Developing a GOOD QUESTION MARK KICK | The Brazilian Kick

[@LeonidThe90sKid]

It doesn't suck, it's just... questionable

[@SenseiSeth]

😂😂😂

[@stephenbell325]

Me too

[@Vinnay94]

Get out XD

[@JohnJones-uq1js]

Punny bastard

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

sensei seth has to be the only combat sport youtuber who puts highlights of himself getting smacked into his intro

[@SenseiSeth]

Hahahaha

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

@@SenseiSeth seriously sir. you are a fkn legend. i was cracking up the whole time 😂 was beautiful to see icy mike and wonderboy beg the karate iron man for mercy

[@yordinhernandez3939]

Thank you,my grandma didn't stand a chance

[@J3553H]

Was not expecting this 😂 made me fucking laugh

[@botzhunter3545]

I love this comment

[@SCCheaters]

🤣

[@hieupham7656]

It's time for new family order, right?

[@Rok-zm6kh]

Hehe

[@zsolthorvath495]

If I don't mistaken the Brazilian kick name come from Kyokushin karate. Ademir Da Coste a well known kyokushin fighter used it in 80'.

[@SenseiSeth]

Nice! That’s pretty cool

[@zsolthorvath495]

@D S Yes! And Filho, too. Feitosa had a lot KO with Brazilian kick in K1.

[@Zone-gd3kz]

Honestlz the question mark kick is very usefull i a fight fro my experience a couple of streches every morning and you will master it in a couple of weeks i did it in 2

[@SenseiSeth]

High Af niiice 👍👍

[@aiyahuntacheimumbi236]

This is exactly what I needed! I have zero problem with any kicks except for round head kicks and I saw people on Sherdog saying they had the same problem with pinching pain in their hips and limited ROM in the hip for some freaky reason, no matter how much they stretch. They suggested this as a replacement for the traditional roundhouse. I've seen and read where athletes can have very different pelvis shapes and it changes or limitsthe ROM in their hip joints so they actually have to teach different kinds of squatting and deadlifting forms in competitive weightlifting depending on how open or narrow the pelvis is. I imagine it could affect your ROM on a high roundhouse kick too.

[@aegisprotection4969]

Good explanation of the kick. It also illustrates why I tell people the elbow drop defense (hunkering)is done with the body and not the arms. Done properly, the hands never leave guard. The body and legs do the moving.

[@jeremyv598]

For someone who’s not very flexible (still working on it) and been training for a year this breakdown was very helpful. Gonna practice this one a lot. Thanks man

[@o0...957]

"Chubby surprise"😂

[@SenseiSeth]

You know what it is lol

[@juliusirizarry8395]

When the crow cawed or whatever and he stopped and looked at it I literally died.......RIP

[@willsamurai1]

Ademir da Costa's kick. To who think it doesn't work, just watch some videos on youtube, it's old, but gold. Others who used this kick: Francisco Filho, Glauber Feitosa, Andy Hug. Ps. My english is terrible, sorry, I did my best without google. ;-)

[@SenseiSeth]

👏👏👏 thanks bud!

[@Kettvnen]

One common mistake for question mark kick is that before changing directions you turn your leg to the other way before swinging it back, that basically telegraphs that you're going to do a question mark kick

[@gmork1090]

Exactly. I made that mistake a lot in my youth.

[@zsolthorvath495]

This is great kick, I like it very well! I routinely use this after a left job-right cross combo. First, I step back from the distance and the partner step in to catch me up. He is just approaching, meanwhile he will see a starting front kick. Everybody pull down the left hand to block the front kick, and the head will be open..

[@SenseiSeth]

Aye, sounds cool!

[@dronedruid153]

1:39 This had me in stitches for some reason.

[@SenseiSeth]

Drone Druid 😂😂

[@bayyinahawesome415]

Sensei seth is a surprisingly good teacher.

[@mitubogoogle]

Very good tips -considering the out of Dojo body experience

[@fablecouvrette5334]

Immediately helped my technique when I saw that you extend your leg for the fake front kick in the slow mo 🤙

[@derekvandenburg6689]

Nice explanation brother. If I could add a little tip/cheat, as I have gotten older the hips dont work as well, so to cheat this a little I tend to "catch" the top of the arm and use it so my leg can "follow" the front arm right up and over the shoulder to the chin. If that makes any sense.

[@SenseiSeth]

Nice! 👍👍👍

[@lukeholtzhauzen4828]

I was literally trying to make this work on the heavy bag earlier (and failing miserably), the timing of this vid couldn't have been better 😂

[@SenseiSeth]

That’s dope!

[@aginlikefinewine5861]

I found the way to make this work on the heavy bag is to lower the chain for a slight lean in then you can get into the top of the bag mimicking a fighter overextended in giving you an opening to bring the head kick over in the end of said question or Brazilian kick

[@grantholmes5661]

Probably one of my most successful kicks in sparring.

[@ogside484]

Dear sensei during the time some of us in other countries can’t leave the house, can you make a video that explains basic stretching to make kicks higher?

[@SenseiSeth]

Search for “Sensei Seth stretches” on YT

[@SenseiSeth]

I’m also currently editing a full 50 video course on higher kicks (stretches, mobility, strength and balance) to be ready for purchase later this week

[@ogside484]

Sensei Seth thanks sometimes i miss something, i’ll check them out, love ya

[@jhernandez7144]

Cause it's not easy to do in the first place sensei Seth. Fakey kick for the win.

[@SenseiSeth]

Very true, sneaky stuff!

[@panther5138]

Very clear 👌

[@SenseiSeth]

Happy to hear it!

[@pedropaixao5186]

Love your tutorials! Cheers from Portugal

[@SenseiSeth]

Pedro Paixão thanks so much bud!

[@zoidsfan12]

Dude this is such a fun kick to practice. And it feels better than doing nothing but roundhouses and teeps. Funny thing is without even meaning to I naturally was popping the kick out at head level the entire time, I think it's the quad position, that already has you aimed for their neck, whereas when I'm just doing roundhouses they can kinda come out anywhere in a 20° arc around the head. My goal was to try and bring it down, like to twist my leg so far that the top of my foot is coming down on my opponents head. But I couldn't quite make it and the closest try was causing my obliques to nearly spasm due to pulling the muscles so tight. Edit: ok after watching the slowmo I can definitely do it. Seeing that you can get your foot coming down like that. Ok I just gotta get my knee looser and swiveling more.

[@LowRushGamingYT]

Thank you sir, for teaching this kick🙂❤️

[@jhernandez7144]

Sensei chubby surprise Seth.

[@alanaloken954]

This is a cool kick!

[@SenseiSeth]

Alana Loken thanks!

[@BossFinale]

Feel like I'll tear up the plant leg. This is a beautiful kick.

[@robertbeal1307]

Stretch more! Do half lotus for the hips

[@JacobHowardWrestling]

Any tips on how to make yourself more flexible to help with learning this?

[@ImGarrix]

Thx sensei

[@conradjonsson]

We have always just called this a roundhousekick. Probably because I am from sweden and question mark kick would sound really stupid in swedish. We start all our kicks knee up front, side and roundhouse kicks.

[@SenseiSeth]

Interesting!!

[@conradjonsson]

@@SenseiSeth south shaolin kun fu. very similar ti icy mike from what it looks like

[@Anas-rx9zs]

I got it down but I don’t pivot enough, my back leg isnt fully rotated during the down kick, and there’s no power in it.

[@Spartan1_]

But I question the question mark kick,, I use a different technique that works for me,, but good vid

[@edgardo9003]

Please watch the Karate Breakdown version of this kick.

[@dukeflyingcow]

Any daily stretch routines you follow?

[@as680783]

Love the vids Seth! I did a year of kickboxing as a young 20-year-old but dropped it after snapping my left patella during sparring. Anyway, during lockdown I've become addicted to yours, Icey Mike's, and other vids and I'm doing some beginner stuff on a bag. I'm now 49 and have as much bend and suppleness as a wheel-brace. Will general training practice and stretching enable me to achieve those head-height roundhouses at my age (pretty healthy, athletic build and slim) and if so how long might it take if I practice 2-3 hours a week? I can currently roundhouse to my chest height. All the best during lockdown mate and keep the superb content coming as it's among the very best around.

[@SenseiSeth]

I’ll have a full course on higher kicks that has 50 vids on flexibility, balance, mobility strength and body mechanics!! Would be perfect for you! But it takes everybody different amounts of time. Just stay consistent!

[@as680783]

@@SenseiSeth Many thanks for the reply Seth. I look forward to watching the video series coming up. I studied a bit of biomechanics as part of my BSc. Hons degree in sports nutrition, it's very interesting stuff. I'll keep-on-keeping-on and integrate more safe stretching to my schedule. Cheers and stay safe!

[@SenseiSeth]

Oh nice! Keep on keepin on is usually the best way!

[@cgrtbjj]

Sanchia uses this kick in his fights.

[@will_n.t]

Is that in chapel hill?????

[@Zyre19]

Damn yo question mark kick nice af

[@4purs]

Every time I try to round house kick or question mark to the face my outer glutes hurt. Do I just have rly bad mobility. I’m also pre short 5’5 so for me to hit someone’s head I feel like I gotta kick higher than a regular dude

[@THIS---GUY]

Short problems lol I'm 5'5 took a while to roundhouse above my head probably about 6 months after I started and could barely kick waist level

[@flowrepins6663]

Why do they call it brazilian? Cause of glaube feitosa? Or francisco filho?

[@joeyansley7277]

I did not know that and I thought I was just being creative I taught myself that kick.

[@VincentMMALife]

I love to use this kick, but Sensei how would you personally defend a front kick when you know your opponent uses the questionmark kick a lot? I personally block the front kick to the side with my elbow from a tight guard and then close the distance immediately so that someone doesn't have the room to make a questionmark kick out of his front kick. I would like to have more options though so please share your defense for this kick.

[@SenseiSeth]

Scoop AND back up, personally

[@VincentMMALife]

@@SenseiSeth Okey, I need to practice that once I can get back to training. Thank you!

[@SenseiSeth]

Vincent MMA Life there are other options, I usually use movement

[@VincentMMALife]

@@SenseiSeth That is true, but most of my sparring partners who use their front kick and their questionmark kick a lot usually try to keep me on a distance, so I try to get into the pocket with them. So backing up is usually my strategy for punches because I can close that distance quickly but not so much with kicks. Thanks again though. Btw Sensei I don't know if this is an idea for a video but maybe you can make a video on the do's and don'ts for using karate in MMA. Maybe which things you can or can't do in MMA in comparison to karate or which techniques you should use or which you should avoid.

[@SenseiSeth]

Distance and speed wins!!

[@elrisitas3052]

Everytime i was trying to do this i slipped lol

[@11hinxd]

LOL

[@adrimira5437]

I thought Bruce Lee was the first one to use it back in the seventy

[@irasac1]

Nah it was already common in karate and taekwondo

[@joshuabrant3487]

Chads: Brazilian kick Cucks: Question mark kick

[@caldeandrade69]

Ah yes, the kick made famous by Glaube Feitosa.

[@SenseiSeth]

👏👏👏

[@rafaelinocenti2314]

Every fighter who is a good kicker has a kick who is his "signature" movement i really like this kick and for me allways works fine, but i know some good fighters who didnt have good experiences with that kind of movement. For me its a very good kick but its not for everyone.

[@mrshort212]

Are question mark kick and a Brazilian kick the same?

[@scottstevens18]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@JSAF0]

"The old Micheal Jackson HeHee" nice

[@marco9810]

I tried this for the first time....... and holy shit my waist, i thought it was a goner lol

[@HawkSigmaTuah]

Thanks I can finally fight my 3 year cousin now

[@Djent7779]

zero carbs

[@hammertime5453]

I was just about to subscribe when i heard you say you would kick me if I didn't! I like you Seth, and I know you are kidding, but don't ever threaten a Karate practitioner! :)

[@ashemleibakngambamoirangch5416]

Oss

[@SenseiSeth]

👍👍

[@workitout8002]

I still dont feel it has much power

[@THIS---GUY]

My second fav kick after the fake leg kick to high roundhouse (We call it the Z kick because of the trajectory)

[@WishQuitting]

Wait this guy hasn’t fought has he? No way

[@subrata-sarkar8551]

Came from lookism webtoon lmao

[@SenseiSeth]

From what??

[@subrata-sarkar8551]

@@SenseiSeth its a action manwha its like a online comic but u can read it from webtoon app

[@damonbeats6770]

I do it opposite

[@golfbill2582]

That question mark kick will never work for Muay Thai fighter… by the time u give Muay question mark, u will get a lots of mark from Muay Thai fighters

[@SenseiSeth]

Lol it works on a regular basis

[@nokungfuforyou323]

No offense, but it isn't a "question mark kick". We were doing it in Tracey's Kempo literally before you were born and before the Brazilian's brought their fascist martial arts movement over here. It was taught in purple belt as a front snap/roundhouse kick. No one will address this, www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/7/7/21316034/renzo-gracie-family-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-crime-homophobia-propaganda-bolsonaro-news

[@SenseiSeth]

Ok

[@nokungfuforyou323]

@@SenseiSeth OK about Tracy or OK that you guys haven't addressed this? I mean a Neo Nazi used to be a bad thing, but now it's just a matter of opinion I guess. I've posted this several times as there are a lot of articles about MMA and Fascism, but no takers. Sorry to derail things, but it would be interesting to discuss.