Defense Against Round Kicks

[@Combatprofessor]

This was actually filmed at a camp in Serbia. The host, Alex Kostic can be found at "homoludens-martialart" dot com The instructor above, Kevin Secours, teaches in Montreal and can be found at "combatsystema" dot com along with a list of his affiliates worldwide.

[@Andy152R]

I was training with an instructor here in Ohio. I ended up buying Kevin's book Combat Systema. Great read. After my wife suffered a herniated disc, I have no training partner. I need to get back to it.

[@Combatprofessor]

Thanks for the support. I hope your wife is feeling better. All the best from Montreal.

[@Andy152R]

@@Combatprofessor thank you, brother. I hope to train with you at some point.

[@Combatprofessor]

@@Andy152R that would be great .

[@bangermccrusher]

great work I usually dont watch videos who are this long but this is worth the watch, what an awsome instructor

[@nbednar]

Kevin is amazing, he has a way of explaining and articulating very advanced concepts which in some systems supposedly take you thirty years to get.

[@Aphrophis]

The most impressive thing about this video to me is, that there are no dislikes among 4729 viewers! Usually there*s always someone complaining. But footage in this video is impressive, in deed. Wanna try Systema so bad...

[@MrHellfireclub]

Thanks for posting Kevin!👍

[@Combatprofessor]

Thanks for watching.

[@FrankDoe]

to the guy in blue:... "Soo... whatcha thinkin about?" guy in blue: "nothing, just systema stuff..."

[@jbravo41]

The more I watch clips about Systema the more interesting it gets. Just that I have not found a source for the clear and understandable basics.

[@Oshun802]

Awesome Kevin ! Very helpful thank you !

[@systemtv]

Great work!

[@asiansingle8833]

Very impressive.

[@HonestTaiChi]

very relaxed good work my friend

[@giovanniamore7532]

sometimes someone who kickes ýour ass is verý apreciated

[@tribunation]

Those kicks are frigging hard kicks.

[@eltronrangamma]

@DanTheWolfman1 I would add Martin Wheeler on the list.

[@umarmars47]

They guy in blue enjoying his time haha

[@FrankDoe]

paint me like one of your french girls... lol

[@interludo]

how many kicks can Kevin take?! many! but he keeps teaching the same way as if he wasn't. Impressive skills and his teaching is available on videos downloads www.combatsystema.com

[@Combatprofessor]

Matt wasn’t kicking anywhere close to his full power thankfully :)

[@emZee1994]

Wow very very good

[@Combatprofessor]

Thank you for watching

[@TuckerBombBoy78]

i saw them they are very good

[@MsTAXITAXI]

Thank you for sharing. Unfortunately, it was difficult to understand the explanations because of the noise.

[@THESKITKRU]

Great awareness, sir where do you guys train. If I may ask.

[@Combatprofessor]

Montreal

[@THESKITKRU]

@@Combatprofessor thanks for getting back I am back in forth in the states. Thought I would check. Any one in South Carolina you can recommend.

[@CNCTEMATIC]

Whoa those were some serious whacks!

[@PingSway]

he's a beast!

[@Lord_Darkson]

Just curious but how you not get hurt from the kidney shots when you turn because I hate when I feel those, haha? Good video :)

[@outofthebox7]

That impact of the kick might be dispursed as you teach it, but surely other than creating a huge bruise on the arm, it can swell the muscle and cause pain to the point it loses its functionality, right?

[@Combatprofessor]

I didn’t have any bruising or marking or loss of function but of course there is always too much force at some point ; someone sufficiently large and strong to break you. The idea is to teach you how to best distribute impact without requiring iron body conditioning or colliding with force on force blocks which is commonly taught .it’s about yielding and relative relaxation rather than blocking.

[@outofthebox7]

@@Combatprofessor Thank you for taking the time to respond. I clearly understand the idea of distributing impact and of course this should be taught since all kickers are not fast nor very strong, but at the end of the day, I think that if you are in a real fight with apparently a trained attacker kicking you with a TKD or muai thai round house, the best thing would be - once you sensed it coming - to kick his leg in any way as he initiates the kicks (just throw a wrench in as I say, scramble); this will make the final impact or intended "route" of the kick to lose speed and force, or, even better get out of the way (maybe to the side), in order to escape or jam right into him. I understand that sometimes, like it or not, it's possible a great kick will land and we should be in a position to distribute the impact, but what I want to add is KNOWING the HUGE EFFECT(!!!) such a kick may have )on the spot) on our leg, ribs, arm (hopefully not the head!) even breaking something, and we should not frivolously think we are just going to distribute the impact and all is ok, it's not. It may on a medium powered kick like the one on the video, but not a full out kick. Putting it differently, if a trained muai thai fighter kicks you in the street, how much of that power can you distribute if that is, you get the chance (remember his lightning speed, it may not allow you to distribute anything/of course all don't kick like that, but who knows right?). Do you agree with what I am saying or am I seeing something wrong? -I don't want to impose myself here, so you can have the last word unless you ask me something. Again, thank you I appreciate it and you! Keep doing what you do best, we need people like you!

[@outofthebox7]

Please refres page.

[@Combatprofessor]

@@outofthebox7 the kicker in the demo is a Muay Thai instructor who has travelled and trained j extensively in Thailand. He is certainly not trying to Jill me but he is delivering significant impact . I personally am not a fan of your strategy. I advocate staying all the way out until the attacker closes the gap then shoot in. clinch and finish. In my experience, kicking in an open space can be avoided. In a tighter space I prefer to clinch rather than counter kick . It’s faster for me. More reliable in all conditions of fatigue, clothing, weather, injury. So yielding like this is occurring on an entry. I’m not a fan of exchanging at an agreed range. I also prefer clinching and steering against multiple attackers. I believe in shock and awe and overwhelming force at the closest range. But this is the goal of my entire system. A kick fighter would counter kick, a boxer would enter half way to counter boxing, a gun wielder would create distance. It depends on what you’re training for.

[@superhuman5857]

Can you explain how to do this if I get kicked jus go with the blow, move with it ? When I transmute it do I move during the blow or after the blow

[@Combatprofessor]

You core needs to be braced, tailbone curved under and and retracted. You need to be able to breathe fully while maintaining contraction so it requires inspiratory resistance conditioning. Think of moving the trunk first and the limbs following. The spine is the engine of movement and all motion should originate from there. If you can start evading first, start before the kick arrives and move with the kick. If you can displace the limb can meet the force and absorb it in, riding the impact. Movement after the force can help dissipate pain and contraction.

[@superhuman5857]

@@Combatprofessor thank you when you get kicked in your are and rotate your shoulder are your removing the excess impact ?

[@Combatprofessor]

@@superhuman5857 exactly yes