Everything a southpaw can do to an orthodox fighter can be done the other way round, yes. The advantage a southpaw has is a considerable experience advantage with the open stance match up. They see those angles far more often.

As southpaws are far less common than orthodox fighters, the advantage lies in having these open side attacks being fundamental to the southpaw where they are not to the orthodox. Also, the liver is on the right in all human bodies, so the southpaw has his liver on the closed, more protected, side

I'll make sure Max hears that!

Everything a southpaw can do to an orthodox fighter can be done the other way round, yes. The advantage a southpaw has is a considerable experience advantage with the open stance match up. They see those angles far more often.

@@martialartsunlimitedvictoriaThank you! I appreciate the explanation!

​@rafaelpapadopoulos8659 I'm sure you've already considered this, but it is worth remembering also that in the open stance matchup the southpaw's liver is not on the exposed side whereas the orthodox fighter's liver is. This is a slight advantage for the southpaw with his left kick.

If you're saying "probably" too old then I'd bet you're probably not too old for muay thai or kickboxing. It's not a matter of age but of basic mobility. You don't have to compete but you can always learn the concepts and hit pads. A good gym will be glad to accommodate recreational members.

This is totally correct but the tactic is something that the southpaw has considerably more experience in because there's so many more othordox fighters than there are southpaw. It's true that they have no other advantage than the experience advantage but the experience advantage is big.

That makes sense it's a tactical advantage never thought about it like that.

@@ShikamaruTKD I'm glad you got something new to think about from the channel! Please feel free to continue asking questions or pointing out things that seem inconsistent. The discussions can be as educational as the video is intended to be. 🙏

@ShikamaruTKD also dont forget the liver Advantage southpaws kick your liver on the open side

Much appreciated. I will make sure Max hears the compliment!

We'll get to work on that!

Max is back with more southpaw stuff in the video after our next one.

kzfaq.infoetlflZuZttI?si=b9QA9zcmLK0JDoqn 1:34:52 in... You can see how Max doesn't leave his leg hanging out there like he does in this instructional video. You are 100% correct about getting your leg back quickly and you shouldn't abandon that advice. It is actually an error I see often where people don't fully deliver the power of their kick because they're already pulling it back before contact. By turning the kick completely over, you will maximize the power while also driving yourself back to stance. Instead of pulling your leg back, you are pushing it back off of your opponent. The weight behind the kick makes it more difficult to catch and using your opponent as a push off point, helps you return to more quickly. Once it is on the way back, you're fine to snap it it back without affecting the power of your kick. This is a rare case where you can have your cake and eat it too. Good catch. 🙏

He made a bold claim, haha. But... I have seen it happen enough times that it's not entirely out of the question by any means. If you tried to absorb a full power kick from Max with a single forearm without timing the tension or moving away from force, I can attest to the fact that he kicks hard enough to make good on the claim. Tawanchai did it recently against Kiria so we know it can happen. But it was a bold claim and made me laugh too. 🤣 If he didn't kick so hard I would have called him out.