Sidekicks for MMA are underrated. You don’t have to be Wonderboy with them but having that option from a more broader, bladed stance which allows for better takedown defense too is nice. There’s a reason Sanda fighters use side kicks instead of the Teep/push kick like the Thais, they have takedowns to defend, and a side kick serves the same purpose as the Teep from that stance.
This is something I intuited too, muay thai is a great atriking art but i think people often cobflate its stylistic effectiveness with its training style. There so much in karate that can work if you train the moves like the thais do.
@@theserpentofmendes Yeah if you simply train and adapt it for the intensity and context you want to apply it to the stuff that doesn’t work and that has become trivial over time due to formality and marketing and what not will be thrown aside and what works will quickly be revealed. I’ve found merit in my TKD background that I use when I’m striking, and while it isn’t the sole striking style I use, it shouldn’t be; no one should go into MMA as a pure boxer or Thai boxer or Karateka. They should go in as a Mixed Martial Artist.
And here comes Jeff Chan with the best answer about Side Kicks drama going on among martial arts channel...😁 Side kick is definitely very efficient when you use it on the right time 👍👍👍👍👍
I don’t know who started the whole “side kicks don’t work” thing, because they’re the technique I land the most percentage wise as well as being one of the most effective. Mind you, this is generally against slow moving, flat-stanced and exclusively trained Muay Thai or kickboxing fighter… it’s just not really part of their arsenal, and they’re poorer for it. However, it’s been a long time since I’ve sparred with a karate or TKD fighter, so that might be quite a different story. So yeah, I really appreciate this video and your display of how many ways it can work. It’s not to mention also a low feint setting up a side kick to the head too, which is quite hard to block let alone catch. Hail the mighty side kick! Criminally underrated kick, but I guess those of us that know its effectiveness have the advantage against those that don’t think it works 🤷🏻♂️
I use an orthodox stance, so one of my personal setups is to jab, low right sweep, then side kick with my lifted right leg. I try and angle my foot inwards to sell the sweep and then kick out afterwards. This is a technique you see in a lot of Chinese martial arts i.e. Shaolin Quan, but I personally feel like Jeff's setups are more deceptive than mine. Great vid!
Jeff, also, at some point you'll also learn that after finishing a side-kick, whether it lands or not, you're in a prime position to hit a spinning hook kick (with your other foot) OR spinning back-fist / spinning elbow that your opponent will *almost* *always* lower his hands for because he thinks you're going to hit him with a turning back-kick. It depends on whether they stayed close or leapt out of range of the original sidekick. You can practice this in sparring by pulling it a bit short so you don't knockout your partner; but their eyes will still light up because their life flashed before their eyes!
Use several of these when drilling and sparring. I come from a Sanda background but am at a Muay Thai gym now and the sidekicks catch a lot of people off guard.
The last set up ive been making work in muay thai, its a really effective roundkick fake cos you can step and do the arms, but ive noticed for me that while if you angle off like the set up before you can do a full side kick, youre best off doing a thai side kick with the ball of your foot if youre going straigh forward cos you end up pushing off them instead of driving into them if you try with the heel
JEFF you've got to listen to me!!!! You're adding side kicks to your arsenal, you've already learned how to mix them in as single-shot attacks, as counters, and with set-ups.... Well..... the next thing you will be excited to learn is...... ALMOST ALL OF THESE SET-UPS WORK FOR side-kicks to the face, and lead-leg hook kicks. So many of your ''failed attempts'' were because your opponents had their hands down to semi-defend the side-kick. In almost all of those cases you could have gone from the exact same chambered lead-leg position into a lead hook kick, a sidekick to the head, or a karate-style snapping roundhouse kick to the head. ESPECIALLY that lead-pendulum! Trust me, I land these on Aaron at Olympus all the time ;) I truly hope you hear what I'm saying, and HAVE FUN!
It annoys me that when people say side kicks dont work in mma but esp in muay thai, what theyre saying without realising is it does work as a primary weapon. Side kicks in muay thai work, but not if you use it like karate guys use it like we use a teep because its a bad position to be in for round kicks and sweeps. However BECAUSE it can only be thrown from bad positions its a phenominal insurance policy for when you find yourself out of position. That side kick or even back kicks gonna be very useful when you miss that round kick n they think youre just meat for them to snack on
Broooo I’m telling you! Pair that last kick with a 1, 2, to get their hands up. On that 2, that’s when you pivot and kick! I’ve got like 10 TKOs from this combo trust me it works bro! They never see it coming!
@@MMAShredded Thank you Jeff. There is no video on youtube shows how properly can counter sidekick in MMA context though. we have some videos for TKD only which it is not really that efficient in MMA i think.
@@MMAShredded Very useful for these kicks also against the opponent's leg, combined with other leg kicks present in the savate and wing chun (not just low kicks).👍
Those last two im not a fan of. Second to last, youre out of position. I think its better to just side kick with the other leg as the second kick The last one...as a TKD guy, we would jam the kick. Stepping into it vs trying to avoid. It telegraphs itself. All said, great video and ALWAYS learn more than i can retain watching your videos
Gotta be careful not to telegraph too much on your side kicks mate! Love your setups though. Fits real nice with your muay Thai setups. Looking tae kwan do - ish lol
Good ones. Im sure you know these ones but i did a short on 5 fakes to kicks. On my channel if you want. Some might work for you. These are great side kick entrance love the last one
@@MMAShreddedthe one that might work for higher level sparring would be the fake hook or hook thrown to spinning back kick. I saw this thrown by Wayne li who is gabriel varga and my sensei from seikido. He performs it better than me. I remember you learning kicks with Seth and how quick you picked them up. Your kicks are looking sick. The one thing I really am shocked by is your slipping and head movement. So very good. I'm sure you're working on your abductor and quad muscles a Lot force yourself kicks. Side kick is looking good. I like the leg kick to side kick one, the failed comp was not much of a failed comp on that one. Lastly, roundhouse to spinning back kick and my favorite of all time, if you can check it out, I promise you this lands every single fkin time. It's the inside spinning hook kick. If you watch never back down 2 where Michael jalal white fights with handcuffs on at the end he is fighting the last cop, he throws this spinning hook kick while he is in close, it's impossible to see it coming and it always lands without fail. See if you can find a way to put more hip or power into it or be accurate with it. Good luck. That would be a good video. And I promise no one will defend it.
@@MMAShredded second last kick he throws at 2:16, yes its a real kick not hard to throw and always always lands. Sometimes I get shit for hitting back of head but like 2 out of 7 times
I use the sidekick religiously off of my front inside leg kicks, I'm always catching someone on their entry and never throw it hard but am constantly told it feels like a spear to the midsection 😅 great video as always brotha keep it up!
I enjoy seeing the penetration of the opponents guard you're able to achieve; its like a heavy spear, with footwork that sets up a great repositioning and/or exit. Stellar stuff
A bit random, but an old favorite of mine was using my front leg for a teep, pushing off and letting the leg land back in southpaw as I shift into the "defensive side kick" (#2). It would stuff their momentum a bit, and give an opportunity to add a bit more angle to the step back so the sidekick could target the solar plexus or liver more easily
I've been brainstorming on what safe kicks to do in a TKD match, the low kick as a 45 and it becomes a perfect 1 2 but is it possible to do a front leg axe kick after the sidekick? I'm so curious!
Bro great video....coming from conventional martial arts background I use the sidekick a lot I would go to open sparring to mma gyms and always catch people good with sidekicks because there not taught in mma gyms its hard for mma fighters to adjust to them.
@@MMAShreddedIt's not hard to control, just touch the foot and you know that could have been good or not depending on if you feel jammed. Only spinning attacks are problematic since we lose sight of our target. Just pick and place your foot on the target. If you do it with a spin, just keep it chambered, but touch them as you see them. Well it works for me and I've never hurt anyone in spars doing it. (The key is not to extend the hip through, that's where all the power lies.) Either way love the content and appreciate the reply 👌
Sidekicks for MMA are underrated. You don’t have to be Wonderboy with them but having that option from a more broader, bladed stance which allows for better takedown defense too is nice. There’s a reason Sanda fighters use side kicks instead of the Teep/push kick like the Thais, they have takedowns to defend, and a side kick serves the same purpose as the Teep from that stance.
Cheers!
This is something I intuited too, muay thai is a great atriking art but i think people often cobflate its stylistic effectiveness with its training style. There so much in karate that can work if you train the moves like the thais do.
@@theserpentofmendes Yeah if you simply train and adapt it for the intensity and context you want to apply it to the stuff that doesn’t work and that has become trivial over time due to formality and marketing and what not will be thrown aside and what works will quickly be revealed. I’ve found merit in my TKD background that I use when I’m striking, and while it isn’t the sole striking style I use, it shouldn’t be; no one should go into MMA as a pure boxer or Thai boxer or Karateka. They should go in as a Mixed Martial Artist.
True. And in my opinion, the sanda side kick is way more effective than the teep in term of “pushing”
I like push kicks and side kicks, they don't do much damage as headkicks or low kicks but they are harder to block
It might be called a sidekick, but anyone that uses this technique effectively is my hero
Hahahha
Haha
Fire
Bro i dunno how you keep posting bangers but you've been on a roll for years. Congrats
Thanks man :)
I mainly use the sidekick as a recovery for a missed round house. Thank you, Jeff, for showing me the variety of ways of throwing it.
no prob!!
And here comes Jeff Chan with the best answer about Side Kicks drama going on among martial arts channel...😁
Side kick is definitely very efficient when you use it on the right time 👍👍👍👍👍
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Yeah this totally fits my style. I'm gonna use them this week 🙏
cheers!!
Great tutorial. This kick can be an instant fight ender. Very powerful, especially the skip step/lunging variations.
Thanks !
Remember sidekicks don't work (sarcasm). This video puts all that nonsense to rest.
If the heel hits a solar plexus, liver or under the armpit, bruh
LOVE that you are mixing it up with NY Martial Arts Academy! The ever-evolving Jeff Chan is a monster!
Thanks bro !!
I don’t know who started the whole “side kicks don’t work” thing, because they’re the technique I land the most percentage wise as well as being one of the most effective. Mind you, this is generally against slow moving, flat-stanced and exclusively trained Muay Thai or kickboxing fighter… it’s just not really part of their arsenal, and they’re poorer for it. However, it’s been a long time since I’ve sparred with a karate or TKD fighter, so that might be quite a different story.
So yeah, I really appreciate this video and your display of how many ways it can work. It’s not to mention also a low feint setting up a side kick to the head too, which is quite hard to block let alone catch.
Hail the mighty side kick! Criminally underrated kick, but I guess those of us that know its effectiveness have the advantage against those that don’t think it works 🤷🏻♂️
Haha very true
I use an orthodox stance, so one of my personal setups is to jab, low right sweep, then side kick with my lifted right leg. I try and angle my foot inwards to sell the sweep and then kick out afterwards. This is a technique you see in a lot of Chinese martial arts i.e. Shaolin Quan, but I personally feel like Jeff's setups are more deceptive than mine. Great vid!
I’m happy that I made it into your highlights man🎉
ossss John! haha
AMAZING, I love the side kick but could never get it to land. Cant wait to start training these💪🏽
You're going so easy on some of the less experienced guys... I definitely appreciate the ettiquite
Thanks for watching !
Side Kick are so nice. I like them way better than any other kick
I use my longest weapon! My sidekick! To intercept your nearest target! Your knee cap.
Oss
Thanks, Champ!
No prob!
I like how u show it then show it used effectively and ineffectively
thanks!!
Bruuuh the timing of this video haha
I was literally looking for sidekick set ups
:)
Jeff, also, at some point you'll also learn that after finishing a side-kick, whether it lands or not, you're in a prime position to hit a spinning hook kick (with your other foot) OR spinning back-fist / spinning elbow that your opponent will *almost* *always* lower his hands for because he thinks you're going to hit him with a turning back-kick. It depends on whether they stayed close or leapt out of range of the original sidekick. You can practice this in sparring by pulling it a bit short so you don't knockout your partner; but their eyes will still light up because their life flashed before their eyes!
Awesome !
Sidekick techniques trun hip power leg body
Very Nice, remember don the dragón Wilson he was a Master of the SIDE kick
The failed attempts are such a nice addition, first thing I want to see for each technique is how to counter it. Great vid
thank you!!
these are all great set ups that have worked for me coming from a tkd background and training in KB and MMA
cool!!!
Use several of these when drilling and sparring. I come from a Sanda background but am at a Muay Thai gym now and the sidekicks catch a lot of people off guard.
oss!
Love it amazing i learned something
Love u Jeff Chan, i train every day by watching ur videos and doing shadow boxing,thank u .
Thanks bro!
May the Lord bless you with a life of Courage, Happiness, Good Health, Prosperity, Protection, Serenity, and Success in your life. AMEN. ❤
Amen ❤️☦️
Amin!❤😁☦️
Amen !
Great options. Id be interested in a karate or tkd martial arts take on these option.
cheers!
Thank you
:)
You are a true inspiration for all of us!
thank you!
The last set up ive been making work in muay thai, its a really effective roundkick fake cos you can step and do the arms, but ive noticed for me that while if you angle off like the set up before you can do a full side kick, youre best off doing a thai side kick with the ball of your foot if youre going straigh forward cos you end up pushing off them instead of driving into them if you try with the heel
cheers!!
Quality 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks !
Great video, Jeff! 👏👏👊
Thx man!
Dude, you always show great techniques. Great stuff👍
Thanks man!
JEFF you've got to listen to me!!!!
You're adding side kicks to your arsenal, you've already learned how to mix them in as single-shot attacks, as counters, and with set-ups.... Well..... the next thing you will be excited to learn is......
ALMOST ALL OF THESE SET-UPS WORK FOR side-kicks to the face, and lead-leg hook kicks. So many of your ''failed attempts'' were because your opponents had their hands down to semi-defend the side-kick. In almost all of those cases you could have gone from the exact same chambered lead-leg position into a lead hook kick, a sidekick to the head, or a karate-style snapping roundhouse kick to the head. ESPECIALLY that lead-pendulum! Trust me, I land these on Aaron at Olympus all the time ;)
I truly hope you hear what I'm saying, and HAVE FUN!
Thanks man!! Appreciate the tips
2nd Fave kick
Oss
thx jeff will try these setups on my next sparring session
:)
Man I want to see you spar against people like Tawanchai. That would be awesome. Keep fighting Jeff. 👊👊👊
thanks bro!
Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
No prob!
yes!!!!!! LOVE the JKD content
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It annoys me that when people say side kicks dont work in mma but esp in muay thai, what theyre saying without realising is it does work as a primary weapon. Side kicks in muay thai work, but not if you use it like karate guys use it like we use a teep because its a bad position to be in for round kicks and sweeps. However BECAUSE it can only be thrown from bad positions its a phenominal insurance policy for when you find yourself out of position. That side kick or even back kicks gonna be very useful when you miss that round kick n they think youre just meat for them to snack on
That being said it works vest on guys that dont believe side kicks work so shhh side kicks dont work.
Excelents sparrings
Thx!
Broooo I’m telling you! Pair that last kick with a 1, 2, to get their hands up. On that 2, that’s when you pivot and kick! I’ve got like 10 TKOs from this combo trust me it works bro! They never see it coming!
Osss
Thanks!
Cheerrrs!
You've always been pertinent but you Keep improving
Thanks man!
I like that you put the fail attempts bc it shows the different things you can do if someone tried this and they failed
:)
Bro is like Iroman, but instead of suits he changes his shinguards and gloves haha
Hahahahha
you should go to Progressive Martial Arts. It's in Queens New York
I’ll try!!
Go watch Cung le (UFC fighter) if u don't trust the power of side kicks !
This is so Damn good. There’s almost no counter to this.
Oss
The sidekick can't be blocked. Also it's a lot harder to avoid too. It's a straight line attack.
Ushiros and yokos here ?
All of them are labeled as side kicks ?
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oss!
Hi Jeff, is there any video in your chanel shows how to counter side kicks in MMA?
not yet but I can work on a video for that!
@@MMAShredded Thank you Jeff. There is no video on youtube shows how properly can counter sidekick in MMA context though. we have some videos for TKD only which it is not really that efficient in MMA i think.
Savate like! Good job :)
:)
thanks!
@@MMAShredded Very useful for these kicks also against the opponent's leg, combined with other leg kicks present in the savate and wing chun (not just low kicks).👍
Are sidekicks more effective than a teep?
I think more powerful but not necessarily better. Depends on your stance
Gonna try in sparing
:)
My best kick
Oss
4:00 - Straight Lead to Pendulum Side Kick
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Sensei seth do sidekick still dont work
haha
Those last two im not a fan of.
Second to last, youre out of position. I think its better to just side kick with the other leg as the second kick
The last one...as a TKD guy, we would jam the kick. Stepping into it vs trying to avoid. It telegraphs itself.
All said, great video and ALWAYS learn more than i can retain watching your videos
"This is bruce lee shit!" - mcgregor
haha
Why are side kicks harder than front kicks?
Hitting with heel
A fucking mazing
thanks!!
Naice brother 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🙏
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Gotta be careful not to telegraph too much on your side kicks mate! Love your setups though. Fits real nice with your muay Thai setups. Looking tae kwan do - ish lol
Thanks !!
I can see some real conditioning potential with that last one. You think a low kick or a round house is coming. Nope. Side kick to your chest.
Hahahhaa
Good ones. Im sure you know these ones but i did a short on 5 fakes to kicks. On my channel if you want. Some might work for you. These are great side kick entrance love the last one
I’ll check them thanks!!
@@MMAShreddedthe one that might work for higher level sparring would be the fake hook or hook thrown to spinning back kick. I saw this thrown by Wayne li who is gabriel varga and my sensei from seikido. He performs it better than me. I remember you learning kicks with Seth and how quick you picked them up. Your kicks are looking sick. The one thing I really am shocked by is your slipping and head movement. So very good. I'm sure you're working on your abductor and quad muscles a Lot force yourself kicks. Side kick is looking good. I like the leg kick to side kick one, the failed comp was not much of a failed comp on that one. Lastly, roundhouse to spinning back kick and my favorite of all time, if you can check it out, I promise you this lands every single fkin time. It's the inside spinning hook kick. If you watch never back down 2 where Michael jalal white fights with handcuffs on at the end he is fighting the last cop, he throws this spinning hook kick while he is in close, it's impossible to see it coming and it always lands without fail. See if you can find a way to put more hip or power into it or be accurate with it. Good luck. That would be a good video. And I promise no one will defend it.
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@@MMAShredded second last kick he throws at 2:16, yes its a real kick not hard to throw and always always lands. Sometimes I get shit for hitting back of head but like 2 out of 7 times
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Is there a baby in the gym? Lol
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Merci !
No prob
for fucks sake everyone gonna keep continuing to use these pointless side kicks in sparring now. I love when people don't engage at all in sparring.
ty dude
ur videos & shawn ( fighttips) always are great
ty
:) thanks
I use the sidekick religiously off of my front inside leg kicks, I'm always catching someone on their entry and never throw it hard but am constantly told it feels like a spear to the midsection 😅 great video as always brotha keep it up!
You throw it with the same leg or the other leg the way he does in the video?
@@MyNameAkhim I feel like rear leg side kick is easy to see coming unless you're commiting after a low kick or feinting a low kick
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Haha they do work. 😂
They most definitely work!
@Abinanta Maheswara Anytime you find your body in that extra bladed stance it's there. ALSO look up muay thai side teep Samart Payakaroon
I enjoy seeing the penetration of the opponents guard you're able to achieve; its like a heavy spear, with footwork that sets up a great repositioning and/or exit. Stellar stuff
Thank you!
A bit random, but an old favorite of mine was using my front leg for a teep, pushing off and letting the leg land back in southpaw as I shift into the "defensive side kick" (#2). It would stuff their momentum a bit, and give an opportunity to add a bit more angle to the step back so the sidekick could target the solar plexus or liver more easily
awesome!
I'm stealing that move 😏
I'm learning Original JKD,and this video is just amazing that it really inspired me to practice those skills !Wish you a good day !
awesome!!
That’s cool that you had the failed attempts included here!
Gyaku Yoko geri is my favourite Kick 👍
:)
I've been brainstorming on what safe kicks to do in a TKD match, the low kick as a 45 and it becomes a perfect 1 2 but is it possible to do a front leg axe kick after the sidekick? I'm so curious!
where I trained we called the first one a "recovery side kick" if you want a catchy name for it
nice!
Jeff discovered savate.
Thanks for showing both the sparing footage of when it works and when it does not. That is actually super helpful.
Thanks for watching !
I’m so used to throwing teeps and roundhouses but I’m definitely gonna try side kicks now thx man
cheers :)
I usually tear Muay Thai guys up with the side kick, they don't usually train for it. Wish mine was as powerful as karate black belts tho lol.
sweet!!
I just subscribed. What do you think of jeet kune do?
Thanks ! And it’s good!
cool:D
I like seeing failed attempts. Its important to see when it doesnt work
Yes !
Hi Jeff,
Are you going to fight again in MMA ONE championship?
Not sure stuck in forever negotiation
@@MMAShredded hopefully it will be solved soon or maybe you get the opportunity to go to UFC. 👍👍👍
soo freakin beautiful and satisfied
cheers!
2:11;5:20
Thanks for the homework 🙏
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Bro great video....coming from conventional martial arts background I use the sidekick a lot I would go to open sparring to mma gyms and always catch people good with sidekicks because there not taught in mma gyms its hard for mma fighters to adjust to them.
awesome :))
How come you don't like using any power sidekicks?
bad sparring etiquette
@@MMAShreddedIt's not hard to control, just touch the foot and you know that could have been good or not depending on if you feel jammed. Only spinning attacks are problematic since we lose sight of our target. Just pick and place your foot on the target. If you do it with a spin, just keep it chambered, but touch them as you see them. Well it works for me and I've never hurt anyone in spars doing it. (The key is not to extend the hip through, that's where all the power lies.)
Either way love the content and appreciate the reply 👌
I love sidekicks!
:)
Day 1145... And still waiting a collab between u and Gabriel varga, u guys helped me improve so much 🙏🏾
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L-o-v-e-l-y
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Thank you for helping to Make Sidekicks Great Again.
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