Can you do a video giving tips when sparring with bar helmet. I have trouble keeping long guard with the helmet since I can't keep my front shoulder near my chin.
"Gee willikers, Batman. How does a person end up all evil and twisted like this?" "Well you see Robin, these supervillains took the wrong lessons from bad influences in their lives. And we, as superheroes, must set the opposite example." "You mean?" "Precisely, boy wonder. Employment." "Holy upstanding citizenship, caped crusader! I'd better go obtain myself a career!" And that's how you make sidekicks work.
People who say sidekicks don't work just don't know how to throw one. Seen a sanda guy kick someone in the streets using sidekicks got me into kickboxing. That kick was probably the most powerful kick I've ever seen.
Everything thats survived new world martial arts has its place. Would i personally side kick in street? If i had to force distance, yes, otherwise my round house and teep is far better and id rather throw a kick i (personally) know i can finish from (liver round house, kick out their legs to G&P). But to say it wouldn't work would be absurd especially seeing how good people can side kick such a Stephen thompson
Side kicks do a lot more damage than roundhouses and teeps. The side kick is probably the second most powerful attack the human body can do, first being the back kick, but in my opinion side kicks are more practical for fighting than back kicks.
For a practiced fighter, the side blade kick is an excellent counter for a punch. You get to sway back away from your opponent's fist, and you can deliver a counter strike with the combined force of their punch and your kick into the side of their rib cage.
(this story relates to the turning for the side kick/ back kick) I have practiced Martial arts all my life but took a brief hiatus to learn how to breakdance for a while. I was on a scholarship at a dance studio for Hip Hop and it was mandatory to take other styles, so I also took Ballet. Unknown to me until a year after I practiced dance, when I finally went back to martial arts the ballet classes increased the potency of my spinning back kick 2 fold. I was so surprised at myself. The training to learn how to turn in ballet helped me transfer energy through my kick immensely. Learn how to turn and your side kicks/ back kicks will be more deadly!
Besides the special flexibilty, I find it really difficult to kick sideways, when you are used to more square forward stances, like in Muay Thai or Kyokushin. You know, to make the Kneestrikes frontkicks, roundkicks and fists best working with both sides, this sacrifices the intense training of "sidewards movement" and "sidewards tactical thinking". I don't think I will ever bei good in this "sidewinder stuff", but I am pretty impressed and fascinated how you use it.
@@SenseiSeth I'll have to watch some of your videos for better technique I'm sure. I love them but I have a tendency to aim with the ball of my foot instead of the heel and I end up hurting my toes a lot.
@@Mharriscreations Try doing them really slowly and pay attention to your foot position, you should almost feel like you're pulling your toes back a bit while extending your heel outward. Once you're able to get that positioning right consistently, then move on to trying it on a bag.
Sidekick is one of my most used kicks. They defently do work in a street fight for self defense. Also most people expect you to throw a roundhouse kick nobody ever ready to defend against a sidekick
I always started ALL street fights with side kicks. Most time it only took one to put them down and they stayed down for minutes. They power comes frome the ground then to the hip. It takes tons of practice and sparring to develope properly. Still my number one go to kick for all combat.
One of the best parts of side and back kicks is they give you an attack off your center line that doesn’t involve changing your stance or position. If someone cuts an angle to your outside you can easily throw a sidekick at them without any real setup.
Sidekicks lack power and range? That’s their biggest advantage. They take a bit longer to throw unless you’re using a sideways stance (in which case the front kick takes longer). Anyways good video, If I lived in the states I’d love to collab and spar with both of you :)
It was fun and cool to see you get excited when the lightbulb finally clicked on about sidekicks. I've never been really good at landing them myself due to lack of setup. But I've always liked sidekicks. I was practicing them before I ever started learning martial arts.
Sidekicks work perfectly for keeping drunk douches away from you when they wany to fight...but it's without hurting them too much. Just makes them sit on their ass real fast. It's almost sad how easy it is.
The only time I have used jump kicks whether jump spinning back kick, jump side kick, jump front kick, etc. is when I needed to close distance and am moving foreword. Jump kicks do deliver more power but it is because of the added foreword movement so doing them when not advancing or closing a gap really doesn't make sense to me where a standard side kick, spinning back kick, etc. is the best option. I have used a side kick in a street fight two times and both times they were effective.
Switch to strong side forward, then hit them with a lead leg, skip-in side kick. It closes the distance fast, and has tons of momentum behind it. Striking surface could be blade of foot but usually it comes out heel/sole of the foot; especially if you are in the street. Target could be the junk with the heel, but normally I aim for the bladder or a little higher. I used to train it on a heavy bag swinging toward me. I've hit a lot of people sparring with it and they usually have to "take a minute". You can follow with a backfist... I mean a hammer fist to the head. lol. The great thing about a side kick is your head is leaning away from your opponent's fists; a good place to be. Being a vertically challenged person, I like to close the distance with a kick.
Amazing concepts, love your videos, thanks a lot! Although the skipping sidekick and my kung fu training worked for me in a street flight in a movie theater in Mexico City back in 1992. But I have to admit that I worked the guy out first with front kick, and elbow, a knee to the stomach, and then skip side-kicked him trough the emergency door exit, and as he rebounded after hitting a wall gave him another side kick to the chest and then swept him to the floor. Still, you gotta work for it, that’s for sure! All the best and I´ll be on the lookout for more training tips! Be safe and thanks a lo!t🙏
Mike and Seth I recently started following both of you and I dig your videos keep it up. Especially this side kick stuff. Way to be. -Dave from Degerberg in Chicago
Set up combo kicks such as front Shin kicks right above the ankle with your boot then throw a quality hard line side or back side kick low line area.. can be effective.. depending on the level of training the defendant had with street self defense.. I love your channel..
The lure of a turning spining sidekick is the easy target.... Mauy Thai predator mode vs Tea Kwon Do/karate. They turn away and you charge in... meeting that instestine moving sidekick. You quickly learn to check the side turnig kick by check kicking at the hip turning -> stopping rotation and disruptiing balance of the kicker. Then things get fun at hand, knee and elbow range.
I love what you said and it is the most important thing I've heard in a long time, You're not the first person I've heard say, you won't be the last. " it works cause he knows how to throw a side kick." or something like that. Like anything it won't work if you don't practice it. What was it Bruce Lee said " I am not afraid of the guy who practice 10 000 kicks I'm afraid of the guy who practices one kick 10 000 times." Good shoot, you and Sensei Seth work well together.
My personal solution is (in a right handed stance)switch round kick to the body as they chamber their foot back in or a front kick. Basically pepper tf out of their body with your own kicks. Once their pace slows straight punches and low kicks
Can you do a video giving tips when sparring with bar helmet. I have trouble keeping long guard with the helmet since I can't keep my front shoulder near my chin.
The spinning one i used alot last time i sparred with 2 muay thai guys... They had been practicing muay thai for abot 2 years and did a fee years of taekwondo before... My strategy was to try to stay for as long as possible at side kick distance... Every time they threw a kick of any type i sidekicked at them and if they tried to get closer i tried to do the spinning "retreating" one... It worked for a ehile, then they caught me and i had to change my strategy... It was alot of fun!
Thrusting straight punches and kicks are the hardest to perfect, but science supports them as the most powerful(kinesiology). Like anything, do what makes you happy. The most important punch or kick is the one that gets the job done. I appreciate your point of view.
Have kinda a funny story from back in 1986. I was 19 and did American Kenpo (did Hapkido and then switched to mma after after 3rd UFC-was differnt then). Was sparring with a friend who was much smaller than me me 6'5", 220. Him 5'4" Korean). He decided to pull a flying jump kick to my head and before I could even think I just did a front push kick and caught him in the thigh while he was chambered mid air. He came flying at me in one direction and then BAM! He went flying 7 plus feet back in the opposite direction! Of course I sked if he was ok. And he said yeah while shaking it off. When he stood up he had a size 15 foot print on his thigh just like Bruce Lee's Game of Death! We both had a good laugh 🥋😅!
As long as the street fight is deemed mutual combat it Can be legal depending on local laws. Even then it doesn't matter if the prosecutor feels like charging you because the process is the punishment.
What!?!? No way!😮 Dude I fucking love my karate training and the part about practicing kicks could not have been more true. I’m so happy you’re so humble and allowed him to give a seminar! And of all places your studio coach Mike! You even had an open fucking mind bro! To a kick you didn’t think had any place in a street fight! Practice makes permanent! The more you know the safer you are, but somebody always knows more. Dude you’re the man brotha, I like to watch your videos and hear your opinion and mindset. But the side kick/jump spin back-kick was one I disagreed with, it needs to be setup/timed. And with practice it can become a dangerous weapon. Your technique looks pretty good! That switch needs to be fast and the bladed stance is major. I know you guys have collaborated and sparred on a few occasions. I was hoping Sensei Seth could/would show you a way to make it applicable and hopefully shed new light on it. It still didn’t stop me from watching more of your videos! I really enjoy them sir! Also I went and bought a little L.E.D flash light! Cause I thought that was genius! I mainly use it for looking for things when it’s dark but that knowledge was grade A brotha! Stay pimpin playa!
Great video, I still have a fucked up rib that protrudes because of a spinning back kick over 20 years ago. Initially the X-ray were negative but doctors said I may of had a hairline fracture the calcified over.
Jump spinning back kicks are awesome....sometimes :p :p Josh Jauncey does it well in Glory Kickboxing. Davit Kiria does a weird "rolling thunder" kick on the other hand, that hardly ever connects, but he always lands on his ass, which means he is very unlikely to hurt his opponent, and 100% guaranteed to hurt himself :P
Side kicks do have a place in defending yourself on the streets. Often when bullies assault somebody, they assault 2, 3, 4 or more guys against one victim. They try to surround the victim. Now, imagine you have both an attacker infront of you, and one on either side. In this situation a side kick is invaluable as you have a target perfectly positioned for a side kick.
I was charged by a dude I didn’t want to fight. Just popped a little front kick to the nuts while I was backing up. All of a sudden I didn’t have to worry about fighting him anymore.
I call that kind of side kicking frontal side kick. The kicker is facing the target and the other will turn his side on the target and kick sideways. A side kick is when your side is toward the target and kick sideways from that position.
I would say that: 1) You're forgetting what is probably the number one advantage of kicks in a self-defence "street" context (as opposed to kick-boxing in a small ring until there's a winner): it's a way to buy you some space (especially if you're the taller guy). If your opponent has to stay far away, he just cannot attack you (or he has to dash in a way that you can easily see coming and dodge). You can use that space and time to talk with him, to wait for reinforcement, to get a better positioning, or to flee. The sidekick (yoko geri) is not as powerful as a mae-geri kekomi to stop an attacker rushing into you, but it has the advantage of having a very long range without too much risk (in a maegeri kekomi you have to commit your full weight and expose yourself to counter-attacks). 2) It doesn't make much sense to rotate and accumulate rotational moment to then throw a yoko-geri, which is a *straight* kick. That's physics 101. If you perform a full rotation, that's usually to give an ura-mawashi geri. For those, the rotation really makes them much more powerful, while without the rotation the ura-mawashi-geri is more of a "strategic" kick to confuse the opponent and to get points in fighting sports. 3) If you really want to rotate and give a straight kick, give an ushiro geri. I don't remember having ever seen a rotating yoko geri. For the ushiro geri the reason we rotate is pretty simple: if you don't rotate (180°) you're not in a position to give ushiro geri. For yoko geri it sounds weird to rotate by 270° in one direction (which would make it the slowest of all kicks, extremely prone to counter-attacks) while you can just do a 90° rotation in the other direction with the same result. 4) I'm not convinced by the bastard kick done like some sort of incomplete yoko-geri with a bit of ushiro mawashi (ie. the stuff starting from 7'15"): mostly straight but with a small rotation and a bent knee. I think you have to take a decision: either you perform a straight kick (let's say ushiro geri) or you perform a rotational kick (ushiro mawashi geri), and in both cases you have to finish the move with the leg extended. For the straight kick it's because the extension of the knee is when you accumulate momentum on your foot, and for the rotational kick it's because it's the way to get farther from the rotation axis and accumulate more power into the rotational degree of freedom.
Man, I LOVE the side kick, I use it most if I throw a round house that is out of range, then they try to close the distance and counter with a punch, but I stop them from closing the distance with the front side kick. Horrible explanation 😂
Want more details on that overhand setup? Go watch on Sensei Seth's channel and subscribe: ruclips.net/video/Ko5extMcyUo/видео.html
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You guys!
The overhand setup may also work with a front push/snap kick, chasse frontal or lead teep.
Its basically a nice "feint" with many options.
Can you do a video giving tips when sparring with bar helmet. I have trouble keeping long guard with the helmet since I can't keep my front shoulder near my chin.
Check out Stephen Wonder Boy Thompsons side kick in his technique Tuesday video. He used it very effectively in his fight against masvidal.
"Gee willikers, Batman. How does a person end up all evil and twisted like this?"
"Well you see Robin, these supervillains took the wrong lessons from bad influences in their lives. And we, as superheroes, must set the opposite example."
"You mean?"
"Precisely, boy wonder. Employment."
"Holy upstanding citizenship, caped crusader! I'd better go obtain myself a career!"
And that's how you make sidekicks work.
Jane Ross lmao sounds about right
LMAO!
You won the internet today, Jane Ross.
that is so terrible that i'm stealing it. good show.
Sweet Jesus that was good .
I thought sidekick was what you call the guy you're sparring with.
Zero Blade hahaha im def the side kick here
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sidekick wont work
@@yaocui3488 that damn guy
18 Hands more like you are his sidekick
I lost it when you yelled “SHUT THAT BABY UP”
Chris H Story of my life
Southern parenting.
it ain't funny. that's how BPD gets caused
@@seensurvivor3156 lol
@@Desmont123 you won't find it funny when those kids grow up and wreck your neighbourhood and threaten your life.
4:05 the way she waddled away after you said "we're side kickin here go away" was so adorable😭
😂😂😂
Damn dude you made that little girl cry. Lol...
I'm Icy Mike dude
Pahahaha, I felt bad for her too, but... brilliant response!
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I love that you include that clip of yourself failing that spinning side kick as a segue to spinning side kicks. Great stuff.
People who say sidekicks don't work just don't know how to throw one. Seen a sanda guy kick someone in the streets using sidekicks got me into kickboxing. That kick was probably the most powerful kick I've ever seen.
Everything thats survived new world martial arts has its place. Would i personally side kick in street? If i had to force distance, yes, otherwise my round house and teep is far better and id rather throw a kick i (personally) know i can finish from (liver round house, kick out their legs to G&P). But to say it wouldn't work would be absurd especially seeing how good people can side kick such a Stephen thompson
But that's the point, you have to master it for it to work.
Side kicks do a lot more damage than roundhouses and teeps. The side kick is probably the second most powerful attack the human body can do, first being the back kick, but in my opinion side kicks are more practical for fighting than back kicks.
@@dottierdig9514 that's why i wrote (personally).
@Kaen Awoken lol no, i think you meant taekwondo
For a practiced fighter, the side blade kick is an excellent counter for a punch. You get to sway back away from your opponent's fist, and you can deliver a counter strike with the combined force of their punch and your kick into the side of their rib cage.
(this story relates to the turning for the side kick/ back kick)
I have practiced Martial arts all my life but took a brief hiatus to learn how to breakdance for a while. I was on a scholarship at a dance studio for Hip Hop and it was mandatory to take other styles, so I also took Ballet. Unknown to me until a year after I practiced dance, when I finally went back to martial arts the ballet classes increased the potency of my spinning back kick 2 fold. I was so surprised at myself. The training to learn how to turn in ballet helped me transfer energy through my kick immensely. Learn how to turn and your side kicks/ back kicks will be more deadly!
7:42 hilarious
I absolutely lost it
#sidekicksdontwork #unlessyoumakethemwork
Osu!
Goodness 👏👏👏
Besides the special flexibilty, I find it really difficult to kick sideways, when you are used to more square forward stances, like in Muay Thai or Kyokushin. You know, to make the Kneestrikes frontkicks, roundkicks and fists best working with both sides, this sacrifices the intense training of "sidewards movement" and "sidewards tactical thinking".
I don't think I will ever bei good in this "sidewinder stuff", but I am pretty impressed and fascinated how you use it.
Fred Groeger it comes with lots of applied time! Thanks a ton 🙏🙏
@@FredKuneDo standing square (for the streets) also makes you more open and have more targets showing
We love the LEG MOSSEL!
Be Ready Self-Defense lost it
Side kicks are the raddest. They're one of my favorite techniques to throw.
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@@SenseiSeth I'll have to watch some of your videos for better technique I'm sure. I love them but I have a tendency to aim with the ball of my foot instead of the heel and I end up hurting my toes a lot.
@@Mharriscreations Try doing them really slowly and pay attention to your foot position, you should almost feel like you're pulling your toes back a bit while extending your heel outward. Once you're able to get that positioning right consistently, then move on to trying it on a bag.
Michael Harris practice in slowmo maybe?
Sidekick is one of my most used kicks. They defently do work in a street fight for self defense. Also most people expect you to throw a roundhouse kick nobody ever ready to defend against a sidekick
I always started ALL street fights with side kicks. Most time it only took one to put them down and they stayed down for minutes. They power comes frome the ground then to the hip. It takes tons of practice and sparring to develope properly. Still my number one go to kick for all combat.
5:08 "AAARRGHHHH SHUT THAT BABY UP" HAHAHAHAHA
One of the best parts of side and back kicks is they give you an attack off your center line that doesn’t involve changing your stance or position. If someone cuts an angle to your outside you can easily throw a sidekick at them without any real setup.
Now I need that sound bite of Sergio saying ""Thicc leg muscles""
7:47 for the leg gang
Agiranto yup that was on time!😂
3:06 I believe hobbit-esque could be the word you're looking for Mike...
Who came back to this video because Icey Mike threw a badass flying sidekick in Ultimate Self-defense Championship
Truly love these videos. Funny, realistic and some of the best pointers I've seen or heard.
Punched Ego 🙏🙏
7:04 was nasty! Love watching you guys content!
To all those saying side-kick doesn't work,practice it 1000 times with the correct form, if needed 2k or 3k times more till you perfect it. 🙂
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Correct spelling
Spelling bee champ?
Now we need Sergio, Mike and Seth to exchange knowledge all together, that'd be badass!
That cracked me up lol
Accornmding the the Icy Mike vocabulary the intro should've been
"The sidekick doesn't work, unless it does"
The one thing is the surprise factor, lots of folks don't expect a quick side to the midsection
auch
3:05 "I can kick people in the boxing range coz of my sho-..*SUPERIOR GENETICS*
Sidekicks lack power and range? That’s their biggest advantage. They take a bit longer to throw unless you’re using a sideways stance (in which case the front kick takes longer). Anyways good video, If I lived in the states I’d love to collab and spar with both of you :)
Fun little Sergio Perez moment
Lol too easy
That leg muscle edit was perfect 😂😂😂
I love the... "Hey!! We're working here!!" Haha!! Reminds me when I'm with my kids. Lol.
It was fun and cool to see you get excited when the lightbulb finally clicked on about sidekicks. I've never been really good at landing them myself due to lack of setup. But I've always liked sidekicks. I was practicing them before I ever started learning martial arts.
Sidekicks work perfectly for keeping drunk douches away from you when they wany to fight...but it's without hurting them too much. Just makes them sit on their ass real fast. It's almost sad how easy it is.
Kevin Heller great point
Kevin Heller Yep.
The only time I have used jump kicks whether jump spinning back kick, jump side kick, jump front kick, etc. is when I needed to close distance and am moving foreword. Jump kicks do deliver more power but it is because of the added foreword movement so doing them when not advancing or closing a gap really doesn't make sense to me where a standard side kick, spinning back kick, etc. is the best option. I have used a side kick in a street fight two times and both times they were effective.
you make teaching practical stuff fun!
Switch to strong side forward, then hit them with a lead leg, skip-in side kick. It closes the distance fast, and has tons of momentum behind it. Striking surface could be blade of foot but usually it comes out heel/sole of the foot; especially if you are in the street. Target could be the junk with the heel, but normally I aim for the bladder or a little higher. I used to train it on a heavy bag swinging toward me. I've hit a lot of people sparring with it and they usually have to "take a minute". You can follow with a backfist... I mean a hammer fist to the head. lol. The great thing about a side kick is your head is leaning away from your opponent's fists; a good place to be.
Being a vertically challenged person, I like to close the distance with a kick.
Amazing concepts, love your videos, thanks a lot! Although the skipping sidekick and my kung fu training worked for me in a street flight in a movie theater in Mexico City back in 1992. But I have to admit that I worked the guy out first with front kick, and elbow, a knee to the stomach, and then skip side-kicked him trough the emergency door exit, and as he rebounded after hitting a wall gave him another side kick to the chest and then swept him to the floor. Still, you gotta work for it, that’s for sure! All the best and I´ll be on the lookout for more training tips! Be safe and thanks a lo!t🙏
Mike and Seth I recently started following both of you and I dig your videos keep it up. Especially this side kick stuff. Way to be.
-Dave from Degerberg in Chicago
I was waiting for the "Leg Muscle" quote and was wondering if it would come today! Perfect!
Sergio is great. I love the learning that you guys are doing together.
side kicks seem pretty awesome. looks like you can go into them from becoming bladed after a punch. dope stuff
Set up combo kicks such as front Shin kicks right above the ankle with your boot then throw a quality hard line side or back side kick low line area.. can be effective.. depending on the level of training the defendant had with street self defense.. I love your channel..
The lure of a turning spining sidekick is the easy target.... Mauy Thai predator mode vs Tea Kwon Do/karate. They turn away and you charge in... meeting that instestine moving sidekick. You quickly learn to check the side turnig kick by check kicking at the hip turning -> stopping rotation and disruptiing balance of the kicker.
Then things get fun at hand, knee and elbow range.
Finally! Spinning back kick explained simple.
Urija Hall nailed that spinkick with a one hit KO into TUF. You need to be in the air at moment of impact.
AWSOME as always boys 👍 keep it up
I love what you said and it is the most important thing I've heard in a long time, You're not the first person I've heard say, you won't be the last. " it works cause he knows how to throw a side kick." or something like that. Like anything it won't work if you don't practice it. What was it Bruce Lee said " I am not afraid of the guy who practice 10 000 kicks I'm afraid of the guy who practices one kick 10 000 times." Good shoot, you and Sensei Seth work well together.
I. Live..... for the screen transitions. Never stop doing them x'D
Sidekicks were very useful in my sparring even countering leg kicks successfully.
Awesome! I just showed someone the sidekick to add to their arsenal!!
As a 5"6 miniman, Mike is like my spirit animal.
When Sensei Seth flexes in the background, i feel like we're about to jump into their version of the Fight Milk commercial from Always Sunny...
Love the no-touch knockout reference
Thank you! Another great video sir.
Bro I love your gym and your variety of boxing bags
Great video, good information on how to use my lehg mossole to throw better sidekicks.
Dylan Rexrode 👏😂
Thanks!
My personal solution is (in a right handed stance)switch round kick to the body as they chamber their foot back in or a front kick. Basically pepper tf out of their body with your own kicks. Once their pace slows straight punches and low kicks
The everyday person can actually relate to this trainer. Rare.
Can you do a video giving tips when sparring with bar helmet. I have trouble keeping long guard with the helmet since I can't keep my front shoulder near my chin.
zhang did a few nice sidekicks on joanna iirc
The spinning one i used alot last time i sparred with 2 muay thai guys... They had been practicing muay thai for abot 2 years and did a fee years of taekwondo before... My strategy was to try to stay for as long as possible at side kick distance... Every time they threw a kick of any type i sidekicked at them and if they tried to get closer i tried to do the spinning "retreating" one... It worked for a ehile, then they caught me and i had to change my strategy... It was alot of fun!
Thrusting straight punches and kicks are the hardest to perfect, but science supports them as the most powerful(kinesiology). Like anything, do what makes you happy. The most important punch or kick is the one that gets the job done. I appreciate your point of view.
Have kinda a funny story from back in 1986. I was 19 and did American Kenpo (did Hapkido and then switched to mma after after 3rd UFC-was differnt then). Was sparring with a friend who was much smaller than me me 6'5", 220. Him 5'4" Korean). He decided to pull a flying jump kick to my head and before I could even think I just did a front push kick and caught him in the thigh while he was chambered mid air. He came flying at me in one direction and then BAM! He went flying 7 plus feet back in the opposite direction! Of course I sked if he was ok. And he said yeah while shaking it off. When he stood up he had a size 15 foot print on his thigh just like Bruce Lee's Game of Death! We both had a good laugh 🥋😅!
Side kicks for life🖤
Very nice school,,,,excellent show....thanks
I Really Love Your Videos, They Help Me Train And Think Different In Sparring :)
A sidekick following a push front kick is decent, maybe even a reverse sidekick but only if you plant that Front push kick in.
That Dillman reference though! 🤣🤣🤣
Flexibility!!! Talk about it
back kick is very powerful.I used to use it in the dojo against much BIGGER guys than me , beleive me if you connect i is very effective.
PRACTICE!!! Thank you!!!!! I wish you’d come talk to my students.
As long as the street fight is deemed mutual combat it Can be legal depending on local laws. Even then it doesn't matter if the prosecutor feels like charging you because the process is the punishment.
As someone who doesn’t know how to fight, after watching you it looks fun to know.
I've seen my mate sidekick someone in a street fight the guy landed on his arse but he was also a taekwondo black belt so this shit does work.
Your spin back kick is looking good!!!
What!?!? No way!😮 Dude I fucking love my karate training and the part about practicing kicks could not have been more true. I’m so happy you’re so humble and allowed him to give a seminar! And of all places your studio coach Mike! You even had an open fucking mind bro! To a kick you didn’t think had any place in a street fight! Practice makes permanent! The more you know the safer you are, but somebody always knows more. Dude you’re the man brotha, I like to watch your videos and hear your opinion and mindset. But the side kick/jump spin back-kick was one I disagreed with, it needs to be setup/timed. And with practice it can become a dangerous weapon. Your technique looks pretty good! That switch needs to be fast and the bladed stance is major. I know you guys have collaborated and sparred on a few occasions. I was hoping Sensei Seth could/would show you a way to make it applicable and hopefully shed new light on it. It still didn’t stop me from watching more of your videos! I really enjoy them sir! Also I went and bought a little L.E.D flash light! Cause I thought that was genius! I mainly use it for looking for things when it’s dark but that knowledge was grade A brotha! Stay pimpin playa!
Great video, I still have a fucked up rib that protrudes because of a spinning back kick over 20 years ago. Initially the X-ray were negative but doctors said I may of had a hairline fracture the calcified over.
When you see high level MMA guys pull spinning back kicks off in a fight, you know they have value.
I love your content Sir, but I have folded guys with side kicks to the solar plexus. I still learn from your stuff respect Sir.
The kick in the thumbnail would def slow ya down 😂💯. I love TKD. Just wish it resembled the original version instead of point fighting BS.
Jump spinning back kicks are awesome....sometimes :p :p Josh Jauncey does it well in Glory Kickboxing. Davit Kiria does a weird "rolling thunder" kick on the other hand, that hardly ever connects, but he always lands on his ass, which means he is very unlikely to hurt his opponent, and 100% guaranteed to hurt himself :P
Side kicks do have a place in defending yourself on the streets. Often when bullies assault somebody, they assault 2, 3, 4 or more guys against one victim. They try to surround the victim. Now, imagine you have both an attacker infront of you, and one on either side. In this situation a side kick is invaluable as you have a target perfectly positioned for a side kick.
Nice Dim Mak reference at 3:40.
John Dough gracias lol
Sidekick to the knee works just fine in a street fight. Sometimes it ends right then and there
I was charged by a dude I didn’t want to fight. Just popped a little front kick to the nuts while I was backing up. All of a sudden I didn’t have to worry about fighting him anymore.
I got your toe and tongue and believe it joke. That was hilarious
it's about that one fake magic martial arts thing right? i can't remember what it was exactly please share if you do
mmm it took some digging but I found it. It comes from Fake Martial Artist George Dillman!
mmm it took some digging but I found it. It comes from Fake Martial Artist George Dillman!
I love the George Dillman joke xD
Thank you for the dillman reference
I call that kind of side kicking frontal side kick. The kicker is facing the target and the other will turn his side on the target and kick sideways. A side kick is when your side is toward the target and kick sideways from that position.
I've heard that before haha "no pussy kicks" this guy x3 nice to see you both on this channel o3o
I would say that:
1) You're forgetting what is probably the number one advantage of kicks in a self-defence "street" context (as opposed to kick-boxing in a small ring until there's a winner): it's a way to buy you some space (especially if you're the taller guy). If your opponent has to stay far away, he just cannot attack you (or he has to dash in a way that you can easily see coming and dodge). You can use that space and time to talk with him, to wait for reinforcement, to get a better positioning, or to flee. The sidekick (yoko geri) is not as powerful as a mae-geri kekomi to stop an attacker rushing into you, but it has the advantage of having a very long range without too much risk (in a maegeri kekomi you have to commit your full weight and expose yourself to counter-attacks).
2) It doesn't make much sense to rotate and accumulate rotational moment to then throw a yoko-geri, which is a *straight* kick. That's physics 101. If you perform a full rotation, that's usually to give an ura-mawashi geri. For those, the rotation really makes them much more powerful, while without the rotation the ura-mawashi-geri is more of a "strategic" kick to confuse the opponent and to get points in fighting sports.
3) If you really want to rotate and give a straight kick, give an ushiro geri. I don't remember having ever seen a rotating yoko geri. For the ushiro geri the reason we rotate is pretty simple: if you don't rotate (180°) you're not in a position to give ushiro geri. For yoko geri it sounds weird to rotate by 270° in one direction (which would make it the slowest of all kicks, extremely prone to counter-attacks) while you can just do a 90° rotation in the other direction with the same result.
4) I'm not convinced by the bastard kick done like some sort of incomplete yoko-geri with a bit of ushiro mawashi (ie. the stuff starting from 7'15"): mostly straight but with a small rotation and a bent knee. I think you have to take a decision: either you perform a straight kick (let's say ushiro geri) or you perform a rotational kick (ushiro mawashi geri), and in both cases you have to finish the move with the leg extended. For the straight kick it's because the extension of the knee is when you accumulate momentum on your foot, and for the rotational kick it's because it's the way to get farther from the rotation axis and accumulate more power into the rotational degree of freedom.
With practice the side thrust kick does generate some power. That one guy from ONE is really successful with them
God bless LAIG MASSAL, the greatest discovery in martial arts since we figured out you don't immediately die when you hit the ground.
Wonder if you can get enough leg and hip dexterity to take it to the targets face.
Lmaoo the Sergio cameo was great
Flashy, cool, effective??? Bro this concept is the dream.
Man, I LOVE the side kick, I use it most if I throw a round house that is out of range, then they try to close the distance and counter with a punch, but I stop them from closing the distance with the front side kick.
Horrible explanation 😂
2:55😄
I'm laughing at You but i can't even throw that on my best day..
✊Truth