How to block body kicks in Kickboxing & MMA

[@checkitmug7448]

Bro shouldve blocked the barber☠️☠️☠️

[@HectorTorres-gr4uc]

Hahahhaha

[@nerfgunner2327]

Chuck Liddell thinks it’s pretty neat

[@christianholguin8636]

​@@nerfgunner2327that was my thought!

[@ellisv8866]

It's just a mohawk, man. No need for every dude having one of the three hairstyles most found on tik tok.

[@jellypunk1495]

@@ellisv8866fr dude probably has a fade undercut

[@Dxl671]

Bros got the fallout raider cut 😂

[@ppssppgamer8740]

Then the Raiders use pipe gun to stop this guys

[@Dxl671]

@@ppssppgamer8740 😂😂😂

[@jimboh.2654]

He would be pathetic raider in doomsday

[@mordecaigarcia2533]

And then Volk gets KO’d

[@jl_so4276]

The reason I though he’d lose to Rodriguez is because if you watch all of his fights he fundamentally defends head kicks wrong it’s crazy to think a fighter on his level is constantly doing the wrong action to defend head kicks Rodriguez even landed some head kicks max dropped him with a head kick he just has a crazy chin but Islam has got different power I called he’d get kod with the head kick

[@carlo.demichelis]

you can't block every angle sir

[@user-rc7wf5pw3f]

Bro that's what I'm about to say hahaa

[@jl_so4276]

@@carlo.demichelis people always making excuses for their favourite fighters why isn’t Islam getting dropped by head kicks huh cause his defence is great I love volk but he has a weakness against head kicks and to deny that is just you being bias and not knowing the sport being dropped by max by head kick Rodriguez landed multiple headkicks the only difference between them and Islam is Islam had much more power and can finish volk he’s been like this his whole career he literally only uses one fucking arm to defend head kicks that’s one of the first things they’ll teach you not to do I’m kickboxing

[@MRornge800]

Volk got ko'd because he only blocked the kick with 1 arm. Volks other arm wasn't on the kick.

[@shaylinpadayatchi4075]

So many details in combat...that make the biggest difference. Amazing

[@AC9X69]

Grandma is gonna feel that tonight 😤😤

[@monsieuregg7027]

Damn your grandma knows how to kick 😤😤😤

[@Dylantheboss870]

Gonna try this in class

[@MaximusBjorn]

Bro is it a warzone in there 💀

[@fabiotacconi9230]

​@@MaximusBjorni read "Gonna try this is in Chess" 💀💀💀

[@unknownentity8256]

Wait..What martial art do you train?

[@MaximusBjorn]

@@unknownentity8256 Taekwondo, Boxing, Kenjutsu, Kendo and planning to train Jiu-jitsu and Wrestling in the future.

[@Might_Studios]

​@@MaximusBjornBatman ass

[@PTL0W51T]

I was blessed with long arms, long legs and a short torso. Very good, very nice 🥊

[@chrisparti]

I'm just the opposite unfortunately lol

[@mrifki1358]

are you mike wazowsky?

[@PTL0W51T]

@@mrifki1358 I wish

[@0eyes]

@@mrifki1358 skinwalker build

[@casz7098]

If you haven't learned this at your gym, then you need to find another gym.

[@therandomdickhead5744]

Especially the turning your fist. Who the fuck has their right fist up completely horizontal 💀

[@Yasin_32]

Dont have another gym near here lol :/

[@casz7098]

@@Yasin_32 that sucks. Where are you?

[@Yasin_32]

@@casz7098 yea lol I'm from france I'm stuck in a small village but hey at least the coach is cool

[@casz7098]

@Yasin_32 well that's good then. Good luck with training, and have fun with it! ✊️

[@nathanbrown19]

Careful with this. It may work with pads, but a shin can make your forearm muscles have a very bad day. There's a nerve embedded there to...

[@bryant8647]

What else would he do?

[@nathanbrown19]

@@bryant8647 block with an elbow or knee, move in and counter, move left and catch, kick the standing leg, any of these. There's quite a few alternatives than just taking the hit on the flesh. It's the same reason taking the hit on the thigh is undesirable, do you think your fore arm muscle is tougher than your thigh?

[@bobbyfischer604]

Just eat the kick to the body, bro! What are you, a mouse? 😂😂

[@nathanbrown19]

@@bobbyfischer604 lol. Someone who uses my brain. I've taken plenty of hits from real Thai boxers, and I'd rather they hurt than me. 😂

[@DiogenesTheReaper]

@@nathanbrown19 Hey Nate, leave the weenie on the speedbag while he tries to figure it out. Don’t even help him.

[@KyleCarnageCobhamMMA]

Love this method to use several bones to block the kick solid stuff👍

[@MrBulli69]

But 4 bones? Which 4? 😅

[@agentpanda8749]

This was descriptive thank you

[@_loveinfull_]

also lifting the leg up bent and then disengaging into a side kick works well too. using the arm as well

[@johntay3831]

Amazing attention to detail

[@artyfact_]

i usually do a mix between checking a kick and blocking a punch so my elbow meets my knee basically

[@strngfortwo]

Amazing detail, very precise.

[@MuayThai_Warrior]

In Muay Thai I got taught to bring my knee up and out it into the inside of my elbow while keeling my hands up by my face, it blocks the body kick and keeps your hands up ready to punch

[@vanshpatil9602]

Bro got the haircut of the character that gets beaten up in every movie

[@bbsingh7554]

Nicely explained

[@yavuzersozlu]

How to win against your barber

[@AxaFin]

Thank you algorithm for teaching me that Natan Levy has a KZbin channel, instant subscribe. Guys fighting style reminds me of the violent era of the UFC. Win or lose this guy is always fun to watch.

[@rybreadus]

Great instruction. I think it’s just 3 bones though; humerus, ulna, radius

[@wingoreviewsboxingandmma3667]

When I use this block I don't normally eat on my forearms like he is teaching. I catch the shin in the palm of my hand. It saves my arms and is great at not eating that impact from the kick

[@nicopless9420]

Good explanation! 1 Bodykick to the liver and your done witch sparring for today

[@GetRichNowOfficial]

With**

[@nathanielb3502]

More like done with it for the WEEK😂😂a full contact unguarded kick to the liver will put your shit out of tune so fast

[@momentclientmc5855]

Is that John "Soap" Mactavish from Call Of Duty:Modern Warfare?

[@Walter____White]

Bro got that Cardiac Sensor cut

[@itsmeyouknowho4414]

This reminds me of Crocop when he use to land the head kick almost on the top of the head

[@aquacat3552]

That's actually really cool. I never knew that was a thing.

[@happyscrub]

Great explaining

[@OzzieTheHead]

Now he's gonna get this ONE bone

[@user-gc6jm7ew7k]

I’m gonna try this in class

[@adamsmith577]

Natan is legit!

[@rylewmma553]

Good way of explaining

[@-----------g-]

Great detail but try that in the heat of a fight.

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

Woah....actually learned something. Bone thing is new to me.

[@RM-dq9ne]

I needed this info monday afternoon before i incorrectly blocked the hardest kicker in our club

[@barsfrommars4407]

Gonna try this in school 😋

[@jaantechyvlogs1982]

Remember you have two hands ❤

[@NirBerger]

תודה רבה!❤

[@DarthJarJarBinks_]

Actually very smart tho thank you

[@RuboXing]

Toda brother❤

[@lild1876]

I've always been curious why do kick boxers prefer arm blocking over checking?

[@tylerpitasi1843]

I learned this as "hard ride" vs "soft ride" the first is better than nothing, but not that much better😅

[@panosxtz5637]

Nice advice

[@DeeperThought11]

That's pretty good but the top of the head is still exposed and we have seen guys get dazed and/or KOd by round kicks that graze the top of the head.

[@chrisjames7803]

draws knee up to elbow,, foot ready for front teep response

[@IMNODOCTOR]

When your opponent attacks you, scream mama.

[@diogo88387]

I guess Volkanovski saw this video

[@Billy-bn1rp]

Check that kick bro.

[@coopdam3721]

This is how porier got kicked in the head. always trying to do the shell and the head kick went right over it to the temple idk about this

[@sniper-qr7qs]

Well he only had one hand up and leaned into the kick if youre base is okay and you do the baseball defense it should absorb the kick well

[@gamingkingdom1146]

Thats not how it happened. Poirier also blocked it only with the the back of 1 hand and not with both hands and with the elbow.

[@RealAmericanSicko]

you are on to something. ideally you dont want to block body kicks if you can parry. pulling the hips or stepping back in order to parry with the opposite hand is ideal. this allows you to defend and counter quickly. next is avoiding the kick entirely by moving out the way, usually stepping back. *next in priority* is blocking the kick. the problem with this is, like mr levy points, you need both arms for a strong block, unlike the parry which occupies just one arm and *without* risking its integrity. this is how it works in muay thai. blocking a round kick like this is not ideal. if you find that you are needing to do this often, then you need to drill the step back (keep hands up, chin down, eyes forward), and then add the parry. practice parry on teeps first if necessary then apply to the body kick. now for head kicks you dont really parry. either pull your head back, block the kick which occupied both arms, or, best, manage the space in the first place

[@mikaelaltairbruneau474]

Yeah, I'm subbing

[@astralkinetics]

Good stuff

[@vancesmith1870]

but if your inner arm is flush with your body when you being down that elbow, you still feel the pain in the body, not fully obviously, but you will feel it, whereas if you do the exact same thing just flare the elbow out a tad, you can’t feel it anywhere near your stomach area.

[@delaynomorejee]

Professional

[@chvhndrtntlr3482]

The best to know what techniques that really works in fight....just use it it in fight...

[@DIVINEGAMING369]

Y’all talking bout his Mohawk but it’s pretty fresh can’t hate just because you don’t see it often

[@theklown8820]

Raise that shoulder don’t wanna get kicked in the neck

[@anthmend]

Or you can lift that free knee up and then use that knee to block body kicks that way your arm could focus on blocking the head

[@UPedits...]

then you get taken down lol

[@tosa493]

Nice❤

[@marcusgottlieb2307]

Great explanation. There’s one more detail you’re missing. It’s a secret though, I only share in person.

[@BeOffendedIdgaf]

Lemme guess you using your leg to block as well?

[@marcusgottlieb2307]

@@BeOffendedIdgaf nope - that’d be the more traditional Muay Thai approach

[@user-go2xi7zq5q]

@@marcusgottlieb2307What’s the way then?

[@BeOffendedIdgaf]

@@marcusgottlieb2307 that makes sense, I keep forgetting the difference between the two

[@Giovayo]

Use your other hand too? To decrease the intensity

[@trystanbooth3816]

ulna+radius+humerus= 4 bones i guess😂

[@xxxag1768]

I heard its better to take the kick on the blade and not the flat of the forearm and that it snaps easier on the flat (2 bone)

[@gzolenogozlo1924]

Nothing gives you full Protection and Flexibility of movement As MUAY THAI😊

[@kay1m17]

So if an boxer just adds mma and Muay Thai defense to there style it’s over 💀

[@masudkhoa3861]

Somebody should have sent this to Volk before his fight 😂

[@g4do]

I focus on movement, instead of blocking. And counters

[@josh1212121]

Thought that was vitor belfort for a second

[@kYA00h]

thank you

[@DMTEntity88]

I could take this guy on

[@Eric-xi1jk]

אלוף

[@KoroshiamoSamurai]

Soap mctavish off duty lol

[@patricksalazar687]

So basically in fighting one bad move is pretty much your last.

[@junaiddesai3966]

From the river to the sea

[@brandonbosire211]

Bros at first I thought that was his hand with a strange glove, because of the control. Forgive me bros

[@RasKalevthesouljourner]

Tawanchi just broke some guys arm cause of this

[@kyawzaylins9102]

TAEKWONDO DOUBLE KICK 🎉🎉

[@matkasim]

Or you can lift the knee meeting your elbow, to defend

[@Zrohh]

Highly intelligent

[@HH-hc7mg]

there are 2 bones that spin in the lower arm

[@thegabriex6862]

Thats literally soap, from mw2

[@stringsandhamers]

where are the 4 bones? i dindt understand that part very much

[@sddtvm]

נתן האלוףף

[@robertosodini4789]

tell this ti kiria after tawanchai😂

[@lilbigasznee]

Wow Natan you have your own gym?😮 BEHATSLAHA!!!

[@evanfogherty5161]

Jews

[@adamsmith577]

He teaches our striking class at Nomad Krav Maga in Las Vegas , NV. Right after this class, he teaches a MMA class in Hebrew for people of the Jewish community here.

[@plebeus]

Larissa Pacheco got her arm broken in UFG because of this.

[@WWEUndertakerdonDon]

How Justin (highlight) do head movements in mma ?

[@baller568]

Muay thai enters the fight

[@ahmedalp3531]

What if he goes teep to face while you blocking like that?

[@islamokhazarian366]

Still can't protect him from crying over opinions that don't favor his tribe.

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[@letmethink8350]

He shreiks out as he stabs you.

[@Da_moose]

This might be chuck liddel

[@Profesiku_Olahragabeladiri]

Cool🎉🎉

[@moreliquorinmycoffee]

This is actually an exploitable way of blocking, because you're arm isn't committed to blocking the lower half or the upper half, if somebody kicks you hard enough it will wind you, and it'll obviously also go over the guard. Now Kyokushin Karate with all its silly rules and not being taken seriously because of stupid things like not being allowed to punch the face but being allowed to kick the face, Kyokhushin has a very good way of blocking kicks... I've trained kyokhusin and competed in full contact, and I've put this blocking method into practice. What you do, is the side you're blocking, let's say the right side, you drop you're right arm down and across you're liver keeping it spaced and stiffened slightly away from you're body, then you're opposite arm comes across and covers the face. Something like this. Try it in the gym for all the guys that practice striking. You can also begin stepping to the opposite side of a kick to mitigate some of the force.

[@harithrizqi5499]

Meanwhile Muey Thai fighter

[@manga3040]

BJ Penn looks way different these days.

[@puddingfaustvt7148]

Why does he stay there instead of moving away from the kick?!😂😅

[@Itzak15]

And then we got Volk KOed there

[@FlyAwayTooHighToday]

you actually got two bones in your forearm ;D

[@soonerborn7603]

And when you turn your hand so it’s facing down, the two bones touch each other! 😮

[@youtubeaccount3704]

Exactly what he said in the video good job

[@zorro5037]

Block kick with your shin

[@brandonvladovic4194]

leg kick yeah but not a body kick lmao

[@notyujin4942]

yes ure correct, i just saw a video recently. a guy blocked a kick and got his arm broke.

[@brandonvladovic4194]

@@notyujin4942 then he blocked it the wrong way lol

[@ricecooker5358]

@@brandonvladovic4194look up a Muay Thai body kick check

[@gentritstatovci5384]

@@brandonvladovic4194 Can block a body kick with a shin as well, Muay thai guys use it as they say if you block with the arms you get knocked off balance Issue with the shin block is that after you block you can’t really counter so there is not much use to it other then not getting yourself hurt as much

[@konstantinospavlidis4967]

I'm here cause Tawanchai broke Kirias arm by spamming body kicks, specifically aiming for his arm. His shins are thoroughly conditioned so Kirias arm hurt more than Tawanchaid leg. In that case what would the ideal block have been?

[@mesa577]

counter, don't block and evade instead you always have options but they are much harder than just blocking.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

If he tries to spam the kick, step diagonally forward to the left with your left foot while doing this block and prepare to slip his right straight while countering with your own right straight. But if it's Tawanchi spamming the kick on you, good luck trying that.

[@ItsMeBatmanlol]

@@johnlloyddy7016makes no sense, orthodox or southpaw? Explain better

[@johnlloyddy7016]

@@ItsMeBatmanlol Orthodox. You are basically stepping in towards his right side(your left) diagonally while he is kicking to crowd him while blocking and then suddenly throwing a straight right into his face before he can retract his kicking leg, instead of just staying in place and taking the full force of his fully extended kick like shown here. But it takes great timing and experience. Even if his kick connects, it would basically be his upper shin or knees that makes contact which has lesser leverage and impact compared to his lower shin.

[@GaryYeremyants-ou8tx]

What ever happened to blocking body kicks with the shin? I guess it's more prevelent in kickboxing.

[@Diamekod]

Yeah, like last tawanchai fight lmao...

[@gentritstatovci5384]

1 out of many fights, chingiz Allozov uses this block all the time, as do some of the other high class kick boxers like petroysian, Saenchai also uses it