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.

[@Elliesora]

Bro you made me laugh then I started coughing 😂

[@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

[@shaylinpadayatchi4075]

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

[@chefdean7257]

Applied Physics 101.

[@vanshpatil9602]

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

[@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

[@thefamousgabe]

@@mrifki1358no , hes ryan hall lol

[@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.

[@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.

[@Mighter343]

​@@MaximusBjornBatman ass

[@aryakbasnet4545]

Now you will break 4 bones

[@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! ✊️

[@artyfact_]

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

[@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.

[@fitnessffinessed]

You want to block body kicks with your elbows, same thing with head kicks. Make them break their foot or shin on your elbow.

[@jamesmiles1328]

There also break your elbow lol,either learn Muay Thai and catch the kicks with a sweep,or move away from the kick,or block it by lifting leg up,taking hits on your arms or elbow will break sooner or later

[@fitnessffinessed]

@@jamesmiles1328 not if you use the correct part but you gottah have precise speed and timing

[@Eric3Frog]

Shin is bigger and stronger than elbow. Your suggestion can work, it’s just riskier.

[@fitnessffinessed]

@@Eric3Frog it’s bigger yes but not nearly as durable

[@fitnessffinessed]

Same with the knees. Ppl really don’t get it. So far Muay Thai fighters understand but lil mma kids don’t get it at all. That’s why ppl break threw vehicle windows no problem with elbows even punches, it’s not hard to do at all

[@KyleCarnageCobhamMMA]

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

[@MrBulli69]

But 4 bones? Which 4? 😅

[@johntay3831]

Amazing attention to detail

[@strngfortwo]

Amazing detail, very precise.

[@agentpanda8749]

This was descriptive thank you

[@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.

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

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

[@aquacat3552]

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

[@rylewmma553]

Good way of explaining

[@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

[@chefdean7257]

I always spread The Force on two bones. And call it Tuesday.

[@happyscrub]

Great explaining

[@britainman3459]

Needed this

[@momentclientmc5855]

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

[@bbsingh7554]

Nicely explained

[@xiebeonuanbink8173]

dustin poirier has joined the lesson

[@itsmeyouknowho4414]

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

[@RM-dq9ne]

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

[@goldenbirdofparadise]

This is how khabib take barboza deadly kicks

[@Walter____White]

Bro got that Cardiac Sensor cut

[@tylerpitasi1843]

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

[@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

[@_loveinfull_]

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

[@user-gc6jm7ew7k]

I’m gonna try this in class

[@IMNODOCTOR]

When your opponent attacks you, scream mama.

[@panosxtz5637]

Nice advice

[@DarthJarJarBinks_]

Actually very smart tho thank you

[@jaantechyvlogs1982]

Remember you have two hands ❤

[@OzzieTheHead]

Now he's gonna get this ONE bone

[@RuboXing]

Toda brother❤

[@delaynomorejee]

Professional

[@DIVINEGAMING369]

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

[@barsfrommars4407]

Gonna try this in school 😋

[@adamsmith577]

Natan is legit!

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

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

[@NirBerger]

תודה רבה!❤

[@mikaelaltairbruneau474]

Yeah, I'm subbing

[@bomberinkoguto2019]

Brotha thank u 🙏🏻

[@astralkinetics]

Good stuff

[@PazMuhymIInz.]

True block with one hand and both hand can be more easy

[@theklown8820]

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

[@kYA00h]

thank you

[@Bsnssceo]

Goooood

[@lild1876]

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

[@Zrohh]

Highly intelligent

[@KoroshiamoSamurai]

Soap mctavish off duty lol

[@Eric-xi1jk]

אלוף

[@josh1212121]

Thought that was vitor belfort for a second

[@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

[@rybreadus]

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

[@chvhndrtntlr3482]

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

[@Trust-er3wh]

What should I do to make my arm stronger and not hurt me when I block the kicks?

[@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.

[@DMTEntity88]

I could take this guy on

[@Profesiku_Olahragabeladiri]

Cool🎉🎉

[@sddtvm]

נתן האלוףף

[@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

[@tosa493]

Nice❤

[@AlexLomachenko]

New sub

[@chrisjames7803]

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

[@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)

[@LittleTea62]

one thing I keep on getting hit by is the jab, i know I should probably parry and then jab myself right? or dodge kick?

[@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.

[@user-kx3lz7kf6f]

Spec:switch kick

[@Billy-bn1rp]

Check that kick bro.

[@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

[@EventualWarlord]

then you get taken down lol

[@Da_moose]

This might be chuck liddel

[@junaiddesai3966]

From the river to the sea

[@chris_ez]

Hog rider

[@HH-hc7mg]

there are 2 bones that spin in the lower arm

[@stringsandhamers]

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

[@gzolenogozlo1924]

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

[@g4do]

I focus on movement, instead of blocking. And counters

[@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.

[@WWEUndertakerdonDon]

How Justin (highlight) do head movements in mma ?

[@The_McCat]

Muay thai enters the fight

[@matkasim]

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

[@kyawzaylins9102]

TAEKWONDO DOUBLE KICK 🎉🎉

[@brandonbosire211]

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

[@plebeus]

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

[@RasKalevthesouljourner]

Tawanchi just broke some guys arm cause of this

[@robertosodini4789]

tell this ti kiria after tawanchai😂

[@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

[@thegabriex6862]

Thats literally soap, from mw2

[@ahmedalp3531]

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

[@Dildobaggins70]

This guy is on a 4 fight losing streak in the ufc

[@danb7626]

No, he isn't...

[@Parnassoss]

What does that have to do with this? It's still good and effective advice.

[@user-qq1ky9ce1b]

lie.

[@crazypills88]

Your arm is going to break anyways. That's why the way thais do is the best. Mma stance doesn't allow you to check body kicks properly. Also, if managed distance well, people will kick you with the foot in the space between your arm and your tummy and you will be done. Also some guys in mma had a very side stance that favors boxing but welcome body kicks as well. That being said, yes, that's the only good way you have to block them. I agree.

[@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