If the defense to the oblique kick is to put weight on your rear leg either by going into more of a muay thai stance or straightening up and allowing yourself to be pushed onto one leg for a moment I can see this being a really effective striking technique for someone who is primarily a grappler. Condition the opponent to expect the oblique kick coming in and feint into a double leg.
It's sad most of the truly great street fighters in France are now deceased . The French Foreign Legion is maybe the last bastion for teaching the oblique kick and jumping oblique kick which forces the opponents leg down firmly to the ground and absorbing the power of the kick . The "shin stomp" to the ankle is a fight ender and rarely seen demonstrated correctly . Thank You for another excellent video Mr. Dewey .
Try yo stick to it at least 6 months even if you want to quit or start feeling lazy. In the begining it will suck, but in the long run it will change your life!
You don't need a gym to make your own heavy bag from a large military duffle bag full of bags of sand and 40 kilos or more . My favorite gym is my garage with heavy bags suspended from the ceiling . All the best and start training NOW ... and for Free .
I use this same exact movement to defend against toe and thigh touches in epee fencing, never thought about applying to a defense against stomp kicks, great vid!
pretty efficient against heavy hitters that don't have a lot of technique. destroy the balance in their legs and those shots will start to get weaker later in the rounds :)
I mean, I know it's just a kick, and basically every complete martial art style has some version of this kick. But the fact that people associate it with Savate makes me proud as a French guy. Stupid pride, but nice feeling nonetheless.
Yo as an American with the deepest passion for fighting I think very highly of France especially because Savat is fucking sick I think it's really underrated would love to see more Savat gyms open up in the USA respect to you and your country good sir !
Very nice discovery bro! Thank you. Usually to deflect the oblique kick, you just lift your leg up. This is E A S I E R and your balance is still good. Gracias!
If I am not mistaken, the Oblique Kick is meant to be used against an advancing opponent, and not against an idling opponent. When you were demonstrating the kick, your partner was not in the middle of moving forward. The kick is meant to impede the forward intention of your opponent. Now, the reason why the Oblique Kick is considered dangerous is because it is difficult to block. If you train your leg to perform Oblique Kick even higher, you can even strike or stamp the opponent's torso or thorax. As a matter of fact, this thorax kick is employed against an idling opponent especially when he has both his fists around the guarding position. You could slip this Oblique Kick through and it would be virtually impossible to block. Just keep those two situations in mind as there is a way for everything. You are right about one thing and that is that the Oblique Kick teaches greater surface area which is the key. Another thing that you are right about is that the kick stretches the leg especially for beginners. Again, the Oblique Kick is performed as a shoving push and shouldn't be employed with frivolity, but instead with an element of surprise and circumstance! Thank you for the video!
Now I understand what Frank Dux was doing all those years ago when I loved watching Bloodsport as a kid. He was defending against invisible ninjas attacking him with oblique kicks. :)
Sir, reguardless your stance on traditional martial arts / non MMA, your stratagy and foot work are amazing, and i always learn something new when i watch your videos.
That oblique kick is a staple of June fan Jeetkune do , my friend from jfjkd in Seattle always lands this kick on me when we spar , it’s very frustrating now I have some new ideas for defense. Thnx Coach
Ive started practicing this and have found that this can set up distance closing techniques not mentioned in the video since RD is so much longer than his partner. Try a superman punch as your leg is driven back. Theres also lots of good round kick options you can fire back with if you shift the leg being kicked back and set into your opposite lead.
chassé frontal bas!!! nicely said....never excuse yourself for talking a other language that is not your first language!!! I just see someone who try To improve himself in every aspect. lâche pas!! (dont give up)👊 from Montréal
This is why the fork work and movement in capoeira is so far beyond other styles. The ability to shift the weight from one leg to another and/or change stances at the drop of a dime is so beneficial.
The oblique kick is also found in Wing Chun and you throw it better than 99.9% of Wing Chun practitioners. They are great for distance management, particularly for those who worry about banging up their shins should their opponent check their leg kicks. A martial artist with a short reach would find this particular kick as a good replacement for the boxing jab. It can also be alternated with the lead leg oblique kick, or low lead leg side kick, to make one’s kicks more dynamic and less predictable. One pro of the lead leg oblique kick is that it can be used offensively. You can initiate with it whereas this rear oblique kick is best to keep your opponent at bay as they are stepping towards you. Another great video.
Holy Moly!!! So so happy I stumbled up on this channel Coach Ramsey with some great knowledge here. I'm very appreciative he shared this. For years I've seen Carlos Condit, Jon Jones, Holly Holm from the JacksonWink MMA gym employ this lethal kick. Many a time when I hear the impact of it the sound makes me cringe because I think of all the knee damage it can do. Never could I think it could be defended so simply. Very very cool.
Wing chun does a similar kick but with no or very little bend in the knee and its seems to usually land on the shin or knee. Years ago i saw a guy attacked out the front of a nightclub and he defended himself with that kick and made the assailants knee bend in the opposite direction.
It's so obvious that I don't know why everybody doesn't teach this. The oblique kick got a bad name because Quinton "Rampage" Jackson complained in an interview about Jon Jones doing it to him in their fight. Yeah an oblique kick can ruin your knee, but a flying knee can crack your skull. Which is worse? (Rhetorical question).
UFC Light Heavyweight champion and GOAT Jon Jones uses this kick so well; it just makes me wonder if any of his opponents ever thought of checking it and minimizing its impact.
I love this kick. Very effective in sparring matches I had, even when it wasnt dangerous because it messed up their momentum mometarily for me to take advantage of. Also, it hurts the shit if you turn it downward
what's the benefit of raising your foot so far backward as opposed to a regular small lifting motion for the shin check (as one would do against a low round kick)?
@@RamseyDewey Why do you consider this an illegitimate question? In your video you mentioned that this kick is only dangerous when the weight is on the lead foot, so shouldn't lifting it a little be enough to nullify it, and also a shorter movement?
Great video But the point of the oblique kick is to stop your opponent's forward momentum, so by checking and raising your foot you are doing exactly what your opponent wants
Nah my dude. Just worked on this. You can shift in or out as you re set your kicked leg to close or open ground and it pairs will with a superman punch if you time it well.
Not regarding your video but regarding your shout out at the end I actually do like some of them rash guards that you wear and I'm probably going to hit them up one of these days when I have extra money.
Thing is the sidekick version is way better and can be more deadly,really stomping on the knee my favourite kick,but if your a good kickboxer the idea is to use combinations,so your kicks set up your hands,and your hands set up your kicks,so that’s fine you pulling your leg back ??,but your then of balance which sets you up perfect for punches to the face,now jon Jones and savate fighters use it the best,but reality is can’t stop it as there using loads of other techniques to so you don’t know when the knee stomp coming
they way your upper body naturally moves in this, feels like a nice set up for a hook to the face, would def like to see it in real fight, but i think smarter oponents will read it and after 2-4 kicks, comes the fake kick into step in heavy hook to the chin
Bruce Lee did this, but on the shin to intercept the opponent's anticipated kick. I did see it done above the knee once against Chuck Norris. It can be seen in Return of the Dragon. In his Tao of JKD book, it was one of Savate's kick. I think some just call it a stop kick among other things. Different names for essentially the same move.
I believe I'm correct in saying that Bruce Lee used to employ the oblique kick, but abandoned it for real fighting (as opposed to the movie Way of the Dragon), as the same damage could be achieved with a low lead side kick to the knee...the lead side kicking foot being closer to the opponent's knee. This is in keeping with his philosophy of using "the longest weapon, to the nearest target".
Same leg response!! Same leg response!!! Efficient and Kung-Fu-esque. Either way this and all your teaching done well. Thank you for spreading light instead of aggression. People ruin the beauty of combat for me sometimes. Never you good sir.
I find that this kick is most effective against someone shorter than you when applied at the hip, bigger guys at the knee though. You can actually break someones femur this way if they're charging at you, which is why I love it for self-defense, especially since it has a lower risk of getting you cut when knives are involved. When there's a knife involved, make like you're going to hit his head while he charges you and stomp his leg through with chasse bas. It won't necessarily disarm your attacker, but it will make it a lot harder for them to pursue you. If you squat a lot of weight like me, there's a good chance your attackers legs haven't been battered by kicks day after day to withstand that kind of force, let alone while charging you.
@@RamseyDewey I watched, that's why I commented. I have been in Savate for thirty plus years and will be interested in feedback on how people get on in their sparring.
My sifu told me the kick is called a cross over kick and is used more for stopping incoming kicks mainly the front kick. It is suppose to hit on the shin or ankle. But yes you can kick above the knee but that is not it's original intent.
I agree to an extent as far as the argument goes for defending the attack to render it harmless. The problem comes into play when someone with the height, weight and intent that someone like a jon jones might have and next thing you know that knee is a dumpster fire. 😂
In my club, we learn that such kicks don't aim so much to damage the leg, but to stop the momentum of the oponent, and to break his structure, his stability. They have to affect the hip, so we learn to make these kicks deeper and heavier. What do you think about it?
That countermove is an actual warm-up exercise used in tai chi I thought it was just a useless movement to warm up your leg is actually a strategic maneuver a martial arts technique “hidden in plain sight“ the masters were geniuses
I will practice this some. I am used to raising up the knee to check Groin and Thigh/ Calf Kicks. Back Decades ago - a higher rank kept throwing full force front kicks with the Ball of the foot at me. One night, I got tired of it and raised up my knee. He broke his large Toe on my Shin. Sounded like a 22cal going off. I felt bad- but this guy used to work me over Real good. What do you think of the Rocky Marciano upper body Dips- Left to Right + a right Hook + right to Left and a Left Hook? That was much of his success. Of course Knees were not coming up either. There are clips of him dipping his whole upper body under the Heavy Bag. One of his Heavy Bags was a fat 300lber. I enjoy your channel!
Can you do a video break down on why mma fighters don't use palm strikes. i belive it is legal. I practice selfdefense with palm strikes, I can hit much harder safely, it doesn't concentrate the force into knuckle but jarring the head is what knocks out.
With your hands taped up and in an MMA glove, the closed fist is a far superior weapon in every way to a palm strike. Superior reach, massive power difference. Without gloves and wraps, palm strikes become a viable option.
Hehe, i used this kick once in a self defence situation. I got a light hit with my toes on the inside of the attackers knee in. This light kick ended the attack immediately.
here is what everyone forgets: you say its too easy to defend right? you shift weight to rear leg and spring with your lead etc etc. but the thing is the reason they throw the oblique kick is defensive, not offensive and because it is so dangerous if you keep going and so effective while being safe for the thrower, you either rush in to get hurt or become heavily disadvantaged which is good for the thrower or you back up and defend which is the original intention of the thrower; making you back the fuck up. so as always the attacker and the more versatile fighter wins and to counter the oblique kick you gotta prevent them from throwing with your own aggression or, your oblique kicks. the best defence is a good offense because attacker usually wins and defenders have to react not act. such moves are hard to defend and one must not plan their game around defending hard to defend moves. its like knife fighting. you dont block the guy, you avoid it or stab him first.
His training partner was doing it better by stepping back rather than lifting the leg. You are in a better stance when you step back allowing you to counter. It seemed more natural to his training partner when they were practicing it.
Is it possible to stop the opponent's oblique kick by oblique kicking the opponent's rear leg when the opponent is about to throw an oblique kick to you?
Does not interfere with your video, since this "watered down version" of the "Chasse Frontal Bas" is the one more common in MMA, but when fighting against a real experienced Savateur, it is a bit of a different kick because they raise their knee higher in a chamber position to give the kick a more upwards to downwards "stomping". This way it is harder to guess for the defender, where the kick is aimed (median/body or bas/leg). also Savateurs use the kick often more as a faint to kick to the head and from different angles, not so much with directly facing the opponent.
If the defense to the oblique kick is to put weight on your rear leg either by going into more of a muay thai stance or straightening up and allowing yourself to be pushed onto one leg for a moment I can see this being a really effective striking technique for someone who is primarily a grappler. Condition the opponent to expect the oblique kick coming in and feint into a double leg.
Wow, funny how sometimes the solution for a dangerous attack can be so simple.
Hey, if it's stupid but it works...
Seems impractical imho
@@justanotherrandomfilipino9018 gotta have practice so you can get the timing down, but it does seem like a effy defense
Simplicity usually is the key for most problems.
Always try to break down your problems to their most basic to find the solution.
It's not dangerous as Ramsey explained.
It's sad most of the truly great street fighters in France are now deceased . The French Foreign Legion is maybe the last bastion for teaching the oblique kick and jumping oblique kick which forces the opponents leg down firmly to the ground and absorbing the power of the kick . The "shin stomp" to the ankle is a fight ender and rarely seen demonstrated correctly . Thank You for another excellent video Mr. Dewey .
I don't do fighting sports but I always watch Ramsey. I'm thinking of getting into into when the lockdown ends by joining a Muai Thai gym nearby
Good luck man, its really fun!
Try yo stick to it at least 6 months even if you want to quit or start feeling lazy. In the begining it will suck, but in the long run it will change your life!
You should!
You don't need a gym to make your own heavy bag from a large military duffle bag full of bags of sand and 40 kilos or more . My favorite gym is my garage with heavy bags suspended from the ceiling . All the best and start training NOW ... and for Free .
I use this same exact movement to defend against toe and thigh touches in epee fencing, never thought about applying to a defense against stomp kicks, great vid!
It's always interesting to see something dangerous be nullified by simple actions.
Good job Ramsey.
Can't wait to train with you one day soon.
I have had people target my kneecap as opposed to the top of the quad as seen in this video. Gonna have to try this one out
I see a Savate kick, I invite right away.
Nice lesson, as usual.
And your french is good too.
I learned so much about life by listening to your insights in martial art. I can actually apply these knowledge in many area
Jon Jones' opponents wish they'd seen this video.
In Jon Jones last fight he can't get the oblique kick off. This is because his opponents found out how to move lateral.
@@nonglishq6727 Santos also timed heavy punches off othat oblique kick
@@nonglishq6727 Good point actually. Though Dominick Reyes did drop the ball in his last fight.
@@Iron-Bridge he thought he was the uncrowned champ he overlooked jan he was way too focused on jones
pretty efficient against heavy hitters that don't have a lot of technique. destroy the balance in their legs and those shots will start to get weaker later in the rounds :)
I mean, I know it's just a kick, and basically every complete martial art style has some version of this kick. But the fact that people associate it with Savate makes me proud as a French guy. Stupid pride, but nice feeling nonetheless.
Yo as an American with the deepest passion for fighting I think very highly of France especially because Savat is fucking sick I think it's really underrated would love to see more Savat gyms open up in the USA respect to you and your country good sir !
Very nice discovery bro! Thank you. Usually to deflect the oblique kick, you just lift your leg up. This is E A S I E R and your balance is still good. Gracias!
It's the small things that make the difference! 👍
And I appreciate that the video is under 5 minutes 👏
Game changing top tip coach, I have to pass this on to my own students. Thank you!
I was doing this accidentally in some sparring rounds. I'm happy to see it's an actual technique. Thanks coach!
Its dangerous you can lose your knee without too much power.. Refuse to spar if they do it.. Idiots can cause serious damage..
Only do the oblique kick in sparring if you are familiar with it and know how to control it
If I am not mistaken, the Oblique Kick is meant to be used against an advancing opponent, and not against an idling opponent. When you were demonstrating the kick, your partner was not in the middle of moving forward. The kick is meant to impede the forward intention of your opponent. Now, the reason why the Oblique Kick is considered dangerous is because it is difficult to block.
If you train your leg to perform Oblique Kick even higher, you can even strike or stamp the opponent's torso or thorax. As a matter of fact, this thorax kick is employed against an idling opponent especially when he has both his fists around the guarding position. You could slip this Oblique Kick through and it would be virtually impossible to block.
Just keep those two situations in mind as there is a way for everything. You are right about one thing and that is that the Oblique Kick teaches greater surface area which is the key. Another thing that you are right about is that the kick stretches the leg especially for beginners. Again, the Oblique Kick is performed as a shoving push and shouldn't be employed with frivolity, but instead with an element of surprise and circumstance! Thank you for the video!
Now I understand what Frank Dux was doing all those years ago when I loved watching Bloodsport as a kid. He was defending against invisible ninjas attacking him with oblique kicks. :)
Hahahahaha!!!
If I wasn't sparring there, I would never stop punching on those bags! Your gym is so inviting!
amanda nunes countered this by knocking out holly holm with a headkick
Holly Holm did it the wrong way by dropping both her hands and over-chambering her knee kick.
I am gonna master this move
Stop an opponent before he can attack
*Unfortunately match had to be cancelled after Imran Khan's opponent's plane fell into the ocean* lmao
Sir, reguardless your stance on traditional martial arts / non MMA, your stratagy and foot work are amazing, and i always learn something new when i watch your videos.
What “stance on traditional martial arts”?
@@RamseyDewey not a bad stance, my apologies. You have vaild criticisims, and a few i dont agree with, but i respect your point of views on things.
Your channel is one of the best I found randomly.
Genius defense, thanks for sharing!
I find the oblique kick perfect for keeping people from getting their hand combos started
Great video. This is why this kick is a must When the rival go foward
That oblique kick is a staple of June fan Jeetkune do , my friend from jfjkd in Seattle always lands this kick on me when we spar , it’s very frustrating now I have some new ideas for defense. Thnx Coach
Ive started practicing this and have found that this can set up distance closing techniques not mentioned in the video since RD is so much longer than his partner.
Try a superman punch as your leg is driven back. Theres also lots of good round kick options you can fire back with if you shift the leg being kicked back and set into your opposite lead.
chassé frontal bas!!! nicely said....never excuse yourself for talking a other language that is not your first language!!! I just see someone who try To improve himself in every aspect.
lâche pas!! (dont give up)👊
from Montréal
well, that...that IS simple. Great vid!
Three uploads within 24 hours, maestro.
I was lookin for a superman punch of a sort. I wasn't expecting an counter oblique.. I'll keep that in mind.
This is both so correct and incorrect at the same time
This is why the fork work and movement in capoeira is so far beyond other styles. The ability to shift the weight from one leg to another and/or change stances at the drop of a dime is so beneficial.
The oblique kick is also found in Wing Chun and you throw it better than 99.9% of Wing Chun practitioners. They are great for distance management, particularly for those who worry about banging up their shins should their opponent check their leg kicks. A martial artist with a short reach would find this particular kick as a good replacement for the boxing jab. It can also be alternated with the lead leg oblique kick, or low lead leg side kick, to make one’s kicks more dynamic and less predictable. One pro of the lead leg oblique kick is that it can be used offensively. You can initiate with it whereas this rear oblique kick is best to keep your opponent at bay as they are stepping towards you. Another great video.
Holy Moly!!! So so happy I stumbled up on this channel Coach Ramsey with some great knowledge here. I'm very appreciative he shared this. For years I've seen Carlos Condit, Jon Jones, Holly Holm from the JacksonWink MMA gym employ this lethal kick. Many a time when I hear the impact of it the sound makes me cringe because I think of all the knee damage it can do. Never could I think it could be defended so simply. Very very cool.
"MANY JUST GONNA BE AMAZED AND SHOCKED WID DAT SIMPLE APPLICATION KUZZ YUH"!!..
Wing chun does a similar kick but with no or very little bend in the knee and its seems to usually land on the shin or knee. Years ago i saw a guy attacked out the front of a nightclub and he defended himself with that kick and made the assailants knee bend in the opposite direction.
The oblique kick from other angles is worth studying too, as it can break structure and aid takedowns.
We called this move "CHICKEN SCRATCH" also used to make a single leg takedown miss.
Effective tip, although Ramsey looks like a cat in a litter box at 02:42 🤣
That is a nice defence, well explained too. Thanks Ramsey.
Thought long and hard on this.....
thank you for this video
Awesome thank you
Now this is super dope
Thank you. This was puzzling me a bit
So bad technique is causing the injuries, not the kick itself. Excellent video thank you, learned the defense.
It's so obvious that I don't know why everybody doesn't teach this. The oblique kick got a bad name because Quinton "Rampage" Jackson complained in an interview about Jon Jones doing it to him in their fight. Yeah an oblique kick can ruin your knee, but a flying knee can crack your skull. Which is worse? (Rhetorical question).
Going to try this in sparring. Thanks for tips
That's why your wing Chun stance should be 30% weight on the front foot the rest on the rear .
Good stuff, Ramsey.
UFC Light Heavyweight champion and GOAT Jon Jones uses this kick so well; it just makes me wonder if any of his opponents ever thought of checking it and minimizing its impact.
I love this kick. Very effective in sparring matches I had, even when it wasnt dangerous because it messed up their momentum mometarily for me to take advantage of. Also, it hurts the shit if you turn it downward
what's the benefit of raising your foot so far backward as opposed to a regular small lifting motion for the shin check (as one would do against a low round kick)?
You don’t get your knee hyperextended, and you get to continue using your legs.
@@RamseyDewey Why do you consider this an illegitimate question? In your video you mentioned that this kick is only dangerous when the weight is on the lead foot, so shouldn't lifting it a little be enough to nullify it, and also a shorter movement?
Wish my coach let me throw this in light technical sparing. It’s my fav kick ):
Great job coach
Great video
But the point of the oblique kick is to stop your opponent's forward momentum, so by checking and raising your foot you are doing exactly what your opponent wants
Like ALL strikes, there are many ways to use an oblique kick. The most common method I use is as a counter to a round kick- striking the standing leg.
Nah my dude. Just worked on this. You can shift in or out as you re set your kicked leg to close or open ground and it pairs will with a superman punch if you time it well.
Now this is some good stuff!
Good video coach!
It's easy to defend when you know it's coming. 99% of the people you fight , won't even expect it.
This is the first time I have seen anybody talk about chasse aside from Human Weapon, and my Vovinam classes.
Watch more fights, my friend! It’s a very common technique in modern combat sports.
Always professional! ✌️☺️
one more technic what looks for me like capoeira :D
but its actually a savate signature move i guees
thanks coach
Thank you master
Not regarding your video but regarding your shout out at the end I actually do like some of them rash guards that you wear and I'm probably going to hit them up one of these days when I have extra money.
Great advice!
This shouldbe well known in the ufc ...
Nice ! And your french prononciation is good
Thing is the sidekick version is way better and can be more deadly,really stomping on the knee my favourite kick,but if your a good kickboxer the idea is to use combinations,so your kicks set up your hands,and your hands set up your kicks,so that’s fine you pulling your leg back ??,but your then of balance which sets you up perfect for punches to the face,now jon Jones and savate fighters use it the best,but reality is can’t stop it as there using loads of other techniques to so you don’t know when the knee stomp coming
they way your upper body naturally moves in this, feels like a nice set up for a hook to the face, would def like to see it in real fight, but i think smarter oponents will read it and after 2-4 kicks, comes the fake kick into step in heavy hook to the chin
Dude Ramsey never missed leg day LoL
I’ve heard Bruce Lee was big into Savatte kicks, as the were so simple, yet brutal
This is literally why I cannot do MMA, but I'm genetically pre disposed to my knees turning inside out.
Bruce Lee did this, but on the shin to intercept the opponent's anticipated kick. I did see it done above the knee once against Chuck Norris. It can be seen in Return of the Dragon.
In his Tao of JKD book, it was one of Savate's kick.
I think some just call it a stop kick among other things. Different names for essentially the same move.
I believe I'm correct in saying that Bruce Lee used to employ the oblique kick, but abandoned it for real fighting (as opposed to the movie Way of the Dragon), as the same damage could be achieved with a low lead side kick to the knee...the lead side kicking foot being closer to the opponent's knee. This is in keeping with his philosophy of using "the longest weapon, to the nearest target".
Long ago a buddy demonstrated that kick to me gently. I'm more into boxing. That kick scared the heck out of me.
It's a good kick for Da Streets!!!
Fo’ da streetz!
@@RamseyDewey 😆
COOL. Thanks!
Same leg response!! Same leg response!!! Efficient and Kung-Fu-esque.
Either way this and all your teaching done well. Thank you for spreading light instead of aggression. People ruin the beauty of combat for me sometimes. Never you good sir.
I find that this kick is most effective against someone shorter than you when applied at the hip, bigger guys at the knee though. You can actually break someones femur this way if they're charging at you, which is why I love it for self-defense, especially since it has a lower risk of getting you cut when knives are involved. When there's a knife involved, make like you're going to hit his head while he charges you and stomp his leg through with chasse bas. It won't necessarily disarm your attacker, but it will make it a lot harder for them to pursue you. If you squat a lot of weight like me, there's a good chance your attackers legs haven't been battered by kicks day after day to withstand that kind of force, let alone while charging you.
I will be interested to see how people get on with this defence.
Well, if you watched this video, you saw about a dozen examples of me using it in live sparring.
@@RamseyDewey I watched, that's why I commented. I have been in Savate for thirty plus years and will be interested in feedback on how people get on in their sparring.
Thanks
The others defences they looks impractical. But I got the point.
I'll just connect oblique kick as an opening for a side kick.
Great pronunciation!
Some BJJ guy told me this isnt possible but seems to work pretty well here 🤔
Taking striking advice from a guy who doesn’t train in striking?
1:59 whoaw that defense for oblique kick looks like a good defense for low calf kicks.
My sifu told me the kick is called a cross over kick and is used more for stopping incoming kicks mainly the front kick. It is suppose to hit on the shin or ankle. But yes you can kick above the knee but that is not it's original intent.
What about lifting up your leg slightly so that the arch of their foot hits your knee?
If you want to see a sick counter to the oblique kick watch Adesanya vs Whittaker.
I agree to an extent as far as the argument goes for defending the attack to render it harmless. The problem comes into play when someone with the height, weight and intent that someone like a jon jones might have and next thing you know that knee is a dumpster fire. 😂
In my club, we learn that such kicks don't aim so much to damage the leg, but to stop the momentum of the oponent, and to break his structure, his stability. They have to affect the hip, so we learn to make these kicks deeper and heavier. What do you think about it?
Like ALL strikes, there are many ways to use an oblique kick. The most common method I use is as a counter to a round kick- striking the standing leg.
That countermove is an actual warm-up exercise used in tai chi I thought it was just a useless movement to warm up your leg is actually a strategic maneuver a martial arts technique “hidden in plain sight“ the masters were geniuses
Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris. This kick was used quite effectively!
I will practice this some. I am used to raising up the knee to check Groin and Thigh/ Calf Kicks.
Back Decades ago - a higher rank kept throwing full force front kicks with the Ball of the foot at me. One night, I got tired of it and raised up my knee. He broke his large Toe on my Shin. Sounded like a 22cal going off. I felt bad- but this guy used to work me over Real good.
What do you think of the Rocky Marciano upper body Dips- Left to Right + a right Hook + right to Left and a Left Hook? That was much of his success. Of course Knees were not coming up either.
There are clips of him dipping his whole upper body under the Heavy Bag. One of his Heavy Bags was a fat 300lber.
I enjoy your channel!
Can you do a video break down on why mma fighters don't use palm strikes. i belive it is legal. I practice selfdefense with palm strikes, I can hit much harder safely, it doesn't concentrate the force into knuckle but jarring the head is what knocks out.
With your hands taped up and in an MMA glove, the closed fist is a far superior weapon in every way to a palm strike. Superior reach, massive power difference. Without gloves and wraps, palm strikes become a viable option.
Hehe, i used this kick once in a self defence situation. I got a light hit with my toes on the inside of the attackers knee in. This light kick ended the attack immediately.
here is what everyone forgets: you say its too easy to defend right? you shift weight to rear leg and spring with your lead etc etc. but the thing is the reason they throw the oblique kick is defensive, not offensive and because it is so dangerous if you keep going and so effective while being safe for the thrower, you either rush in to get hurt or become heavily disadvantaged which is good for the thrower or you back up and defend which is the original intention of the thrower; making you back the fuck up. so as always the attacker and the more versatile fighter wins and to counter the oblique kick you gotta prevent them from throwing with your own aggression or, your oblique kicks. the best defence is a good offense because attacker usually wins and defenders have to react not act. such moves are hard to defend and one must not plan their game around defending hard to defend moves. its like knife fighting. you dont block the guy, you avoid it or stab him first.
His training partner was doing it better by stepping back rather than lifting the leg. You are in a better stance when you step back allowing you to counter. It seemed more natural to his training partner when they were practicing it.
Is it possible to stop the opponent's oblique kick by oblique kicking the opponent's rear leg when the opponent is about to throw an oblique kick to you?
You could counter with a superman punch. Also be careful if you do this a lot someone will figure you out, feint and get a shot at you on one leg.
Does not interfere with your video, since this "watered down version" of the "Chasse Frontal Bas" is the one more common in MMA, but when fighting against a real experienced Savateur, it is a bit of a different kick because they raise their knee higher in a chamber position to give the kick a more upwards to downwards "stomping". This way it is harder to guess for the defender, where the kick is aimed (median/body or bas/leg). also Savateurs use the kick often more as a faint to kick to the head and from different angles, not so much with directly facing the opponent.