Are you guilty of these Muay Thai kicking mistakes?

If you train Muay Thai (especially if you're a beginner), you're gonna want to avoid these SUPER common kicking mistakes... especially when it comes to hitting the heavy bag! I'll even give you some technique tips too so you can kick with even more speed and power 💪
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[@aaronamour6101]

Let‘s be real here: everyone kicked with their foot accidentally at some point and has been paying extra attention to not do it ever since.

[@rastabg23]

absolutely. very painful the next several days, after i saw what happened to silva to be honest i didnt low kick on the heavy bag for about a week.

[@jasonb.3902]

Still happens on occasion if someone is retreating and I don't see it in time.

[@polakuran204]

My ankle is still hurt

[@hoangpetr5841]

Idk why but me personally sometimes when i accidentally kick with my foot it dont hurt me so much, only when i land with my footfingers

[@aaronamour6101]

@@hoangpetr5841 „Footfingers“ is officially my new favourite word.

[@monkeyddizze]

Guilty of being Lazy after kicks some times :D

[@seanfagan]

As I am I my man 👊

[@monkeyddizze]

​@@seanfagan Funny thing is I just recently realized it

[@sari5657]

And got swept because of that 😂😂😂

[@carlosbeats972]

Same haha time to go work on it

[@Zeeshanbeats]

@@sari5657 yep lol

[@suvajoyghosh5620]

"Don't kick with your foot" *proceeds to kick with his foot to show how mangled it can get* this man is a martyr

[@seanfagan]

I do my best 😅

[@elbabyadolfo]

First time learning kicks, and to be honest watching your videos has improved my kicks

[@seanfagan]

That’s awesome to hear thanks for the love!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Awesome tips, thank you

[@Tr1s]

You thinking of starting muay thai for a vid ? Cos I personally would find that pretty entertaining to get ur perspective as I picked it up half a year ago as well.

[@hortonator4]

Love these shorts!!! Helping my technique every day! Been training Muay Thai for 7 months now and I’m getting better everyday… thru training, and also your videos haha.

[@seanfagan]

Appreciate it man, keep it up!

[@baxeto2595]

I kick with my foot sometimes. But sometimes I do it on purpose. Blame Tae Kwon Do. Enjoyed your Buakaw workout btw!

[@seanfagan]

Awesome thanks for the feedback!

[@robscott990]

Sane

[@BoilingDietCoke]

That pause strike is perfection.

[@speedrob]

Guilty of not following through sometimes, when the kick is leading in for a combo 🤦‍♂️ Should always be putting 100% into it.

[@seanfagan]

Yea it happens

[@athanatos9648]

Guilty of all at some point, so shame on me. But I’ve tightened up on several techniques thanks to your vids. That last proper kick slo mo with the sound of thunder gave me chills lol

[@seanfagan]

Glad to hear your technique has been improving! Thanks for the love 🙏

[@ispittruthchannel5317]

I appreciate you stressing the small details. I have found that proper technique often delivers the most efficient and powerful strikes. These detailed shorts are very helpful for reminding me to be conscious of my form and the details that go into what I'm trying to accomplish. I appreciate you passing on your knowledge in the true spirit of martial arts. Good on you sir! You are appreciated!

[@petemunoz77]

Haha I was doing the same exact thing the other day! This was needed lol

[@seanfagan]

Haha glad you liked it!

[@phenom4599]

Going through with my kicks I sometimes quickly retract my shit when I’m tired but just gotta push through

[@theprodigalson4003]

I love seeing people trying to kick shit it’s like some of the correct components still show through from years of repetition

[@yousufb93]

These demo videos are awesome. Showing the does and don'ts

[@seanfagan]

Glad you like them!

[@kirkshammett94]

My biggest mistake is staying flat footed when kicking

[@jayharry2237]

I literally broke all of these last week! I just started two weeks ago, and I damn near busted my left foot on a switch kick last week. However, I've been practicing technique all week, and training is in 1 hour so hopefully I've improved. Thanks for your videos Sean, they help a ton.

[@Iamlightning333]

Thank you for all these tips videos they are really helping. Problem is so many instructors and trainers out here TEACHING all these mistakes! I had a coach who told me to push my entire upper body back everytime I would teep…they would even stumble backwards while demonstrating! Smh Needless to say they weren’t my coach for very long lol

[@madmaster3d]

ur shorts are good ty

[@ElselchoGaming]

I was guilty of almost all of these at some point , the toe one is something you won't forget though... still healing from that mistake lmao.

[@albertbak-thomsen8107]

Thank you that really helped🥊🥊

[@seanfagan]

Happy to help!

[@shakerinx]

I kicked with my foot and now recovering from swollen foot 😅

[@megacaptcha5894]

Thank you Sergio Ramos!

[@Jonny400]

THANKS BROTHER!!!

[@merdascx]

Love these tips thanks

[@jdt1221a]

Pretty much all of them at one time or another. Great reminder😎👊🙏

[@russellswagswell]

More things I need to work on.

[@itsmarcomarcel]

I don’t step back after the kick. I need to do that to receive better distance.

[@aiyahuntacheimumbi236]

Idk how I've never heard anyone say to turn over the shoulders! It seems like common sense now but that's probably why I get hip pain with round kicks.

[@mauroloxd]

This really helped me with my roundhouse, I need a punching bag tho, I use the frames in the walls to practice at Home.

[@andresdelgado1603]

I believe i have had depending on the day i had at work a bit of all of them but always try to fix it in the moment

[@essencemotton2737]

Props to you Sean you sacrificed your foot just to show us to not kick with it your a legend 🫵🏽🙂

[@amisfitpuivk]

Damn, you’re on a roll. Exactly what I was looking for once again. I’m having trouble getting a consistent, clean kick like this because of how difficult/weird attempting it slowly is.

[@seanfagan]

Definitely takes some practice and getting used to. Just keep putting in that intentional work and you'll eventually get the hang of it!

[@ivanildocafu3452]

Thanks!!!!

[@scarface2007josh]

Great kicks

[@juanrivera6207]

My biggest problem is kicking with my foot. I did TKD for many years and we must kick with our foot to score points. It’s hard to stop that after so many years lol

[@seanfagan]

Hard to break those types of habits!

[@ttekrazygemini4368]

Thank you

[@johntay3831]

A lot of champions use the first way of kicking. Liam Harrison is one of them

[@josemucarselsacoto5122]

Happy new year champ! Keep up the good work!

[@seanfagan]

Thanks! You too!

[@amigram2279]

That kicking by foot is really really painful. 😂😂😂

[@randomme8276]

Thanx for this video brother I know what I’m doing wrong! Blessings from Texas.

[@seanfagan]

You got it man thanks for the love!

[@neve941]

I definitely tend to kick with my foot.

[@iane594]

Right leg, none of these. Left leg, all of these. 😂

[@ZaccheusMukahiwa]

Appreciate this video, need to turn my shoulder and kick through the bang or opponent!

[@seanfagan]

Glad you found it useful!

[@cesardaviddelgado]

Errores de patadas circulares en el saco 1) No te detengas 2) No mantengas tu hombro atrás 3) No aflojes luego de lanzar la patada 4) No patees con el pie 5) Patea a través del saco 6) Gira tu hombro 7) Retrae con control

[@KaemonPan]

kicking with my foot made my ankle go sore lol

[@yung-k3nny]

Thanks, you are a great teacher. Grandma will start baking cookies the way I like again

[@koreamuaythai]

100% good video

[@seanfagan]

Thanks so much!

[@ronanespinueva4261]

I saw the lazy on the retract and keeping the shoulder back part and I suddenly flashed on a montage of me throwing "kicks"

[@seanfagan]

Haha sorry if it hit a soft spot

[@ronanespinueva4261]

@@seanfagan I want to think of it as this video helping me make a better mental highlight reel hahaha!

[@speedyoreoz8189]

Don’t forget to keep your hand posted !!!!!!

[@emredemiral3331]

lmao dude caught me red handed XD i'm the lazy guy after landing a kick

[@francisconikotian2326]

When I get tired ? Everything

[@LordSesshomaru584]

Not retracting with control….. need to work on that

[@Crash8448]

Thank you you saved my foot

[@manubishe]

The shoulder is a joint, It's the torso that has it, and moves it.

[@KMaserati]

Throwing snapping kicks is mine

[@littleblueboy9780]

I'm lazy after kicks, gotta fix that myself

[@franciscocuevas4540]

My mistake is getting tired after the 10th kick lol

[@winicon]

When I first started I had the unhealthy habit of kicking with my foot until my foot was literally purple had to learn the hard way

[@tired2087]

Honestly everything except for being lazy I just dont turn my body when i kick or i go back sometimes. Hopefully I can fix my kicks as soon as possible

[@mitcht8475]

Laziness after the kick

[@jasondula6108]

What round lol keep my shoulder back and or being lazy after great video about go fix this right now!!!

[@mesomorph7]

I admit it always felt like you generate more power when you don't have your dukes up

[@TravelGuide20]

I used to keep my shoulder back alot

[@maskedstrongguy1512]

Thanks

[@seanfagan]

You got it!

[@ninjasrose1653]

I'm currently learning how to roundhouse kick Muay thai style. Done Kickboxing for over a decade. Most would assume its exactly the same. But, it isn't. After much research, some of which I picked up tips from yourself. I spent hours in front of the bag yesterday and corrected my mistakes. I thought it was just one. But, there were a few. Namely. Staying relaxed, rotation of the hip more. And the main one swinging that arm to propell the kicking power. Once they all come together I was like AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH light bulb moment. Now, I know. I'm eager to drill it into a habit.

[@musiclife8830]

Everything you said I’m guilty of especially when I’m tired

[@seanfagan]

Yea it's tough to keep clean technique when you;re tired

[@yntonez9992]

I want to get the kicks down cause I'm not usually good at so I'm going to subscribe you

[@seanfagan]

Thanks a lot.

[@redwarriorXYTYoutube]

I have trouble with the pivotting on the foot and i know i have to use the ball of my foot but i have trouble pivoting

[@aniketsur4756]

I have learned karate before and now I'm learning muay thai so I'm used to that snap in every kick and I often tries to pivot on my whole foot rather than my toes...

[@user-Novachrono]

Those foot kicks hurt alot

[@mrblue6968]

i've been trying to get into muay thai but i started with karate as a base, so my kicks are alright but i still have a bad habit of aiming to kick with my foot rather than my shin😭😭

[@JTMoustache]

Gold

[@scottjohnson926]

Yes definitely don’t kick with your foot like that… ow, looks like a twisted ankle waiting to happen. If you want to kick with your foot, get trained on how to properly protect your foot and the specifics of where your foot makes contact. Otherwise you will injure yourself very very painfully. Quick PSA

[@rickthomas6606]

U should try my boxing bag , a solid tree in the ground

[@ProfaneVestige]

I'm having trouble standing and balancing on the ball of my foot and not twisting my ankle. That and my coach keeps telling me to use more hip, I don't know what he means.

[@seanfagan]

It just takes some time to get it right!

[@lokesh5962]

I lean almost parallel to the ground so the kick hit the head!

[@mortalkomment8028]

Been there, done that. You can't always be perfect. Sometimes being sloppy or lazy or unmotivated is still better than doing nothing and drinking beer. But it may hurt sooner or later if you are too lazy during training. A great trainer will motivate pupils to be disciplined.

[@kingbubbles4509]

Lazy on recoil, especially after a bit of hard cardio

[@V4invi5ion]

Kicking with Foot and shoulders back on round kick 😮‍💨 progression is up to us nak muays if we dont work on correction we will remain in error and possibly injure ourselves no excuse just get to work next bag drill *IM TURNIN SHOULDERS*

[@V4invi5ion]

I have size 13 shoe though so when I land with my foot "its like getting smacked with a steel paddle" or so I was told. so curse and blessing Side note.bad news I def busted up my instep and big toe and big toe "knuckle" on both feet Good news _foot conditioning_

[@BludINFAMOUS]

..breaking my leg.

[@joejennings9769]

I’m finding it really difficult to turn my hips in to it, especially my switch kick it might be because of my boxing background and I’m fairly new to Muay Thai and tips or tricks would be appreciated thanks!

[@seanfagan]

It will just take some time and practice. Stay intentional in your reps and keep showing up to work!

[@JK-zu8gm]

Foot slaps lol

[@smallz2698]

I'm curious with kicking in what way are hitting with your shin is directly to it or at slight angle as it's structured.

[@ronaldson57]

Can you post a video of you shadowboxing ? In all the fight you have in the ring have you ever rely on head movement or not due to head kick and knee

[@seanfagan]

Here ya go >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIjFZYikZc1mqJo

[@narutohashimoto5525]

I don't kick with power like thand because I don't feel like picking my 200lb bob up after every kick lmao

[@skillztvmanage6357]

super

[@GOLDENBLOOD96]

As a Taekwondo Veteran, im guilty of kicking with my feet🫠

[@boammaaruri8489]

Im guilty of all 3 😭😭

[@Mark-dd6vx]

Dude I need help with my switch kick got any suggestions?

[@kevh7941]

Guilty of kicking with my foot 😢

[@emanhacker]

My coach makes us pay for mistakes lol I train in fresno with malaipet and He says if you are new at kicking forget about power and just build up to it. But if you are seasoned and don’t go all out he will catch you off gaurd with a kick lmao

[@cuparwearing]

i have dreadful balance so not turning the shoulder and returning with control are mine

[@LucrativePerson]

Everything above sadly before I started Muay Thai I would practice taekwondo so I’m used to kicking with my foot

[@rajamaskahar6060]

Lazy after kick 😭😭

[@steveinmallat8706]

Yeah I just started muay thai and I kicked with my foot and my foot has been in pain for 5 days now so big no no with the foot

[@turk2486]

Is it ok to keep my back heel up throughout the whole kick from start until it is thrown?

[@The44One]

I think my mistake is not turning over my hips more

[@jasonhwb1173]

How can I train my balancing while kicking? Left is my normal kicking leg but I put it infront for right leg always feel no much strength

[@vankyre]

lol I used to do this back in the day - kicking with my foot, keeping my shoulder back, and kicking lazily. Hey we all start somewhere :D

[@seanfagan]

Indeed we do!

[@betrandsaputra4492]

how to not jump when we do roundhouse coach? sometimes my pivot foot went a little bit airborne when i kicked the bag

[@seanfagan]

It takes practice and mindfulness! Just keep putting in the reps 👊