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@@QuantumPyrite_88.9 To an extent, yes. Pride and ego are also the factors that make you defend yourself. But they can also get you into trouble to begin with, and they can make you delay fights where you could've ended them, further endangering yourself.
@@schoolofselfprotection do you really wanna low kick on the streets and risk a anderson silva moment on the streets where there are no doctors available? As a trained guy who conditioned his shins his whole life it might not be a hesitation for you, but it is for everyone else I grew up thay boxing and kicking steel poles and breaking fat sticks with my shins all the time, my shin is full of lil bumps of Calcium all over the place, its like a rollercoaster I rather try to front kick or punch with precision, or get a hold of him and choke him( but trying to not go to the ground) Low kicks are really risky Why not chose the groin instead of low kicks? I mean if you are kicking already this would be a much more realistic "idiotproof" way to save yourself It has as much risk for your legs than a low kick, and is much more effective
@@backbone93 As a kickboxing teacher and professional kickboxing background i would say the push or the elbow to the chest makes it possible for the lowkick to work thats why you always first distract youre opponent with a jab, push, or the elbow to make the lowkick so catch youre opponent of guard. The "front" kick is very risky my friend! Kicking steel poles doesnt say anything ;)
As a kickboxing teacher and professional kickboxing background from the Netherlands i would say the push or the elbow to the chest makes it possible for the lowkick to work thats why you always first distract youre opponent with a jab, push, or the elbow to make the lowkick so catch youre opponent of guard. Once you immobilize youre opponents legs its al over! Keep up the good work. Osu
Very good applications for the street! Most people dont understand that the majority of the techniques they practise in combat sports or traditional martial arts,need modifications to be effective in real life situations.Urban combatives gives you the correct way to use them effective.
It's called sparring or Friday open mat but I understand your point I came from boxing when I very first hit a BJJ dojo I start laughing at techniques because where so unrealistic effective on dojo but useless in real life or low effectiveness I am still practicing both Box and BJJ but more in a real scenario I let and encourage my partners to slap me punching me and kick me while practicing cause that performs and creates a real scenario
@@enricopucci7413 This is true to some extent, but me and my brother both have about 9 years of various martial arts experience (Judo, BJJ and Kickboxing in that order) and we've literally tested this: We cannot hurt each other with strikes on the ground. If we include kicks, we cannot hurt each other before the victim gets up. BJJ and especially Judo when applied practically with the idea of strikes in mind makes you extremely defensible, especially if you're also accustomed to dealing with striking from a sport such as Muay-Thai.
Absolutely brilliant tuition. The slight body weight shift, descending (tai crocodile kick) chop and good pivot on the supporting leg. Devastating effect.
"Do not fight for ego, fight for self preservation".. Brilliant. and the techniques here are spot on real deal material. I will teach this in my next Kyokushin class. Bravo..
I watch so many combat videos on UA-cam and so many don't look very (if at all) practical for a REAL fight. Especially when over complicated. This is simple and brutal. I'm feeling bruised and battered myself, just watching your shin and elbow smash that pad. Excellent training video!!
Think that mostly traditional martial arts were a thing more, when use weapons was impossibile or combined with, so are quite dull in our times' street fights, if not adapted
No disrespect but what kind of videos do you watch? If you watch any muay thai, lethwei, MMA, sambo, sanda, or wrestling video (those at least), you will watch sth that definitely works in a weaponless fight. Even someone with a weapon would have meet difficulties to dominate you. Martial arts = arts of making war. Martial comes from "Mars", the Roman god of war. It's no joke.
Im using this technique for 20 years and its perfect as combo start or finisher. When it lats as it should the oponent wont forget it for a long time. All best!
I don't think I'd hang around for your kick, brother. The push looks scary enough. Excellent video. And please keep them coming. This real-world approach to self-defense is mesmerizing.
Great strategy for changing rang with the push/block transition into the leg kick .you taught the different range leg kicks so well I'm practicing it while I watch thank you
These are some of the most effective and practical techniques I have seen on the net. One thing I would like to note is to look at his lead leg placement. Most the time he stepped and landed 45-90 degrees with his toes pointing out. That is how you get true power into a leg kick. That allows you to turn you hips over completely. Your hips should be facing sideways when you land, not at an angle. The target area is just above the knee or just below the hip. You can press hard on these areas with your fingers and feel, on your own leg, where the exact target should be. Those are exposed nerves that deaden the leg when kicked. When first learning, break it down. Step and then kick. Later on for speed you step and kick simultaneously. Think, explosion.
for my self I do this with my foreward foot pointing toes towars the enemy,,, not equal power but Its enough and I have a nice fast boxning to put in if the kick miss. If you put your toes 90 degree away from him and you miss and he is a striker,, you have to be really fast to jump out or conuter kick.. but the idea is to make the push to get them out of balance so I buy what the expert shows,, its very hard to defend if you get that push first. Its possible that if you are out on the pub and meet aggressive idiot he does this to you. From no time he pushes you and you get out of balance and he kicks you. So to counter attack is to read it so you not ever get pushed,, the real difficult thing in self defence is how to know when to start. In a ring,, you hear the gong and starts.. In the pub, or street,,, they start bullying you or the like,, when do you start? To read the situation is very difficult sometimes. Very many aggresiv people will be satisfied if you tell them that you are a pussy and your mother was a bitch bla bla... A good way is to try to increase distance and hold it,, if he goes forward you go serius aggressive boxing in,, lower your point of gravity,, soft knees,,, the most "fighters" have stiff knees,,, take a low stand,, stability comes from the ground,, The theory is long,,, but in pratice you come a very long way if you become extremly aggressive as long as you stay focused,, as a power lifter maxing in bench press.
Your leg kicks are expertly executed, and you set up the kicks in a sensible manner. Whenever the other guy is off balance, it is very difficult for him to defend or counter attack. Perhaps contrary to textbook low kicks, I used to open with a push or a jab, and then extend the right glove towards the opponent's eyes as I executed a right low kick to take away his vision, control distance and prevent the possibility of a counter right. It also took a little power away, but it was a tradeoff I was happy with.
Love it! Always the most practical, sensible and effective instruction, you give people the REAL deal. No Cat Stance, claw hand, outward middle block, Fanny tickling, what belt are you Bullshit!! Thank you! You I’m sure have saved people when the shit hits the fan.
I always thought the low kick was underrated in street fights if used smart. If you control the distance and position, and fire well-timed low kicks, most opponents won't know what to do, and if you have power, they will want to quit after 2 or 3 of those (or maybe even 1).
I did 6 to 7 years of muay thai with 4 fights in it and 2 in boxing. I can tell you, lowkicks are very underrated. Even in amateur thaiboxing. Most fighters there know how to throw a low kick ans how to defend a basic low kick. But amateur fighters cant really use it correctly (timing, rythm and placement). I won 3 out of my 4 thai fights with 90% low kicks. Just keep up my tight guard, used my lengh and punished all opponents attempts to close distance with a hard low kick. After two of 3 rounds, the fight was mostly like over, since the opponent could barely walk!
@@leonandre7210 at the end of the day I don't want to be on the receiving side of a well executed kick . Couple guys I train with rock you hard with a kicking shield and push you back a couple steps . Very thankful for padding lol
Holding out a bit longer for my shop to be set up and I'm setting up a space to train when I miss martial arts due to chaos . It's a lot safer for the world when I can dedicate stress to a bag or partner and education . Soothes my soul when I get broken and rebuilt by the people of our community . Being a newbie , this is daily lol
Muay Thai GrandMaster Surachai Sirisute who I have had the extreme honor of training under couldn't have explained it any better than you my Friend!!! LOVE the DOUBLE PALM STRIKE, as well as, the OFFENSIVE Elbow Head Guard SMASH as the initial entries then finishing up with that AWESOME Thai Kick of YOURS !!!jkd sifu mike goldberg ( Fort Worth, Texas )
Nice one! Low kicks have always been my favorite! In the gym we had a nice and small group of people who would practice those kicks on the pad on eachother after the lesson and kick as hard as possible. Our favorite expression ‘die zat er goed op ‘ (that was a good one).😊 of course we used the newest/thickest pads we could find 😉
The adage "you fight like you train" is very true. 30 years ago I was doing a lot of Thai boxing training since I was having ring fights.(was with a Bruce Lee group.). Got into some street scraps during that time and my first instinct was to chop the legs down. And down they went, one guy after another. Legs kicks are great for the street, especially since most palookas aren't expecting them, nor do they know how to deal with them.
Low kicks are the most overlooked attacks since many people have been enamored with high kicks from the movies. A good kick to the side of the knees of even the most ripped or muscular guy will bring them down.
Really enjoyed that. Self preservation and not ego great advice there. It’s another one to add to the arsenal. When sparring I always use the jab cross really quick and as my right punch is coming back I let fly with the low thigh kick and it gets them every time. The transition has to be quick. Thankyou excellent video good for street love the shove idea then kick.
Having been taught this kick and being on the other end of it (kyokushin training), I got to say the downward motion makes a lot of difference. It's hard to explain but the pain comes from inside the leg rather than the superficial muscle, and landing 2 or even 1 good kick will incapacitate your leg for some seconds.
😳😳 H o l y S h i t 😳😳 Michel you stil amaze me 💪 As a Muay Thai fighter, i can most definitely certify your leg kick, i'm blown away by your skills, that kick is 100% correct, to those who aren't aware of the way of this kick, notice that when he lands it, the kick is coming a bit upwards and down, when it lands, there is a reason for this, and that is, this will stung the opponents leg muscles, it is the most vicious of kick to that side of the leg... Amazing 👑 👍 - Stay Blessed - 🙏❤✌
Very effective. I used that same technique growing up on the streets of Newark many times. I usually followed it up with a strike to the head or throat.
I was once doing some friendly sparring with a friend and he kept on kicking me in the balls when he felt he was "losing". Instead of doing the right thing and stopping the sparring I did the immature thing and decided to teach him not to play dirty. I gave him one well placed full power low kick to the thigh. He was really mad but he was limping too much too want to fight. It works!
I’ve been thinking for a while now that low kicks are under rated for self defence. If someone’s face is broken, it can be very hard to defend in court, whereas a low kick will cause a lot of pain, but it’s a lot easier to argue that you weren’t using excessive force. They could also serve as a “warning shot”, causing enough pain to someone to make them reconsider attacking you.
You know, ironically, the spike to the body is actually reminiscent to Bajiquan’s spear elbow, also Benny Urquidez also has some good kickboxing stuff too
Notice Michel's breath, after those few kicks, that just shows you, just how much power he puts into the kick, and the pure guy holding that pad, Ohhh Yeahhh, he's feeling those kicks, cause Michel kicks totally thru it, damnnnn, I'm not holding that pad, that's for sure 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Jesus Christ 🙏❤✌
A top that may help, use less hand movements and keep your guard up. Feels counter intuitive and takes some training at first but it's a lot quicker, less telegraphing and keeps your guard up. Learnt it in Krav Maga and now have no load up time but can see a kick coming with plenty of time to teep the hip or return first.
...just a note too, I'm not shitting on your style, just offering something to try and see if it works for you. Anyone watching this, it's better than most UA-cam fight tutorial stuff I've seen. Logical over flashy. Good work.
I do Muay Thai and those leg kicks fuckin hurt! Great tool to take away mobility and drop the subject if done properly and they do not expect that follow up attack. Good stuff sir.
Lekker!! Strakke lowkicks!! Ik vind zelf een afhoutrap ook gewoon fijn om uit te starten, maar een duw of elleboog zijn ook erg goede opties. Zeker als je de techniek zo goed onder controle hebt!
25 years Muay Thai (my background) . Whenever Thai trainers say the kick goes up and chops down is incorrect. If you did this the foot would smash into the floor. The kick chops across and through never down.
And still I teach it like that. In security we use this as a security kill. Very effective, also in the ring, very effective. It’s how my trainer taught us. I’m not saying it goes down. I’m saying it goes down in an angle a baseball bat will go down. Almost a 45 degrees angle if you like. If that makes sense to you. Always willing to hear the opinion of a 25 years Muay that practitioner.
99% of street fights would end when that kick connects. If you don't spar regularly, (which most people don't), you'll not be able to stand after that. Yes I've been kicked like that and their shin went all the way to my femur bone. Didn't feel good
At last! You will find very few videos that tell you the absolute basics of how to engage when it’s a question of fight or flight. Those guys are experts and so they can identify their targets and hit them with precision. This takes years of knowledge and practice but seems so easy on the screen. Almost all strikes are to the head and upper body and therefore also look impressive. These exercises are for the Dojo, not for street emergencies. Hitting others in the face is definitely not recommended - these days there are always those with phone cameras and that sort of evidence if the police turn up will always go against you initially - although it’s a natural instinct when we give in to our emotions instead of keeping focused on the main aim and that is to injure your opponent correctly so as to then go to the next phase which is flight. Dropping someone to the floor and then going down with them is also a no-no in the street, the most unsuspected individuals could join in and speed of execution is your goal. Now, the most important thing to keep in mind is that someone with an injured leg can’t run. This must be your priority: neutralize the leg. One leg is enough and the advantage is that there are two of them, versus one head, so you can choose whichever side suits you best. When confronted raise the arms as if to offer surrender. This catches the opponent off guard, keeps your head protected and also acts as an upper body stabilizer for the kick. Don’t kick with your toes out in front, much the same as with the hand; fingers and toes break with relative ease, that’s why punching isn’t recommended and open palm strikes are, use the heel instead. A sideways motion catching and displacing the kneecap is ideal. If you miss, you’ll at least have made the leg double sideways and if not breaking something is at least extremely painful; a straight blow to the knee will make the opponent feel sick and if hard enough will have them out of the game for long enough for you to get away. Also, on camera, it doesn’t show you to be either an expert or willing to inflict purposeful injury, rather a clumsy, spur of the moment way out. Now start practising at home so your “clumsiness” is highly effective. Like the man said, the more you do it, the better at it you are.
Haha you have never experienced anything for real did you?🤣 naaaah keep hitting the head if avoidance is not possible. Eliminate threat asap! Kicking is not doing anything except killing one’s mobility. IF you can generate enough force. So it’s not for everyone. You keep on kicking. You will find out the hard way. I have some police reports and real life footage of me hitting head hard!!! And guess what…I never been to jail for that longer than a night. Guess why…it’s was a life threatening situation and I did what’s reasonable and necessary!
@@schoolofselfprotection I said “at last” as a congratulation to your video. Very few online teachers recommend kicking the opponent’s leg. Also, when describing police intervention I said that “initially” you’d be regarded as a suspect, you’ve obviously been there by your answer. Of course life threatening situations demand you respond with all you’ve got. My recommendation is centered around getting out of there fast for those who can’t fight properly. Thank you for your reply and all the work you put in to offer others more opportunities.
I fully agree that a good muay thai low kick is great for street fight: 1. it is very painful, especially for those who do not practice muay 2. few people know how to defend against it 3. basically 1-2 kicks and the fight is over 4. no brain damage or possibility of fall after a conventional cross 5. you still stay out of range of punches or simply defend your head with your elbows whilst kicking 6. normally after a good low kick people by instinct tend to lower their arms - so a slap or a good old punch can end it all
I wonder how effective low kicks to the calf would be on very tall guys on the street? Since they’ve proven to be debilitating in mma, surely it would be a great tool for the street and low risk too. Could you make a video on the calf kick for the street and it’s application? Cheers from London
We have lots of nerves and pressure points all along the body. So any good solid, direct contact to soft tissue would definitely mess anybody up... I love the low kick its basic yet very effective, and have wrecked a lot of opponents using it.....
It works. I weight about 205 Someone I know tried to grave me. And he was at least 300 He came at me with that take down. I did the boxer stance. Then use my rear leg to get out of the danger zone. And as soon as I was out. I whent in with the kick. And it works These dude was literally like 6'5 He couldn't walk after that one. People ain't ready for that kind of punishment. It's like a tree hitting you. Hard. I been on a lot of street fights and leg kicks Is where it's at. There never expecting it. And it's painful. It's a big target , you can't miss it. Keep going strong with the leg kicks 💪
Holy shit man I train mui thai and can I just say that leg kick is naaaasty......I wouldn't like to eat one of those that's for sure, great video brother much love from England 👊
I like it that even though you're throwing your arms around, at least they remain in generally defensive positions. Too many people flail their arms wildly to throw kicks.
This kick has been being used for over 40 years, Sensei Gary Spiers r.i.p. taught this method in his Applied Karate go-ju-ryu. Very effective and devastating.
@@schoolofselfprotection still be great to see and put UC on global map but I think security work on the door is one of the best for real world practice
Ive trained this kick for the street too. Love to see yr set ups here thanks, first time seeing. I adapted it from a muay boran downward slamming kick, much less painful contact area than the upward going muay thai kick.
Other than the trained fighers in these comments, this low kick would immobilise most people here. Also delivered with power (as above) your assailant will think twice about attacking again. As in every street fight, end it as quickly as possible. Peace and love people. This guy is the the real deal. Best instructor bar none.
"Do not fight for ego, fight for self preservation". That might well be one of, if not the best advice I have ever heard on any UA-cam channel!
Thank you!
The observed ego is a good thing. My ego tells me to preserve myself.
@@QuantumPyrite_88.9 To an extent, yes. Pride and ego are also the factors that make you defend yourself. But they can also get you into trouble to begin with, and they can make you delay fights where you could've ended them, further endangering yourself.
@@schoolofselfprotection do you really wanna low kick on the streets and risk a anderson silva moment on the streets where there are no doctors available?
As a trained guy who conditioned his shins his whole life it might not be a hesitation for you, but it is for everyone else
I grew up thay boxing and kicking steel poles and breaking fat sticks with my shins all the time, my shin is full of lil bumps of Calcium all over the place, its like a rollercoaster
I rather try to front kick or punch with precision, or get a hold of him and choke him( but trying to not go to the ground)
Low kicks are really risky
Why not chose the groin instead of low kicks? I mean if you are kicking already this would be a much more realistic "idiotproof" way to save yourself
It has as much risk for your legs than a low kick, and is much more effective
@@backbone93 As a kickboxing teacher and professional kickboxing background i would say the push or the elbow to the chest makes it possible for the lowkick to work thats why you always first distract youre opponent with a jab, push, or the elbow to make the lowkick so catch youre opponent of guard. The "front" kick is very risky my friend! Kicking steel poles doesnt say anything ;)
I can guarantee that the pad holder could feel every one of those kicks even through the pad.
You are so right ...LOL
As a kickboxing teacher and professional kickboxing background from the Netherlands i would say the push or the elbow to the chest makes it possible for the lowkick to work thats why you always first distract youre opponent with a jab, push, or the elbow to make the lowkick so catch youre opponent of guard. Once you immobilize youre opponents legs its al over! Keep up the good work. Osu
Osu Brother!!! 🙏🏻
The power he creates in those kicks are incredible. That comes from hours and hours of practice not everyone will become as good as him.
Thanks a lot!
@@schoolofselfprotection Thanks for the videos and instruction you put out and share.
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Yep you are right, they would take anyone clean off their feet. Hours of practice.
Anyone who puts the hours and repetitions in can throw low kicks like this. Work hard.
Very good applications for the street! Most people dont understand that the majority of the techniques they practise in combat sports or traditional martial arts,need modifications to be effective in real life situations.Urban combatives gives you the correct way to use them effective.
Thank you!
It's called sparring or Friday open mat but I understand your point I came from boxing when I very first hit a BJJ dojo I start laughing at techniques because where so unrealistic effective on dojo but useless in real life or low effectiveness I am still practicing both Box and BJJ but more in a real scenario I let and encourage my partners to slap me punching me and kick me while practicing cause that performs and creates a real scenario
@@enricopucci7413 This is true to some extent, but me and my brother both have about 9 years of various martial arts experience (Judo, BJJ and Kickboxing in that order) and we've literally tested this: We cannot hurt each other with strikes on the ground. If we include kicks, we cannot hurt each other before the victim gets up.
BJJ and especially Judo when applied practically with the idea of strikes in mind makes you extremely defensible, especially if you're also accustomed to dealing with striking from a sport such as Muay-Thai.
Absolutely brilliant tuition.
The slight body weight shift, descending (tai crocodile kick) chop and good pivot on the supporting leg. Devastating effect.
Thanks a lot!
"Do not fight for ego, fight for self preservation".. Brilliant. and the techniques here are spot on real deal material. I will teach this in my next Kyokushin class. Bravo..
Great to hear! Thanks!
Excellent. A very Kyokushin type of Gedan Mawashi chopping downward while stepping in. Highly effective. Osu
Thanks! Osu!
He did not explain, but watch carefully how he turns his standing foot just before he kicks, so he has the most power.
I watch so many combat videos on UA-cam and so many don't look very (if at all) practical for a REAL fight. Especially when over complicated. This is simple and brutal. I'm feeling bruised and battered myself, just watching your shin and elbow smash that pad.
Excellent training video!!
Thank you very much!
Think that mostly traditional martial arts were a thing more, when use weapons was impossibile or combined with, so are quite dull in our times' street fights, if not adapted
No disrespect but what kind of videos do you watch? If you watch any muay thai, lethwei, MMA, sambo, sanda, or wrestling video (those at least), you will watch sth that definitely works in a weaponless fight. Even someone with a weapon would have meet difficulties to dominate you. Martial arts = arts of making war. Martial comes from "Mars", the Roman god of war. It's no joke.
Im using this technique for 20 years and its perfect as combo start or finisher. When it lats as it should the oponent wont forget it for a long time. All best!
Simplicity wins
I don't think I'd hang around for your kick, brother. The push looks scary enough. Excellent video. And please keep them coming. This real-world approach to self-defense is mesmerizing.
Thank you!
Excellent tutorials as always.. excellent demonstrations, explanations on applications & scenarios.. thanks so much Coach!!!👍🏻
You are welcome brother!
Where can I train with this sir? Nederland, Germany? Very good low kick... Huge teacher 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏I do muai thai so I prefer k1.
Great strategy for changing rang with the push/block transition into the leg kick .you taught the different range leg kicks so well I'm practicing it while I watch thank you
Thanks!
These are some of the most effective and practical techniques I have seen on the net. One thing I would like to note is to look at his lead leg placement. Most the time he stepped and landed 45-90 degrees with his toes pointing out. That is how you get true power into a leg kick. That allows you to turn you hips over completely. Your hips should be facing sideways when you land, not at an angle. The target area is just above the knee or just below the hip. You can press hard on these areas with your fingers and feel, on your own leg, where the exact target should be. Those are exposed nerves that deaden the leg when kicked. When first learning, break it down. Step and then kick. Later on for speed you step and kick simultaneously. Think, explosion.
Thanks a lot!
for my self I do this with my foreward foot pointing toes towars the enemy,,, not equal power but Its enough and I have a nice fast boxning to put in if the kick miss. If you put your toes 90 degree away from him and you miss and he is a striker,, you have to be really fast to jump out or conuter kick.. but the idea is to make the push to get them out of balance so I buy what the expert shows,, its very hard to defend if you get that push first. Its possible that if you are out on the pub and meet aggressive idiot he does this to you. From no time he pushes you and you get out of balance and he kicks you. So to counter attack is to read it so you not ever get pushed,, the real difficult thing in self defence is how to know when to start. In a ring,, you hear the gong and starts.. In the pub, or street,,, they start bullying you or the like,, when do you start? To read the situation is very difficult sometimes. Very many aggresiv people will be satisfied if you tell them that you are a pussy and your mother was a bitch bla bla... A good way is to try to increase distance and hold it,, if he goes forward you go serius aggressive boxing in,, lower your point of gravity,, soft knees,,, the most "fighters" have stiff knees,,, take a low stand,, stability comes from the ground,, The theory is long,,, but in pratice you come a very long way if you become extremly aggressive as long as you stay focused,, as a power lifter maxing in bench press.
For people who study education like me. You have very good teaching skills.
Much appreciated!
Your leg kicks are expertly executed, and you set up the kicks in a sensible manner. Whenever the other guy is off balance, it is very difficult for him to defend or counter attack. Perhaps contrary to textbook low kicks, I used to open with a push or a jab, and then extend the right glove towards the opponent's eyes as I executed a right low kick to take away his vision, control distance and prevent the possibility of a counter right. It also took a little power away, but it was a tradeoff I was happy with.
Much appreciated !
Love it! Always the most practical, sensible and effective instruction, you give people the REAL deal. No Cat Stance, claw hand, outward middle block, Fanny tickling, what belt are you Bullshit!! Thank you! You I’m sure have saved people when the shit hits the fan.
Imagine being in a fight and someone yells “take his mobility!” I’d be terrified
I always thought the low kick was underrated in street fights if used smart. If you control the distance and position, and fire well-timed low kicks, most opponents won't know what to do, and if you have power, they will want to quit after 2 or 3 of those (or maybe even 1).
Absolutely!
And you won´t hurt him too much, but he would have trouble to walk if you hit the right spot :D
@@Santeria78 Hurting them more is always better.
I did 6 to 7 years of muay thai with 4 fights in it and 2 in boxing. I can tell you, lowkicks are very underrated. Even in amateur thaiboxing. Most fighters there know how to throw a low kick ans how to defend a basic low kick. But amateur fighters cant really use it correctly (timing, rythm and placement). I won 3 out of my 4 thai fights with 90% low kicks. Just keep up my tight guard, used my lengh and punished all opponents attempts to close distance with a hard low kick. After two of 3 rounds, the fight was mostly like over, since the opponent could barely walk!
I would never use kicks up the belt or even knees of my opponent
This guy gives me Bas Ruten vibes - Love it! Great content and advice!
Thanks a lot!!
That looks way more brutal than standard round kick . Going to practice that one
Literally is a round house kick, just low
@@leonandre7210 at the end of the day I don't want to be on the receiving side of a well executed kick . Couple guys I train with rock you hard with a kicking shield and push you back a couple steps . Very thankful for padding lol
Get yourself a car tire if you don't have a boxing bag. Seriously.
Holding out a bit longer for my shop to be set up and I'm setting up a space to train when I miss martial arts due to chaos . It's a lot safer for the world when I can dedicate stress to a bag or partner and education . Soothes my soul when I get broken and rebuilt by the people of our community . Being a newbie , this is daily lol
Muay Thai GrandMaster Surachai Sirisute who I have had the extreme honor of training under couldn't have explained it any better than you my Friend!!!
LOVE the DOUBLE PALM STRIKE, as well as, the OFFENSIVE Elbow Head Guard SMASH as the initial entries then finishing up with that AWESOME Thai Kick of YOURS !!!jkd sifu mike goldberg ( Fort Worth, Texas )
Nice one! Low kicks have always been my favorite! In the gym we had a nice and small group of people who would practice those kicks on the pad on eachother after the lesson and kick as hard as possible. Our favorite expression ‘die zat er goed op ‘ (that was a good one).😊 of course we used the newest/thickest pads we could find 😉
Damn I love this teacher's technique it makes a lot on sense in the real world.
Thanks!
Lost count on watching this video over and over.
Thank you again for the tutorial.
Incredibly affective and powerful. 🤘🏻
Happy to hear that!
Love the assessment part of the drill. I think that is much better than how drills are typically done. Also love your passion for teaching. :)
Thanks a lot!
Practical, clear, efficient, and concise. Good stuff as always.
The adage "you fight like you train" is very true. 30 years ago I was doing a lot of Thai boxing training since I was having ring fights.(was with a Bruce Lee group.). Got into some street scraps during that time and my first instinct was to chop the legs down. And down they went, one guy after another. Legs kicks are great for the street, especially since most palookas aren't expecting them, nor do they know how to deal with them.
Wow,thank you!👍👏👊💣💥
Warm regards from bavaria!🙋♀️🥊
Mike your tie Kicks has brought urban combat to a new level👍
Low kicks are the most overlooked attacks since many people have been enamored with high kicks from the movies.
A good kick to the side of the knees of even the most ripped or muscular guy will bring them down.
Absolutely!
My buddy did one of those on me and even through the shield I walked limp for a week!
Awesome content as ever guys
Hit first hit friggin’ hard is the best advice out there.
Absolutely
that elbow movement you're doing is awesome, I'm always terrified, it's a good move, teacher
Thanks!
Really enjoyed that. Self preservation and not ego great advice there. It’s another one to add to the arsenal. When sparring I always use the jab cross really quick and as my right punch is coming back I let fly with the low thigh kick and it gets them every time. The transition has to be quick. Thankyou excellent video good for street love the shove idea then kick.
Excellent details and the street version to the side knee of your opponent is night, night for them. Solid details sir. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks!
I would love to see this Gentleman again every single Bullshi-Do Master ever know.
Great teaching Sir.
Thank you for keeping REAL
Respect 🙌🏼😌💯🙏🏼🤜🏻🤛🏻🙏🏼
Thanks a lot!
Having been taught this kick and being on the other end of it (kyokushin training), I got to say the downward motion makes a lot of difference. It's hard to explain but the pain comes from inside the leg rather than the superficial muscle, and landing 2 or even 1 good kick will incapacitate your leg for some seconds.
@TheGreekGod Physique chop up, watch Liam Harrison's low kicks
You are very creative and your channel is unique. I am very lucky to discover such a wonderful channel
Thank you very much!
Brilliant power, and very effective ,and I'm really like that tattoo !😀
Thank you very much!
😳😳 H o l y S h i t 😳😳
Michel you stil amaze me 💪
As a Muay Thai fighter, i can most definitely certify your leg kick, i'm blown away by your skills, that kick is 100% correct, to those who aren't aware of the way of this kick, notice that when he lands it, the kick is coming a bit upwards and down, when it lands, there is a reason for this, and that is, this will stung the opponents leg muscles, it is the most vicious of kick to that side of the leg...
Amazing 👑 👍
- Stay Blessed -
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savage lowkick. takes away the will to move. no mercy when push comes to shove 🙏
Very effective. I used that same technique growing up on the streets of Newark many times. I usually followed it up with a strike to the head or throat.
Sounds like a tactic to me! Thanks!🙏🏻
you are a great teacher!
I was once doing some friendly sparring with a friend and he kept on kicking me in the balls when he felt he was "losing". Instead of doing the right thing and stopping the sparring I did the immature thing and decided to teach him not to play dirty. I gave him one well placed full power low kick to the thigh.
He was really mad but he was limping too much too want to fight.
It works!
Haha good tactic
@Real Aiglon aside from being quite effective, low kicks are low risk
I discovered your channel today. Very, very interesting.
Thank a lot!
Thank you teacher!
You are welcome brother!
Excellent lesson Thanks
What an amazing teacher! Love these videos!
Thanks for the kind words!
1st time in your Chanel, like it ! It does not take that much power to hurt a untrained person with a low kick
Thanks!!
Thank you. I will train this combo and add it to my awareness.
Awesome!
I’ve been thinking for a while now that low kicks are under rated for self defence. If someone’s face is broken, it can be very hard to defend in court, whereas a low kick will cause a lot of pain, but it’s a lot easier to argue that you weren’t using excessive force. They could also serve as a “warning shot”, causing enough pain to someone to make them reconsider attacking you.
I just came across your channel. This is absolutely excellent teaching and explaining why you are doing what you are doing. You have a new subscriber.
Awesome! Thanks a lot!
extremely powerful..thanks
Thank you!
That Dutch low kick has made many strikers champions!
Absolutely!
Quality work again dude. Proper technical delivery and excellent demonstration!
Thanks brother !
You know, ironically, the spike to the body is actually reminiscent to Bajiquan’s spear elbow, also Benny Urquidez also has some good kickboxing stuff too
Notice Michel's breath, after those few kicks, that just shows you, just how much power he puts into the kick, and the pure guy holding that pad, Ohhh Yeahhh, he's feeling those kicks, cause Michel kicks totally thru it, damnnnn, I'm not holding that pad, that's for sure 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jesus Christ 🙏❤✌
A top that may help, use less hand movements and keep your guard up. Feels counter intuitive and takes some training at first but it's a lot quicker, less telegraphing and keeps your guard up. Learnt it in Krav Maga and now have no load up time but can see a kick coming with plenty of time to teep the hip or return first.
...just a note too, I'm not shitting on your style, just offering something to try and see if it works for you. Anyone watching this, it's better than most UA-cam fight tutorial stuff I've seen. Logical over flashy. Good work.
I do Muay Thai and those leg kicks fuckin hurt! Great tool to take away mobility and drop the subject if done properly and they do not expect that follow up attack. Good stuff sir.
excellent ! very intelligent strategy, thanks for sharing !
Lekker!! Strakke lowkicks!! Ik vind zelf een afhoutrap ook gewoon fijn om uit te starten, maar een duw of elleboog zijn ook erg goede opties. Zeker als je de techniek zo goed onder controle hebt!
Thanks Kevin! Aan de deur gebruik ik vaak afhouders. Erg functioneel wanneer goed getimed.
25 years Muay Thai (my background) . Whenever Thai trainers say the kick goes up and chops down is incorrect. If you did this the foot would smash into the floor.
The kick chops across and through never down.
And still I teach it like that. In security we use this as a security kill. Very effective, also in the ring, very effective. It’s how my trainer taught us. I’m not saying it goes down. I’m saying it goes down in an angle a baseball bat will go down. Almost a 45 degrees angle if you like. If that makes sense to you. Always willing to hear the opinion of a 25 years Muay that practitioner.
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VERY HELPFUL!!!THANKS M8.🙏👍👊👊
Thank you 🙏🏼
You are welcome!
Aluno morrendo de medo de levar uma porrada certeira. Parabéns ao mestre, excelente explicação.
Excellent breakdown 💪
Appreciate it!
Just found your channel. Got q fan brother 🙇♂️
Thanks brother!
Love that low kick
This is very good stuff. Please do a seminar in Germany.
I have seminars all the time in Germany. September in Dormagen. October in Swabisch Gmünd. November in Stuttgart. Would that suit you?
@@schoolofselfprotection I am in Berlin sadly...
99% of street fights would end when that kick connects. If you don't spar regularly, (which most people don't), you'll not be able to stand after that. Yes I've been kicked like that and their shin went all the way to my femur bone. Didn't feel good
The guy holding the pad was like WTF when got back up off the floor
Naah he is used to it! He is a legend.
At last!
You will find very few videos that tell you the absolute basics of how to engage when it’s a question of fight or flight. Those guys are experts and so they can identify their targets and hit them with precision. This takes years of knowledge and practice but seems so easy on the screen. Almost all strikes are to the head and upper body and therefore also look impressive. These exercises are for the Dojo, not for street emergencies.
Hitting others in the face is definitely not recommended - these days there are always those with phone cameras and that sort of evidence if the police turn up will always go against you initially - although it’s a natural instinct when we give in to our emotions instead of keeping focused on the main aim and that is to injure your opponent correctly so as to then go to the next phase which is flight. Dropping someone to the floor and then going down with them is also a no-no in the street, the most unsuspected individuals could join in and speed of execution is your goal.
Now, the most important thing to keep in mind is that someone with an injured leg can’t run. This must be your priority: neutralize the leg. One leg is enough and the advantage is that there are two of them, versus one head, so you can choose whichever side suits you best. When confronted raise the arms as if to offer surrender. This catches the opponent off guard, keeps your head protected and also acts as an upper body stabilizer for the kick. Don’t kick with your toes out in front, much the same as with the hand; fingers and toes break with relative ease, that’s why punching isn’t recommended and open palm strikes are, use the heel instead. A sideways motion catching and displacing the kneecap is ideal. If you miss, you’ll at least have made the leg double sideways and if not breaking something is at least extremely painful; a straight blow to the knee will make the opponent feel sick and if hard enough will have them out of the game for long enough for you to get away. Also, on camera, it doesn’t show you to be either an expert or willing to inflict purposeful injury, rather a clumsy, spur of the moment way out. Now start practising at home so your “clumsiness” is highly effective. Like the man said, the more you do it, the better at it you are.
Haha you have never experienced anything for real did you?🤣 naaaah keep hitting the head if avoidance is not possible. Eliminate threat asap! Kicking is not doing anything except killing one’s mobility. IF you can generate enough force. So it’s not for everyone. You keep on kicking. You will find out the hard way. I have some police reports and real life footage of me hitting head hard!!! And guess what…I never been to jail for that longer than a night. Guess why…it’s was a life threatening situation and I did what’s reasonable and necessary!
@@schoolofselfprotection I said “at last” as a congratulation to your video. Very few online teachers recommend kicking the opponent’s leg. Also, when describing police intervention I said that “initially” you’d be regarded as a suspect, you’ve obviously been there by your answer. Of course life threatening situations demand you respond with all you’ve got. My recommendation is centered around getting out of there fast for those who can’t fight properly. Thank you for your reply and all the work you put in to offer others more opportunities.
@@m3photo726 much appreciated! Thanks for the kind words. And I understand now what you mean.
This is great for street fight.
Leg kick in street fights is the ultimate flex
Nice combo- reminds me of muay thai.
It is brother. Love to irritate people and say it’s Dutch😅
Brutal lesson. Love it.
Thanks!
Love this channel
Thank you!
@@schoolofselfprotection no brother. THANK YOU! It’s very easy after watching you to separate the pepper from the fly sh**.
I fully agree that a good muay thai low kick is great for street fight:
1. it is very painful, especially for those who do not practice muay
2. few people know how to defend against it
3. basically 1-2 kicks and the fight is over
4. no brain damage or possibility of fall after a conventional cross
5. you still stay out of range of punches or simply defend your head with your elbows whilst kicking
6. normally after a good low kick people by instinct tend to lower their arms - so a slap or a good old punch can end it all
Thanks! Great points!
I wonder how effective low kicks to the calf would be on very tall guys on the street? Since they’ve proven to be debilitating in mma, surely it would be a great tool for the street and low risk too. Could you make a video on the calf kick for the street and it’s application? Cheers from London
We have lots of nerves and pressure points all along the body. So any good solid, direct contact to soft tissue would definitely mess anybody up... I love the low kick its basic yet very effective, and have wrecked a lot of opponents using it.....
It works. I weight about 205
Someone I know tried to grave me. And he was at least 300
He came at me with that take down.
I did the boxer stance. Then use my rear leg to get out of the danger zone. And as soon as I was out.
I whent in with the kick. And it works
These dude was literally like 6'5
He couldn't walk after that one.
People ain't ready for that kind of punishment.
It's like a tree hitting you.
Hard.
I been on a lot of street fights and leg kicks
Is where it's at.
There never expecting it.
And it's painful.
It's a big target , you can't miss it.
Keep going strong with the leg kicks 💪
Holy shit man I train mui thai and can I just say that leg kick is naaaasty......I wouldn't like to eat one of those that's for sure, great video brother much love from England 👊
Thanks brother! Very kind!
Maan i was thinking the same thing, get one in the knee.. good bye, no more walking...ever.
Excellent,Sir
Thank you!
Excellent Video and explanation. I may try it next time working the doors
Don’t do it with the VIP guests. Gave me a lot of problems in the past. Apparently that’s not very hospitable. #snowflakes
@@schoolofselfprotection I know. They break pretty easily :)
I like it that even though you're throwing your arms around, at least they remain in generally defensive positions. Too many people flail their arms wildly to throw kicks.
Thanks!
This kick has been being used for over 40 years, Sensei Gary Spiers r.i.p. taught this method in his Applied Karate go-ju-ryu.
Very effective and devastating.
George Groves has dropped a long way down the pecking order LOL
🤣 he is a legend
@@schoolofselfprotection Love the low kick and set up by the way. That’s dropping 99% of people if they’re not regular kickboxing/ MMA training.
Brilliant video mate respect YNWA brother
Nice technique.in street fight i used front kick.very effective
Awesome!
Oh dangit! Insane power on that low kick! My "conversation distance" with Michiel will be at least 20m :D
🤣 thanks brother. 🙏🏻
Need to do King of The Streets represent te art 🎨 that would make people stand up and see how good UC is.
Used UC last Friday. 2 against 1. Saved my ass more than once! No match fight has weapons and multiples.
@@schoolofselfprotection still be great to see and put UC on global map but I think security work on the door is one of the best for real world practice
The Netherlands is the Brazil of Europe, there are so many good fighters coming out of this country.
Ive trained this kick for the street too. Love to see yr set ups here thanks, first time seeing. I adapted it from a muay boran downward slamming kick, much less painful contact area than the upward going muay thai kick.
Kicking just under the knee (calf kick) might be even better than over it, based on observing fights.
Spike to lowkick. I like that. Spear elbow with little more protection.
Other than the trained fighers in these comments, this low kick would immobilise most people here. Also delivered with power (as above) your assailant will think twice about attacking again. As in every street fight, end it as quickly as possible. Peace and love people. This guy is the the real deal. Best instructor bar none.
Good basic self defense 👍
I ve suscript... Good teacher 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The guy kicks like a legend
Thank you!