He made a video talking about this right after Anderson broke his leg. Can't believe Weidman of all people doesn't even know WHY Anderson broke his leg, he thought it was the way he checked the kick
Thank you. Been trying to tell people that for over 40 years. They don't listen(until something goes wrong),because they want that extra quickness to the kick. I would council fighters that leg kicking(as most things in life) isn't always so much about speed as it is about timing.
@@weilzudopeconditioning, it's a long process for hardening your bones that will sustain constant impact. Back in the day it was trees and the wooden dummy, nowadays there is the heavy bag or smacking your shin with a wooden handle. Go slowly and don't rush this process because if you do, you would end up injuring yourself permanently. Also, get some Thai oil or linament made from Chinese herbs, put it onto your shin after the session to speed up recovery and reduce pain or inflammation, don't get the shin wet for an hour until the medicine has soaked in though, after its completely absorbed then you can take a bath or shower
It is not a black and white matters. Smart fighters can quickly assess the situation and change their kicking technique accordingly. I always use"inferrior"/riskier kicking technique similar to jabs, but for power kicks, I always use the Muay Thai technique.
I was always taught this, but not why. I always assumed it was because the kick cut like a freaking knife - straight to the bone! I didn’t know the mechanical strength part. Makes tons of sense.
basically. i think there is a more factors at play. otherwise it would happen more frequently. has to be a combo of risky technique, bone density, strains/stress, point of impact, target.
Here's a fun way to find out if you're kicking with the correct part of your shin. Take a piece of 1x2 lumber, maybe 6-feet long, and support it so it's vertical (90* to the ground). Now, using around 25% power (don't kick too hard!), kick the flat side. You'll know immediately where you're making contact. Odds are that you're not opening your hips as much as you think you are, because you're probably not pivoting far enough on your supporting foot, and you're actually throwing an incorrect outside-inside crescent kick.
@Wiley Temmer If you're kicking with power, absolutely. Note that I very clearly said "using 25% power" and "don't kick too hard!" This is not shin conditioning and this is not a board breaking exercise. This is merely a LOW POWER test to see if you're using the correct weapon. But, as far as your trepidation for kicking a 3/4" piece of wood. Lawlz. Little kids break 1" thick pieces of pine in McDojo's across the nation with their bare hands and feet.
@ScottGarrettDrums wish i could see wiley's comment. I just finished kicking through four one-half-inch thick bamboo shafts lashed together. Im assuming his trepidation is related to the flatness of pine boards and the necessity to hit it flush with grain, anything else and yeah man that stings lol Edit: specifically with a round house i mean. A teep is achievable by 6 year olds
I've been kickboxing since 1994 and I had no idea it was because of the angle of the kick/bone. This makes so much sense. I always assumed it was either lack of conditioning, steroids, or both. Either way it makes sense that we would see it so much in MMA. More fighters with less specialized technique and more unconditioned shins compared to kickboxing.
This is the difference in learning some martial arts before learning MMA. There are so many nuances in kicks, punches, holds, submissions and in attacking and defending just you just don’t learn.
I saw the breakage in Karate Combat, fucking painful. I always instinctively kicked downwards like Bas suggests here because it feels a lot safer. Never really thought about why, but the explanation here makes sense.
I’m only a grappler but I’ve been wanting to get into Muay Thai. I’ve never kicked anything with my shin on purpose and the thought of doing so always scared the hell out of me lmao. I could never understand how a shin bone DOESN’T break almost everytime lol. This video actually calmed some of those fears. When I do eventually start training Muay Thai I will be paying extra attention on my kicking technique
Risk and award management is what it is all about. Shevechenko said it perfectly when she mentionend that the calf kick is a very dangerous technique. Its trajectory is different from a low kick, hence it will be much more difficult to kick as mentionend and adviced by Bas since you'll have more of a shallow upward swing and the leg is held more straight like a bat, making it more difficult to kick with the pointed part of the shin. Thus it will be inevitable that we will see more tibia breaking.
I would think that in addition to what Bas is saying here it would also be more damaging to your opponent kicking this way. The sharper “blade” of the shin bone would hurt muscles it connects with more than the wide side of the shin bone. Same force only a smaller point of contact, so it would be more concentrated power at the point of contact.
Yes you're right. Also, the more perpendicular the kick connects, the more damage it makes, hence why the leg movement has to come from above if you're kicking the thigh, and there's that point on the thigh where it's not protected by muscles so much, this is where you wanna kick, and finally if you can find the time, tiptoe on your support foot when you lift your leg, then drop your body weight when you land your kick, it adds more power.
I’ve enjoyed the video Bas. I knew you but for Ramon Dekkers. I am a hugeeeee fan of him so I became world Muay Thai champion. I love you, you’re a real dude and big brother to me as well as Ramon (RIP)
I demonstrated the downward angle kick in a gym once and everyone laughed at me telling me that was the wrong way to kick. I di it because it felt right to me and not because I had been trained to do so. Thanks for video!
I’d love to know where / who you guys are learning from. This is elementary stuff and you guys are here in awe and idolizing. The magnitude of why this is is greater than I thought. Sigh
I learned to open the hips at the last moment, it's a bit less powerfull but it conceal the intention way longer. At the opposite of opening the hips at the beginning of the kick, and then you see a weight shift and see the hips opening, that's kind of easier to see coming if you pay attention. With that technique to open the hips at the last moment, when it's checked, the contact happens a bit before the normal point of contact, so in some cases, the shin might still be going in an upward motion
incredible info from Bas. I am surprised this video doesn't have millions of views. I always wondered how some fighters can leg kick for years and not break there shins. Sounds very risky unless you are an expert. Just look at some of the bad leg breaks in the UFC.
Bass you are extremely knowledgeable about different things over years i do enjoy watching your volgs your technique has help me in life thanks heaps bass your true legend man.keep up the great work
Such amazing advice here. Incredible. Thank you for taking your time to share. Only thing I would say is, WIDER camera angle please. I would love to see the low kick open hip technique. Thank you again!
Very important, and it's worse if the opponent is good at checking round kicks. That's why I try to avoid using round kicks. Also, lot of people like to do round kicks without sufficient proper conditioning. The round kick is overused, but it's technicalities are underappreciated and not trained enough.
I believe cause the contact area is also smaller, the damage for square inch is better, placing the same force in a smaller area. Hitting with the flat portion allows for a larger area to take the same force and guard against it with a large swat of flesh.
Tense your foot and ankle (toes and foot up not pointed is best), and restrict the flex in your knee. This tension in your muscle and tendons act like rebar in reinforced concrete, strengthening the bone dramatically.
Bas actually missed out on two important aspects: - Most of the time, when you break your shin, you hit with the middle part of your shin on the upper part of your opponent's shin. The leverage causes the break. - Most of the time, the shin has been hurt before the break. So when your opponent blocks your lowkick clean once, don't kick again. And yes, I have broken my shin once.
ChatGPT says you should do the exact opposite as you want to distribute the force over a greater area to reduce injury. It cites Muay Thai experts as its source, such as Christopher Delp
there is a way to 100% prevent to break your shin... its an ancient technique i was told by a japanese monk i met on a lonely mountain in the mountains surrounding the fujijama. actually he asked me not to tell it to anyone but ey... you will keep the secret... right!? the secret technique to not break your shin bone is to not (get into a) fight! the monk told me that by using the secret technique wise you can prevent in fact ANY broken bones and other harm you get in a fight! (Thx for showing this Bas! I saw a video of someone breaking his shin a few weeks ago and thought exactly what you show here! OSSSSS Bas Hanshi!)
wish he showed a few examples slowly, anyone know some videos to show the angle and way to kick he is describing i;m bad at visualizing. When he says the Thais kick chopping downwards for a low leg kick it seems inefficient and awkward to put power into it ? cheers
Please share some video on how to improve stamina, condition and endurance in the training and in the ring. How many times do we have to train a week and km to run?
I think this WAS shown years ago when Andersons leg broke.. Nice to be reminded that U NEED TO GET GUIDANCE from people who DO KNOW how to KICK ESPECIALLY from a Nak Muay
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Somebody regrets not watching this video yesterday.
He made a video talking about this right after Anderson broke his leg. Can't believe Weidman of all people doesn't even know WHY Anderson broke his leg, he thought it was the way he checked the kick
@@Viking4real What does bas mean 'open your hips'? I didn't fully understand his explanation.
Last week as well, lol.
@@Cynry haha love kung fu. Traditional Kung Fu is awesome.
@Xiao Luwan Thanks that makes sense!
Bas should be included in expendables
F A C T S ! ! !
He probably not old enough loll
@@brummagem9038 savage!
Almost a good idea....except he’s not as expendable as those b actors
No. He’s too cool.
This should be required viewing for current UFC fighters.
Anyone who's made it to the UFC knows this; some just choose not to do it out of a.) habit or b.) to capitalize on the speed Rutten just mentioned.
The full video ends w Bas telling you just to ignore leg kicks altogether bc that's not where Da Liver is.
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Thank you. Been trying to tell people that for over 40 years. They don't listen(until something goes wrong),because they want that extra quickness to the kick. I would council fighters that leg kicking(as most things in life) isn't always so much about speed as it is about timing.
Yeah, it's all worth it for them. Until it ain't, and they're crippled.
how does alex pereira do it without breaking his shin?
@@weilzudopeconditioning, it's a long process for hardening your bones that will sustain constant impact. Back in the day it was trees and the wooden dummy, nowadays there is the heavy bag or smacking your shin with a wooden handle. Go slowly and don't rush this process because if you do, you would end up injuring yourself permanently. Also, get some Thai oil or linament made from Chinese herbs, put it onto your shin after the session to speed up recovery and reduce pain or inflammation, don't get the shin wet for an hour until the medicine has soaked in though, after its completely absorbed then you can take a bath or shower
It is not a black and white matters. Smart fighters can quickly assess the situation and change their kicking technique accordingly. I always use"inferrior"/riskier kicking technique similar to jabs, but for power kicks, I always use the Muay Thai technique.
I was always taught this, but not why. I always assumed it was because the kick cut like a freaking knife - straight to the bone! I didn’t know the mechanical strength part. Makes tons of sense.
basically. i think there is a more factors at play. otherwise it would happen more frequently. has to be a combo of risky technique, bone density, strains/stress, point of impact, target.
@@johntetzler1662 Muscles are a factor too, they keep the bone stabilized.
Yeah same here, but never heard that it keeps our shins safe when throwing kicks! It legit FEELS safer I just couldn't figure out why til this video
It's also so your kick is as much perpendicular to the leg you're kicking so it inflicts more damage
I always love listening to Bass when it comes to fighting tips. no BS what so evah!
Dutch approach
His self defense videos are full of b.s
Word
@@jeegupopli1871 wouldn't be surprised if your a coach potatoe talking shit about a pioneer of the sport of MMA. What a joke
1 minute and gets straight to the point. Even throws in an anecdote. Can't get better than that
I had a friend who got his leg broken because of a sloppy kick technique..
Very informative video 👌
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Suuuuure. A "friend"
@@ZeroFucksLeft A ‘’friend’’ huh 😏 yeah right
0jesus is lord
I love Bas! He just seems so nice, courteous and likeable. Also a serious badass.
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Here's a fun way to find out if you're kicking with the correct part of your shin. Take a piece of 1x2 lumber, maybe 6-feet long, and support it so it's vertical (90* to the ground). Now, using around 25% power (don't kick too hard!), kick the flat side. You'll know immediately where you're making contact. Odds are that you're not opening your hips as much as you think you are, because you're probably not pivoting far enough on your supporting foot, and you're actually throwing an incorrect outside-inside crescent kick.
@Wiley Temmer If you're kicking with power, absolutely. Note that I very clearly said "using 25% power" and "don't kick too hard!" This is not shin conditioning and this is not a board breaking exercise. This is merely a LOW POWER test to see if you're using the correct weapon. But, as far as your trepidation for kicking a 3/4" piece of wood. Lawlz. Little kids break 1" thick pieces of pine in McDojo's across the nation with their bare hands and feet.
@ScottGarrettDrums wish i could see wiley's comment. I just finished kicking through four one-half-inch thick bamboo shafts lashed together.
Im assuming his trepidation is related to the flatness of pine boards and the necessity to hit it flush with grain, anything else and yeah man that stings lol
Edit: specifically with a round house i mean. A teep is achievable by 6 year olds
This man can still empty a bar for sure.
look at his right arm. could not even empty a bar of women with such an arm.
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With that very same arm he gave many a liver damage to pro fighters. Not even mention your "women's bar".
@@hefipaleburp9543 dont you see how crippled his right arm is?
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Listen, this is Bas Rutten. Even with that arm he'll be emptying any bar of your choice.
@@hefipaleburp9543 ikr
I've been kickboxing since 1994 and I had no idea it was because of the angle of the kick/bone. This makes so much sense. I always assumed it was either lack of conditioning, steroids, or both. Either way it makes sense that we would see it so much in MMA. More fighters with less specialized technique and more unconditioned shins compared to kickboxing.
Yep!
Yeah kickboxers almost never do this
@@maxk880 never do what?
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Kick with the flat shin.
@@mrsensei8878 😆
This should be the first safety lesson when starting Muay Thai. Also this helps explain how to properly block a low kick.
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This is the difference in learning some martial arts before learning MMA. There are so many nuances in kicks, punches, holds, submissions and in attacking and defending just you just don’t learn.
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Been a fan for a long time. Thanks again Bas
First useful RUclips ad I’ve ever seen!
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Great information. It seems simple but the simplest things are always forgotten
I saw the breakage in Karate Combat, fucking painful. I always instinctively kicked downwards like Bas suggests here because it feels a lot safer. Never really thought about why, but the explanation here makes sense.
I always thought it generated more power, and the other way is more speed
So important to know anatomy. That makes perfect sense now!
Love Bas. Legendary fighter, great teacher, even a great comedy actor
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That would be so awesome to get to train under Bas, the wealth of knowledge that man must possess about striking.
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I’m only a grappler but I’ve been wanting to get into Muay Thai. I’ve never kicked anything with my shin on purpose and the thought of doing so always scared the hell out of me lmao. I could never understand how a shin bone DOESN’T break almost everytime lol. This video actually calmed some of those fears. When I do eventually start training Muay Thai I will be paying extra attention on my kicking technique
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McGregor should have watched this video before his fight. Hell he’s prolly watching it now😂
Saw the title. Came here for this comment.
Video disliked by Conner McGregor!
Hes probably getting his duck sicked
@@dangermouse9348 same!
@China Life The thin part of the shin above the ankle.
Bass is a legend still schooling everybody !
It's Bas not Bass. Not a fish.
Risk and award management is what it is all about. Shevechenko said it perfectly when she mentionend that the calf kick is a very dangerous technique. Its trajectory is different from a low kick, hence it will be much more difficult to kick as mentionend and adviced by Bas since you'll have more of a shallow upward swing and the leg is held more straight like a bat, making it more difficult to kick with the pointed part of the shin. Thus it will be inevitable that we will see more tibia breaking.
I would think that in addition to what Bas is saying here it would also be more damaging to your opponent kicking this way. The sharper “blade” of the shin bone would hurt muscles it connects with more than the wide side of the shin bone. Same force only a smaller point of contact, so it would be more concentrated power at the point of contact.
Yes you're right. Also, the more perpendicular the kick connects, the more damage it makes, hence why the leg movement has to come from above if you're kicking the thigh, and there's that point on the thigh where it's not protected by muscles so much, this is where you wanna kick, and finally if you can find the time, tiptoe on your support foot when you lift your leg, then drop your body weight when you land your kick, it adds more power.
This man is a Legend
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I’ve enjoyed the video Bas. I knew you but for Ramon Dekkers. I am a hugeeeee fan of him so I became world Muay Thai champion. I love you, you’re a real dude and big brother to me as well as Ramon (RIP)
Wow so simple but overlooked, makes so much sense! No one else has explained it like this that I've seen.
Thank you Bas
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well explained Bas.
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Short and sweet, learned something new. Great video.
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Thank you Sensei Bas
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I demonstrated the downward angle kick in a gym once and everyone laughed at me telling me that was the wrong way to kick. I di it because it felt right to me and not because I had been trained to do so. Thanks for video!
Thank you for this USEFUL tip, Bas. :-)
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Looks like another good series!
If Dynamic Striking got one with Eugene Bareman I’d be straight on it!
I’d love to know where / who you guys are learning from.
This is elementary stuff and you guys are here in awe and idolizing.
The magnitude of why this is is greater than I thought.
Sigh
I learned to open the hips at the last moment, it's a bit less powerfull but it conceal the intention way longer. At the opposite of opening the hips at the beginning of the kick, and then you see a weight shift and see the hips opening, that's kind of easier to see coming if you pay attention. With that technique to open the hips at the last moment, when it's checked, the contact happens a bit before the normal point of contact, so in some cases, the shin might still be going in an upward motion
incredible info from Bas. I am surprised this video doesn't have millions of views. I always wondered how some fighters can leg kick for years and not break there shins. Sounds very risky unless you are an expert. Just look at some of the bad leg breaks in the UFC.
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Bass you are extremely knowledgeable about different things over years i do enjoy watching your volgs your technique has help me in life thanks heaps bass your true legend man.keep up the great work
THANKS BAS WE LOVE YOU BAS
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Words of wisdom from the mighty BAS RUTTEN. All that's missing is the "dengededengededeng"))
Such amazing advice here. Incredible. Thank you for taking your time to share. Only thing I would say is, WIDER camera angle please. I would love to see the low kick open hip technique. Thank you again!
I learn something every day
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Good to see Bas!
Great 👍🏼 explanation, Bas!!
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The Man!! A lot of respect for you.
Where can I find this full instructional??
Here you go dynamicstriking.com/products/destroying-opponents-with-strikes-from-every-range-by-bas-rutten?_pos=1&_sid=fe7eaeaf8&_ss=r
I’m definitely getting that instructional series.
A Muay Thai gym 😂
I never knew that! Thanks Bas 👍
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Good to know! Thank you
Thank you, it's important to know!
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wow pure gold
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Where technique meets science. The reinforcing structure of the bone position and angle of the strike!
The BOSS has spoken
Bas... you're a legend, thanks
I’m so glad this video has been made finally I can go out without breaking my shin🤗
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Thank You for this important information!
TNX
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Is there a how to low-kick video link? Now we're just afraid to low-kick lol.
I got you: dynamicstriking.com/search?q=low%20kick
I’m on this; thanks. I’m going out and picking a fight, and trying this out.
JK
Love this
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This is why Bas was the Champ❤🤘🙏
Mystic Bas
He's foreseen the future
Chopping down generates a ton more power, too. You can connect if you precede the kick with distractions.
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Great advice.
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Nooit van gehoord, goede info Bas, dank.
Very important, and it's worse if the opponent is good at checking round kicks. That's why I try to avoid using round kicks. Also, lot of people like to do round kicks without sufficient proper conditioning. The round kick is overused, but it's technicalities are underappreciated and not trained enough.
If Bas says it's good, then I'm good and I listen
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I believe cause the contact area is also smaller, the damage for square inch is better, placing the same force in a smaller area. Hitting with the flat portion allows for a larger area to take the same force and guard against it with a large swat of flesh.
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Tense your foot and ankle (toes and foot up not pointed is best), and restrict the flex in your knee. This tension in your muscle and tendons act like rebar in reinforced concrete, strengthening the bone dramatically.
EXCELLENT
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Bas is still the man. Hard to watch the nerve damage shrivel his right arm down to nothing.
Wow I just learned something.
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Thanks to bass !! He’s damn right!!! 👊🏾
The correct analogy is home building. The 2"×4" wood beams supporting the floor are much stronger when nailed vertically than horizontally and flat.
Very learnful
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Thank you Bas!
Bas actually missed out on two important aspects:
- Most of the time, when you break your shin, you hit with the middle part of your shin on the upper part of your opponent's shin. The leverage causes the break.
- Most of the time, the shin has been hurt before the break. So when your opponent blocks your lowkick clean once, don't kick again.
And yes, I have broken my shin once.
I met Bas at Big John’s gym. Coolest guy!
Best explanation ever!
Effective depth for strength.
Unbreakable, Titanium Shin Bone.
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never heard this before, thanks!
👍 you're the man Bas!
ChatGPT says you should do the exact opposite as you want to distribute the force over a greater area to reduce injury. It cites Muay Thai experts as its source, such as Christopher Delp
there is a way to 100% prevent to break your shin... its an ancient technique i was told by a japanese monk i met on a lonely mountain in the mountains surrounding the fujijama. actually he asked me not to tell it to anyone but ey... you will keep the secret... right!?
the secret technique to not break your shin bone is to not (get into a) fight!
the monk told me that by using the secret technique wise you can prevent in fact ANY broken bones and other harm you get in a fight!
(Thx for showing this Bas! I saw a video of someone breaking his shin a few weeks ago and thought exactly what you show here! OSSSSS Bas Hanshi!)
Thank you Mr Bas Rutten, for teaching me something I didnt know
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Uncle Bas saving shins
Good one, I saw the same explanation in a video with Ludwig.
Also shin conditioning is essencial when the low kick is one of your main weapons. Never seen a thai fighter break their shin.
I also don’t think I’ve seen Thais kick the shins, they kick the thigh.
I LOVE BAS
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As someone who does kyokushin, this is very important information to know
I'd have liked him to demonstrate the 'open hip' movement.
wish he showed a few examples slowly, anyone know some videos to show the angle and way to kick he is describing i;m bad at visualizing. When he says the Thais kick chopping downwards for a low leg kick it seems inefficient and awkward to put power into it ? cheers
Any strike we can do from above adds energy to them going with gravity to maximize our force.
Please share some video on how to improve stamina, condition and endurance in the training and in the ring. How many times do we have to train a week and km to run?
''Next, how not to break your liver...hint, don't fight me'' - Bas
thank you
Very very interesting indeed,
Thanks Bas,, got a new idea (and combos!!) to meditate upon these next few weeks !
I think this WAS shown years ago when Andersons leg broke.. Nice to be reminded that U NEED TO GET GUIDANCE from people who DO KNOW how to KICK ESPECIALLY from a Nak Muay
I only needed to see that once.
Tnx ❤
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