How to Defend Front Kicks - Episode #54

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[@MobiusCoin]

It's interesting that you teach to not worry about which hand parries, that's the thing that always got me. I would think too much about the parry and then get caught by the follow up attack.

[@MalaekFootball]

I have the same issue

[@lucyv]

Yeah! It's a great tip to just flow and if you don't throw the leg to the outside, it's not a terrible thing. Can't wait to try.

[@kbanghart]

This is cool, I'm trying to learn a lot of this in karate during sparring.

[@Sk8foxx]

I feel like a ton of beginners or even intermediate people will worry about that. I cant afford a proper gym to train at (and although Id much rather train first hand and get better advice than just videos), but it feels so much more comfortable and more versatile to just flow techniques and movement, keeping in mind a shadow boxing mindset while hitting bag or practicing a combo. Thinking of angles to make, slips and blocks, checking kicks if ur moving one way. Beginners at a gym get caught up in being still and fixed, and cant flow techniques and follow up the way Joe seems to teach, so self work and shadow boxing Imo, is very important in learning how to be comfortable with all the facets of fighting.

[@L4INDIA]

That's what Bruce meant with ," Empty your mind , Be Water my friend!"

[@steveb6444]

I always would think way too much about which hand to parry, such a good tip. I never really thought of it like that

[@somberlain2187]

Great video! Very useful, especially the point about the inside parry.

[@brocklesnar97]

I love these breakdown videos Joe, I’m a 1-0 amateur MMA fighter who started in kickboxing who’s got a fight coming up in the UK in May and I’m just trying to learn everything I can and these videos are helpful and important 🤙🏼

[@maciejuchniewicz]

I remind You what Joe said. Kickboxing, especially kicking good lowkicks is underrated in mma. peace bro.

[@brocklesnar97]

Maciej Juchniewicz yeah brother I can even tell you just how my lowkick game has improved since I’ve been watching the Bazooka Joe vids, it’s one of my main weapons in sparring.

[@leonlyons9646]

Hows your career so far?

[@Burntheadversary]

Very good and informative

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Thanks Coach 🙏🙏🙏

[@MalaekFootball]

Ive learned so much from the countless videos you have thank you from a fellow Canadian

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[@anamerican481]

Very nicely explained good job keep up the good work 🥋

[@jaysonvillaflores2112]

Thank you so much bazooka Joe

[@KeybladeMasterKDL]

I appreciate you so much. You're my new inspiration and I watch all your videos. Thank you Joseph Valtellini! One day I aim to surpass you.

[@ilyaskhanaurakzai3008]

You describe amazingly

[@amihankanluran]

thank you always help me❤

[@keeshathomas4088]

Hard core. No shin pads. I only noticed it towards the end of the video. Lol. Good breakdowns! Will def practice these techniques!

[@thomasarmstrong3917]

I feel like absorbing and catching could be dangerous if they're throwing snap kicks designed to damage rather than push, but the others seem great for both types of front kick.

[@montaserrasheed5195]

thank you its very useful

[@asredeye3820]

Awesome

[@adenwu7846]

Thanks

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[@mahyardsr]

Keep continue my friend❤

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[@benedictpelueta1026]

Ang husay mo talaga bro

[@paulolins8968]

Legal parabéns

[@vocartagmailcom]

With parry I would be carefull if it's not a fake into a high kick, so if it's possible it's better to parry right leg with the right hand and left with left, then we still have a guard from the dangerous side.

[@SISCOBLTMR]

Great video as usual!!! I wanted to ask if you can do a video about defending from axe kicks. thanks bazooka

[@jamesmiles5662]

SISCOBLTMR axe kick easy just use footwork move back or away,don’t want to stand there try blocking it because comes at weird angle over your head,

[@xXChingon2480Xx]

Good stuff! However, they don’t always land forward when throwing a front kick/teep.

[@GamingLoadown101]

nice

[@keisee1378]

What about the potential punches when you're using one hand to catch the front kick since if you pressure in to your opponent you'd be in a close range, and you're using one arm to catch so no guard on one side.

[@Ben-kp1dh]

I don't think Joe specified, but nearly all Muay thai fighters only teep the open side. For example, orthdox vs. orthodox, only the lead teep to body is used. They will hardly ever throw the rear teep. The angle is wrong. In an orthodox vs. southpaw, only the rear teep to body is used. However, the lead teep is throw to the thigh. It's very important, but since teeps are already not very common in kickboxing, I think most kickboxers won't know this. This is huge in Muay Thai since teeping with the wrong leg is essentially thowing a not effective strike and you will be punished for it.

[@Jason-hp6pu]

Ben Peng Well thanks man that explains why I keep hitting elbow with my rear teeps. I started stepping to the left to aim it more down the center without realizing why. Any more tips or links you can share on this? Thanks.

[@Ben-kp1dh]

I think in general you should teep around the belly button level. Just teep right below the elbow. Your teep shouldn't touch the elbow. If it is, their guard is too low or you are teeping too high. In orthdox vs orthodox, don't step to the left. If they throw a hard cross or a hard rear roundhouse, you are walking into it's momentum. The advantage of having a better teeping angle is outweighed by the disadvantage of being in danger of the cross and rear roundhouse. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5SyYnt8jLh8pKs I want to go more into detail, but I think it's actually best to keep things simple. Just keep watching Bazooka Joe's channel. He is one of the greatest dutch style kickboxing teacher I have seen online. kzbin.info/door/1PHbFUelme2UQ6RiJ4_laQvideos Namsaknoi is one of the greatest Lumpinee champion the world has ever seen. He went undefeated for 6 years. His youtube channel is one of the best for Muay Thai. Namsaknoi no longer uploads because his gym ran into financial problems. His entire life is full of hardship. Anyways, his youtube channel is the best for learning Muay Thai imo.

[@theomen49]

as a southpaw I feel like the lead teep works better than the rear

I will do like that

[@JohnSmith-zr5wr]

I feel so sorry for your sparring partner, you were low key fucking him up 😂

[@Uholin7]

What if you catch the leg but he use his arm to punch you?

[@sshetty995]

How do you defend front kicks to the thighs ?

[@kbanghart]

s95 maybe lift the front leg.

[@Garlonk]

If you make a read on the opponent that he is mostly trying to catch your foot from the frontkick, does throwing it to the face instead become a good option?

[@thedude2122]

Adam yes some when it hits the chin correctly it will do damage

[@f4ust85]

... but not in everyday sparring because in most gyms a teep by ones filthy foot to the face is considered a sign of being a cocky douchebag and many guys will try to drop you or make you pay for it :))

[@thedude2122]

B A and so they should. No attack should go unpunished

[@JAKERINGAHHZREP]

but isnt there the threat of someone faking the front kick and coming up high with a head kick if you parry from the same side as the kick ?

[@orangeiceice12]

Should you really goku up like that, instead of exhaling and relaxing into it? I get tensing up to slide it off, but tensing up to take it seems damaging

[@oneshadowdragon]

I keep getting punched every time I grab a leg no matter what leg.

[@Don-sc1vz]

Try pushing their foot up high and taking a step back while pulling them with you a little. So you're making them take a little hop forward as you step back and lift their foot to keep them off balance and leaning back. Then counter.

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