punch to leg kick. Also your leg kicks are highly telegraphed, but would work if in combo with an upper body distraction like a cross then leg kick under it. Otherwise straight kick from start to right before contact then turn in is quicker and less telegraphed.
Great demonstrations. I like how you didn't flop your hands around with the front kick. I strongly believe if a person is planning to use kicks for self defense, they should join a legitimate and structured organization. Our school had mirrors on 2 walls, we did slow kick Mondays, partner stretching, 1000 kick nights each week. (except Y2K- we had a 2000 kick night) forms, one steps, self defenses and had many Black Belt instructors on hand. Most importantly- plenty of a variety of sparring partners for our fight night and Saturday sparring. One of the better known academy's in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. Besides our regular students, Martial Artists would show up from other schools-even boxers, pay their 10 bucks and join the fun. One Martial Artist from Hawaii said our light contact would be 1st degree attempted murder in California. lol I'm not dropping names here, but anyone who kept up with the circuit during the 60's and 70's would recognize our instructors circle. One was more recent and a World Champ in Boxing, kickboxing and point Karate. I miss being young and crazy. :( In my late 30's and into my 40's, I could land kicks to the head of good Black Belts, 6' tall. Now in my 60's, I only practice front kicks, side kicks and back kicks. All straight line, quick. Nothing fancy. Front or rear leg. I do a few slow kicks each morning with my light cardio. I only kick the bag one or two evenings a week, due to my bad knees. But I would use them in a self defense situation if the opportunity came open. If someone caught our leg, we were taught to hop on one leg, re-fold, and use the hands to the head. It works. Re-folding the leg quickly brings their head into range of the hands and with one or two hands holding onto the leg, they are wide open for hands and elbows, just watch their head butt. They let go pretty quick too. lol Once they grab the leg, the focus should be to re-fold and step downward with all your weight, while continuing to strike their openings, with evil intent. I keep an old pair of my kids shoes in the gym, sometimes placing them around the bag, so I can practice foot stomping without taking my eyes off my the bag.
I rarely use kicks , now kneeing and more importantly tripping your opponent I find yourself . Thanks 411 more every day information . I'm an Old Street Fighter now I'm an Old Man in my 70s . I'm a very mellow person but in my past in the big city . Cleveland Ohio guys would aways try to best me in a street fight on a Friday night .It really got old Quick ,I shyed away from fighting after I almost killed the Owner of the Martial Arts gym across the street from Our Hangout . That really scared me .
The best roundhouse kick is a combination of muay Thai, karate,and tae kwon do. Sean Faizen has probably the best example of how to perform and perfect it. Yes you would never kick above the hip in a street fight and don’t want to keep your leg out there or follow through on it like you would in a ring. Street fighting is quite complex and most people can’t really fight and throw haymakers until they get tired then switch to jabs and straight punches. Perfect the front kick and roundhouse and you could defeat the majority of people since you can kick through punches.
Of course distancing is important here, especially against a grappler. When I was in college a friend of mine got in a fight with his wrestler roommate. When he tried to grab him my friend kicked him in his hands and ended the fracas! The thing here is you have to target his hands! In my Jiu-Jitsu/Karate class (not at the college) the assistant instructor sparred with someone and had his open hands kicked as well. Not knocking open hands here, just saying there is a time and place for everything!
Personally, I'd rather use the Rear Side kick than the Leg kick. It really scares me to break my shin. LOL. I am good with Push and Oblique. In fact, I have been saying this all along too. TY. Keep safe!
Honestly, if you aim a low kick right, you're going to hit a muscle (bottom part of the quads, either above the knee or slightly behind). So it's unlikely you'll damage your shin. The only way this happens is if the opponent checks the kick but that's extremely unlikely in a street fight (even in MMA that's not super frequent). And that's one of the best weapon against a boxer coming in with most of his weight on his lead leg (and he can't check in this case).
There are two types of front kicks . A snap where you don’t fully extend the leg, and a thrust where the leg is fully extended. As per which leg to kick with. If the attacker can reach you with one step, you will use the front Irgun. I would fight from either a forward Stance or a 45 degree stance. To check? Shift your weight to your rear leg and yourfront leg should be able to touch your attacker. If they are more than one step away, shift forward and you will be in striking range with the rear leg.The keys to kicking and not getting jammed or leg grabbed.properdistancing React , strike, recover
Thanks Daniel... many years ago in a street confrontation my attempt at a head kick resulted in the opponent jumping back and grabbing my foot. My shoe went flying about 30 feet into the air. Turned out okay for me, but for a few seconds felt pretty naked with my bare foot on the pavement.
An often ignored trick for a midlevel height front kick is if someone grabs your foot step down with it! One of two things will happen. First one is you free your foot and have shifted forward and nail him with your hands. The other result is he hangs onto that foot and is pulled down with it exposing his back and back of his neck to a dropping elbow strike! Actually did the second scenario in real life!
Good advice. As indicated, it applies if your foot is caught below your hip level. If caught high during a head kick like the OP (which one should not try unless you're very fast and flexible with exceptional balance), one defense is to forcefully bend your knee and pull your leg in, pulling the opponent in to you or pulling you toward him and unleash strikes to his unprotected head while his hands are occupied with your foot. Hopefully this will motivate him to let go and protect his face before he lifts and pushes you off balance. Again, this takes flexibility and very good balance.
Good shoes are important in SHTF. Socks too. It's a military mindset, taking care of your feet.i always carry a couple of extra pairs of socks. In my vehicle and bugout bags.
As always, thanks for the video. My only formal training is a little bit of Krav Maga. People make jokes about Krav Maga relying on the groin kick. There's some truth to the jokes, but that doesn't mean that groin kicks have no value. As I think back to that training, the two situations that I remember them advocating groin kicks was for choke defense and firearm defense. As you spoke about someone catching a kick, I realized that these were situations where that wouldn't be an issue. If someone's hands are grasping my throat, he's not going to be able to get his hands low enough in time to grab my leg as I execute a groin kick. Likewise, if he's holding a gun at me and I grab the gun, he's not going to be able to reach for my leg while both of us are holding the gun. I understand that there can be a delayed pain response and that a groin kick doesn't necessarily disable someone for several minutes. On the other hand, a really good groin kick that lifts the attacker by the pelvis may upset his balance. I might be able to take advantage of the attacker losing his balance. The push kick never felt good to me in most situations. As you said, an attacker could grab for the leg if I'm not fast enough, and I've never been fast. Both places that I took Krav Maga taught a version of the push kick where the contact was through the center of the foot and even the heel. In both cases, they recommended using this kick only to stop an opponent who was rushing towards the defender. The second place where I took Krav Maga even recommended aiming the kick only at the pelvis of the attacker. The idea was that a sold kick with a fully-extended leg and the middle or heel of the foot hitting the opponent's pelvis would off-balance the opponent enough to top his charge. That idea worked so well for me that my training partner fell to the floor as my kick pushed the big pad into his hip so strongly. I would have considered push kicking an attacker's knee in a self-defense before my health failed. I'm heavy, and a good push kick into the knee could bend an attacker's knee in a way that would destroy knee ligaments and let me escape. I wouldn't try to land a push kick any higher in real life. When I was practicing at home on a heavy bag, I enjoyed trying to develop good form and speed on push kicks that would hit an opponent's abdomen, but I was never good enough to consider them in a real self-defense scenario. Now that my health has failed, I don't think I would ever use a push kick in real self-defense. I can see where someone who was in good shape and well-trained would use an oblique or stomp kick to try to hit an opponent's knee. Neither of those terms describe me, particularly in my current health situation. For me, an oblique kick is something that I would use on the lower end of an attacker's shin. If I thought that I could induce enough pain by raking my shoe down his shin and make him leave me alone, that would let me get out of the fight with relatively little damage to either of us. Otherwise, my goal would be to push harder at the end of the kick and roll the attacker's ankle. I'd probably need to be in a situation where the attacker was largely turned sideways towards me for that to work, but if the situation arose, rolling the attacker's ankle to effect my own escape might be a good strategy. There would be more risk of hurting the attacker, but there would still be a decent chance of both of us going forward without permanent damage. Maybe I've completely misunderstood, but what you call leg kicks in this video are what I was always taught to call round kicks. My first Krav Maga instructor was really a Tai Kwan Do expert. His approach to many kinds of kicks was to plant his other foot with the ball of the foot on the ground and then to rotate his heel. I don't know whether he said this or whether I just misunderstood, but I always had the sense that he was saying to point the plant heel at the target of the round kick. Where you were bringing your left heel about ninety degrees around when you kicked with your right shin, he would bring his left heel almost a hundred and eighty degrees to land that round kick. When I was taking Krav Maga from the first instructor, I used to love practicing these kicks on a heavy bag. I didn't try to kick high with them. I tried to use them as if I were kicking an opponent's knee or thigh. I loved standing in a right-handed stance, going up on the ball of my right foot, rotating the right heel forward, and delivering that kick with the bottom of my left shin at a spot that would have been an opponent's knee or thigh. I also loved throwing the same kick with my rear foot. From a training point of view, that was fun. I don't know whether I would have tried to use that kick in a real self-defense scenario against a real attacker. I trained that kick as if I would be facing an opponent in a ring instead of an attacker on the street. Today, I can't see myself trying that kind of kick at all. I enjoyed training side kicks for exercise and to work on my flexibility. I would never have used one in a real fight. One (or maybe both) of my Krav Maga classes talked about mule kicks. The idea was to raise one leg and to drive the heel of that foot into an attacker's knee as the attacker approached from behind. Training this kind of kick against another person was awkward. Practicing against a heavy bag wasn't particularly fun but wasn't difficult. I could see attempting this kind of kick almost instinctively in a real self-defense scenario if someone were attacking me from behind. If the situation didn't allow me to hit the attacker's knee, I might go for the ankle again. If I can roll the attacker's ankle, I might have a chance of escaping without either of us taking more damage. I always felt that kick training was great for fitness regardless of whether I ever used a kick in a real fight. I think we discussed the value of kick training recently as a means of increasing bone density in the legs and hips. That increased bone density is defense against the accidents that come with being my age. I wish I had done regular kick training throughout my teens, twenties, thirties, and forties as a way of building bone density when my body could build bone density. That bone density would be a nice "self-defense" against the kinds of things that happen to guys as we reach our sixties, seventies, and eighties.
According to Police statistics the two kicks that did best in streetfights were the sidekick (surprise!) and the front kick. Not sure that the oblique kick wasn't included under the front kick category though. Until the Thai version of it came along (which was oddly called a roundhouse thrust kick in some TaeKwondo schools) the roundhouse kick wasn't even a contender. There are some excellent similar kicks that are more angular that show up in some Okinawan and Chinese styles but said kicks are not widely practised.
@@robertmallory1877 Thanks for the reply. Obviously, many people are better at side kicks than I am. I would never attempt one in real life. I can see how they would be effective if someone with skill were throwing one. I never had any skill with the side kick. I had okay power, but where the kick landed was always a surprise. I can see where the oblique kick might be included under the front kick. I can see where the oblique kick should be effective.
Grin and knee smashing kicks are taught in military hand to hand combat training across the board. They work! Once you've been attacked a good groin or knee kick can stop the threat in one blow and you basically stand there and call the police. Rangers and Marines are trained to win fights right now, keep in mind people are beat to death daily so don't think about Oh no I might hurt this person. Fallow a good kick with eye gouges and what ever is open to you. They will drop they're hands. As specially for woman. The attacker will be a lot less likely to attack someone else if they get hurt bad attacking you. Also good to drop a guy and take him out of the fight one blow with multiple attackers. Broken knee can't fight. Bruce Lee " can't stand, can't fight, can't see can't fight, can't breathe can't fight".
Great advise for kicking techniques. Low kicks are definitely the way to go if you are going to kick in a real-world fight. Just be careful with the 'leg kicks'. In a battle between the tibia (shin) bone vs. a femur bone in someone's thigh, the tibia bone will lose.
Excellent informtion..! ● The arm MUST come down & outward if you want to use your full impact power for roundhouse kicks. The hands are kept up ONLY to minimize the danger to your training partner and allow strict control. Real Karate is about flow and instant interception.. where-as in Karate-Do, all tecniques are about STOPPING short of actual balistic damage.
I use a front jab kick to the knee, or a oblique kick too the knee. A snap kick too the groin is fine. Beyond this I don't do anything else. This is found in Jeet kune do. Bruce Lee's art.
I never go higher than the pelvis area. Rarely do that though. Ill stomp the knee laterally and down. I'll step on toes and push. I'll stomp the foot arch with my boot heel. Typically i keep my feet on the ground thats where my power starts. I can't generate good force on 1 foot😅. The knee shot i use is like a left hook orthodox. If I'm on the side in the hook position, my right foot to opponents right knee. Vaguely knife kick with a stomp. Very good man, i enjoyed that. Those are my favorites mostly.
I used a hard shin kick followed by a fast chudan ( straight chest punch ) It defo works as the shin kick shocks them ,giving me a split sec to deliver the straight punch. I can kick high to the head with a left foot jodan keage. Even if I don't connect with it ,it sends the guy reeling backwards so I can deliver a good punch . Used it many times in kumite.
Back in high school, I got into a fight with a football player. He rushed me and without any thought, it was just so natural, I used a front snap kick at him. He actually went airborne landing on his butt. More p'd off and determined, he came right back after me. I eventually stunned him with an uppercut stopping the fight. Iwas studying TKD. Speaking of high kicks, I think the roundhouse is one of the most effective. It takes flexibility but it can be so fast!! Look at how many mma fights have been ended. Anyway, I was 17 yrs of age thenand now I'm seventy. May not throw a roundhouse as I did then but I know a well executed roundhouse to the solar plexis, not to mention abdomen can be quite effective.😊
Excellent advice. In self-defense you use what works. I practiced Taekwondo for a few years, sparred, and went to tournaments. I was only proficient with the front kick, really. Had a black belt who was very good at kicking, especially my midsection. So I shoved him into the corner and showed him what fists can do. (Yeah, I got into trouble, but I didn't care). I moved into boxing, as it was more natural for me. Find what works best for you. That is a good point about retracting after a kick. You have to get balance back and be ready for a counterattack.
When I was in my 20s, training in Hung Gar Kung Fu, Judo and American wrestling, I could deliver a crescent kick to your head that you would be hard-pressed to stop, and I had the balance and timing to pull it off. I am in my 70s now, still train, but my prime kick target would be an ankle, shin or knee, if forced to fight mano-a-mano. But, of course, I also carry a .9 and a .380 back up, because my speed, agility, timing and stamina are - ahem - not what they once were.
Great video again. I'm short at about 5 ft 4 in, so have always had a reach disadvantage. One of the kicks that has always worked well for me is a modified front snap kick. The target is just under the knee cap with the point of the foot. It does work best when wearing boots. Don't even think bout it if you are barefoot!! Also the old foot stomp to the opponents ankle or instep.
These are EXCELLENT basic kicks, which should absolutely be practiced and used on the street. Forget about fancy martial arts. Ive seen tai chi, karate and Kung Fu artis get their asses kicked by mma guys using basic mma moves. Were talking about street fighting here. Self defense. Fancy Kung Fu moves dont work in the street.
most of these techniques come from the same fancy kung fu you are knocking. Bruce Lee, who first used the term mixed martial art, talked about leaving behind "the fancy mess of martial arts". It is a mistake to discount any art in favor of your preferred style. I have trained in a few different styles, and they all have added to my martial art. Judo, Kung Fu, Karate, Kickboxing and Kali all have left their lesson in my reactions and self defense. They all have merit, you just have to strip the real intention from the more dramatic or flowery motions.
Some consideration of footwear might be necessary in choosing a kick. Soft shoes= faster but less impact. Heavy boots= slower but more impact. I got shin scraped once by someone with heavy boots- definitely distracting haha.
Absolutely, my friend! I think one should get a good workout in three times a week at minimum and try to make sure every muscle group in the body is getting worked. I recommend a diet where proteins especially and vegetables are prioritized with good carbs being allowed (potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, rice etc) staying away from white breads. If you need to lose weight, make sure you have a calorie deficit if you wanna gain weight make sure you do so by exercising with increased resistance, training, and good quality food and sleep. I personally don’t eat gluten as it causes my gut to be inflamed. Eat some light dessert but stay away from excessive sugar. The main thing is to learn how to find a healthy diet you can enjoy and live with. One can never out train a bad diet.
The front kick, in my opinion should be a snap and not push. A push might stop the attacker and propel him backwards. However the snap is more effective in actually hurting and floor the attacker. You will also retract the foot back to the knee and a second kick can be done. Thrust and "falling" forwards so to speak is a bad idea. Leg sweeps, catching the leg, being unstable is quite easy. Snapping is more likely to have enough power and speed to prevent your leg being grabbed or the sweep.
Hey bro on another note, just like shin conditioning, its a good idea once in awhile to hit the heavy bag with bare fists (and proper technique). It will not only callous your knuckles, but it will compress them over time. Ive been doing it for a couple years now. THIS IS IMPORTANT as you wont be using sparring gloves on the street.
Your comment about not expecting to solve your problem with just one kick or one punch, reminded me of something that Peter Hathaway Capstick once wrote about hunting dangerous game in Africa: "If he's alive and you can see him, you should be shooting him."
Kyokushin / Muay Thai background here: I’d never use kicks without proper follow up. My favs: 1, Left low kick aimed at inside of opponents lead leg, pop their balance as they throw a punch. Then you follow up w/ right cross (punch) 2. Low kicks aimed at the front of the thighs (must use angles to execute) followed by clinch (then knees) 3. Knees from clinch only and Only if you have space to keep your hips back as opposed to standing up straight. Unless you are prepared to go to the ground lol. 8:50 nice low kick! 9:40 Arjan Chai Muay Thai doesn’t believe in using the right arm to counter balance the right kick. This was the hardest thing for me to learn, to keep the right arm up, AND* extended toward your opponent - while throwing the right kick. One more thing that was tough to adjust to: Arjan Chai MT doesn’t believe in pivoting the left foot inward when throwing a left hook, like typical boxers would normally do. They keep the left foot pointed forward, left knee pushed outward. Why? Bc after throwing that left hook, your opponent can easily follow up with a right low kick to your front (left) leg. Once you turn your foot inward, you won’t be able to “eat” the kick and will drop to the mat or worst case, massive injuries. (By keeping the left foot pointed forward, you are able to put weight on the front leg and eat / absorb the kick. Great video, love the grass roots settings (trees and all 👍👍😊 )
I'm 61 and i kick with steel toe work boots 7 feet high with on foot on the ground, and i hit like a tone of bricks and faster than you can say wtf. This old man is trained. I was into kickboxing as a teen and it has never left me.
Having done kickboxing way back. Now at 67 I've never needed it but train, in keeping it gross and simple to the three low kicks described, with the exception of the front kick. I prefer the shorter more powerful version as if kicking a door in by using the flat of the foot and not the longer range by using the ball of the foot, that I think delivers a weaker kick. It's all preference I suppose.
Im almost 60yrs old and I still get into a lot of street fights.. usually with these young punk ass thugs who see my grey hairs and assume that Im just some weak old ass man.. until I put these well seasoned knuckles on them! I usually win almost all of my fights.. because Im real good with the hands.. but these young punks nowadays dont fight fair.. they will jump you.. or pull out weapons.. and they are usually afraid to go one on one.. because they cant fight. The thing is.. I have this extreme fear of getting kicked in my nuts.. and I notice that as I get older.. my nutsack seems to hang lower and lower.. soon it will be hanging down at my knees.. and it will be an easy target for snapping front kicks which will be hard for me to block.. and if one gets through and lands clean.. it is fight over for me.. as I have never been able to take a good clean kick to the nuts. Drops me to the floor like a bag of wet cement every single time! The only times I have ever lost a street fight.. is when I got caught with a good clean kick to the nuts! Once you go down.. that's it for you.. these young punks nowadays will brutally stomp you out until you are unconscious.. and then soccer ball kick your head!
Best kick for me is boxing-stand, than a 180 degree turn, so the dominant leg comes in front. During the turn bring your knee up to your body. And at the moment, the 180 turn is done, fully strech the dominant leg, so you kick the kneecap of the opponent down with the outside of your food. Than turn back. To do this quick, you have to lead the dominant leg as close as possible to the non dominant leg, you are standig on. The turns have to come out the hips, the power of the kick from streching the leg. You have to practice it to find out the correct distance and don't loose balance. But after this, it's quite save, because you don't get high, your silouhette becomes smaller during the kick and with stable shoes, you even don't have to hit the kneecap exactly, scrap the skin from the shinbone is often enough, to end the fight.
Did you have any balisongs there sir i would love to watch your video about it.Sharing your insights and effectiveness of it.Hoping you make a video about it soon
Muay thai guy here, I agree with these three in fact these are the exact 3 I practice all the time! Add in the lead leg side kick to the above the knee area and the ball kick from Karate.
Lead leg side kick forces you to pivot into southpaw stance...yikes I don't know man. Side kick is a real good way for the dude to catch your leg and drive into you, and take you down bud.
@@moose9410 quick fake with front and shift to a side worked for me sparring often. I'm the kook who still likes the cat stance and fights open hand though
@@moose9410 in sparring, I caught quite a few people with sidekicks, always sent them flying. They should almost always be proceeded with a hand feint. No one ever caught the kicks.
@@moose9410 I fight in the southpaw stance anyway. But why would you have to pivot to southpaw stance? You should be able to throw a lead leg sidekick with either leg.
I agree with the OP and FretsOnFire. The side kick just above the knee is such a short movement and so low that it isn't easily caught. Along with preceeding it with a hand feint, the other most effective way is to use it just as the opponent moves in. JKD calls it a stop-kick. The idea is to catch the opponent as he begins an attack and hasn't time and presence of mind to defend against it.
I came up with a defence offence for the foot catcher a very long time ago. I have never seen it replicated and am mystified as to why: As soon as an opponent gets hold of your foot, he is going to want to control you. Some are faster than others. Immediately it's caught, pivot 180° twisting you foot in the hands. Immediately you now have superior strength. Draw your foot in to pull the grabber of balance and kick back towards their body. It's quite a devastating power strike. It can be used as a bait and switch. Allow your foot yo be captured and pivot fast, drawing them in and kicking back out. It's often seen, by the opponent, as cheating.😅
I thought he was talking about shoes lmfao. I have the keen composite toe utility high tops. They're great "kicks" that look like a version of converse chucks chucks annndd you can't beat the composite toe for mashing in kneecaps!
My kicks are secondary to my hands. If I throw my punches, they land or don't land, maybe the opponent turns away as punches land or moves out of punching range, I pick them up with kicks. But that's just me.
Lol. I wear kung fu slippers in the street at night whenever I can get away with it. I am Gen X. But have learned that to my son”s generation kicks means shoes. I thought it was going to be about good shoes to have on if it pops off. But all your points are solid. Dan
Sometimes I try not to kick too high or low. High for obvious reasons but I notice a lot people who know what they are doing when you go low for example with the oblique kick they rush in with punches and can throw you off balance I like the push / teep. Keep them away and aim for the solar plexus to possible wind them then run in self defence
I don't like to kick with my back foot because I'm very lightweight, but also because the reach is less and I like to control the distance. I like the snap kick to the groin (from karate), the front stamping kick (which you go into perfectly) - always ready to potentially lead into a sacrifice throw. (Karate/Judo) And the side kick to the shin/knee. (Gung Fu style)The key to the side kick is accuracy and speed and not telegraphing it in any way, including your eyes. I choose these locks because I'm a slight build similar to Bruce Lee, and I'm fast. I rarely punch. Kicking is my main, and often entire, attack. I only fight in self defense but I study martial art. I don't like the shin kick, never done it. Too much commitment and too much risk of injury, and not enough focussed energy.
Thai Boxing doesn't seem to use a kick that should have been added to this list, a low side thrust kick. As to the front kick, I would throw it low but hit with the bottom of my heel. Usually done as a thrust for more force but you can snap it for speed. Shoes tend to mess with ball of foot kicks!
I don’t know brother I’ve watched too many clips and been in too many situations where this kick wrecked people. I hate to say I have experienced it but I share this from experience. You can still bend your shoe in the right direction to focus primarily on the balls of the foot.
This inspired me. I think I'll do a video on the subject. Im really good with my legs, and I have three kicks in mind that are goated. One of them is a front kick but its done differently.
There is no magic combination for every situation. Since every street fight is unique. Decisions have to be quick and to achieve this you have to be trained. If you are not, the best thing is to avoid the fight because the odds are against you.
Fighting sucks no doubt. Training is good for the body and it’s good to have any arsenal but nobody wants to be in a fight and they should do everything they can not to
Lost count of the amount of these types of "best kicks for the street" that I've watched that don't even mention kicks to the groin, makes me wonder if any of these martial arts "instructors" have actually ever had a street fight in their adult life.
For some reason my comment I left earlier is not showing up. We don’t include groin kicks simply because they aren’t in the top 3. They are not as easy to pull off as people think and the pain reaction is very delayed sometimes. These three cakes are demonstrated stop people in their tracks. As far as wondering how many fights people have had I’ll say this: you can have 100 fights and still not experience every area of violence, so it’s OK to train in theory.
The sidekick crushes the body, or breaks the leg, or simply stops forward movement as a check. Depending on how you want to use it. You left it out Nothing wrong with the kicks you did demonstrate though
Oh and my favorite kick, is not really a kick. It's a kinda sweep with my left leg to your left leg. It gets you off balance which is perfect for my straight right... It's never failed me!
Low side kick, stomp kick, and very low round kick. I'm betting on them but haven't yet seen the video. They're the ones I'd pick. Ok, I wasn't too far off.
Look at you, beating up.Midget Bob. For shame, sir. 😅 I've watched a bunch of "Self Defense Guru" videos. You are the one guy doing it that I respect. For me, kicks aren't my preferred choice, but throwing knees at a mofo are going to deal a lot of unpleasantness. Shins, too, but, I have little feeling left in my shins (a lot of reasons), and they can be effective. I'm no fighting expert, but, between running around on the street as a kid, and a few years of military, I find kicks to be for surprise, or last ditch effort. If you go for kicks, you are going to be feeling it, for days. Especially if you kick a car window out, and, no, I don't want to explain that one. Not my finest moment. I did make my point, though.
I have 17,000 video clips of self defense fights. And knees are used very very commonly, invariably as part of grappling and head seizures. But guess what. They almost always fail. In fact, i do not have a single example in my corpus of 17,000 clips that show a knee being used effectively in a self defense fight except when used by a third man (multiple on one )coming into the fight from the side.
When it comes to the front kick or front snap, I would say one can place where they like. The groin kick just doesn’t always get a shock response. It can be delayed pain but yes it’s s great kick
These kicks are not for the average guy in the street as you say in the opening of your vid. They will take a heck of a lot of training, years, to be even mildly effective. The shin-kick in particular is for the fighter in the ring.
These are basic kicks that can be practiced over and over. The leg kick is the hardest to learn by far. Regardless of how challenging they may be they are still the best for the streets in my opinion I stand by that. No I do not believe you need years of martial arts. Training to understand how to effectively throw these kicks.
I have an SAS self defence manual, which states unless you've had some kind of martial arts training then any kicks you attempt in self defence should be below waist height. I'd only ever try and use kicks to the knee or groin. For me, anything higher is too risky and risks being caught off balance.
And a lifetime of defending myself has taught me to use kicks sparingly and never high.
-Dan
PS often tried, never bested
Some people might go for the floating ribs but I wouldn't try it on someone taller than me. The bladder is only slightly higher than the groin and can be a fairly decisive target.
This is absolutely correct. Even groin strikes are more likely to miss. The knees are the answer.
BUT you’ve always got to have additional techniques to finish the job or compensate for when your initial strike fails. There is no “one technique fits all.”
😂😂😂SAS self defence…😂😂😂
I have been involved in martial arts for a number of years, at close range with a bit of distance, most importantly is your timing and movement, if i need to kick higher I don't, I will use my fists, low kick work for me 🥊🥋🥊
I have been training in the martial arts for over 50 years and still training.
And I must say , this man is offering realistic practical self defence tactics.
Make sure to check out his video on 7 hand strikes for the street.
Good job
Thanks so much!
This is basic and good. As someone who instructed and trained old school TKD and boxing for 4 decades, I approve. I would also add a setup to every kick. All my students were taught to make it look like a rear hand punch was coming just before the kick. It’s a shoulder and hip fake and is a natural part of the kicking movement, so the kick naturally flows from it.
My favorite kick is when I kick it in the second gear and get the hell out of there 😁
If you can most def
😂 funny as ever ! Good one!
Best advice. Best way to use your feet on the streets is to be getting out before the bad stuff starts to happen.
My absolute favorite kick is the leg kick. Lots of torque in the hips. Snap it, then get it back, like a hand jab. BUT, I am old now, so I do not trust that I would not injure my own leg trying to do these kicks. The teep kick seems more defensive in nature, which may be better for me, a senior citizen. If I teep kick a guy a couple of times, that might be enough. But if he rushes through that kick, I must unload a 3 to 4 punch, tight combination as he's coming in, and hope for the best. The oblique kick is great IF I have the angle on it. Still, at my age, the BEST defense is situational awareness! Thank you for this informative video, sir!
Thank you for sharing from a senior MA. Same here.
Yep, teep is cool. And its variations. I like the sole of the foot to the hip, right next to the groin. Impossible to fail. Even if you could, you still get the reaction from the opponent or break his balance... This is the highest I would go for real. For fun (and stretching), head kicks all day long...
BRUCE LEE was doing this great stuff over 50 years ago lovely video Sir❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I wasn't wrong Daniel. You have an excellent way and demeanor which makes you a pretty damn good instructor! No BS, it's hard enough to instruct someone when face to face but, here you are, making a "video" on self defense and I can see exactly where you're going, helping me to do exactly what you're saying! Hey man, I'm telling you what I'm seeing and I think I know what I'm talking about. No tap outs or refs in the street. You gotta be effective and the moves you're showcasing in this video, really work!
Right on my bro 🙂👍
Nicely stated and illustrated. These are the only 3 kicks I train in at this point. Subbed!
Always pivot on your ball of your foot & toes, never flat footed, explode in your movement quickly.
i am an ex major in South African defense force and some of us saw more action than most,,,,your reasoning makes sense and love that you dont act if you are a champion but talk about self defense big diff
Just really fine work. I like your approach. Your speaking is calm not forced, soft in manner.
The elderly are a soft target when assailants look for a resource to abuse and attack.
Our elders such women, men and handicapped impaired.
Well done and good job!
Thank you!🙂
The Rising Rear Knee is a nasty surprise, to the incoming opponent who's not guarding his Center Up Line, particularly well
Awesome video buddy and was very helpful and informative as well as extremely useful. Thanks heaps for sharing.😃👍
I agree, low kicks are the best too take out the opponents base. From the knee down. Another great video.
Thank you!
My old karate instructor told me once that in a self defense scenario there is no reason to kick anyone above the waist.
Low kicks are the best 👍 Solar plexus max
I'm going to thumb up but I've learned and taught at a Tang So Do school. For most people, kicking at all is dangerous unless they have it down too a no-thought level but there are real kickers out there. I mean people who can get in your face and kick you without having to step back and with such speed and power there is nothing you can do. I've eaten a few of those over the years. You can't catch their kicks coming in and can only catch them coming out ... but by then it's too late. Kicking above the waist isn't good for most people but for those that have mastered kicking watch out.
@@synitarthrax5618 Reminds me of Bill Wallace. I went to a seminar he did in Australia just after he retired. He picked me out and kicked me lightly several times. Never came close to blocking one of them. I did mainly TKD in my teens. Then, years later I ran up against a former pro boxer and a long term jailbird hard man. The boxer got inside and dropped me with a hook. The ex con said all he would do was take the hit as he crash tackled me rugby league style. There was a third ex jailbird. He showed me something from close in. What he did was pushed me back against a wall.. at the same time, he stood on both of my feet and pinned my shoulders against the wall... you cannot move and they can headbutt the crap out of you.
@@andrewsmith8729 Yes, people, particularly boxers, who will purposely take a body or face hit to get close and take you out are why hard kicks to the groin, thigh and knee are more effective (combined with good distance control). Harder to just "take" and push through and can stop their advance and mobility.
@@qleap99 Been in many street fights, fought many guys bigger than you or worked on a door as a bouncer?
I did Mauy Thai under Malcolm Anderson here in Australia years ago. The difference on the street to the dojo or ring is there are no rules. Some bodybuilders with developed upper legs will absorb a lot of punishment. Shin kicks to the thighs or kicks in the nuts do not tend to work on these guys too well, especially if they are full of juice.
I did martial arts as a kid and one day the school bully attacked me so i had to defend myself
We had a good fight it was a draw until i used a badass movie style round house kick to his face
It did not even connect it just skimmed his nose but after seeing that kick he didn't want to fight anymore lol so i won
Thought i would share that because it happened 20 years ago and i never told anyone until now
Thank you for the content this video has inspired me to start martial arts again because it is getting more dangerous out there 👍
Roundhouse kicks are not ideal for street fighting.
Bruce Lee said if you get in trouble, start kicking kneecaps. If you are in real trouble, kick them faster.
Kung Fu masters have long advocated not kicking above the waist.
The majority of people are not impervious to being kicked on the kneecap.
There are lineal kicks and circular kicks.
A front kick is a lineal kick.... it travels directly between you and the opponent. A front kick in the stomach will keep the opponent from closing the gap to punch you in the head. A front kick to the hip joint also works. Their arm is shorter than your leg.
A roundhouse kick is a circular kick..... it travels in a circular motion from the outside the body line into an opponent. Throwing a circular kick can allow the opponent to step forward and bridge the gap. Unless you are a very competent headkicker up against a mug, the only time anyone should throw a circular kick to the head is as a finishing technique. They are out on their feet, just about to go down, their hands have dropped, their knees are wobbling... the big roundhouse or spinning hook kick floors them.
I think it is a Western thing that people always try to punch or kick somebody in the head. The special forces like SAS and SASR appear to advocated palming or slapping somebody in the head to reduce the likelihood of breaking the bones in your hand.
Shin kicks.... about 1/3 down the thigh is the nerve the shin kick aims for. It is very hard to hit it in the right spot, but when somebody connects, the opponent gets dropped like a hot rock...and they don't get up.
Besides the three kicks you demonstrated which would be my go-to for street defense, my next favorite kick would be the side kick.
A most underused kick is the back kick, which is incredibly powerful, fast and extremely difficult to block. I have used it to defend against an aggressive attacker throwing a rt hand. It put him on his back after being hit in the solar plexus. Never saw it coming
Yes indeed do it with Bruce lee power ❤❤❤
Another excellent video, thank you! My fave kicks are the front kick and the leg kick. (1 & 3 in this video) Kicks are crucial to timing so I usually feign a jab (for eg) before attempting a kick. Especially because the opponent will usually lift his hands thereby opening the target for the kick.
‘Self defense Sundays’ - I like that
I have trained in karate for years and in a self defense situation I would only kick below the waist. Great video btw.. great information.
Good kicks my man! From a 30 year veteran kickboxing instructor.
Much appreciated!
Good Kick tactic! Thanks Sir!🙂
You have really good videos. Especially for us old guys. I’m 75. Still lifting weights, started at 14-15. Old age i feel definitely stronger than most guys my age. Bad joints Etc. Etc. I learn a lot from your older guys videos. Great videos!! Appreciate your insight to hopefully to help save m y -ss. Hopefully it never happens. Take care.
Thank you!
the reason why it seems to be better to swing your hand down to your side when you throw that round kick is because you are corkscewing your body into the kick and opening up your hips more . which ads more torque into the kick.
I can see your familiar with MT. Only thing I’d add is leaning back on your teep/knee is going to reduce the force of the kick equal to your backwards lean. I only recommend leaning back if you’re slipping a punch or high kick, like with a long knee.
And at the end: leg kicks are often done within punching range. Anyone ever fought in Muay Thai knows this. So it is in doctrine to keep hands up. HOWEVER you can accomplish both by swinging hand forward as if posting and not back and down…UNLESS you’re slipping a punch to leg kick. Also your leg kicks are highly telegraphed, but would work if in combo with an upper body distraction like a cross then leg kick under it.
Otherwise straight kick from start to right before contact then turn in is quicker and less telegraphed.
Absolutely 👍leaning back is more of a dodging evading motion. Thanks for your input
Great demonstrations. I like how you didn't flop your hands around with the front kick.
I strongly believe if a person is planning to use kicks for self defense, they should join a legitimate and structured organization. Our school had mirrors on 2 walls, we did slow kick Mondays, partner stretching, 1000 kick nights each week. (except Y2K- we had a 2000 kick night) forms, one steps, self defenses and had many Black Belt instructors on hand. Most importantly- plenty of a variety of sparring partners for our fight night and Saturday sparring. One of the better known academy's in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. Besides our regular students, Martial Artists would show up from other schools-even boxers, pay their 10 bucks and join the fun. One Martial Artist from Hawaii said our light contact would be 1st degree attempted murder in California. lol
I'm not dropping names here, but anyone who kept up with the circuit during the 60's and 70's would recognize our instructors circle. One was more recent and a World Champ in Boxing, kickboxing and point Karate. I miss being young and crazy. :(
In my late 30's and into my 40's, I could land kicks to the head of good Black Belts, 6' tall. Now in my 60's, I only practice front kicks, side kicks and back kicks. All straight line, quick. Nothing fancy. Front or rear leg. I do a few slow kicks each morning with my light cardio. I only kick the bag one or two evenings a week, due to my bad knees. But I would use them in a self defense situation if the opportunity came open.
If someone caught our leg, we were taught to hop on one leg, re-fold, and use the hands to the head. It works. Re-folding the leg quickly brings their head into range of the hands and with one or two hands holding onto the leg, they are wide open for hands and elbows, just watch their head butt. They let go pretty quick too. lol Once they grab the leg, the focus should be to re-fold and step downward with all your weight, while continuing to strike their openings, with evil intent.
I keep an old pair of my kids shoes in the gym, sometimes placing them around the bag, so I can practice foot stomping without taking my eyes off my the bag.
I rarely use kicks , now kneeing and more importantly tripping your opponent I find yourself . Thanks 411 more every day information . I'm an Old Street Fighter now I'm an Old Man in my 70s . I'm a very mellow person but in my past in the big city . Cleveland Ohio guys would aways try to best me in a street fight on a Friday night .It really got old Quick ,I shyed away from fighting after I almost killed the Owner of the Martial Arts gym across the street from Our Hangout . That really scared me .
Perhaps a follow up video with how to block kicks?
Hung Gar Kung Fu has some excellent anti-kick defenses.
Then how to counter kick someone blocking your kick.
Sorry you felt this was a joke. Go back to 7:30 in the video. How is it blocked? How do you avoid leg damage.
The best roundhouse kick is a combination of muay Thai, karate,and tae kwon do. Sean Faizen has probably the best example of how to perform and perfect it. Yes you would never kick above the hip in a street fight and don’t want to keep your leg out there or follow through on it like you would in a ring. Street fighting is quite complex and most people can’t really fight and throw haymakers until they get tired then switch to jabs and straight punches. Perfect the front kick and roundhouse and you could defeat the majority of people since you can kick through punches.
Of course distancing is important here, especially against a grappler. When I was in college a friend of mine got in a fight with his wrestler roommate. When he tried to grab him my friend kicked him in his hands and ended the fracas! The thing here is you have to target his hands! In my Jiu-Jitsu/Karate class (not at the college) the assistant instructor sparred with someone and had his open hands kicked as well. Not knocking open hands here, just saying there is a time and place for everything!
Personally, I'd rather use the Rear Side kick than the Leg kick. It really scares me to break my shin. LOL. I am good with Push and Oblique. In fact, I have been saying this all along too. TY. Keep safe!
But why do the sidekick off the rear leg when the sidekick (unlike other types of kicks) is at least as strong off the front leg?
Honestly, if you aim a low kick right, you're going to hit a muscle (bottom part of the quads, either above the knee or slightly behind). So it's unlikely you'll damage your shin. The only way this happens is if the opponent checks the kick but that's extremely unlikely in a street fight (even in MMA that's not super frequent). And that's one of the best weapon against a boxer coming in with most of his weight on his lead leg (and he can't check in this case).
There are two types of front kicks . A snap where you don’t fully extend the leg, and a thrust where the leg is fully extended. As per which leg to kick with. If the attacker can reach you with one step, you will use the front Irgun. I would fight from either a forward Stance or a 45 degree stance. To check? Shift your weight to your rear leg and yourfront leg should be able to touch your attacker. If they are more than one step away, shift forward and you will be in striking range with the rear leg.The keys to kicking and not getting jammed or leg grabbed.properdistancing React , strike, recover
There's more.
@@katanasmith we are talking most basic here
Thanks for sharing
More great advice. Thanks again for sharing.
Thanks Daniel... many years ago in a street confrontation my attempt at a head kick resulted in the opponent jumping back and grabbing my foot. My shoe went flying about 30 feet into the air. Turned out okay for me, but for a few seconds felt pretty naked with my bare foot on the pavement.
An often ignored trick for a midlevel height front kick is if someone grabs your foot step down with it! One of two things will happen. First one is you free your foot and have shifted forward and nail him with your hands. The other result is he hangs onto that foot and is pulled down with it exposing his back and back of his neck to a dropping elbow strike! Actually did the second scenario in real life!
Good advice. As indicated, it applies if your foot is caught below your hip level. If caught high during a head kick like the OP (which one should not try unless you're very fast and flexible with exceptional balance), one defense is to forcefully bend your knee and pull your leg in, pulling the opponent in to you or pulling you toward him and unleash strikes to his unprotected head while his hands are occupied with your foot. Hopefully this will motivate him to let go and protect his face before he lifts and pushes you off balance.
Again, this takes flexibility and very good balance.
Good shoes are important in SHTF. Socks too. It's a military mindset, taking care of your feet.i always carry a couple of extra pairs of socks. In my vehicle and bugout bags.
As always, thanks for the video.
My only formal training is a little bit of Krav Maga. People make jokes about Krav Maga relying on the groin kick. There's some truth to the jokes, but that doesn't mean that groin kicks have no value. As I think back to that training, the two situations that I remember them advocating groin kicks was for choke defense and firearm defense. As you spoke about someone catching a kick, I realized that these were situations where that wouldn't be an issue. If someone's hands are grasping my throat, he's not going to be able to get his hands low enough in time to grab my leg as I execute a groin kick. Likewise, if he's holding a gun at me and I grab the gun, he's not going to be able to reach for my leg while both of us are holding the gun. I understand that there can be a delayed pain response and that a groin kick doesn't necessarily disable someone for several minutes. On the other hand, a really good groin kick that lifts the attacker by the pelvis may upset his balance. I might be able to take advantage of the attacker losing his balance.
The push kick never felt good to me in most situations. As you said, an attacker could grab for the leg if I'm not fast enough, and I've never been fast. Both places that I took Krav Maga taught a version of the push kick where the contact was through the center of the foot and even the heel. In both cases, they recommended using this kick only to stop an opponent who was rushing towards the defender. The second place where I took Krav Maga even recommended aiming the kick only at the pelvis of the attacker. The idea was that a sold kick with a fully-extended leg and the middle or heel of the foot hitting the opponent's pelvis would off-balance the opponent enough to top his charge. That idea worked so well for me that my training partner fell to the floor as my kick pushed the big pad into his hip so strongly.
I would have considered push kicking an attacker's knee in a self-defense before my health failed. I'm heavy, and a good push kick into the knee could bend an attacker's knee in a way that would destroy knee ligaments and let me escape. I wouldn't try to land a push kick any higher in real life. When I was practicing at home on a heavy bag, I enjoyed trying to develop good form and speed on push kicks that would hit an opponent's abdomen, but I was never good enough to consider them in a real self-defense scenario. Now that my health has failed, I don't think I would ever use a push kick in real self-defense.
I can see where someone who was in good shape and well-trained would use an oblique or stomp kick to try to hit an opponent's knee. Neither of those terms describe me, particularly in my current health situation. For me, an oblique kick is something that I would use on the lower end of an attacker's shin. If I thought that I could induce enough pain by raking my shoe down his shin and make him leave me alone, that would let me get out of the fight with relatively little damage to either of us. Otherwise, my goal would be to push harder at the end of the kick and roll the attacker's ankle. I'd probably need to be in a situation where the attacker was largely turned sideways towards me for that to work, but if the situation arose, rolling the attacker's ankle to effect my own escape might be a good strategy. There would be more risk of hurting the attacker, but there would still be a decent chance of both of us going forward without permanent damage.
Maybe I've completely misunderstood, but what you call leg kicks in this video are what I was always taught to call round kicks. My first Krav Maga instructor was really a Tai Kwan Do expert. His approach to many kinds of kicks was to plant his other foot with the ball of the foot on the ground and then to rotate his heel. I don't know whether he said this or whether I just misunderstood, but I always had the sense that he was saying to point the plant heel at the target of the round kick. Where you were bringing your left heel about ninety degrees around when you kicked with your right shin, he would bring his left heel almost a hundred and eighty degrees to land that round kick.
When I was taking Krav Maga from the first instructor, I used to love practicing these kicks on a heavy bag. I didn't try to kick high with them. I tried to use them as if I were kicking an opponent's knee or thigh. I loved standing in a right-handed stance, going up on the ball of my right foot, rotating the right heel forward, and delivering that kick with the bottom of my left shin at a spot that would have been an opponent's knee or thigh. I also loved throwing the same kick with my rear foot. From a training point of view, that was fun. I don't know whether I would have tried to use that kick in a real self-defense scenario against a real attacker. I trained that kick as if I would be facing an opponent in a ring instead of an attacker on the street. Today, I can't see myself trying that kind of kick at all.
I enjoyed training side kicks for exercise and to work on my flexibility. I would never have used one in a real fight.
One (or maybe both) of my Krav Maga classes talked about mule kicks. The idea was to raise one leg and to drive the heel of that foot into an attacker's knee as the attacker approached from behind. Training this kind of kick against another person was awkward. Practicing against a heavy bag wasn't particularly fun but wasn't difficult. I could see attempting this kind of kick almost instinctively in a real self-defense scenario if someone were attacking me from behind. If the situation didn't allow me to hit the attacker's knee, I might go for the ankle again. If I can roll the attacker's ankle, I might have a chance of escaping without either of us taking more damage.
I always felt that kick training was great for fitness regardless of whether I ever used a kick in a real fight. I think we discussed the value of kick training recently as a means of increasing bone density in the legs and hips. That increased bone density is defense against the accidents that come with being my age. I wish I had done regular kick training throughout my teens, twenties, thirties, and forties as a way of building bone density when my body could build bone density. That bone density would be a nice "self-defense" against the kinds of things that happen to guys as we reach our sixties, seventies, and eighties.
According to Police statistics the two kicks that did best in streetfights were the sidekick (surprise!) and the front kick. Not sure that the oblique kick wasn't included under the front kick category though. Until the Thai version of it came along (which was oddly called a roundhouse thrust kick in some TaeKwondo schools) the roundhouse kick wasn't even a contender. There are some excellent similar kicks that are more angular that show up in some Okinawan and Chinese styles but said kicks are not widely practised.
@@robertmallory1877 Thanks for the reply. Obviously, many people are better at side kicks than I am. I would never attempt one in real life. I can see how they would be effective if someone with skill were throwing one. I never had any skill with the side kick. I had okay power, but where the kick landed was always a surprise. I can see where the oblique kick might be included under the front kick. I can see where the oblique kick should be effective.
Grin and knee smashing kicks are taught in military hand to hand combat training across the board. They work! Once you've been attacked a good groin or knee kick can stop the threat in one blow and you basically stand there and call the police. Rangers and Marines are trained to win fights right now, keep in mind people are beat to death daily so don't think about Oh no I might hurt this person. Fallow a good kick with eye gouges and what ever is open to you. They will drop they're hands. As specially for woman. The attacker will be a lot less likely to attack someone else if they get hurt bad attacking you. Also good to drop a guy and take him out of the fight one blow with multiple attackers. Broken knee can't fight. Bruce Lee " can't stand, can't fight, can't see can't fight, can't breathe can't fight".
Groin not Grin, Rangers and Marines still use note pads and pens:)
Great advise for kicking techniques. Low kicks are definitely the way to go if you are going to kick in a real-world fight. Just be careful with the 'leg kicks'. In a battle between the tibia (shin) bone vs. a femur bone in someone's thigh, the tibia bone will lose.
Exactly 🙂👍 thank you!
Excellent informtion..!
● The arm MUST come down & outward if you want to use your full impact power for roundhouse kicks.
The hands are kept up ONLY to minimize the danger to your training partner and allow strict control. Real Karate is about flow and instant interception.. where-as in Karate-Do, all tecniques are about STOPPING short of actual balistic damage.
I use a front jab kick to the knee, or a oblique kick too the knee. A snap kick too the groin is fine. Beyond this I don't do anything else. This is found in Jeet kune do. Bruce Lee's art.
I never go higher than the pelvis area. Rarely do that though. Ill stomp the knee laterally and down. I'll step on toes and push. I'll stomp the foot arch with my boot heel. Typically i keep my feet on the ground thats where my power starts. I can't generate good force on 1 foot😅. The knee shot i use is like a left hook orthodox. If I'm on the side in the hook position, my right foot to opponents right knee. Vaguely knife kick with a stomp. Very good man, i enjoyed that. Those are my favorites mostly.
I used a hard shin kick followed by a fast chudan ( straight chest punch )
It defo works as the shin kick shocks them ,giving me a split sec to deliver the straight punch.
I can kick high to the head with a left foot jodan keage.
Even if I don't connect with it ,it sends the guy reeling backwards so I can deliver a good punch .
Used it many times in kumite.
The muay thai round kick to the thigh is too target the nerve running alongside it. If it gets hit it's like a dead arm.
Back in high school, I got into a fight with a football player. He rushed me and without any thought, it was just so natural, I used a front snap kick at him. He actually went airborne landing on his butt. More p'd off and determined, he came right back after me. I eventually stunned him with an uppercut stopping the fight. Iwas studying TKD. Speaking of high kicks, I think the roundhouse is one of the most effective. It takes flexibility but it can be so fast!! Look at how many mma fights have been ended. Anyway, I was 17 yrs of age thenand now I'm seventy. May not throw a roundhouse as I did then but I know a well executed roundhouse to the solar plexis, not to mention abdomen can be quite effective.😊
Excellent advice. In self-defense you use what works. I practiced Taekwondo for a few years, sparred, and went to tournaments. I was only proficient with the front kick, really. Had a black belt who was very good at kicking, especially my midsection. So I shoved him into the corner and showed him what fists can do. (Yeah, I got into trouble, but I didn't care). I moved into boxing, as it was more natural for me. Find what works best for you.
That is a good point about retracting after a kick. You have to get balance back and be ready for a counterattack.
When I was in my 20s, training in Hung Gar Kung Fu, Judo and American wrestling, I could deliver a crescent kick to your head that you would be hard-pressed to stop, and I had the balance and timing to pull it off. I am in my 70s now, still train, but my prime kick target would be an ankle, shin or knee, if forced to fight mano-a-mano. But, of course, I also carry a .9 and a .380 back up, because my speed, agility, timing and stamina are - ahem - not what they once were.
Great video again. I'm short at about 5 ft 4 in, so have always had a reach disadvantage. One of the kicks that has always worked well for me is a modified front snap kick. The target is just under the knee cap with the point of the foot. It does work best when wearing boots. Don't even think bout it if you are barefoot!! Also the old foot stomp to the opponents ankle or instep.
Another great informative video. Thanks amigo.
These are EXCELLENT basic kicks, which should absolutely be practiced and used on the street. Forget about fancy martial arts. Ive seen tai chi, karate and Kung Fu artis get their asses kicked by mma guys using basic mma moves. Were talking about street fighting here. Self defense. Fancy Kung Fu moves dont work in the street.
most of these techniques come from the same fancy kung fu you are knocking. Bruce Lee, who first used the term mixed martial art, talked about leaving behind "the fancy mess of martial arts". It is a mistake to discount any art in favor of your preferred style. I have trained in a few different styles, and they all have added to my martial art. Judo, Kung Fu, Karate, Kickboxing and Kali all have left their lesson in my reactions and self defense. They all have merit, you just have to strip the real intention from the more dramatic or flowery motions.
Some consideration of footwear might be necessary in choosing a kick. Soft shoes= faster but less impact. Heavy boots= slower but more impact. I got shin scraped once by someone with heavy boots- definitely distracting haha.
Gotta have good kicks haha
Can you please make a video on blocking punches in street fights
Absolutely!
Good video
Your videos are the best Ive seen on you tube, simple as that, any advice on fitness training ? thank you,
Absolutely, my friend! I think one should get a good workout in three times a week at minimum and try to make sure every muscle group in the body is getting worked. I recommend a diet where proteins especially and vegetables are prioritized with good carbs being allowed (potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, rice etc) staying away from white breads. If you need to lose weight, make sure you have a calorie deficit if you wanna gain weight make sure you do so by exercising with increased resistance, training, and good quality food and sleep. I personally don’t eat gluten as it causes my gut to be inflamed. Eat some light dessert but stay away from excessive sugar. The main thing is to learn how to find a healthy diet you can enjoy and live with. One can never out train a bad diet.
Good stuff as always!
The front kick, in my opinion should be a snap and not push. A push might stop the attacker and propel him backwards. However the snap is more effective in actually hurting and floor the attacker. You will also retract the foot back to the knee and a second kick can be done. Thrust and "falling" forwards so to speak is a bad idea. Leg sweeps, catching the leg, being unstable is quite easy. Snapping is more likely to have enough power and speed to prevent your leg being grabbed or the sweep.
I definitely like the snap, and we practiced that a lot in karate before I moved more into the Muaythai world
My fav was jodan keage .Head snap kick
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Hey bro on another note, just like shin conditioning, its a good idea once in awhile to hit the heavy bag with bare fists (and proper technique). It will not only callous your knuckles, but it will compress them over time. Ive been doing it for a couple years now. THIS IS IMPORTANT as you wont be using sparring gloves on the street.
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Your comment about not expecting to solve your problem with just one kick or one punch, reminded me of something that Peter Hathaway Capstick once wrote about hunting dangerous game in Africa: "If he's alive and you can see him, you should be shooting him."
Kyokushin / Muay Thai background here:
I’d never use kicks without proper follow up. My favs: 1, Left low kick aimed at inside of opponents lead leg, pop their balance as they throw a punch. Then you follow up w/ right cross (punch)
2. Low kicks aimed at the front of the thighs (must use angles to execute) followed by clinch (then knees)
3. Knees from clinch only and Only if you have space to keep your hips back as opposed to standing up straight. Unless you are prepared to go to the ground lol.
8:50 nice low kick!
9:40 Arjan Chai Muay Thai doesn’t believe in using the right arm to counter balance the right kick. This was the hardest thing for me to learn, to keep the right arm up, AND* extended toward your opponent - while throwing the right kick.
One more thing that was tough to adjust to: Arjan Chai MT doesn’t believe in pivoting the left foot inward when throwing a left hook, like typical boxers would normally do. They keep the left foot pointed forward, left knee pushed outward. Why? Bc after throwing that left hook, your opponent can easily follow up with a right low kick to your front (left) leg. Once you turn your foot inward, you won’t be able to “eat” the kick and will drop to the mat or worst case, massive injuries. (By keeping the left foot pointed forward, you are able to put weight on the front leg and eat / absorb the kick.
Great video, love the grass roots settings (trees and all 👍👍😊 )
Thanks my friend!
Side kick, hook kick and switch kick😊
Great kicks👍
I'm 61 and i kick with steel toe work boots 7 feet high with on foot on the ground, and i hit like a tone of bricks and faster than you can say wtf.
This old man is trained.
I was into kickboxing as a teen and it has never left me.
That is VERY impressive in steel workboots ! 😀
@@mikeford5106 : A Chinese rcmp officer sure thought so ! 😂
Nice video and demos. You have a good understanding of self defense tactics, unlike some on yt
Thank you!
Having done kickboxing way back. Now at 67 I've never needed it but train, in keeping it gross and simple to the three low kicks described, with the exception of the front kick. I prefer the shorter more powerful version as if kicking a door in by using the flat of the foot and not the longer range by using the ball of the foot, that I think delivers a weaker kick. It's all preference I suppose.
Im almost 60yrs old and I still get into a lot of street fights.. usually with these young punk ass thugs who see my grey hairs and assume that Im just some weak old ass man.. until I put these well seasoned knuckles on them!
I usually win almost all of my fights.. because Im real good with the hands.. but these young punks nowadays dont fight fair.. they will jump you.. or pull out weapons.. and they are usually afraid to go one on one.. because they cant fight.
The thing is.. I have this extreme fear of getting kicked in my nuts.. and I notice that as I get older.. my nutsack seems to hang lower and lower.. soon it will be hanging down at my knees.. and it will be an easy target for snapping front kicks which will be hard for me to block.. and if one gets through and lands clean.. it is fight over for me.. as I have never been able to take a good clean kick to the nuts.
Drops me to the floor like a bag of wet cement every single time!
The only times I have ever lost a street fight.. is when I got caught with a good clean kick to the nuts!
Once you go down.. that's it for you.. these young punks nowadays will brutally stomp you out until you are unconscious.. and then soccer ball kick your head!
i have a black belt in wado ryu karate & I am doing kickboxing every week from my personal trainer at my gym. I need to know more about self defense
Oh man, I thought you meant shoes....I need some coffee.
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Pretty good. Approved by ex-cop and recovering martial arts instructor. :)
Best kick for me is boxing-stand, than a 180 degree turn, so the dominant leg comes in front. During the turn bring your knee up to your body. And at the moment, the 180 turn is done, fully strech the dominant leg, so you kick the kneecap of the opponent down with the outside of your food. Than turn back. To do this quick, you have to lead the dominant leg as close as possible to the non dominant leg, you are standig on. The turns have to come out the hips, the power of the kick from streching the leg. You have to practice it to find out the correct distance and don't loose balance. But after this, it's quite save, because you don't get high, your silouhette becomes smaller during the kick and with stable shoes, you even don't have to hit the kneecap exactly, scrap the skin from the shinbone is often enough, to end the fight.
Great stuff my man thks hopefully i wont ever have to use them .
Good advice 👍
My choice as well. Great video
I would watch your 3 Favorite punches . Cheers
Did you have any balisongs there sir i would love to watch your video about it.Sharing your insights and effectiveness of it.Hoping you make a video about it soon
I think I reviewed one from Arena Accessories awhile back 🙂👍 search 411 outdoors arena accessories. Never been a fan of those haha
Muay thai guy here, I agree with these three in fact these are the exact 3 I practice all the time!
Add in the lead leg side kick to the above the knee area and the ball kick from Karate.
Lead leg side kick forces you to pivot into southpaw stance...yikes I don't know man. Side kick is a real good way for the dude to catch your leg and drive into you, and take you down bud.
@@moose9410 quick fake with front and shift to a side worked for me sparring often. I'm the kook who still likes the cat stance and fights open hand though
@@moose9410 in sparring, I caught quite a few people with sidekicks, always sent them flying. They should almost always be proceeded with a hand feint. No one ever caught the kicks.
@@moose9410 I fight in the southpaw stance anyway. But why would you have to pivot to southpaw stance? You should be able to throw a lead leg sidekick with either leg.
I agree with the OP and FretsOnFire. The side kick just above the knee is such a short movement and so low that it isn't easily caught. Along with preceeding it with a hand feint, the other most effective way is to use it just as the opponent moves in. JKD calls it a stop-kick. The idea is to catch the opponent as he begins an attack and hasn't time and presence of mind to defend against it.
Yea the opponent is gonna definitely feel that bad boy on the nerve of the thigh.
I came up with a defence offence for the foot catcher a very long time ago. I have never seen it replicated and am mystified as to why: As soon as an opponent gets hold of your foot, he is going to want to control you. Some are faster than others. Immediately it's caught, pivot 180° twisting you foot in the hands. Immediately you now have superior strength. Draw your foot in to pull the grabber of balance and kick back towards their body. It's quite a devastating power strike. It can be used as a bait and switch. Allow your foot yo be captured and pivot fast, drawing them in and kicking back out. It's often seen, by the opponent, as cheating.😅
Do you mean pivot 180° such that your back is toward the opponent, and then pull and kick using a back kick motion?
Bob don't really have kneecaps because 411 kicked them off years ago. Stay strong, Bob.
😂 yep, they’re all gone
Thank you!
Well done, brother.
Thank you!
I thought he was talking about shoes lmfao. I have the keen composite toe utility high tops. They're great "kicks" that look like a version of converse chucks chucks annndd you can't beat the composite toe for mashing in kneecaps!
My kicks are secondary to my hands. If I throw my punches, they land or don't land, maybe the opponent turns away as punches land or moves out of punching range, I pick them up with kicks. But that's just me.
That first kick I used too push people backward. Calling it The push kick.
Lol. I wear kung fu slippers in the street at night whenever I can get away with it.
I am Gen X. But have learned that to my son”s generation kicks means shoes.
I thought it was going to be about good shoes to have on if it pops off.
But all your points are solid.
Dan
😂😂😂 that is something to think about
I thought he meant foot wear which is important too.
Absolutely no flip flops haha for real. Only stuff you can run or fight in.
Sometimes I try not to kick too high or low. High for obvious reasons but I notice a lot people who know what they are doing when you go low for example with the oblique kick they rush in with punches and can throw you off balance I like the push / teep. Keep them away and aim for the solar plexus to possible wind them then run in self defence
I don't like to kick with my back foot because I'm very lightweight, but also because the reach is less and I like to control the distance. I like the snap kick to the groin (from karate), the front stamping kick (which you go into perfectly) - always ready to potentially lead into a sacrifice throw. (Karate/Judo) And the side kick to the shin/knee. (Gung Fu style)The key to the side kick is accuracy and speed and not telegraphing it in any way, including your eyes.
I choose these locks because I'm a slight build similar to Bruce Lee, and I'm fast. I rarely punch. Kicking is my main, and often entire, attack. I only fight in self defense but I study martial art.
I don't like the shin kick, never done it. Too much commitment and too much risk of injury, and not enough focussed energy.
Thanks for sharing. I know what you mean about technology, but I don’t ever consider any tool useless as versatile is the world of violence is.
A serie of proactive and reactive self-defense videos for the average Joe would be interesting.
Love the idea🙂👍
Thai Boxing doesn't seem to use a kick that should have been added to this list, a low side thrust kick. As to the front kick, I would throw it low but hit with the bottom of my heel. Usually done as a thrust for more force but you can snap it for speed. Shoes tend to mess with ball of foot kicks!
I don’t know brother I’ve watched too many clips and been in too many situations where this kick wrecked people. I hate to say I have experienced it but I share this from experience. You can still bend your shoe in the right direction to focus primarily on the balls of the foot.
What about a left/lead stomp kick instead of right, closer to target?
You could use either 👍
This inspired me. I think I'll do a video on the subject. Im really good with my legs, and I have three kicks in mind that are goated. One of them is a front kick but its done differently.
Go for it. If you do, ping back in this comment with a link. I'll check it out.
@@qleap99 will do
@qleap99 it will be next weekend before I can do my video. Had to recruit my brother to help with it.
@qleap99 okay, I am not going to post a link, but it's the last video that I uploaded.
Teep kick and Thai kick. Used these in my 9÷ years of kickboxing and they work great for maintaining distance and setting up punches.
There is no magic combination for every situation. Since every street fight is unique. Decisions have to be quick and to achieve this you have to be trained. If you are not, the best thing is to avoid the fight because the odds are against you.
Fighting sucks no doubt. Training is good for the body and it’s good to have any arsenal but nobody wants to be in a fight and they should do everything they can not to
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Lost count of the amount of these types of "best kicks for the street" that I've watched that don't even mention kicks to the groin, makes me wonder if any of these martial arts "instructors" have actually ever had a street fight in their adult life.
For some reason my comment I left earlier is not showing up. We don’t include groin kicks simply because they aren’t in the top 3. They are not as easy to pull off as people think and the pain reaction is very delayed sometimes. These three cakes are demonstrated stop people in their tracks. As far as wondering how many fights people have had I’ll say this: you can have 100 fights and still not experience every area of violence, so it’s OK to train in theory.
The sidekick crushes the body, or breaks the leg, or simply stops forward movement as a check. Depending on how you want to use it.
You left it out
Nothing wrong with the kicks you did demonstrate though
The sidekick is great. Just wouldn’t be in my top three. 👍
I like a steel toe shoe or boots! They work great! That’s what I wear on the streets! But I also carry a firearm and pepper spray!
Nice set up 🙂👍
Oh and my favorite kick, is not really a kick. It's a kinda sweep with my left leg to your left leg. It gets you off balance which is perfect for my straight right... It's never failed me!
It’s great!
Low side kick, stomp kick, and very low round kick. I'm betting on them but haven't yet seen the video. They're the ones I'd pick. Ok, I wasn't too far off.
My favorite is the liver kick.
Look at you, beating up.Midget Bob. For shame, sir. 😅 I've watched a bunch of "Self Defense Guru" videos. You are the one guy doing it that I respect. For me, kicks aren't my preferred choice, but throwing knees at a mofo are going to deal a lot of unpleasantness. Shins, too, but, I have little feeling left in my shins (a lot of reasons), and they can be effective. I'm no fighting expert, but, between running around on the street as a kid, and a few years of military, I find kicks to be for surprise, or last ditch effort. If you go for kicks, you are going to be feeling it, for days. Especially if you kick a car window out, and, no, I don't want to explain that one. Not my finest moment. I did make my point, though.
I have 17,000 video clips of self defense fights. And knees are used very very commonly, invariably as part of grappling and head seizures. But guess what. They almost always fail. In fact, i do not have a single example in my corpus of 17,000 clips that show a knee being used effectively in a self defense fight except when used by a third man (multiple on one )coming into the fight from the side.
Not, sure if it qualifys I like foot stomps just seems low output/risk decent return.
Do you not advocate the snap kick to the groin?
When it comes to the front kick or front snap, I would say one can place where they like. The groin kick just doesn’t always get a shock response. It can be delayed pain but yes it’s s great kick
Én biztosan nem rúgnék egy utcai harcban. Önveszélyes. Már csak a stabilitás miatt is.
I respect that👍 there’s definitely some risk
These kicks are not for the average guy in the street as you say in the opening of your vid. They will take a heck of a lot of training, years, to be even mildly effective. The shin-kick in particular is for the fighter in the ring.
These are basic kicks that can be practiced over and over. The leg kick is the hardest to learn by far. Regardless of how challenging they may be they are still the best for the streets in my opinion I stand by that. No I do not believe you need years of martial arts. Training to understand how to effectively throw these kicks.
One thing I like about this guy is he is a self defense guy that doesn't come off as a pretentious d----.
I expected the groin kick as one of the three but I have neither delivered or received a kick in the street.