Snap Kick vs Thai Kick (PLUS Karate Hottie's Jab Defense)

While on our tour through New Mexico, we stopped to visit our good friend Michelle Waterson, the "#Karate Hottie," to discuss different types of kicks: snap vs #MuayThai. In this tutorial, the future #MOMCHAMP shows us her signature lead leg roundhouse kick, as a counter to the jab.
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[@MisterMisogynist]

The sweatshirt tucked into gym shorts look is powerful dad energy

[@SquiddyOne]

Yeah, it's also what people who actually train do to prevent snagging.

[@ageofsoul4153]

@@SquiddyOne Is that so?

[@levity90]

😂😂😂😂

[@redditstories9782]

@@SquiddyOne Or they can just... not wear a sweatshirt in the first place.

[@captainkielbasa5471]

can we all stop saying dumb shit like this? It's just a good look

[@PRSer]

Dont we all wish " You have a really good lead leg roundhouse kick " was a line you can always use to compliment a girl you like hahaha

[@cassanateli]

PRSer wat

[@GokuInfintysaiyan]

Agreed

[@chrismd2691]

You can do a round house kick with your lead leg ... Whatttttttt

[@rashoietolan3047]

I’m not trippin on it

[@thomasdalby3567]

peter griffin knows

[@lfn1016]

It almost looked like her leg is broken, so loose and flexible

[@thedokkodoka4349]

Amen!

[@Twobarpsi]

Facts

[@tommynguyen6176]

That technique was smooth af

[@sharwenboedhai8493]

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[@OriginalKingRichTv]

lfn1016 kicks are leg jabs

[@nohbdy1122]

Her arm looks dislocated in the thumbnail

[@ryanoneill6481]

Nohb'dy 11 Ikr. Motion blur distorted pictures are crazy

[@poppingpumping1812]

My elbow can bend that way actually and it's quite normal, I guess. My mom and sis elbow bends that way too. I don't really know why though or even how common or uncommon it is.

[@thedemoninshadow8503]

@@poppingpumping1812 reverse joint my friend

[@astrol4b]

It's a perspective illusion.

[@poppingpumping1812]

@@thedemoninshadow8503 Oh, so that's what it's called? Though if we take it on a literal sense, it would be weird. But yeah, her like mine have a larger elbow rotation radius that normal.

[@VicenzzoCK]

Imagine having this two as your teachers/coaches. Magic.

[@brucenatelee]

Believe me when I say I was paying attention to what she was saying... then the camera zoomed out.

[@reybatistafan]

Wow the synchronicity..I was thinking about this subject some days before and researched on it..nice video guys!

[@karelleet]

Yay been looking for a part 2! Thanks to you both and Goodluck in ur next fight michelle! I'll be rooting for you

[@alexturnqest6202]

Good lord. I'm going back to a fighting gym because of this woman.😩😂🔥

[@brysontheghostgaming9218]

You're going for the wrong reasons then. Do what you love not to pick up chicks that's least important

[@thomasbrown3793]

@@brysontheghostgaming9218 Don't be a debbie downer lmao

[@cjzanders5430]

Thicc as a bick 🧱

[@kyokashivii7]

5:11 he couldnt resist...no one can really

[@saulmacias2818]

Kyokashi VII7 facts

[@fariddiaz3470]

Bro you don’t have to expose him like that, come on

[@kyokashivii7]

@@fariddiaz3470 buddy im exposing everyone; we would all be caught doing that lol

[@fariddiaz3470]

Kyokashi VII7 yea i’d take a peek too if i were on that situation, who wouldnt

[@kyokashivii7]

@@fariddiaz3470 no shit that is what i said lol

[@zoro88h]

It's always a delight to learn from her. Awsome video!

[@MrCholoPants3415]

3:04 "Please don't touch me, my wife will kill me. Do it again though"

[@stevejobs8820]

You're a 1 star man

[@Oggre]

God Bless you Michelle ! Next UFC champion !

[@ems333]

she's such an incredible fighter. love her attitude!

[@sharwenboedhai8493]

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[@joejazz67]

goodness I thought she was about to knock shane out when she missed the pad LOL

[@thedemoninshadow8503]

She is Beauty She is Grace More importantly, she will kick you in your face

[@Kitchdmn3]

😂

[@AO-Pgh]

Smaller Fighter In Points Sparring More importantly, she will leave your Jaw Jarring

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

The Demon in Shadow gun is hot Gun is fire More importantly, my bullets will stop everything

[@adc4836]

Nice

[@i8qiwjwjduwi]

Or in waterson 's case she'll do headkicks while on the other side of the cage

[@AuthorSamLui]

I remember using this a lot in stand up back then. I did karate back then, when my knees were better. I would use this as a counter and when It didn't land; I used it as a set up to a lunging straight or re jab to get distance. A great technique right here.

[@ronaldson57]

Great video as a martial art practitioner who practice muay thai and kickboxing i can honestly say both style of kicking are very effective and got there own beneficial ways snap kicks are very fast and use best to strike the face area because it doesnt require much force to cause a knock out while thai style are less fast but more painful due to you using your entire shin to aim at your opponent thigh, calves, body

[@Cartierian]

She is very fast with that lead head kick I’m very impressed. I have good flexibility in my kicks but need to work on my technique in terms of speed, body position and foot position

[@betogutz3644]

AwesomeShamz practice makes it perfect

[@sebastianmuller804]

To be honest, since I left with Kumite and started kickboxing sparring, I have never thought to even make a snap-kick. Did this technique for too weak, so it was always good in the point fight. But now I have to try out :D Thanks for the instruction!

[@amarcooper7066]

🔥 🔥 🔥! Love following the both you guys! Well explained and executed! #FightTips #MomChamp #KarateHottieIsMyHomegirl

[@sokegame8788]

I think I fell in love lol. On a serious note Dope videos. Have watched a few of yours and is solid for sure

[@g-rock6329]

love it...very informational seen the ko with this kick. CANT WAIT TO TRY IT OUT

[@dogwink]

Since snap kick has higher velocity and lower effective mass than swing kick and vice versa, I see snap kick as a high velocity round , the swing kick as a high mass slug. Other snap kick advantages not mentioned: * better clearance because the lever is shorter until the last moment * snap kicks are less telegraphic, ie, leg check (chamber) to head kick * focused penetrating hurt on unprotected targets, as opposed to a swing kick's jarring hurt even on protected targets

[@fisioxande]

Fantastic technical video, I loved it! Thanks for sharing this video! 👊🙏👏🥊🙂👍

[@gtmoney3140]

Michelle Waterson is here... so I'm here

[@jamesbrandt6154]

You make a lot of good sense Michelle.

[@KloPoon]

You too are incredible instructors! I really appreciate it:) #momchamp

[@austinbeck943]

Watch Michelle at 5:08 wtf was that, she looks like she's tweaking out

[@-zerenity-2322]

The air caught her slippin

[@miles7820]

Actually dead at this comment 😂😂

[@hafedhabdallah9492]

Yah, she was gonna faint

[@austinbeck943]

Looked like it

[@georgestill2473]

That laugh had her light headed, you can tell she's in shape, I would of been on the floor shaking.

[@fourhorsemenmechanix757]

1 view, 16 likes, 5 comments. The power of Shane.

[@AntonioGee]

No, the power of the karate hottie booty.

[@fourhorsemenmechanix757]

_______ All hail da booty 🍑

[@leonng6699]

u both are awesome. I do muay thai and the idea of snapping the high kick is a thing i ll consider doing myself. my dexterity for a full roundhouse to the head isnt there yet anyways

[@ryanansaldo3320]

Shane, is that a double sided focus mitt? Where do you get one of those? Also, cool idea with the slip and front round. Will try in sparring.

[@Emcron]

aye, I can completely relate to this. threw a follow-through roundhouse to the ribs during a full-contact karate sparring once, and my opponent weaved back so I hit with my instep instead of my shin. tore my left ankle's ATFL from that =(

[@gen.michael6816]

I love Michelle so much, who's ready for her fight tomorrow?

[@blake5038]

Just found this video after her fight last night, she's got insane front leg reflexes.

[@LastRellik]

Nice! Great video. Nice work

[@stantheheadhumongous9402]

I do similar things a lot in muay thai sparing. I don't quite the flexibility for head kick so I often do lead low kick across both of their legs or inside low kick depend on our relative positions;

[@frikicomputerwizard2237]

Stan the HeadHumongous i have the same issue but with low kicks i always aim for head kicks.... its weird i know but

[@marting.1139]

Wow, loved that counter, I will implement it into my toolbox.

[@instructorlex8273]

She is incredible. I follow her on insta. I think she is a really sweet person and I’m pulling for her in her next one. You have a very productive channel, thanks for sharing.

[@DoomRater]

You can see the level of control when Shane steps out instead of throwing the jab- she doesn't lose any timing whatsoever. The kick is exactly the same as though she landed!

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I too like to use both depending on my intention. I had a taekwondo background prior to mma. I've since learned to use both independently, and end a spliced hybrid of both.

[@louisplummer4450]

Hi Shane, will your hybrid MMA gloves be back in stock at any point?

[@thelemon72]

Interesting. I've trained a similar backstep+kick in more of a "baseball swing" kick. The only difference is that you'd pivot your right foot and that lets you get the hip turn going. Like she said though, speed and height are critical here. Super interesting

[@DrBeauHightower]

My peeps 💪🤘

[@Trve_Uncle_Shoto]

That was nice that counter, love Michelle

[@jayshiel2226]

Great video man

[@-destroyingyouverbally7614]

I actually did this move in a mauythai smoker event-, was never thought the moved, but after throwing a couple of punches I did a side step/ pivot to the right for some reason then i threw the kick and my opponent put his hands down may be he thought i was going to throw a low kick or something. But it did connect to his face and head gear. So I do believe this ,this move has some blinding potential or tricking to it.

[@stoopidhaters]

Wonderboy is really good at hiding his snap kicks.

[@pquic]

the important part is keeping the heel on the ground so that you transfer the impulse momentum (amount of kinetic energy transferred at the pint of contact) a lot more effectively, lifting the heel creates a spring type mechanism that significantly lower the transfer of energy at the moment of impact and that stability is where the real heavy kick and knockout power comes from you can still kick hard with the lifting heel but the point is no matter how heavy and hard your kick is it will be heavier with the heel on the ground

[@basteagui]

heel vs ball of foot is always a compromise that you can decide to make

[@pquic]

@@basteagui yeah of course but if you're shooting to kill so to speak hell on the ground is best suited since it doesn't absorb power from your kick

[@attentionlabel]

Sick. Great breakdown. :)

[@bradpryer]

Michelle's a legend!

[@handler803]

Hey Shane, saw your video about "if the heavy bag is spinning, you're doing it wrong". Would love it if you make a similar video but about the double-end bag since its my favorite bag to hit.

[@damonmiller361]

Love Michelle, such a cool person. Awesome fighter!

[@isaakhyde8327]

Seems like a good solution against longer/taller opponents with a boxing background. Though obviously like Michelle said- you'd need damn good timing to pull it off against someone with a good jab.

[@nguyentiendat]

Nice! Great video.

[@pierrebridenne8870]

Thanks from France !

She's gotta be an amazing teacher!

[@Dracon-International]

Her hand guard also working on full extension of her kick.... Awesome

[@elenchus]

not only is the karate roundhouse (mawashi geri) faster, it's lower commitment. It allows you to chain opposite side attacks even if you wiff (intentionally or unintentionally). Obvi, the Muay Thai roundhouse has a lot of advantages of its own, but I think more pros could benefit from crosstraining mawashi geri, just look at what learning mae geri did for Anderson Silva.

[@bkbk8997]

i 100 % agree with the kicking low, high thinking

[@DavidLeeKim]

With the multiple tib fib breaks I see from muay thai roundhouse kicks getting checked in mma, this style looks attractive. I can't even watch those videos where the leg wraps around the checking kick

[@bigmanfoamy4589]

do you have any drills that can improve flexibility? I can get head kicks but I have to REALLY stretch for a while and practice throwing the foot slightly higher in practice for like half hour but when Im finished and come back next time im all stiff again even after warm up and stretching. Obviously this isn't a problem in training but it limits my options in sparring or at interclubs, thanks in advance, love the channel

[@chrissmeal2235]

Point Karate is more than just above the waist there are sweeps and low leg sweeps

[@tclyue]

thanks for sharing the technique

[@mmaelite5334]

Good luck on your next fight against Johnna ill be cheering for you Michelle Nice try Michelle great fight

[@bloodsn0w]

MMA Elite she's taking on joannah?

[@PandaSKP]

@@bloodsn0w yes, Oct 12th bra

[@mmaelite5334]

@@bloodsn0w fight night 161

[@TheBlidget]

@imperytus it did not go well

[@nickshow6876]

I’ve done this in one of my fights snap kick same time someone jabs works sometime we practice this good technique

[@fuxkstereotypes3348]

She is amazing.

[@Ruki-cl8tp]

It was very uselful thank you

[@A1ianT0rtur3]

IDK what it is but this video gets much much better after 2:49

[@bricksanchez9016]

love this girl!

[@vdub1955]

That really cool I that one I'll try in my next training

[@rubenrelvamoniz]

Diferent strokes for diferent folks.karate style kick has its place so does the muai tai one.the kick was beautiful!

[@williamthe2nd789]

That thermostat in the back. Temp keeps rising😂

[@pepe7drum]

That move is slick

[@chuongp4135]

5:11 i see u shane😆👀

[@carlos-cd9pu]

😂😂😂

[@bahaasouid3028]

Nice video 💯

[@ontreltate6659]

I learned how to fight. Just by watching and learning from them. I love you guys

[@goodmantruth8185]

I learned to fight by watching Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee movies but I always got beat up on the street. I don't know why?

[@Th3W4tchman]

@@goodmantruth8185 You must have forgot to switch the difficulty to Easy

[@goodmantruth8185]

@@Th3W4tchman thanks. I will do it next time.

[@Blackline60]

The speed of that leg going in the direction of the head is just insane, it pops up dman.

[@JDA2185]

Interesting way of using the Karate lead leg round kick indeed.

[@matthewrios3241]

She’s so quick with that kick

[@RoseBrosHTX]

I’m not even listening to her teaching cuz I’m so h hypnotized by her beauty

[@Jamilullah15]

She looks more nervous in this video than she actually does fighting 😂

[@GokuInfintysaiyan]

It’s funny because I do the opposite I go forward with my back leg and do an inside leg kick then cut an angle and go to the body and head, so I’m square but they are more bladed

[@HungVu-ec3jk]

Also i think the snapping combined with the hip rotation is more than enough for ko power. It’s weak compared to a swinging thai style kick but hits like a truck compared to a punch

[@kinimediagroup]

Dope technique.

[@min009]

MT roundhouse is a lot of commitment. You aim for the head and miss, you are in a bad defensive stance. Basically more power but slow recovery.

[@Desh681]

I started out as a TKD base, and now i'm practicing Muay Thai. I'm finding it really hard get those 'baseball' kicks down; my leg keeps wanting to chamber and snap.

[@justinfreeman4614]

Did you make any progress? I have the same issue.

[@Desh681]

@@justinfreeman4614 Yeah, i managed to branch them out to different techniques. I would practice on the bag; the goal is to make the bag move significantly, rather than the speed-focused tap of TKD. Focus on getting your hips to turn as you start to kick, you should try to make one big flowing motion, rather than the three-prong movement of TKD. I also would try to make it a seperate technique rather than trying to overwrite your TKD training. The fast kick can be pretty useful at times. One of my current weaknesses though is I can't seem to 'slow it down' very much when i want to go lighter in sparring, I instead instinctively switch to the TKD snapping; which is bad when i'm trying to practice only MT

[@JordanReedYT]

The Karate Hottie is my FAVORITE female fighter, because we have a similar training background. I was all ears until 2:51 & then the evil 😈 thoughts kicked in😂

[@trapwebs23]

thumbs up to this! gonna be putting that back to my arsenal.. shout-out to taekwondo players out there.. usually taekwondo players counter jabs with kick to the mid section coz maybe it's easier.. hehe.. slipping then countering to the head, as you said, needs some level of flexibility.. But.. but.. but.. THAT MITT THO! I WANT THAT! 😁👌

[@markediswilliams9086]

She valid asf

[@MrClaysta]

Fine specimen youve got there, Shane

[@vivendocristo6247]

Parabéns pelo vídeo.

[@mullahchamp5470]

Good techniques

[@Satori86]

Best outro :)

[@marcohajetschek1183]

Michelle is a nice person its hard to not like her 👊

[@MADAOSushi]

That is the weirdest training mitt I've ever seen.

[@justynfogarty6209]

thanks mom champ!

[@thedokkodoka4349]

I'd counter the jab with a bodykick or left cross since my hips don't allow for such a beautiful head kick.

[@VerzideGF]

Can you are make video on how to see you distance and how to fight like conor mcgregor? Explain him style you know and how to be hard to reaching at kickboxing and boxing

[@NexusJunisBlue]

What is that pad called? I could definitely use that

[@shadowfox87]

Is this really effective? The right hand is still guarding the face. Except for the surprise factor, won't it do the same damage? If you slipped the opponent's jab, then I think it's better to go for a left hook or body shot since the left side of the body is exposed. All it takes is an opponent with a stable guard and stance, to receive that round house and then do a simple low kick to make you fall.