The Secret Leg Kick Target That Nobody Talks About!

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@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

We discuss targeting for the front kick in the Front Kick Focus course at hard2hurt.teachable.com

@DaNDmsIsgfP24S 3 жыл бұрын

hard2hurt sup

@driver3899 3 жыл бұрын

The course is sounding better and better sneaky things like this is what keeps me up at night

@driver3899 3 жыл бұрын

@Hunter Hall I was just wondering about this very thing and trying them out in my kitchen haha Do you like the opposite side or same side knee for it?

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

@Hunter Hall ssshhhh

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

@@driver3899 ssshhh

@brottarnacke 3 жыл бұрын

”I swear to God ref, I was only trying to knee him in the Tensor Fasciae Latae!”

@kareeme2624 2 жыл бұрын

underrated comment

@Xf2tygr 3 жыл бұрын

This is the definition of precision striking. Don't just hit, hit with purpose. Really great tip.

@davidbakker-wester113 3 жыл бұрын

The guy in purple reminds me of my first best friend from 37 years ago. Alfons I mis you.

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Damn Alfons come back to this guy.

@ZholGoliath 3 жыл бұрын

I need a woman in my life that loves me the way Santiago loves Alfons 🥰

@ededdison8965 3 жыл бұрын

@@ZholGoliath my wife loves me like that. And David - I'm rooting for you to find a new love bud. There's billions of people out there. Your chances are good bro 👍🏼

@benitocamelo8944 3 жыл бұрын

We need a campaing yo find Alfons

@brophymusprime593 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most wholesome comment thread on youtube

@SenseiSeth 3 жыл бұрын

Mikes getting into pressure points 👀😂

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah duh

@fauxbravo 3 жыл бұрын

Bring on the no-touch knockouts.

@lvlupent.7334 3 жыл бұрын

Dim Mak foot edition

@wahoo31151 3 жыл бұрын

@@fauxbravo If you have done BJJ you know that stinky GI guy is more than capable of no touch knockouts.

@GreaPal 3 жыл бұрын

he slowly becomes, the very thing he oathed to destroy !!!

@thedarklord7003 3 жыл бұрын

"Death Star of a human" I'm gonna incorporate that expression into my vocabulary... somehow.

@Hexenhammer 3 жыл бұрын

He's not wrong either. One should not teach monsters to kick people. It's horrifying enough knowing that some of them know how to punch. 😬

@SwordFighterPKN 3 жыл бұрын

I learned about that spot in the early/mid 90's from a Thai boxer, it SUCKS to be kicked there.

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

I know other people have worked on it i just couldn't find any videos on it

@SwordFighterPKN 3 жыл бұрын

@@hard2hurt - Oh you are right I have never seen a video of it either. Actually I totally forgot about that kick since you don't see it used much. Its just one of those "back in the day" type of techniques that are out there but not used much. Keep up the great work, awesome channel!

@kenthan9388 3 жыл бұрын

Yea, I learned to teep and oblique kick that spot in Muay Thai. It's not high %, but if you miss you can still get a decent body shot in.

@bezimeni0477 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this few monts ago from my bjj trainer when we were all messing around. I thought ot was some old school leg kick that people forgot but i was wrong

@Thunderhowl 3 жыл бұрын

This brought me back to my old karate days. We used a front kick or teep in this spot to drive the hips back & set up a straight left or right cross. Getting kicked there in training always sucked. 😂

@hardcaliber19 3 жыл бұрын

"Let em think yer kickin wrong. Yeah. Let em think that." Lol, pearls of wisdom from Icy Mike.

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

I also like to tap during drills when the other white belts don't have the sub in right so that they don't get better.

@hardcaliber19 3 жыл бұрын

@@hard2hurt See! So much to learn from this channel. 😂

@WillofStone08 3 жыл бұрын

@@hard2hurt Ah shit now that's a genius idea!

@hanhdrew 3 жыл бұрын

“Want to feel mine? Feel yours, keep your hands to yourself” 😭😭😭😂😂😂

@wahoo31151 3 жыл бұрын

Recent UFC shows that Calf kicks can damage the brain, just ask Sean O'Malley.

@MFOMEGA 3 жыл бұрын

That’s cold 😂

@Tobi1Kanobi93 3 жыл бұрын

That kick from Chito hit the back of the knee right on the peroneal nerve, not the calf that. Watch Demetrius Johnson vs Henry Cejudo the first time, and you see DJ hitting Cejudo there, and his foot goes numb and he starts to roll on his foot just like Sean did, difference is Cejudo regained control of his foot rather quickly, but Sean did not.

@wahoo31151 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tobi1Kanobi93 Re-watched it, great eye for detail man you are right.

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Ouch

@Mcnutt420 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tobi1Kanobi93 on the nose, anatomy can be a bitch

@0713mas 3 жыл бұрын

Cliff's face when he realized he'd been hit there before and how much it sucks. I think I made the same face when I pushed around on the spot. Awful feeling and fatigues the hell out of you in sparring, the only saving grace may be, as said it's close to the hip so as a technique the risk /reward quickly gets involved if overused. As always great info!!! Love the channel

@gabrielrivard3332 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual! As a physiotherapist, I'd add that one of the primary roles of the tensor fascia lata is to provide tension in the iliotibial band (hence the stabilizing effect for the hip). Disrupting that with a few well placed strikes can impair the opponent's mobility, motor control and power generation with the leg that's targeted

@dropkickcorpse 3 жыл бұрын

If I remember my sports anatomy class, I think injury to that spot is commonly known as a "Corked Thigh" (Intramuscular Contusion). It's really common for tackled football/rugby players to get this injury when the tackler's knee runs into a player's leg and since the muscle on top of the thigh is a bit thinner than the lower quad, it makes it easier to pinch/crush the muscle fibers inside the muscle sheath against their own femur.

@texterfnc8319 3 жыл бұрын

Corked shoulders are pretty bad too lol

@My_Naginta 3 жыл бұрын

The wife hates it when her wine is corked. Wait, what channel am I on?

@sharpshooter9407 3 жыл бұрын

The return of the LEG MOSSCLE

@driver3899 3 жыл бұрын

LEGH MAHSSEL

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

LAEYGHGH MOWZULL

@yougood809 2 жыл бұрын

LMAOO Nobody says it better than Mike.

@Mcnutt420 3 жыл бұрын

Anatomy wise, the tfl is in line with the groin, so imagine your trying to aim for the groin through the outside of the leg, people tend tear this muscle alot by accident

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

I actually kinda like that explanation for targeting... will also help people chop through.

@Mcnutt420 3 жыл бұрын

@@hard2hurt keep up the awesome job keeping people safe, wishing I could spar with you, all the way from toronto, ont

@pixinstone7414 3 жыл бұрын

In TKD, I always taught my students to target this area with push kicks more as a psychological attack than anything else. It can easily push your opponent to the ground reducing his confidence.

@artifex2.080 3 жыл бұрын

I aim my leg kicks at the ground for the pocket sand effect

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Up your power levels so you can create earthquakes.

@Dragon227 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video with effective explanations that make the technique useful.

@pattymalarkey628 3 жыл бұрын

Dude interesting! When I feel the spot on my leg I cringed at the though of getting kicked there. Ouch!

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

It sucks. Notice Cliff is a very tough dude and look how he flinched when he thought I was going to kick him there again.

@luiskross6454 3 жыл бұрын

@@hard2hurt Kick him in the calf hard, he'll probably punch you in the face, calf kicks are so much more damaging even one will do major damage plus the calf is a bigger target than that little

@ranaamir9073 3 жыл бұрын

hard2hurt lol I legit made a face when he got kicked there

@jedmcdonald4695 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite videos are the ones with Cliff in them. I do my best attempt to impersonate Cliff's stoicism when people are messing with me. It helps. Thanks dude you're a boss!

@olliefoxx7165 3 жыл бұрын

I like this channel. They study the game looking for any possible arrows to put in your quiver. Well done and shown

@MrBatraaf 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips! When I was a kid, me and my friends used to try to get eachother by kneeing the side of the leg. It causes a form of light paralysis of the upper leg. We call it the "ice bone" or "to give an ice bone". Later, my trainer made a point of always harassing your opponent in such a way, whenever an opportunity presents itself. There are similar spots on the front of the thigh and the calf, which you can hit with your heel when clinching. You don't see it used much anymore, but just this week I was watching an old Rob Kaman fight and there both fighters were actually constantly doing this type of harassing attacks.

@dgerdi 3 жыл бұрын

Nice advice. Thank you for introducing this pressure point to me. It is (unlikely others) nice to find and not easy to protect.

@londonarevalo2480 3 жыл бұрын

Love the breakdown bro! Great content as usual.

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jayceeinvincible 3 жыл бұрын

Mike you are too awesome brotha. Definitely needed this one

@kravmagacaveira 3 жыл бұрын

Great vídeo bro

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@TheGamer-fb2zn 3 жыл бұрын

CAVEIRA!!!!!!

@thepaleoconservativefortru5707 3 жыл бұрын

Star wars reference lmao. Exhaust port to his death star he says 🤣

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a good one.

@LuisNgchongJrArt 3 жыл бұрын

*lol😀*

@Lowlitstudio 3 жыл бұрын

All in the region is some really vulnerable stuff, like, for one, the femoral nerve, and two, the femoral artery, some major lymph nodes, etc. really vulnerable spot. Great video.

@SantiagoRodriguez-zi3gv 3 жыл бұрын

Could be a good target for the oblique kick as well

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Sssshhhh

@camfer9616 3 жыл бұрын

oldschool savate did that, one of their signature mooves! looks super cool if it lands correctly

@norgnt 3 жыл бұрын

That reminds me of Lorenz Larkin vs Neil Magny where Larkin used oblique kicks very effectively right around that area high up on the leg.

@camfer9616 3 жыл бұрын

@@norgnt just watched it! dude landed right on his ass with that wtf just happened face

@juliodefreitas157 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and thanks for sharing your tips 👍

@eliottreynart5722 3 жыл бұрын

I learned about this one a few years back in krav maga, and its actually the only pressure point i can remember and use efficiently in training, good stuff !!

@abudujana13 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, HARD2HURT

@kencoffman7145 3 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THIS! Dealing with hip and lower back issues that focus on the nerves in that area! Results of a car accident but if someone were to hit that spot you'll drop. I'd suggest being a bit offline and hitting the pocket where the ball joint and butt cheek meet.

@Docinaplane 3 жыл бұрын

Great, useful information, Mike!

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Every once in awhile...

@toddellner5283 3 жыл бұрын

Heh. My first Silat teacher called it the "Fold Up Like a Taco Point"

@gregoryhoffmann2703 3 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown and different ways to attack.

@liamcage7208 3 жыл бұрын

We used to target that spot with elbows (forearms actually) after catching someone's middle-high round kick. Hold the leg with one hand then step in and drive the forearm in. Because it is a hip flexor they tend to buckle and go down (drop to their butt). I'm not sure its exactly the same spot but its very close.

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

ouch

@bryguy07 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this whole video and I’m probably never going to use this.. Lol but good to know, and you cracked me up the whole time. Great energy and great teacher 👌 10/10 - playful and informative. A true teacher!

@EnFyr 3 жыл бұрын

Never thought of that. Great tip!

@disequalone 3 жыл бұрын

I love this, I also think you could follow up if you land the kick and damage that spot you can go for a single and if you grab the injured leg, dig your shoulder into that spot, if you grab the opposite leg then their base is already compromised. I'll practice this a lot. Thank you.

@ChopItUpWithKamRu 3 жыл бұрын

I love the strike. My coach had us work on elbow strikes & knife work going there in close quarter fighting . For self defense purposes . ‘Silat ‘ I love your content.

@jonmerritt2702 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome find! I love how practical your videos are. Side kicks work well without the worry of hitting the hip! would seem perfect except one would have to side step or circle around to get the angle right. Also, side kicks take much more practice and flexibility to do well. I wonder if a low hook kick could be effective if it hit that 'sweet spot' or not....

@Twoyutes74 3 жыл бұрын

Learned that takedown in bjj. Mind blown. I KNOW that spot. Wow. Ty.

@oscarmunoz3227 3 жыл бұрын

Finally you learn how to kick that good and showing people 👏

@jeffhopewell2427 3 жыл бұрын

Youre very entertaining and funny bud. Great videos!!lots to learn from. Thankyou!!

@joelguy2949 3 жыл бұрын

I have used it before in training because I am short and it just seems to have worked in my 45 years but thanks for explaining more than others

@davidsummerville351 Жыл бұрын

Excellent instruction

@Guy-wl8jk 3 жыл бұрын

My coach always told me to aim leg kicks at the head. This video has been helpful.

@david.diaz.r 3 жыл бұрын

this is great, almost crippled myself looking for the spot 😂 it works, thanks sensei Mike

@samuel-JF1981 3 жыл бұрын

If I remember, the fascia lata tensor muscle connects to the upper portion of iliotibial band, keeping It tensioned and stabilized. Also acts as secondary hip and knee flexor. It's a small but efective target! My favorite one is the the lateral tendon of femoral biceps.

@AZTigerMMA 3 жыл бұрын

We target the low triangle above the knee . The IT band attachment. I like your concept. We teach this modern self defense like you and Hoover ect. It’s like MMA Krav Maga but more we sprinkle in Pannantucan for our advanced guys ! Love what we do but this is a tough path ! Respect

@ryanhill7461 3 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic 👏 👌 Thank you.

@silverousleonidas5790 3 жыл бұрын

I remember on an old show called Human Weapon two fighters went to france where they were taught the basics of Savate, and during one of their training sessions a teacher showed them to target that same area with a push kick.

@oddity6176 3 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@FightDad 3 жыл бұрын

5:30 "...Then my life ends!" 🤣🤣

@marcelobalarezo6604 3 жыл бұрын

cliff's face its the best thing that has happened to this channel

@dkoons69 3 жыл бұрын

My Shifu taught me about that spot before he hit me there. My leg was numb for the next hour. Also, I'm pretty sure we use this spot in some of our throws.

@markboorman9583 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just commenting because I haven't watched the full video yet and I know how much you appreciate those well thought out points of view

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Oh good thing!

@djiindovah7155 3 жыл бұрын

I was taught this but from an Arnis dude but as a front kick or ghost kick to counter front charging tackles. Very effective, especially since they’ll usually bend forward and right into a knee

@raymondzellar5523 3 жыл бұрын

That's really cool. I always focused on kicking downward at that front knobbly muscle just above the knee cap with round kicks. I loved to use push kicks in that same spot and it always knocked people off balance. I'm 6'5" so I would push kick downward I to that region and I actually sat people right on their butts doing it a few times.

@elvingarcia3869 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome to the pressure point !!

@mariomavarez6851 3 жыл бұрын

excelent vídeo! i have no idea of that secret. thanks for sharing.

@Robnoxious77 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve got a hip screw and full plate that runs 6 inches down the outside of my femur. It’ll hurt me, but it’ll hurt you more 🤣

@313Saj 3 жыл бұрын

Just wondering what kind of strength training routine does cliff follow and does he have his own channel? He is a beast.

@AVTBJJ 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great video.

@iamharsh1411 3 жыл бұрын

Please make a video on how to jab, practice of jab and how to add power in your jab

@ArmadusMalaysia 3 жыл бұрын

That last tip is gold.

@tooold2044 3 жыл бұрын

That's appreciated. For real.

@hard2hurt 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you find some success with it.

@ryanoneill6481 3 жыл бұрын

I see where you’re coming from. Having a feel on my TFL I can tell it would hurt to be kicked there. Might experiment with it in light sparring once my dojo reopens.

@husseinjmakshofi2697 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@samohteel4393 3 жыл бұрын

oh wow, Hips pads in high school football had a secondary purpose. I always wondered why it had that weird tab that came down across the outside of thigh. It was awkward and cumbersome, and slowed me down as I ran.

@Guitarraeficaztutorialesytabs 3 жыл бұрын

I remember my karate teacher (from the years when you actually had to be good at it) he would use this spot to stop you from getting closer and at the same time back fist you in the face (uraken uchi). It wasn't really a kick though, but I now realize it's potential. He was good (still is for sure), old school, the kind of guy that would hit the makiwara and break 18 red tiles with the tip of his fingers (nukite, spear hand, I saw it with my own eyes). Awesome video, definetely using this for my muay thai. THANKS!

@m.a.k.8618 3 жыл бұрын

There is a silat master master in france that really like to use that kick. That's when I first saw that kick. But I really didn't know about that wrestling hold. Great video mike .👍

@Gregor1911 3 жыл бұрын

Just call it the TFL 😂 I think its main function is to put tension on the lateral fascia & the it band (iliotibial) The muscle does that from the front with a counterbalance from the glute max from the back, so the it band is kind of "balanced". Thank u for another very interesting vid🤙

@roccolondonco.8663 3 жыл бұрын

Once had a dude I trained with kick my inside ankle, right above where the tongue of the shoe ends, with his heel... man that was painful.... this dude was a real expert in these "cheap shots"

@koosh138 3 жыл бұрын

I might be remembering this wrong, but even my Goju Ryu Sensei advised aiming here with the heel of the front kick. He never used the term for it, but it throws off the stances. So it's useful.

@aequitasification 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that point is ridiculously vulnerable. It's my favorite place to kick. I've seen legs buckle from a kick there, and it's close enough to the hip axis that it usually twists their posture substantially.

@upliftedlife9701 3 жыл бұрын

I started doing that in sparring and my coach took me aside and told me if I’m going to do that I need to do it softer because It can inflict serious damage. But I had no idea that was the case I would just aim for that spot instead of throwing a round house to the ribs.

@andrewferris1903 3 жыл бұрын

I remember Anantask's Thigh Teep hitting roughly that spot in his matches, I think it's more relevant for some kind of front kick or knee than a roundhouse.

@malachiingram4427 3 жыл бұрын

oh yo, I used to gently push that spot with my foot when I wrestled my friends in the ocean, always good for pushing people over, its neat that you bring it up! I also learned to use it as a pressure point when I took BJJ lessons for a couple months and I remember a wrestler I was sparring with kept trying to reach down and push it with his hand while we were stand up wrestling, not sure what that was about. Either way neat pressure point.

@jtech711 3 жыл бұрын

Solid advice they aim here a lot in Silat

@reygunner1644 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff.

@tonymontana3949 3 жыл бұрын

Im happy who saw this channel

@nixdapogs 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Sokoudjou is doing well.

@eburoviccelt 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could train in your gym dude!

@giandeau Жыл бұрын

The eye roll as 3:30 is the best thing I've seen today

@catocall7323 3 жыл бұрын

I was toughy to pronounce it similar to 'latte'. It translates to lateral fascia tensioner because it tensions the IT band which is a band of fascia on your lateral leg. The movement it activated is leg adduction. But of course it helps stabilize both leg flexion and extension which would be a common function of adductors and abductors

@jobaccamasakado 3 жыл бұрын

Again you pick the biggest, meanest looking cat in town to demonstrate your techniques on!!! Love your channel, but you sir, are a madman.... Keep it up!

@jigganautt9487 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Ricky Williams got into fighting. Ya boi look high AF!

@humanityenslaved3380 3 жыл бұрын

I like to kick the knee cap with the instep of my foot as hard as I can so I can't properly walk for a few weeks. Shinguards with sock like instep so I can feel the bone structure of their knee better.

@SWCCandTF 3 жыл бұрын

As a massage therapist and runner the TFL (Ten-sor Fa-sha La-ta) flexes thigh at the hip (knee lift), abducts thigh at hip and assists medial rotation of the thigh. It’s important for knee drive of runners (sprinting in particular), squatting and general stabilization as originates at the hip and inserts into the IT band (illio-tibial band) which runs from the hip and crosses the knee. A huge stabilizer for the leg and tough as hell.

@datkid605 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not an anatomy guy but as TKD (and Muay Thai) practitioner I definitely love to aim there when people start charging me down in the street. Never knew the name of the nerve, but the more you know lol.

@pwkdrumscornerstoneartistm636 3 жыл бұрын

The point on the hip you are focusing on is the trochanteric bursa sac location. Much pain with a light hit.

@pomponishitfaced5355 3 жыл бұрын

If you're being dirty in boxing you can also target this area to not throw a real "low blow" so to speak but even repeated punches to the hip flexor/ hip area can weaken legs over time

@unknowninfinium4353 3 жыл бұрын

Coach that spot you showed also can be easily done with teeps right? Any chances on a part 2 video on aiming for that spot with a teep?

@adamsoto1177 3 жыл бұрын

Finally somebody talks about this lol, I remember being kicked and wrestled with people who dug right in that spot and damn it sucks, feels like ya lose energy in it quick too

@coolman54061 3 жыл бұрын

yo those shorts are sick asf. but sick video too lmao

@wabbagaming2184 3 жыл бұрын

its also just the tensor facial ligament. And yes it works. Its really good to knee, kicking is a little harder. Also the reason why the inside of the shin hurts is because that is the fossa where all the soft tissue attaches so the bone has little bumps on it. There are quite a few spots on the body that are like the TFL, like liver, inguinal, solar plexus etc. But those shots usually take some set up on moving targets. Its like trying to get someone to raise their guard to land a left hook into their liver. Or catching the head of a floating rib. Its just super hard to just "hit" on a moving target. But with a little set up it can have some very rewarding pay offs.

@STONEYDSP 3 жыл бұрын

I've had a broken hip for years and had titanium screws in the area you discussed. 1 that ng was certain that it Hurts like shjit when I woke up in the morning, let stand alone a full out sidekick to that area some people might need to go to the hospital after word.

@baldieman64 3 жыл бұрын

Like the medial hip flexor. Nobody hits it with an oblique kick in competition because it gets called as a nut shot, even when it isn't - but it works just fine for fighting.