Samart was a genius, particularly his ability to get under people nerve. He would go as far as using his toes to pinch his opponent just to make them mad. The more they're mad the easier it was for him.
What I find the most interesting about the side-teep is that at first I thought it was a front kick that rotates to the side and has a touch of Brazilian twist to the front kick, but I realized that wasn't the case at all; Samart was already at a side stance, but it looked like the kick he was throwing at the side was a teep. That's some serious leg flexibility there.
I love this video and always wanted to be able to do that. I developed a very strong side kick myself, but just in terms of power. I loaded the heck out of it and had little chance of landing it as a jab, just as a counter or after successfully drawing someone out to create the timing I needed. I would love to have been able to use a side-kick as a jab.
There is a difference in the side kick and the teep. I train at sityodtong where samart used to train at and when I did the holly holm style side kick, they told me it's wrong. If let's say you are throwing from a southpaw stance, you should never step with your right leg then teep with your left. You should always slide your right then teep left or even better, do it in one motion. A lot of people think it should be thrown Bruce lee style but that I completely wrong. If you look at 03:36 samart slides his right leg while pushing with his left leg where as holly stepped forward with her right leg then pushed with her left. Both are good but only one is called the teep.
Bruce Lee style side kick is totally wrong in such fights. It needs a lot of open space and a very unprepared opponent to work out. Stepping so deep leaves the other flank completely exposed.
Ryan Lee explained the traditional setting stance for a lead leg thai teep. You have to bring your rear leg under your body (center of gravity) without crossing it in front of your lead leg (the one is going to kick). After you put all your body weight on the rear leg you can easily lift your lead leg to kick, and using this momentum you can slide the rear leg to improve the power and the reach of the teep.
The key difference is the pivot. When he's doing the side teep he pivots on the ball of his foot turning his hips for more power and distance. What Holly Holm did wasn't that much different, it was the same motion with a cross step (penetration step) and huge chamber (when you bend the knee and in her case tuck it into the chest). In taekwondo sparring, the sidekick is normally performed in the middle of those two. The cross step is really unnecessary for power and rarely done, and while most tkd fighters will chamber more than a side teep, they're not necessarily bringing their knee to their chest, chambers in sparring are usually done with the knee pointing towards the opponent.
Well, the cross-over is to cover distance, which you don't do if you don't need it, or if covering that big a distance isn't your style or doesn't seem like a good idea at the time.
As many have already mentioned, I love and enjoy watching your videos. Your breakdown and analogies are very informative. You have a unique way of explaining things that others, including myself would never have realized. Looking forward to more of your videos.
What's more amazing is that the footage he used (Samart in red, opponent in blue) was taken very late in Samart's career (1988). AFTER he had retired from Muay Thai, moved to boxing for 4 years, and then returned to Muay Thai.
Jon Jones, Urijah hall, Greg Jackson, Tristar, ........ know i know your secret.... Wow mr. Kenshin.... As a southpaw that has replicated the cuban southpaw boxers, I never thought I would find some one on a much higher plane.... This guy and your attentive eye are making me a spiritual being. Thank you for this.
This is a great analysis on the difference; however, I don't agree with the statement that the side-kick requires a deep commitment. It can be thrown with the step, skip, or a hop
this is awesome. similar principle to the traditional step-in side kick really, except it is done to intercept an incoming opponent rather than to an opponent or bag that is standing neutrally
That’s actually what ends up happening in taekwondo a lot Taekwondo is known for those big exaggerated kicks but look at their sparring. They used the side kick the exact same way, not to harm like it’s often used in mma, but to keep range using the longest range strike available
I practice Tang Soo Do and it's the same... in fact I always instinctively used the front leg side kick the way Samart does here...... just not as well :)
Samart is one one of my favs, but i always wondered why that kid never once tried to pary that side teep out as you would do a reg teep and counter with a low kick of his own , or just take a step back when he saw it coming . I know this works because i come from tradition martial arts where the side kick was the norm, and transitioned into Muay Thai. I would kill all the beginners and medium level guys with my side kick, but when i got to the higher level competitors i would get it in 1 time only and then they'd avoid it or counter. I also fought San Shou where we learned to counter the side kick, so i always scratch my head when i see high level guys getting side kicked all over the ring. Great break down of a true master.
Pretty much any kind of lateral movement will take you out of the effective area of a side kick. Which is something advanced practioners will be fairly competent with. Old school muay thai used to advance in relatively straight lines. Clashing head was the standard strategy, as this would bring the fight into a clinch and they could work from there.
+teamaculate Because Samart's opponent in this fight is a famous knee specialist. His only tactic is to get close and grab and finish Samart with his knees. But Samart's teeps (front kick/side kicks) prevent that from happen!!
If they begin to catch on to the teep (literally or figuratively) simply lift the knee to feint the teep and then step in hard for a jab. Repeat until they defend the jab, then go back to the teep.
Actually kenshin, this side teep as far as i know (i can be wrong) is just a front leg side kick. Idw why people think that the side kick, or yoko geri, has only one variation. Its just like mawashi geri (roundhouse kick). It has many variations, and the "side teep" is a common one that we use a lot in karate, or at least in the style i practice. The difference i saw from what we do, to the one showed in the video, its just that we do note use the balls of the feet to strike. The kick itself maintains part of its penetration while pushing the enemy backwards. Peter Sugarfoot its one example of fighter that used this technique correctly.
If you do the turning kick perfectly like buakaw you'll end up in the side-teep position which makes it hard for opponents to get a good grip of your leg, even if they catch the kick. Excellent Video!
When are you going to make a video breakdown of Manson Gibson beating Muay Thai fighters with his side and donkey kicks? He neutralized like 90% of their kicks with his bladed stance and side/donkey kicks
So I started doing muaythai, however my injury by toring my meniscus and acl by playing basketball was really difficult for me especially copying Samart style. Since I’m orthodox and my injured leg is my lead leg. And if I go southpaw it feels weird and if I go ortho I feel like I’ll injure myself. Should I work on southpaw or keep the grind on ortho ?
@เสือ - Payak A bunch, but to be honest I am thinking mostly of UFC and Pride rather than fights between two Thais. I've seen a lot more teeps between Thais, of course. Even so, I see a lot of front teeps between them, but otherwise round kicks are the kick I've seen most often. The side teep was a surprise to me and I can't even recall seeing one in UFC or the other older Western organizations.
The side teep loads up like a roundhouse, so many opponents will prepare to guard from the side and open their center line. In May Thai this kick is ubiquitous, so the opponent has to unlearn years of training to guard against the side teep. With the heel sideways it's slippery as hell, you're used to a traditional teep. I'm sure more than one fight was won using this technique. Subtle but dominating.
I think if you look at the top fighters who throw side kicks, Stephen Thompson, Raymond Daniels, Bill Wallace, they would never load up like Holly Holms. Holly got her sidekick from John Winklejohn who was an American Kickboxer under PKA rules and with no leg kicks they learned to load up on the side kick. All sidekickers now throw it very similar, no step in back leg pushes off.
Hey Lawrence, worth mentioning this was a Orthodox vs Southpaw match-up, would this strategy work as efficiently or even work at all in an orthodox vs orthodox scenario - watcha think?
It's a bit harder to land because the closest target means you have to kick across your body. I know this is a late reply but hopefully someone benefits from this
Awesome work, as usual. But "stylistic match ups such as sanshou"... tell that to Cung le. Well, he mastered sanshou side kicks and although he is not the best MMA fighter, he is among the finest. Never saw he caught up in a side kick, altough is a real threath. Its all about strategy, and context. Take the spinning back kick (heel to the face): looks like the most risky technique of all times, but it can end up a fight real fast.
Great vids, one question: Wouldn't the side-teep be completely nullified by an opponent who is more lateral, i.e stepping to the side and attacking/defending from an angle?
Yes, an opponent with a full side stance would significantly lower the chances of being hit with the side-teep. However, a side stance has many vulnerabilities. It makes harder to slip punches from certain angles and such.
Oscar Figueroa But that guy standing in a side stance has to be able to side kick. If he can not side kick than he is just venerable to round leg kicks.
The routine technics of karate, in muay thai, mma etc are motive for special video...all this production for samart's yoko geri? so Andy was a magician!
So I wonder why Rick Roufus didn't use this technique against the 'legendary fight that changed history' in your channel. He took a bladed stance as well, and being a kickboxer he should be more well versed with side kicks. Anyone want to chip in?
Thailand had 8 times more kickboxers, than the USA had boxers at the time. The Thai boxer was just tougher than shit. You could have hit the Thai boxer with a baseball bat and he would have still kept coming forward. Rufus even broke the Thai boxers jaw, early in the match, knocking the Thai to the canvas , and the Thai just kept coming.
i don't know if there's a word for it in english, but often when i aim for a powerful sidekick i do not want to hit with my heel, but with the outer side of my foot. espescially when it's not aimed for the head. to hit with the heel it takes a bit more of twisting your body (and hence longer to go back) and it doesn't have the exact same reach. as with hitting with your toes, there might be a higher risk of breaking something in your foot. so be careful.
I used to love telling this story come lunchtime. In and out of the ring our Samart was Universally known as an excellent individual. Muay Mutt (Boxers) WBC Champ. Guess what Jeff? Thai’s in Marrickville know Math. Good for you
In karate there is a snap side kick and and side thrust kick. Just like in front kick where thee is also a front snap kick and a front thrust kick. The side kick done by the woman in this video is like a snap side kick not fully committed like a side thrust kick.
dosdadio siapa I've met shotokan guys who kicked just like this. I suppose that if you have good form in both keage and kekomi you can do anything in between. I suck at side kicks myself. By the way the music in this clip also sucks.
I wonder why Samart was able to throw this side teep and get away with not being vulnerable to leg kicks. It seems when he's throwing it - especially multiple in a row hes in a very bladed stance
Berkeley Hodgins i've just finished watching some samart videos for The first time and, from what i've noticed, one of samart's best qualities is his sense of distance. when he throws this teep you can see he is definitely out of his oponents kicking range (at least leg kicks). on The other hand, this same kick is what allows him to keep said distance. he never allows his opponent to get close. his wide variety of attacks is also a Big factor. it mustve been hard to read this guy, cause he pivots the same way when he throws the teep and a roundhouse kick (body or head).
I do it when I failed my middle kick, and boom ! My side kick as Bruce Lee did ! And it works a lot, like in french Savate !!! I'm french, I know it 300%
coz of stances, many of them are orthodox vs orthodox, if that kick being catched, it will create opening for opponent to lowkick backleg from the back side.
My Karate/TMA buddy would be pretty adamant about classing this as a back kick rather than a side kick, at least that one the girl uses in the beginning.
I don’t like Holm sidekick. It’s telegraphed every time. The girls she fights don’t have enough experience in seeing it come from far away. Another thing I dislike is that she partially pushes it while turning away from power. If you want to see serious side kicking watch this: ruclips.net/video/Sokw1MDcEOs/видео.html
If feel that a "side kick" (as opposed to a side teap) is really mostly effective as a side back kick; you shou have your hip turned way over so your toes and knee are face at 45 degrees down, and your back is slightly showing towards your opponent when impact is made. This requires hyperextension of the kicking leg (not the standing leg). Like the side kick, many people (fighters of just weekend warrior) cannot turn their hip over for a thai round kick that swings diagonally down onto an opponents leg. I believe this hip flexibility issue (whether it is from genetics, or training flaws) is the reason why many people do not use the side kick (like Cung Le's style). I love the side kick (not side teap), it is my personal favorite for a kick to the mid section of an opponent.
There is no side kick in muay thai, there is only kick and teep. there's all. For a boy they use teep to obstacle an opponent to come close. But for Samart he used teep to knock down as a punch. Teacher Yodtong taught Samart to use teep because Samart don't wanna to get hit at his face so in early training he didn't like to do such as close fight. Why thai don't use side kick? it is because there is no other combo to follow up if one use after using side kick. It is just how muay thai is.
I think it has alot to do with the square stance which makes the kick slow and easy to read and counter making it unaffective. Samart uses a side teep which is quicker and more direct.
Pratchya Phiromrat side kick is in ancient muaythai style include grablock headbutt, gouge eye, groin attack, throat attack etc. in the ring it a Mt sport form
Kinda reminds me of sanshou. I want to see more of this guy, you only showed one match up of dominance. I want to see his behavior against other opponents that's gave him a tough time.
her kick was a side kick. the video was showing the difference between a side kick and a side teep, not a teep and a side teep. it was a shit side kick too though lmfao
ALL PUSH KICKS ARE DOG SHITE!!! SIDE TEEP = DOG SHITE SIDE KICK = DOG SHITE TEEP = DOG SHITE Just because some Thai fighter made a success of it doesnt mean it would work against top level competition in muay thai or kickboxing. Some fighters make TKD work it doesnt mean TKD isnt dog shit. Push kicks dont end fights very often, they are slow, and theres a risk of being countered with something significant like a round kick or boxing punch which is likely to end you. They are MEDIUM RISK LOW REWARD!! At the highest level, the round kick and boxing punches reign supreme, this side teep is for idiots that think they are smart and that they have "found a way" but really they just found a low % technique and mistakenly think it could be a high % technique in the future. It would already be high % by now if that were the case because the thais have used it for a long time.
Dan0101010101010 So because people throw the teep as a push kick means that all front kicks are push kicks? The way that you disdain is the way that's going to destroy you
orangeiceice12 front kicks that arnt push kicks are low % too, they can still KO you to the chin, but they are so easy to defend against that they are obsolete against a good kickboxer, and a freak like semi schilt can make them work esp to the body, but thats it, another low % technique. Again you are probably another idiot that thinks hes found a special technique thats gonna be high % in the future, but you havnt, if anything the effectiveness of the front kick in mma (not very effective) comes from people not expecting it, they dont expect it because previously no one used it, and no one used it previously because it was so low %, once people learn how to defend it and learn to expect it it will be retired and go back into obscurity Basically the front kick coming upwards is for slow giants like semi schilt and for a kick to the groin in self defense, otherwise its a crap low % kick .
anonomos lol yea im sure they were real fight enders...not Anderson silver started a craze it will die down when they realize its a crap kick that rarely works
Dan0101010101010 The snap front kick has never been really used in MMA before, but now that it is, people are finding a lot of success with it. Rory McDonald, Conor McGregor. The low side kicks as well. They are insane for controlling distance and dealing consistent damage (like a jab to the body/long right to the body if vs a southpaw), and are actually very difficult to block compared to a round kick, and even more difficult to catch. They're not fight enders, for sure, but they are definitely 'high percentage' moves
orangeiceice12 no they are not, not many KO's from it, no one has said I couldnt fight on because I was gassed from all the front kicks NO ONE. No one started limping because of side kicks to the knee, barely no KO's from side kicks, Why use something that risks the take down, counter strike, and does no damage when you can use something that doesn't risk a TD so much, does more damage and is higher %. You are dumb if you believe what you wrote.
4.36min, a mark of a true athlete! The spirit of Muay Thai and all martial arts! Well done!
Samart was a genius, particularly his ability to get under people nerve. He would go as far as using his toes to pinch his opponent just to make them mad. The more they're mad the easier it was for him.
Bundit Monthatipkul genius? you mean he was Samart?
huh?
Bundit Monthatipkul smart... sorry ._.
oeiwyuzl84332165 Valiant effort 😂😂
Asheru Assiene why is this phone he work and I want to hear the picture in the sound thank you
What a magnificent show of sportsmanship from SAMART , to embrace his opponent after which he beautifully yet brutally destroyed him .
When you got ali's boxing and a masterclass of muay thai, you're a dangerous freak...
4:13 holy sh*t that guy went flying back!
What I find the most interesting about the side-teep is that at first I thought it was a front kick that rotates to the side and has a touch of Brazilian twist to the front kick, but I realized that wasn't the case at all; Samart was already at a side stance, but it looked like the kick he was throwing at the side was a teep. That's some serious leg flexibility there.
Lawrence Kenshin thanks for the time and effort you put into breaking this awesome videos down from a technique perspective. Awesome work!
Samart and Dutch fighters are my favorite, I love how they add Boxing and bladed stances to Muay Thai
Dude your breakdowns are awsome. I always watch and look forward, to the next one.
I love this video and always wanted to be able to do that. I developed a very strong side kick myself, but just in terms of power. I loaded the heck out of it and had little chance of landing it as a jab, just as a counter or after successfully drawing someone out to create the timing I needed. I would love to have been able to use a side-kick as a jab.
Have you mastered it a bit 🤔
Thanks for the video as always. Samart was truly one of a kind.
There is a difference in the side kick and the teep. I train at sityodtong where samart used to train at and when I did the holly holm style side kick, they told me it's wrong. If let's say you are throwing from a southpaw stance, you should never step with your right leg then teep with your left. You should always slide your right then teep left or even better, do it in one motion. A lot of people think it should be thrown Bruce lee style but that I completely wrong. If you look at 03:36 samart slides his right leg while pushing with his left leg where as holly stepped forward with her right leg then pushed with her left. Both are good but only one is called the teep.
thanks for clarify! makes a lot of sense now.
I still don't really get it. Could you explain what sliding means
Bruce Lee style side kick is totally wrong in such fights. It needs a lot of open space and a very unprepared opponent to work out. Stepping so deep leaves the other flank completely exposed.
Ur wrong about explaination, Southpaw stance -> slide left leg -> teep with right leg.. sorry bad English
Ryan Lee explained the traditional setting stance for a lead leg thai teep. You have to bring your rear leg under your body (center of gravity) without crossing it in front of your lead leg (the one is going to kick). After you put all your body weight on the rear leg you can easily lift your lead leg to kick, and using this momentum you can slide the rear leg to improve the power and the reach of the teep.
The key difference is the pivot. When he's doing the side teep he pivots on the ball of his foot turning his hips for more power and distance.
What Holly Holm did wasn't that much different, it was the same motion with a cross step (penetration step) and huge chamber (when you bend the knee and in her case tuck it into the chest).
In taekwondo sparring, the sidekick is normally performed in the middle of those two. The cross step is really unnecessary for power and rarely done, and while most tkd fighters will chamber more than a side teep, they're not necessarily bringing their knee to their chest, chambers in sparring are usually done with the knee pointing towards the opponent.
Hey, thanks for sharing. That was good to know.
agreed
The side kick saw in the video is pretty common in tkd to regulate distance and discourage agressive fighters.
Not mentioning they do it pretty fast.
Well, the cross-over is to cover distance, which you don't do if you don't need it, or if covering that big a distance isn't your style or doesn't seem like a good idea at the time.
I love this technique. It's a great way to buy yourself some time to recover when you get tired.
Lawrence I love your videos. I look forward to each and every new one and appreciate them immensely. Thanks
As many have already mentioned, I love and enjoy watching your videos. Your breakdown and analogies are very informative. You have a unique way of explaining things that others, including myself would never have realized. Looking forward to more of your videos.
100%
Being a lumpinee champion is crazy. But beating a lumpinee champion just like that is i mean , speechless. He is trully the kings of kings
What's more amazing is that the footage he used (Samart in red, opponent in blue) was taken very late in Samart's career (1988).
AFTER he had retired from Muay Thai, moved to boxing for 4 years, and then returned to Muay Thai.
Absolutely Brilliant work, Mr. Lawrence Kenshin. Your Entire series is simply superbly done. Am a huge fan of your work.
Jon Jones, Urijah hall, Greg Jackson, Tristar, ........ know i know your secret.... Wow mr. Kenshin.... As a southpaw that has replicated the cuban southpaw boxers, I never thought I would find some one on a much higher plane.... This guy and your attentive eye are making me a spiritual being. Thank you for this.
this guy really gets your eyes on some very nice details. i love his channel.
This is a great analysis on the difference; however, I don't agree with the statement that the side-kick requires a deep commitment. It can be thrown with the step, skip, or a hop
this is awesome. similar principle to the traditional step-in side kick really, except it is done to intercept an incoming opponent rather than to an opponent or bag that is standing neutrally
Thank you, I always learn from your videos
That’s actually what ends up happening in taekwondo a lot
Taekwondo is known for those big exaggerated kicks but look at their sparring. They used the side kick the exact same way, not to harm like it’s often used in mma, but to keep range using the longest range strike available
I practice Tang Soo Do and it's the same... in fact I always instinctively used the front leg side kick the way Samart does here...... just not as well :)
Nice!! Would you a do video on Cruz's and T.J. footwork..
Samart is one one of my favs, but i always wondered why that kid never once tried to pary that side teep out as you would do a reg teep and counter with a low kick of his own , or just take a step back when he saw it coming . I know this works because i come from tradition martial arts where the side kick was the norm, and transitioned into Muay Thai. I would kill all the beginners and medium level guys with my side kick, but when i got to the higher level competitors i would get it in 1 time only and then they'd avoid it or counter. I also fought San Shou where we learned to counter the side kick, so i always scratch my head when i see high level guys getting side kicked all over the ring. Great break down of a true master.
You have to understand that Samart fought in the '80s. The sport has evolved.
Pretty much any kind of lateral movement will take you out of the effective area of a side kick. Which is something advanced practioners will be fairly competent with.
Old school muay thai used to advance in relatively straight lines. Clashing head was the standard strategy, as this would bring the fight into a clinch and they could work from there.
WarriorofCathar Agreed
+teamaculate Because Samart's opponent in this fight is a famous knee specialist. His only tactic is to get close and grab and finish Samart with his knees. But Samart's teeps (front kick/side kicks) prevent that from happen!!
If they begin to catch on to the teep (literally or figuratively) simply lift the knee to feint the teep and then step in hard for a jab. Repeat until they defend the jab, then go back to the teep.
Samart hit the Jersey Joe Walcott Cake Walk beautifully. Dude was way ahead of his time-studying old school western boxing like a Savant.
My favorite Muay Thai fighter of all time..
1:48 "Get back!"
"I said get back!!"
lol
Actually kenshin, this side teep as far as i know (i can be wrong) is just a front leg side kick. Idw why people think that the side kick, or yoko geri, has only one variation. Its just like mawashi geri (roundhouse kick). It has many variations, and the "side teep" is a common one that we use a lot in karate, or at least in the style i practice. The difference i saw from what we do, to the one showed in the video, its just that we do note use the balls of the feet to strike. The kick itself maintains part of its penetration while pushing the enemy backwards. Peter Sugarfoot its one example of fighter that used this technique correctly.
Your wrong its a side teap from Muay thai
การถีบที่สมบูรณ์แบบที่สุด An incredible perfect of teep(ถีบ) ever.
If you do the turning kick perfectly like buakaw you'll end up in the side-teep position which makes it hard for opponents to get a good grip of your leg, even if they catch the kick. Excellent Video!
Mid or Leg Sidekick is on of the best technique to counter/intercept the opponents attack, but only few are confident of utilizing it.
When are you going to make a video breakdown of Manson Gibson beating Muay Thai fighters with his side and donkey kicks? He neutralized like 90% of their kicks with his bladed stance and side/donkey kicks
Manson Gibson fights at 80kg and he's 5'11 inches tall. The Thais he fought were way smaller than him.
So I started doing muaythai, however my injury by toring my meniscus and acl by playing basketball was really difficult for me especially copying Samart style. Since I’m orthodox and my injured leg is my lead leg. And if I go southpaw it feels weird and if I go ortho I feel like I’ll injure myself. Should I work on southpaw or keep the grind on ortho ?
We also have this kick in TKD, just call it a "sparring side kick" to differentiate from the normal one. One of my fave kicks still.
yeop/yop tchagui (y)
If you’re a classically trained karate fighter/point fighter, this is a great way to integrate your side kick into kickboxing.
He never missed! 👏
Brilliant!
Defender was unused to centerline attack?
I almost never see the side teep, so maybe yeah? I don't even see the front teep too much. Seems almost all the Thai kicks you see are round kicks.
@เสือ - Payak A bunch, but to be honest I am thinking mostly of UFC and Pride rather than fights between two Thais. I've seen a lot more teeps between Thais, of course. Even so, I see a lot of front teeps between them, but otherwise round kicks are the kick I've seen most often. The side teep was a surprise to me and I can't even recall seeing one in UFC or the other older Western organizations.
awesome breakdown!
Awesome videos man lots of knowledge.
This was fantastic! I will try it
End was kind of sad... he couldn't fight with this guy.,..
compassionate for him to go over and help him!
Love these videos, what music is played at 3:58? Would love to download it for my shadowboxing list.
The side teep loads up like a roundhouse, so many opponents will prepare to guard from the side and open their center line. In May Thai this kick is ubiquitous, so the opponent has to unlearn years of training to guard against the side teep.
With the heel sideways it's slippery as hell, you're used to a traditional teep. I'm sure more than one fight was won using this technique. Subtle but dominating.
I think if you look at the top fighters who throw side kicks, Stephen Thompson, Raymond Daniels, Bill Wallace, they would never load up like Holly Holms. Holly got her sidekick from John Winklejohn who was an American Kickboxer under PKA rules and with no leg kicks they learned to load up on the side kick. All sidekickers now throw it very similar, no step in back leg pushes off.
Whats the diff in the fron one Buakaw throws? Thats a steep kick too, huh? Is it less powerful as well?
Buakaw is a master of this technique too
Hey Lawrence, worth mentioning this was a Orthodox vs Southpaw match-up, would this strategy work as efficiently or even work at all in an orthodox vs orthodox scenario - watcha think?
It's a bit harder to land because the closest target means you have to kick across your body. I know this is a late reply but hopefully someone benefits from this
Awesome work, as usual. But "stylistic match ups such as sanshou"... tell that to Cung le. Well, he mastered sanshou side kicks and although he is not the best MMA fighter, he is among the finest. Never saw he caught up in a side kick, altough is a real threath. Its all about strategy, and context. Take the spinning back kick (heel to the face): looks like the most risky technique of all times, but it can end up a fight real fast.
Nice work. Thanks.
Great vids, one question: Wouldn't the side-teep be completely nullified by an opponent who is more lateral, i.e stepping to the side and attacking/defending from an angle?
Yes, an opponent with a full side stance would significantly lower the chances of being hit with the side-teep. However, a side stance has many vulnerabilities. It makes harder to slip punches from certain angles and such.
Oscar Figueroa But that guy standing in a side stance has to be able to side kick. If he can not side kick than he is just venerable to round leg kicks.
If someone steps to your side that’s the perfect time to side kick them
thanks for the video. could you also do a video of tj dillashaws footwork in his fight against barao?
The routine technics of karate, in muay thai, mma etc are motive for special video...all this production for samart's yoko geri? so Andy was a magician!
Loving this!!
So I wonder why Rick Roufus didn't use this technique against the 'legendary fight that changed history' in your channel. He took a bladed stance as well, and being a kickboxer he should be more well versed with side kicks. Anyone want to chip in?
+EvilSapphireR Not all people can put in a lot of weight on their side teep to make it even reasonable to use in a fight.
Not everyone's body can do it effectively. We're all born different.
Thailand had 8 times more kickboxers, than the USA had boxers at the time. The Thai boxer was just tougher than shit. You could have hit the Thai boxer with a baseball bat and he would have still kept coming forward. Rufus even broke the Thai boxers jaw, early in the match, knocking the Thai to the canvas , and the Thai just kept coming.
Great boxing
Ummmm....independent motion side-kick?
Dan your wrong on that it's all on the experience and how they can use it to win the fight
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Do you kick with the toe or the heel for the thai side kick?
Heels for more destructive force and foot for more reliability.
And for a teep/ push kick your toes
i don't know if there's a word for it in english, but often when i aim for a powerful sidekick i do not want to hit with my heel, but with the outer side of my foot. espescially when it's not aimed for the head. to hit with the heel it takes a bit more of twisting your body (and hence longer to go back) and it doesn't have the exact same reach.
as with hitting with your toes, there might be a higher risk of breaking something in your foot. so be careful.
I know what you mean. It's easier to hold the balance that way. But if you want a side teep use your toes and push your opponents away :)
Also, do you step into it like a sidekick or throw it from stance like a teep?
I used to love telling this story come lunchtime. In and out of the ring our Samart was Universally known as an excellent individual. Muay Mutt (Boxers) WBC Champ. Guess what Jeff? Thai’s in Marrickville know Math. Good for you
After my story had elapsed I would close it off stating that Jeff KO’d him. 10/10 times they would ask me how? I would answer WHY?
In karate there is a snap side kick and and side thrust kick. Just like in front kick where thee is also a front snap kick and a front thrust kick. The side kick done by the woman in this video is like a snap side kick not fully committed like a side thrust kick.
dosdadio siapa I've met shotokan guys who kicked just like this. I suppose that if you have good form in both keage and kekomi you can do anything in between. I suck at side kicks myself.
By the way the music in this clip also sucks.
The side teep and the side kick are really all in the same, I learned both methods of throwing it, along with many others. It's all situational.
Blade the foot then it's a side kick right?
great vid!
I wonder why Samart was able to throw this side teep and get away with not being vulnerable to leg kicks. It seems when he's throwing it - especially multiple in a row hes in a very bladed stance
Berkeley Hodgins i've just finished watching some samart videos for The first time and, from what i've noticed, one of samart's best qualities is his sense of distance. when he throws this teep you can see he is definitely out of his oponents kicking range (at least leg kicks). on The other hand, this same kick is what allows him to keep said distance. he never allows his opponent to get close. his wide variety of attacks is also a Big factor. it mustve been hard to read this guy, cause he pivots the same way when he throws the teep and a roundhouse kick (body or head).
I do it when I failed my middle kick, and boom ! My side kick as Bruce Lee did ! And it works a lot, like in french Savate !!! I'm french, I know it 300%
1:13 nice key change! I mean the music...I mean...u know...weed...
Why do Thai fighters still use the normal teep even tho the side teep is superior
coz of stances, many of them are orthodox vs orthodox, if that kick being catched, it will create opening for opponent to lowkick backleg from the back side.
My Karate/TMA buddy would be pretty adamant about classing this as a back kick rather than a side kick, at least that one the girl uses in the beginning.
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um..no?
@D S wow dude thats amazing
johnny cage side kick
with no penetration step, which can be slight. you're off balance and lack power and your accuracy is off set because of your lack of balance
Samart is fucking incredible
A shame Samart lost his fire for competition. I would have enjoyed seeing him at his best when he fought Wangchannoi.
I rarely say this because personally i generally prefer thai kick over taekwondo kicks but damn the side kick feels mich more natural than this
This is a feel not a sidekick
When the side kick is use a smart fight use it at the right moment. It hurt
you don't need to load like holly holm to do a sidekick
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Black slack kenchin!
He got ultra insting
I don’t like Holm sidekick. It’s telegraphed every time. The girls she fights don’t have enough experience in seeing it come from far away. Another thing I dislike is that she partially pushes it while turning away from power. If you want to see serious side kicking watch this:
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For some reason you don't see many Thai fighters using side kicks
If feel that a "side kick" (as opposed to a side teap) is really mostly effective as a side back kick; you shou have your hip turned way over so your toes and knee are face at 45 degrees down, and your back is slightly showing towards your opponent when impact is made. This requires hyperextension of the kicking leg (not the standing leg). Like the side kick, many people (fighters of just weekend warrior) cannot turn their hip over for a thai round kick that swings diagonally down onto an opponents leg. I believe this hip flexibility issue (whether it is from genetics, or training flaws) is the reason why many people do not use the side kick (like Cung Le's style). I love the side kick (not side teap), it is my personal favorite for a kick to the mid section of an opponent.
There is no side kick in muay thai, there is only kick and teep. there's all. For a boy they use teep to obstacle an opponent to come close. But for Samart he used teep to knock down as a punch. Teacher Yodtong taught Samart to use teep because Samart don't wanna to get hit at his face so in early training he didn't like to do such as close fight.
Why thai don't use side kick? it is because there is no other combo to follow up if one use after using side kick. It is just how muay thai is.
I think it has alot to do with the square stance which makes the kick slow and easy to read and counter making it unaffective. Samart uses a side teep which is quicker and more direct.
Pratchya Phiromrat side kick is in ancient muaythai style include grablock headbutt, gouge eye, groin attack, throat attack etc. in the ring it a Mt sport form
Slide in side kick not much different
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Kinda reminds me of sanshou. I want to see more of this guy, you only showed one match up of dominance. I want to see his behavior against other opponents that's gave him a tough time.
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He made that lumpinee champ look like an amateur. I wonder how he would do in One.
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Half front kick, half side kick.
Looks like Bruce Lee’s powerful side kick.
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That's called a sliding side-kick in TKD
Holy holm was a terrible example, crap teep. Never use a woman as an example, their technique always sucks
her kick was a side kick. the video was showing the difference between a side kick and a side teep, not a teep and a side teep. it was a shit side kick too though lmfao
ALL PUSH KICKS ARE DOG SHITE!!!
SIDE TEEP = DOG SHITE
SIDE KICK = DOG SHITE
TEEP = DOG SHITE
Just because some Thai fighter made a success of it doesnt mean it would work against top level competition in muay thai or kickboxing.
Some fighters make TKD work it doesnt mean TKD isnt dog shit.
Push kicks dont end fights very often, they are slow, and theres a risk of being countered with something significant like a round kick or boxing punch which is likely to end you.
They are MEDIUM RISK LOW REWARD!!
At the highest level, the round kick and boxing punches reign supreme, this side teep is for idiots that think they are smart and that they have "found a way" but really they just found a low % technique and mistakenly think it could be a high % technique in the future. It would already be high % by now if that were the case because the thais have used it for a long time.
Dan0101010101010 So because people throw the teep as a push kick means that all front kicks are push kicks? The way that you disdain is the way that's going to destroy you
orangeiceice12 front kicks that arnt push kicks are low % too, they can still KO you to the chin, but they are so easy to defend against that they are obsolete against a good kickboxer, and a freak like semi schilt can make them work esp to the body, but thats it, another low % technique. Again you are probably another idiot that thinks hes found a special technique thats gonna be high % in the future, but you havnt, if anything the effectiveness of the front kick in mma (not very effective) comes from people not expecting it, they dont expect it because previously no one used it, and no one used it previously because it was so low %, once people learn how to defend it and learn to expect it it will be retired and go back into obscurity
Basically the front kick coming upwards is for slow giants like semi schilt and for a kick to the groin in self defense, otherwise its a crap low % kick
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anonomos lol yea im sure they were real fight enders...not
Anderson silver started a craze it will die down when they realize its a crap kick that rarely works
Dan0101010101010 The snap front kick has never been really used in MMA before, but now that it is, people are finding a lot of success with it. Rory McDonald, Conor McGregor. The low side kicks as well. They are insane for controlling distance and dealing consistent damage (like a jab to the body/long right to the body if vs a southpaw), and are actually very difficult to block compared to a round kick, and even more difficult to catch. They're not fight enders, for sure, but they are definitely 'high percentage' moves
orangeiceice12 no they are not, not many KO's from it, no one has said I couldnt fight on because I was gassed from all the front kicks NO ONE.
No one started limping because of side kicks to the knee, barely no KO's from side kicks,
Why use something that risks the take down, counter strike, and does no damage when you can use something that doesn't risk a TD so much, does more damage and is higher %.
You are dumb if you believe what you wrote.
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