This is one of the best instructional lessons I've ever had on dealing with kicks! Also amazing for point sparring tournaments 🙂

thank you so much for the great advice! treasuring this and practicing it now.

Love the videos they're so helpful

Muy buena técnica 👍

i would like to add that there are 2 ways of kicking, one is how you do it 2 is how i do it when I lift my leg I always keep my feet in an upward angle above my knee. it means i always kick diagonal upwards if I choose to do a side kick and if you try to hand block a kick from that direction with enough force the kick always win the hand and you always get a hard kick on the body with or without arm in between it stil knocks air out of you. Be away if you try to close a gap by moving in and use your hand to block a kick it will not work vs this method of kicking but you will need to use other ways e.g. kick over or use your leg to block.

Great video

Great video. I’ve used open and closed stance in the opposite of what you did. Not a big deal, I am curious what makes your closed closed. Just a fun nerd thing to think about. I need to work on checking kicks. I can’t say I’ve been methodical enough. Nice tips. I can’t wait to try these.

Thanks so much! I keep getting lit up in kumite by this one kicker. Very helpful.

wow these men put in work to give us awesome content! Look how they are sweating

great video, help me a lot

I think this is where now the truth in Okinawan karate applies to kick to the bladder area, meaning on the hip level of the opponent or kicker or below; and not to kick high like to hit the face because one can be easily countered especially one who is very good in kicking defense, like the way it is done in combat Aikido to intercept the kick and tumble the kicker to the ground. Do whatever it takes: scoop the kicking legs, grab it or just parry and go for the other legs, and other ways.

Thanks for sharing

Karate guys always keeping their chin so high, also when punching. That's dangerous boys, dangerous...

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Definitely using this tonight cause I’m a big guy (6ft/235 lbs) so I’m always getting kicked at lol

I’m assuming this won’t be answered at this point but what brand of the gloves and foot pads?

I got destroyed in a point sparing match at the tournament because of a kicker at least I took second place in all 😂 but I’m still upset about it lol because why is a black belt only throwing kicks weird but it beat me I guess I need to train a little bit more😂

Dig it

Ur definition of open vs closed stance is opposite of mine.

You can trick him.

You can block it and take him down.

Just move around constantly. It is very difficult to kick a moving target.