Destroy Southpaws from the Inside | Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA Techniques Against Southpaws

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[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

As a southpaw myself..what the hell man? Lol

[@SkreltNL]

never take a dick to serious when fighting...

[@dannychung5962]

Just flip it/mirror it and it works for us too

[@stefandili2650]

Right? Icy Mike wtf?!

[@Seraphim262]

@@stefandili2650 Like holy shit, Icy Mike nags people? How could he! He is always such a nice guy, can't think of him fighting in a backyard or something.

[@stefandili2650]

@@Seraphim262 not even an ex cop

[@erikthegreek1049]

Honestly the most helpful thing i ve learned from mike is the parry-strike. It is the most useful thing you can do in a southpaw match up and just works so well. Nobody would do it in my gym and now they scared of it

[@henrymillones]

In what minute is it explained?

[@Blandified]

What video is the parry strike in?

[@erikthegreek1049]

@@Blandified for some reason i cannot find it. Its not smth special, it just works really well in a southpaw position. Your lead hands are aligned, so every time i would get jabbed, i would parry and strike in one motion which is what mike explained in that video. You need to connect your parry motion and jab motion so it becomes one. It has counters and if you overuse it they can try to bait you with fakes and punish you, but its the number 1 thing i do in sparring.

[@HeavyHardDrive]

Man, that kick is "powerous" !

[@hard2hurt]

I kicked him powerously.

[@s.n.a.k.e.plissken]

*The Filthy Southpaws-* Thank you for the great band name.

[@synishere]

Can I join the band? I can play guitar or bass, but left handed.

[@havok2396]

I know a left handed vocalist if that helps?

[@willowelizabethryder4141]

As a southpaw I appreciate all this great advice! :D

[@0vers33r1]

Uhhhh why would u support the enemy...???

[@tylerburks5592]

Cuz this dude trash call us filthy animals sound like he had to learn not to get. His ass whooped by all the southpaws out there douche nozzle dude haaaaaaaa and girl right he just gave us all a knowledge how to destroy u even worse now that make caption secrets to get ass whooped being a Orthodox by a southpaw but imaa talk shit the hole time about souths lol fuccin chump

[@Hatlegratzz]

@@0vers33r1 Because it works for us too

[@edwhlam]

@@0vers33r1 Murphy's Law. When you are in range, so is the enemy.

[@perrenchan6600]

Destroy southpaws from the inside... by insulting southpaws. Gotcha, hit em where it really hurts 😎

[@malkomalkavian]

I don't think southpaws exist, it's all traveler's tales...

[@erikthegreek1049]

NO MIKE DONT LET THEM KNOW ALL MY SOUTHPAW TRICKS !! HOW AM I GONNA DOMINATE IN SPARRING NOW?

[@godofsauce872]

Lmao

[@kingjoeblack5]

Step into othodox and use your left hook on the outside

[@tylerburks5592]

Real shit haaaa we. Just filthy animals remember 🤣

[@jamielondon6436]

I admire your commitment, Mike! Just hosing down the gym after having a southpaw there must be very time and cost intensive, I imagine.

[@MisterJayEm]

😏

[@hard2hurt]

I actually burn the mats and buy new ones every time.

[@jamielondon6436]

@@hard2hurt Sensible.

[@tylerburks5592]

This guy became. A fighter cuz he was bullied haaaa and I wonder how many times a south paw got you or still do filthy animals lol yes cuz we raw rip you apart especially when u are a right handed south paw duh dumb ass means you fight both ways

[@tylerburks5592]

And. Bruce said that one always fight with strong side forward.... Can u beat him he'll to the naaaa

[@Ninjacob00]

Southpaws unite! We ride at Dawn…RKM will never know what hit them

[@hard2hurt]

Bad idea, freaks.

[@jofbeats11]

@@hard2hurt ur the freak🤣🤣🤣

[@jofbeats11]

Southpaw unite

[@bendikbendiksen8703]

Front leg side kicks to the face and body are also really effective from the inside position. Worth trying out.

[@gw1357]

Mike's stuff is always really well thought out. That said, I'm not sure that I'd be comfortable pulling (as opposed to slipping or parrying) against a straight punch, but that's more about my own lack of elusiveness than a criticism of the technique. More than anything this video reminds me why I train for ambidexterity. LOL

[@christopherroan8728]

Hey Mike. I’ve been loving your channel. I had a topic that I’d like to know your opinion on. Its similar to what you’ve talked about in how to store weapons in your car. What are the worst places to conceal self defense tools/weapons on your person? The one that always comes to my mind are ankle holsters for pistols

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

Neat! Personally i go with the 1,2,3 (to the body) as well as spin back kick, liver destruction

[@scottvangasbeck9431]

Great video

[@tlb963]

I will now use this as a southpaw. Thanks Mike, you goofball

[@M.C...]

What do you think about throwing a lead leg side kick to the body from that inside position (aside from "side kicks don't work")?

[@aegisprotection4969]

Goof video! All the techniques are solid. I loved the comment about the inside crescent kick. I have used one for years and have yet to see someone go: Oh, it's only a crescent kick. And I have never said that about a kick coming at my head. I have said meh about a few punches (and also been wrong about them. Ouchie) but not a kick coming at my face. Things to consider, probably to be covered in future videos are that Southpaws are more likely to be somewhat ambidextrous because life forces us to be that way. And are more likely to be counter punchers. That could just be me. And I am a sample size of 1. I was mostly thinking: Lead hook to head and shovel hook to body. Again, sample size of 1. I am not a power hitter. I am a grinder.

[@wowantonlavey]

Another great way to keep south paws from being too quick to counter with that left on the inside is toe kicks to the mid section. Or if you're feeling especially sadistic, to the outer thigh of their rear leg. South paw rear legs are generally much less conditioned than even an orthodox rear leg is to leg kicks.

[@bolieve603]

Also with your feet to the inside you can sway left and throw the lead body hook to his liver. Southpaws put their livers right there for you to punch them. Also you can step under his straight left and throw the lead roundhouse to the liver

[@ben-arte8936]

thoughts on the lead leg push kick and front kick from that position? I've had some good success throwing and feinting those since they're lined up well

[@engine2truck6]

Like it Ben. Lead Roundhouse To the calf without the hitch step works if you train it.

[@engine2truck6]

This is a great vid

[@selfdefensept]

Another option instead of throwing the front wheel kick or roundhouse whichever you prefer to call it, is to simply throw a side kick. With the southpaws foot outside your front foot, the front wheel kick is kind of jammed since it has limited to space to execute it. A side kick however, travelers straight and with a deeps enough chamber can be executed from this position and hits with greater authority than a front wheel kick.

[@scaleworksRC]

Is that envy I hear in your voice? Thanks for the counter tips!

[@fightingwords3540]

icy Mike got me in the gym practicing spinning axe kicks

[@Biomaterials_Science]

More tips for the lefthanded I see, great.

[@anubisplayground7340]

southpaw here and love you content from the beginning.

[@saltypicogram2982]

Im a disgusting creature as you described and I don't know if this translate to KB or MMA as well as boxing, but the diamond step jab always worked for me when outside step is taken.

[@kamron_thurmond]

I like fighting southpaw, because I spent 3 years doing fencing and my jabs are crisp.

[@foozle1up9]

OMG the tilt your head thing 😂 i do that alot 💀 I'm orthodox but sometimes, i switch to southpaw, because at my level, people usually don't train from both sides, so southpaw gives hell lot of advantage to me and i do this tilt head alot 💀 works 98% times

[@justinpatrick6185]

I'm South paw myself and short fighter like icy mike so I understand where he's coming from

[@Tanjutsu4420]

Have you tried stepping back and becoming southpaw

[@CoachShiptonStriking]

So, what would be wrong with stepping your right foot out, a jab to pin that left hand, maybe even a control to pull that left hand down, boom comes the right hand, a pivot to put you 90 degrees to you opponents left, in a no mans land position. hooks,uppercuts left body kicks and both leg kicks now available?

[@necromancer0616]

I think Mike Tyson used to do the "Peek'a Boo" style which kinda kept him safe from allot of things in Boxing. So, I wonder if it would work in MMA or Kick-Boxing?

[@logandwyer8727]

Mike has video on this. Look it up.

[@m33kzking]

Miiiike, you could shift to a side stance and throw a sidekick or side teep off that pull hehe

[@m33kzking]

@@Last_Chance. not necessarily, a catch can be a possibility. But if that are committed to that cross, which is a higher chance than not, a pull and stance shift simultaneously puts you a good position for a kick they either dont expect and/or see, otherwise the same can be said for his round kick demonstrated. Also, you can use it to create distance if needed.

[@Harry-mf6rq]

@@m33kzking Everything is easy to counter in the KZbin comments section. Much harder to do it for real.

[@m33kzking]

@@Harry-mf6rq of course youtube is probably the best place for back and forth wars XD

[@jacuzzisquirt]

Before the video starts, I’m not a professional but I assume pivoting towards the backhand off of the lead foot and stepping back resets the engagement and if you don’t overuse it it’ll create a decent opening because it’ll kind of leave your opponent in an orthodox stance

[@jacuzzisquirt]

Self taught how to box for 2 years. Don’t be an ass just confirm or debunk my theory.

[@MrRomain9]

the man has the voice and energy of Bill Burr but the knowledge and commitment of Musashi

[@SoftNoxMedia]

Pssssst....Southpaw insider secret from a south paw- destroy a South paw from the inside by half-switching/pendulum kicking the inside of their rear leg. You risk running into that right hand but if you commit and walk through, can spin for a sweep, or force them to move into a spinning heel/backfist or all kinds of weird close range nonsense that might make them think twice about trying to achieve that position. Works both ways

[@nonyabizness2550]

What he is talking about at 3:05 would actually be a good application for a lead side kick, despite my agreeing the front kick is better.

[@jotapedonoso4696]

You know what kick that yall, u and Seth, love so much, works well from the inside👀👀⁉️ yup that's right, that filthy and forbidden side kick, it can even kinda like a short and stiff hook kicky to kinda stop your opponent moving forward or to work the body

[@luane.j.frantzen7175]

hop turn kick also works from the inside.

[@notoriousquinnb]

Haters will say a lot of things, and I definitely used to hate on crescent kicks, but then Justin Barry KO’d someone with one so now I gotta change my tune.

[@sh33psk1n8]

I saw your last video about southpaws. I thought I learned something and had another southpaw confrontation. Ate a bunch of hooks and my face is now as soft as a baby's bottom. Could be positiv if there wasn´t the risk of concussions. If this video doesn´t help, I am comming for you.............to teach me how it´s done :) There aren´t much southpaws where I train.

[@Nicco925]

This chat is for us southpaws, comment if you are southpaw

[@apinchofsalt-7598]

Me when I can apply all of these as a southpaw 😈😈

[@ashleyclout9010]

As a southpaw, I can say this. Southpaws can perform the exact same moves on an orthodox fighter. A lot of people seem to forget this fact. Always be first 👊

[@jofbeats11]

Ikr IcyMike is so dumb he doesn't really understand how other fighters nor other fighting style necessarily work. He's just toxic

[@granddaddy_funk]

I have this sparring partner that keeps getting me with liver punches/almost illegal kidney shots. He is a south paw and he keeps kind of going around my guard and hitting my ribs on the right. The problem is this kid is a heavy weight and keeps fucking my ribs up. He has injured me twice now. Is that punch even legal in boxing? It happens when I try to pressure him. Should I just stay outside and change my game plan?

[@canphan1375]

This video was mike slowly making me realize hes right. Alot of southpaws are the same. Looks down at my long guard from outside position as I pepper people with outside kicks and straights, maybe i am predictable

[@hard2hurt]

Southpaws seem interesting, but they are predictable creatures once you've studied their habits for any amount of time.

[@canphan1375]

@@hard2hurt I got used to people wanting to get outside leg position on me. So I bait by pressuring with outside leg position, then just give it up and hit them with a dragon tail sweep. Works pretty often, definitely confuses them on what the safe position is

[@ogrbell8297]

Spinng elbow is legit. I fight southpaw and when I lose the outside position spinning in with an elbow/fist catches ppl way to easy.

[@salmanadam3602]

You can sidekick

[@JackToeRip]

Tyler looks like if Sensei Seth slimmed down and got ripped doing hard time in a penitentiary

[@hard2hurt]

lol

[@disobedienttiger6240]

Dangit, this IcyMike guy is figuring out all of our weaknesses. We are doomed!

[@0vers33r1]

We must band together✊

[@rdn6933]

These same techniques would work against an Orthodox who is dominating the outside foot game, don’t tell Mike 🤫

[@XXNerdzillaXX]

No no, screaming haiyah makes your hits land 110% of the time. Anime says so. 😋

[@jacobchaoscarter2095]

Should southpaws watch this.

[@benjiboi6669]

Icy mikes been hating on southpaws a lot lately

[@Christopher_Boyd]

As a south paw....I approve this video. 👍🏽

[@tombayley7110]

wasn't that Dorsi-Ventral ?

[@MRRELAX-pm7hx]

I'm a taekwondo athlete so my wuestion is can taekwondo athlete join or fight in bkfc?

[@matic_horvat]

bro hates us southpaws

[@kingjoeblack5]

That leaping rear hand is a southpaw strat. Hagler used to fuck people up with that one and right handed mutants never see it coming

[@hard2hurt]

Impossible. The experts in comments said that it's not real and nobody would ever do it and they would knock out anyone who tried.

[@heresjonny666]

As a southpaw... *demonic screeching*

[@MeerkatMotorBoards]

side kick

[@ilijadjukic5484]

Can you react to seth's sistema video?

[@BlackMoridin]

As a Southpaw... plz stop 🤣

[@himjerry3262]

"Because he can punch and kick me with either hand"-Icy Mike 2022

[@ellobo2899]

Plottwist. Im a southpaw in cover learning this against orthodox.

[@davidr.5749]

WELL THAT'S WHAT SOUTHPAWS HAVE BEEN DOING FOREVER...

[@iwanwillis1670]

I thought maybe a lead leg side kick be another good one to use from the inside but then I realised side kicks don't work 🤣

[@hard2hurt]

That totally wouldn't work.

[@stevo6891]

You a hockey fan Icy Mike???

[@MasculineSpace]

Is Nate still gonna train with you or is he strictly boxing now?

[@MasculineSpace]

@@Last_Chance. damn man that sucks you taught him how to fight icymike 😭 but if he chooses boxing I wish nun but the best in whatever he decides

[@buttox]

@@MasculineSpace wait did i miss something? What's going on with nate?

[@theocho]

Imagine if a southpaw stepped to your outside... ...and you sidekicked them

[@martijnoerlemans765]

I was screaming this at my screen, everything lines up for a quick sidekick to the body to get you in a better position. But yeah side kicks don`t work i guess...

[@theocho]

@@martijnoerlemans765 They don't!

[@joecoreano]

Philadelphia ❤️💛💚

[@TheJoyofCatholicTradition]

We southpaw cannot be destroyed.

[@engine2truck6]

When a southpaw steps right to get lead foot advantage, it’s best to launch a left hand AS he is moving, BEFORE his foot hits the ground. Not step then throw. After the right foot hits the canvass and the southpaw withdraws the left It’s perfect for a lead inside uppercut. Hagler used to do it all the time, and Holly Holm used it a lot when she was boxing.

[@tylerlabine9360]

u missed an excellent strategy of taking apart either opponent. when orthodox vs south paw foot work is vital for both parties. that fact is definitely displayed in this video but u dont mention inside soccer kicks. it takes a bunch of them but if u mix it up and come back to em everytime u get on the outside the muscle swells up and significantly slows opponents footwork giving u the speed advantage. dont take this statement the wrong way. im not the grand master of leg kicks. its been done to me by brazilians in backyard fights. the guy that taught me this lesson weighs 50 lbs less than me

[@engine2truck6]

He did all that in a previous vid ! Watch it it’s pretty good

[@HittokiriBatosai]

Where was the killer southpaw lead hook

[@hard2hurt]

Probably somewhere chilling with Bigfoot and the Tooth Fairy.

[@johnguzman2811]

😄😄😄Stop hating on us, we can't help it. You Normy orthodox😄😄🙏🏻🥋

[@johnsun3854]

interesting haircut

[@CombatSelfDefense]

There is some serious southpaw racism in this video. I’m sorry we left you behind.

[@garydell9004]

For fucks sake, being a southpaw was the only thing I had going for me.... Stop making it harder to be sinister damnit...keep up the content

[@9usuck0]

Hey Mike stop talking about my stance in fighting. I'm lazy and it's literally my only advantage!

[@hard2hurt]

It's not an advantage.

[@vicentealencar9132]

This inside position has the perfect angle for throwing that side kick with the lead leg. But you, side kicks don t work kkk

[@sakshamchoudhary9203]

southpaw kill

[@danmclean7375]

Our lizard brains have seen all these tricks - but that exploding right is indeed problem. Also, we're filthy animals, and we like grabbing backs. Careful with that spin😘

[@rupin]

I don’t like these options 😢

[@Dimythios]

As a SouthPaw. My greatest advantage were. Listening to my Boxing Trainer. Listening to my Sensei when I took various different types of Martial Arts. Learning how to fight both right handed and left handed and that took me a long time. Learning in boxing how to throw and offensive jab and a defensive jab. Learning my foot work. The list goes on and on and on. The reason is that it does not matter if you are a righty or a lefty. As long as you are trained to understand the situation you are in... You will be fine. What you have shown was shown by the old timers in boxing. Something that is not well taught anymore. So thanks for showing people on this.

[@LedjoSolbjor]

Icy Mike with the Krav Maga instructor belly

[@danieljones2435]

Thats not a belly. Thats a cheat meal. Lol. Krav is cool for 40-50 year old washouts w cash looking for an ego boost.

[@hard2hurt]

I'm fat, everybody. This guy wanted to point out that I'm fat. Something about me being a public figure and him being anonymous on the internet made him feel comfortable saying that. If only we could all be so free... gfy

[@JehuMartin]

I just figured Mike had the audio transmitter for his lav mic attached at his belt line. No?

[@lihchong2267]

Just give away my entire southpaw game why don't ya Actually that's not true. I don't spin to win or crescent kick very often.

[@usarrr]

Fighting while your foe is in control... Is this the BJJ equivalent of kickboxing? BKB? Sounds like a boy band!

[@0n344]

I am southpaw and I can confirm this foot on the outside thing is a STUPID GAME I fucking hate it

[@benmacdhui]

Hahaha. Is this a joke? The most uncoordinated 'fight moves' I may have ever seen

[@MisterJayEm]

Here's your attention, now f*ck along...

[@hard2hurt]

We are hiring coaches and trainers. Come apply.

[@benmacdhui]

@@hard2hurt-wouldn't have to any affiliation with you. Sorry I had a good laugh though. Cheers!

[@allenramirez3817]

Are u kidding? What s the punches? Looks like begginer trying to fight.

[@hard2hurt]

Would love for you to come teach us how.

[@tyyamg5302]

In the Bellator fight where the guy got his ribs broken he let the guy take the outside to setup his spinning body kick