Do this with your hands when you kick to improve offense & defense

What should you do with your hands and arms when you grow round kicks? Arm position when kicking os crucial for both good offense and defense in Muay Thai, kickboxing, MMA, and all other combat sports that allow fighters to kick.
Here are the where’s, how’s, and why’s of my arm positioning while kicking. You can use these methods not only to accelerate your kicks, but more importantly, create frames, blocks, and covers to protect yourself from a straight right KO punch.
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[@YoKhai1221]

“There are many, many, many....” *Continues kicking every conceivable and inconceivable kick at every conceivable and inconceivable angle until time is no more and the universe collapses* “Many, many, many, ways to kick”

[@FreebyrdFayelanx]

TKD. Side, Axe (inside and out) Crescent (inside and out) Roundhouse, Spinning Hook kicks.

[@robcio150]

I've trained muay thai for three years and while I was doing similiar things with my hands and understood most of the reasons, you've still explained this better and more in-depth than any of my coaches. Those videos are gold. Probably even more so for the complete begginers, who often get told by lazy coaches to just do certain things without any explaination. For the people who like to understand their techniques instead of just trusting their coach it's really invaluable. Thank you a lot.

[@luigi6659]

Whenever I see a Ramsey Dewey video I feel like I'm watching an old martial arts movie. Because he is so wise and clever, and has so much knowledge of the martial arts, making him feel like that martial arts master from a movie XD Love the videos!

[@jamealjordon1376]

He's already growing the beard he'll be stroking like in the old Kung Fu movies

[@beenright5115]

He needs bigger eyebrows, preferably white, to be the true old master.

[@GeorgeOu]

Thanks for showing the hands correctly at 1:38, especially the left hand crossing your face. It drives me nuts that the majority of kickboxing teachers make students cover their left ear with their left hand while kicking with the right leg and their right hand swings down to the right back pocket. There's literally nothing between your face and your opponent's right cross.

[@FreebyrdFayelanx]

Hmmm perhaps this is what I was taught in ITF teenage years - for some reason.

[@adriankenel3004]

So basically you just do a dab every time you kick.

[@TheOriginalJAX]

yep, that's what I got from this ;)

[@RamseyDewey]

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

[@XarkoCZ]

Makes perfect sense. That way you get to dab on someone you kick and also kick someone you dabbed on.

[@brandonsellers1076]

I was JUST about to type this!🤣🤣🤣

[@jhonsauceda6024]

Good balance and philosophy, I dunno why but watching your videos calms me and rinds me of training in my youth.

[@OGFITNESS]

Its the late night dj fm voice. P

[@DanielOrtiz-dl8eo]

Its the voice...

[@jhonsauceda6024]

It's the method of instruction as well I think.

[@MG-bi6mq]

This is good. In kung fu this is an aspect of “Jie” or “Jeet” = “intercepting.” It’s one thing to intercept as a defense but it’s better to intercept as an attack.

[@themetalmartialartist5856]

Oh yeah im a fan of this type of hand position when kicking. Has a bruce lee feeling too which is always nice. 😅🥋

[@onerider808]

I have short legs (32”, and I am 73” overall), so typically stick to low kicks and knees. I’d like to see an episode on strategies for us short-loggers, especially against those with longer legs. The short legs are a challenge in BJJ, as well. Thanks, Ramsey. You have the best channel out there.

[@aiyahuntacheimumbi236]

Sayf Carmen on the UmmahFightCamp channel is only 5'7 but was a heavyweight in Karate, Boxing and wrestling, and trained with high level Muay Thai and BJJ guys in the 70's and he has a lot of tutorials on kicking. Since he is short and has short legs fighting much taller heavier opponents his stuff might help you.

[@ricocapazorio]

I loved the little sound effect when you slowed down those 2 kicks on the bag

[@danilpankov8114]

Ernesto Hoost is a good example of such defense and offense.

[@KamenKunchev]

It's always a good idea to hide the kick behind a punch. Basically to make the opponent try to dodge the punches and end up in a position where your kick lands for a KO. Just like in the Holm/Rousey fight KO. I'd never throw a kick first unless it's a TKD tournament and that's pretty much what's expected.

[@BrunoERCouto]

Exactly! Punching first also obstructs the sight of the adversary, hiding the kick that will follow!

[@TheDonPalumbo]

Ramsey looks like a giant in this vid lol

[@jamealjordon1376]

Like watching Sagat vs Ryu in real life.

[@rohitchaoji]

True, lol. He's pretty tall anyway (I think 6'2") + the student is relatively shorter than his other students who have appeared in these videos.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

​@@jamealjordon1376fr tho

[@ArchynEU]

I love that the frame moving the opposite way to the kick in this way can also really help you secure a sweep when kicking under a blocking leg to the standing leg. Essentially spinning them them like a big steering wheel. lovely vid as usual

[@charlesjohnson7019]

I loved the freeze frame kicking. Especially with the sound effects :-)

[@RamseyDewey]

Not a sound effect. That was just the sound distortion from the audio slowing down.

[@FreebyrdFayelanx]

Za' Warudo.

[@emanualavery2297]

Great lesson on kicking.I've learned more,that I needed.

[@RobKinneySouthpaw]

Good advice to treat the heavy bag as if it hit back.

[@ScottGarrettDrums]

This is essentially a practical application of Tang Soo Do's middle knife-hand block (i.e. your video about old English boxing). I dig it. It's pretty amazing how much crossover there is between TSD and Muay Thai.

[@davidjadeaeckhard9625]

Ramsey! Thank you for making your knowledge accessible (in a way that is understandable). Any remarks of praise can only be understated.

[@feliperocha3567]

So you basicaly has to dab during kicks got it.

[@rohitchaoji]

Pretty much. That's something I thought about as well, when I first started getting the mechanics of the kick right.

[@edi9892]

This is a nice example of how actual experience changes the perspective. If you never go all in sparring, you'd probably think that scoring a punch while receiving a kick is a bad trade, but the thing is that someone might see finally an opportunity for a punch and not see the kick coming...

[@gronkgrunk]

Love the positioning where you always move off the centre line 👍🏻

[@OGFITNESS]

That was great! I just learnt that at my last Muay Thai Class. But i didn't realize the difference betw. the back leg and the lead leg roundhouse. Osu!!🙏🙇‍♂️🥋

[@RamseyDewey]

Man, that detail on lead leg kicking is so crucial. Rak Channon Sinsub taught me that. He was one of those Thai guys who started fighting pro at age 5, and retired at 26 with a comically huge fight record that doesn’t even sound real. Any time we sparred and I didn’t do it, I felt his right hand on my jaw.

[@alexthegordonhighlander1159]

Give this man a medal for Achievement in Practical Clarity. 🏆

[@momsbasementmma4842]

Thanks coach!

[@Goval400]

Great stuff coach

[@anthonyowens6446]

Ramsey really is God's gift to the fighting community

[@Patrick-sh9tt]

Brilliant, excellent channel

[@thisiscompletelyreta]

Thank you for the information sir. That is actually very useful :)

[@xuanfe]

So cool! I thought the arm swinging I was taught was just for balance during kicks 😅

[@Timk630]

Good stuff Coach

[@lespaulphoenix5179]

I like the original music, boss! thanks for the tips!

[@ogrbell8297]

Excellent video. Simple. Effective. Elegant. As a southpaw this works as well with only two different facet: The frame off of the (right) lead leg round kick, as you move left offline, stuffs the hands or presses the guard. The frame off of the (right) lead leg round kick, after moving right and pivoting, targets the opponents left shoulder.

[@theoteddy9665]

wow this helped a lot, clearly explained, well shown..thank you

[@Luke101010101010]

This was so useful! I’ve been spending a lot of time working on roundhouse kicks, but my coach hasn’t really talked about what my arms should be doing other than counter-balancing. This simple tip clears up that nagging question of how I might better use my arms from either side. Thank you ^___^

[@WTF3602]

Masterful technique! Love the simultaneous offense and defense.

[@kylerobison1425]

One of the best channels on KZbin.

[@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812]

Because 1 it will help your balance and effectiveness of the kick, 2you will also be already holding up the top half of a "cross guard" with room to use the other hand high or low

[@YangSword9x]

Always goood stuff...from the men himself!

[@adamskashalashaska5199]

Goodmorning Mr. Dewey (or afternoon or evening depends on what time you read this) This isn't really a comment relating to your video but more of a question regarding my combat sport training. So I've been training jiu jitsu (specifically no gi) and our gym doesn't have any belt system so I can't really tell what belt I am but that is beside the point. I once heard from a John Danaher podcast that skills are developed from weak resistance to strong resistance in order for them to get better. So I attempted doing just that in the mats! specifically escapes from terrible positions. As I was doing so I told my sparring partners who were particularly a bit new to grappling to take me down and even raising my leg up to him.. and he responded by taking me down WHOA!! and I did escape from him.. I did this a couple of times to different people and different levels and I escaped and didn't escape at times. But after this sparring session most of my gymmates called me cocky and arrogant for acting like this in sparring sessions saying that I was "disrespectful to my partner" for doing so.. which did not make sense to me because I was merely following the GREAT DANAHER'S advice.. so that leads me to my problem... I want to progress as a combat sports athlete but I would rather not look arrogant while doing so. TL;DR I gave my sparring partners chances to take me down and now they think I'm being cocky!!! WHAT DO I DO

[@ajshiro3957]

This is super helpful. I could use this when I have to spar.

[@FreebyrdFayelanx]

This also explains some things (and answers my question). I was relying on memory of my teenage ITF days and I thought the 'framing' hand was supposed to point to "6" if up was "12". Perhaps I had remembered it wrong or they had taught it wrong/differently to protect counter kicks/punches to the ribs.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

Old comment, but you can still do the arm down, just modify it. Put the elbow at 6 and keep your hand up to your chin to raise for a block, extend for long guard etc. Having your arm all the way down may break/damage your arm due to harder kicks in Muay Thai and MMA

[@SteveBodi]

Great video. What's funny is how taught e those same techniques without explain why they work, the techniques work, but a lot more students want to know the nuts and bolts of how.

[@ghostdude45]

Very useful. I'll get right on it. Doing 10 kicks now to start.

[@dicemediagroup6374]

I was taught to do this but we cover our ear too! You are amazing with kicks...also PLEASE DO SOME SABER FENCING!!

[@Mr440c]

I rarely see people practice that arm movement you've demonstrated here. Imo it's the best kind of defence while kicking. Been practicing that style myself before you mentioned it. I also experimented a bit and had spontaneously noticed how my lead arm went downwards a little. So I thought that it may be a good idea to protect your groin as well when you know your opponent tends to kick or knee strike you as well. Sometimes things just fly right in there just when you kick.

[@chopsueykungfu]

The trouble with this is that you could be telegraphing your kick every time! If you are aware of that possibility, focus on timing could make the difference.

[@RamseyDewey]

Set up your kicks. That goes without saying.

[@gregtavarez3322]

YESSS INFORMATION

[@Psiberzerker]

You've got incredible form. I just like to watch you dance. A lot of the best fighters I've ever seen (To watch) also have a background in Dance.

[@richardgomez1151]

Teacher Ramsey 🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@christianguzman4688]

Alternate title: how to properly dab on does haters

[@dyegomoura9405]

Great.

[@blakedove2263]

Ramsey can you do a video on how Top Control and G&P in MMA isn’t “wrestling”. A lot of people describe a guy who does really good G&P as a good wrestler. What people are watching is submission grappling with punches, which is totally different than the ground work in wrestling. Like people will describe Khabib as a good wrestler. They don’t understand that when Khabib is holding a man down and ground and pounding… he’s not wrestling… almost nothing of what Khabib does on the ground is from the sport of wrestling. A gut wrench and a cross body leg ride.. that’s it. Everything Khabib does is submission grappling with punches or something Khabib made up specifically for the sport of mma.

[@pnp8849]

No offense but I think liver is expose too much and your opponent can elbow your liver or rip cage if you decided on clinch. I like the traditional swing arm down to the side to protect liver. From there you still can follow with palm to the face or chin, or turn and rear kick once your leg is back down (try to do it before your leg is down it's supper cool). You got so many cool videos, thank you for teaching.

[@gbruceg5138]

Oh yeah. I'm using this... 😎

[@MikeAMesfin]

Hey Ramsey, My name Is Michael, I'm a huge fan and I gotta few questions to ask: 1.) What are your thoughts on Lei Tai before getting into Amateur Kick Boxing/Full Contact StandUp Competition? 2.) Can you show us some Combos on How to use The Dragons Tail Sweep? Ex: Would be possible to throw a low kick, then Jab or cross then perform the sweep on a person? Also how well could this work? 3.) Could You make tutorials on Jack Dempsey's movements that he mentions in Championship Fighting? I read that book as recommend and it was awesome, took notes and folded pages too. 4.) How to be the non counter striker in the ring/sparring (The Guy who throws the first punch and possibly leads the fight "The Aggressor" so to speak. I'm naturally more of a counter striker. And How would you practice that safely in full contact sparring without going 100% 5.) (Not Tryna sound Macho, just mixing theories and tryna see what happens and idk if you know whether or not it's been done before) Pivoting using the force from the ground without lifting your heel to hook while turning the your ankles and the rest of your body. Is that bad for the knees and the joints? Long Story short I feel like punching straight with my heels planted does more damage, so I've trained that for a while and thought about hooks, like a boxer but foot planted, to use the force from the ground would that do more damage? And could it damage my joints? 6.)Vegativa (Capoeira Takedown) In The Cage? Could it work? 7.) Can you use the same performance name across sports fighting organizations?

[@FreebyrdFayelanx]

OMG you (video) replied to my comment. Thank you!

[@oldschoolmuzzey]

the frame you demonstrate in the beginning is the same as one I learned practicing JunFan JeetKuneDo many years ago, I was surprised to see it. thanks , Coach

[@RamseyDewey]

It’s basic Muay Thai.

[@oldschoolmuzzey]

@@RamseyDewey cool, it’s a Muy Thai technique , i didn’t know that

[@doaimanariroll5121]

Nice! I learned this the hard way, and my clicky jaw constantly whispers in my ear” hands up when you kick” I also now try pull my head away a bit more. I also like to do a kind of straight-right (for right kick) with a really exaggerated twist (pronation) and then that twist kind of flows into the kick. Sound weird but I find it helps me keep my Balance when doing the up down question mark style kicks.

[@thepunpolice7932]

Ohhhhhh so thats why.

[@Psiberzerker]

Also, Balance, and Stability. When you kick, you go from a bipod to a monopod, raise your center of gravity, and push your self back, if it lands. You have to practice your kicks (A heavybag is great for this,) but you also have to Recover from your kicks. Watch what your hands do, naturally when you kick. That's for balance, they do that when you Walk, too. You don't want to let your guard down when you kick, but you really don't want to drop it Before you kick, because eventually, that's going to Tell the opponent that the kick is coming.

[@Psiberzerker]

When you say "Kick" I automatically think the Front Kick (Or one of the Front kicks.) That's my standard kick, I use the roundhouse, crescent, and ax kicks as follow-ups, or finishers, but if I'm leading with a kick. It's going to be a front kick, because it's basically a Jab with your leg. It's fast, I can recover from it quickly, and my hands are free to follow up into whatever opening the kick gave me. It's a good way to get some fighters to drop their guard. Arguably a Good Fighter has a Good Guard, but you can't know that without testing it. A front kick is a fairly safe tester I can throw out without dropping my guard, and it's harder to punish than some other kicks. A Roundhouse is pretty easy to punish, if you don't throw something out first, to cover the wind-up.

[@Psiberzerker]

A straight line moves faster than an arc, but an Arm tends to move faster than a Leg, all things being equal. However, all things aren't equal, a leg is also Longer than an Arm, so a front kick can beat them to the Punch, if they have to close to land it. Same thing with a Jab vs a Hook. The jab is faster, and a bit longer (With proper form) but you know the 1/2 punch that follows A Left Jab with A Right Hook. (I assume you've fought a Western boxer.) You basically have 3 limbs, with 1 to stand on. What Kicks add to the equation is Changeups. If you just 1-2, 1-2, then they're going to pick up on the pattern pretty quickly. Kickboxing basically adds more to your repertoire of combos. If they're not expecting the kick, or they don't have that shot covered, it's a perfect time for a kick. You can also jab to get their guard up, and make an opening for the Kick. If the first one doesn't get them...

[@AdobadoFantastico]

Alt title: Ramsey Demo's Proper Dabbing

[@wantwatchlater1059]

Love your content! Your hand movement feels also natural to me, but it seems to be quite different from what my kickboxing teacher tells me. According to him, the back hand should cover the other side, i.e., if I kick with the right foot, the left hand should cover the left side of my chin. His argument is that I should be most worried about my opponent roundhouse-kicking me at the same time. Any opinion on that?

[@marcusholbert2525]

Im 6’2. Usually people can’t reach me if I’m kicking. It’s nice being in the top 5%. Defense is for short, small guys.

[@cumshotoftheweek]

Hubris is a weakness.

[@abcdef-kx2qt]

this is part of senior level long guard - hand fight muay thai.

[@anthonyschwerzler8510]

One thing i never get is why not step forward as kick defence rather than check

[@mybestfriendlober]

Coach looking like a mix of himself and Ryan Hall today

[@RamseyDewey]

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[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

My coach called them branches but he didn’t show us the possibility of the frame. I though I could also use the lead hand to mash the face.

[@afterzanzibar]

Your right about the framing but you don't really have to swing them around like that. That's too much telegraphing.

[@tensae4725]

Hey M. Ramsey, how do you heal your legs after squat day ? I can barely kick the day after squatting and even the day after that. Is there a way to heal your legs faster or do you just wait it out ?

[@ZeroFucksLeft]

Hot bath before leg day, then a stretch. Do yo workouts, cool down with a stretch and then take a cold shower. Eat good (non-refined) carbs and proteins and those muscles will heal much faster. But if you're doing it right, every day is leg day.

[@thebugbear9198]

Bro I know I’m not Ramsey but I’d say just go easy, if ur hurts that much ur probably over exerting yourself. You should be sure to warm up before hand and properly cool down after. Try and do 5 squats, if that’s easy add 5 more and so on until it starts to get difficult, then do that amount of squats each day until it gets easy, then increase The pain the next day is something you’ll get used to if you don’t over do it. Try going for a walk afterwards, helps the muscles relax

[@bennagel2180]

He answered this in his last live stream. In short, be more active. Active recovery is faster than lying in bed all day. Keep it light, do some light cardio.

[@tensae4725]

@@ZeroFucksLeft cool, I’ll do that, thanks.

[@tensae4725]

@@thebugbear9198 oh no, I’m not over doing it, it’s just the muscle soreness from the next day that bothers me. But thanks man, appreciate it.

[@ives3572]

Always keep your hands up for possible counters when you kick.

[@jhonsauceda6024]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJKzY2eFi7FmetE while I agree with you guys like this make me think that it depends on style, training and situation. I'll never be or have been this slippery but I think he shows us that hands down may have a use.

[@echelon2k8]

Range/speed/position depending, of course.

[@thebugbear9198]

Dab on them TKD haters

[@supremedreamsproductionsti3600]

You should do these videos with your partner being closer to your size. I think it’ll show the moves better

[@nickdavis5420]

Ok at first I was like what dab when you throw a roundhouse

[@varanid9]

Hey, Ramsey, if you only had an hour a day for self-training, how would you structure it and what would you focus on?

[@adcyuumi]

What's funny to me is that the more Ramsey learns, the more what he teaches reminds me of Tai Chi.

[@nightangelx1513]

Hey Ramsey, I finally started kickboxing after grappling for many years. I noticed I have a tendency to keep my hands lower, and I have bad head movement. Have you noticed any other bad habits grapplers have when transitioning to striking ? Or visa versa ?

[@BrunoERCouto]

That's a beginner thing, actually, it's not because you're a grappler! Keep on training and you will improve!

[@nicksalvatore5717]

@@BrunoERCouto this!!

[@tattoodrdoke]

Pur coach would give us a few weak haymakers if we dropped our hands.

[@MartialArtUK]

Lao shi Ramsey, invite a taiji master to your club please .

[@RamseyDewey]

Jiao Lian 教练，not Lao Shi 老师. There’s a very important semantic difference between a coach and a teacher.

[@surfside-hj2ue]

Comment and a question: Bruce Lee said never kick above the waist. Secondly, what's your opinion of the book by Jim West former Green Beret's book entitled, "A Mind for the Fight......" It's based on self-defense for street fights. I enjoy your videos.

[@masuko1253]

Hey Ramsey, do you think a guy who’s been training teakwando or karate along with pure boxing can beat a guy who’s been training muay thai for the same amount of training time ? Thanks a lot.

[@RamseyDewey]

What sport are they competing in?

[@masuko1253]

@@RamseyDewey mma

[@foolishyish]

I was wondering, since you said you would rather he hit your forearms, can you condition your forearms the way you do your shins? Thinking back to Rob Whittaker breaking Jarods forearm via kicks.

[@RamseyDewey]

Spend some time holding Thai pads.

[@foolishyish]

@@RamseyDewey I have no training partners unfortunately. Thanks for replying.

[@chadthundercock5641]

I use the Jon Jones outstretched hand because I have the same body type as him

[@great4061]

How do these frames change when you add grappling into the mix

[@RamseyDewey]

We went over that in this video. Framing is part of grappling.

[@artygunnar]

Dear Ramsay, because of my tkd background, when i do the roundhouse kicks my torso leans back, is that bad?

[@pilot.wav_theory]

You shouldnt need to lean back too much unless its a head kick, i would work on flexibility and doing it with less motion. The less motion the better in my opinion, harder to read and counter

[@RamseyDewey]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qquZk6Fro89gbaM

[@artygunnar]

@@RamseyDewey Thanks Ramsay, I will try to incorporate what you are saying there! sadly a lot of the tkd stuff I learned probably was taught by people that only had tkd sparring experience, (I know you had your background in tkd, but you also have actual combat experience!)

[@gonzaloayala2008]

Ramsey i have a question, whenever we do hard sparring in my muay thai class (once every two weeks or so, not that much because injuries happen) my coach asks me to go forward for an exchange of punches (blow for blow) with much bigger guys and i always feel like getting wasted, eating more punches instead of landing them, also getting overwhelmed in force, instead i naturally make distance with my jab/footwork for setting up angles and it works much better, but my coach keep screaming "go inside!" and he wants me to keep trading and get better at it, should i keep my gameplan or try to adapt to what he asks?

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

Talk to him directly about what you are intending, don't waste time guessing. A good couch will improve what you do best and form a gameplan based on it. A bad couch will trying to make you a carbon copy of him If you feel like cutting angles work for you better than trading shots, tell him that

[@gonzaloayala2008]

@@jaketheasianguy3307 i already have

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

@@gonzaloayala2008 well then, if he still yelling at you, guess it's time to change instructor

[@nicksalvatore5717]

@@gonzaloayala2008 For some people you will want to fight on the inside, but.. Why fight someone on the inside who is way better than you, especially in hard sparring! How will you learn from that you just get beat up

[@JP-lj2lq]

Kind of a Muay Thai long guard?

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

Hello, what do you think about KZbin channel Fighting science ? Real or fake science ? Greetings from the Netherlands

[@RamseyDewey]

I’m not familiar with it.

[@davebartholomy480]

I have a question I hope somebody can help me with I was a wrestler in highschool and I was very quick with a double leg and had a very high finish rate for the take down but after I graduated and stoped wrestling I have a hesitation to take a shot when I’m doing bjj and tend to fight for all my takedowns in the clinch

[@RamseyDewey]

What’s your question?

[@davebartholomy480]

@@RamseyDewey why I’m I hesitant with a move I have high success with

[@timboslice980]

The hand framing looks like George foreman kind of a lost art

[@RamseyDewey]

It’s basic Muay Thai.

[@timboslice980]

@@RamseyDewey Yeah ive always been a boxing fan and recently got into MMA all i know about Muay thai is the movies kickboxer and ong bak tony jaa films lol still looks badass

[@vellitical1532]

i never thought dabbing would come in useful

[@douggarig9582]

Muay thai 101 must adjust against good! Boxer or wrestler

[@80robertoandrew]

Not on Ramsey’s level at all, but here’s a personal observation: when you throw a kick while the hands are in high guard there’s usually something going on psychologically. Let’s set the scene-why would your hands be in high guard while being kicked? I see a lot of trainees do that when they’re being hit with numerous punches from an aggressive sparring partner. Where does the psychology come in? I’ve seen scared guys throw a kick while in high guard because they’re overwhelmed. It’s not a technique they do to stop the oncoming attack. In fact if your sparring partner is aggressive it does very little at all except take your eyes away from opponent.

[@RamseyDewey]

Here’s a good breakdown of the why’s, and where’s, and how’s of kicking with a high guard up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5iTpWBsn9WDf6c

[@itzbebop]

what if your opponent is Jack? and Jack has a knife?

[@indranil7744]

Wow! Tall man.

[@ramseymodiri2752]

CApoeira does this

[@nathanbloom1844]

I kept thinking that your block-frame looked like a TKA/karate block though in a more useful manner then seeing Jesse Enkamp in my mind talking about about how this is bunkai... I think I've consumed too much KZbin martial arts media...

[@sonicsonicj5472]

8th!!!

[@nomad155]

Ah, coach is aware the youtube lingo

[@RamseyDewey]

I am? What lingo?

[@stephanwatson7902]

I always keep my hands up when I kick and instead of whipping my arms down for power, I do the same motion but just with my elbows