Master the Jeet Tek/Stop Kick: Keep Attackers at Bay

A very effective kick for self-defense is the stop kick, also known as the "jeet tek." This technique involves delivering an oblique leg kick to block or halt the forward movement of your opponent. A similar variation of this kick can frequently be observed in MMA, performed by martial artists such as Jon Jones. Additionally, it is commonly utilized in Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. Kevin Goat demonstrates the application of this kick in self-defense scenarios.
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[@samypro5113]

Best self defense is giving him your sunglasses

[@JJHDZ68]

100% agree on this one 👍👍👍... one have a great amount of success in doing this only if you are taller and have long legs 😂😂😂😂 of course, let's not forget that some Tall men have excuses and some short men have tricks as well 😅😅😅!!

[@rossg4788]

Best to wear lace up shoes which are better to fight/escape by running

[@dinodinov6557]

Finally a video of how to protect yourself confronting a smaller more aggressive guy. I always went all-in into a street fight with several imps, but this gave me an idea how to disable them without using too much energy.

[@mariosimpson6174]

Great move that anyone can use and if properly timed you don't to follow with RAT! You can seriously damage the whole knee!

[@renouchkin]

It's called ; le chassé-bas. From savate. If u touch up the knie, use to rotate and run away.

[@lawrencecrayton9844]

Or pac Tec in JKD

[@johnnydhillon70]

I always find your training videos very helpful! Thank you for your hard work and effort that you give us

[@user-pi2lq]

Prop to that guy attacking someone 1 feet taller than him

[@user-bu5hb3my9v]

Oh man a wrestler with eat that leg for breakfast I would chew that thing to the f****** bone everybody talkin about how Jones uses that to those that don't know that's a good move but if you expect somebody like always expect the unexpected they would stuff that and break the s*** out of that leg it's okay guys listen to somebody like this get your ass whooped

[@unclejoe9908]

Please don't damage his hair.. its impeccable.

[@davidknight4874]

🤣

[@sihamel-hachem1408]

😂 😅 ❤

[@patiorio1538]

😂😂😂😂 that's hilarious but those kicks are so effective.

[@rifaeerasheedh5166]

He doesn't understand it because he's bald 😅

[@davidchennellsjr.6799]

First honest defense move I've seen on the internet

[@jermainea6446]

are you born yesterday?

[@BootJamesOut]

Hello folks Now as I'm now 65 and aways out on the street till dawn. Truthfully I don't know how to fight. I'm losing my muscles mass as a bonus. Also just a bone rack tall and skinny gray hair old kid. Last year one rip my bicycle out of my hands. I force bike to land derailleur side up and stomp on it to fast lock it. He keep doing side jabs to ear. Next day I figure it out he had a pen like thing in his hand trying to damage my ear drum. I'm a target as they do the buddy system I'm a lonner. Poster I seen many of your videos, somehow this one just click on my clean fast because I can't last long, yes i smoke and know to never pull out a knife or take belt heavy metal end for defence. Why offer as odds are game over and can't play again in Life. Sad thing is we can see this so can they. At 15 first time from a 20 gun in hand high as a kite. We do buddy system so do they, Knife in their hands, jack us up also everyone else using the laneway on the big city main strip. Their so bold after they know how to get easy money. Ride Easy

[@jaiquanfayson1099]

@@BootJamesOut You never heard of MMA or UFC?

[@brandonbrown567]

Very cool move....Im sure it helps to be several inches taller with longer legs and arms as well.

[@olivera4937]

Exactly. Useless irl

[@786Dajamz]

Even short legs are longer than someone's arms. You can even reach further if you extend from the other leg.

[@matthewvarnam4302]

​@@786Dajamz Yeah but if your trying to kick the leg that's the feathers the way then your opponent's arm becomes longer than your short leg...🤦‍♂️ That kick is definitely not for beginners...the kick that should be used no matter what is a front snap kick to the balls or to the stomach or his front lead leg right in the kneecap.

[@786Dajamz]

@@matthewvarnam4302 Just watch the vid in slo motion and stop wasting my time pls. When he does the stop kick, the opponent's leg is the lead leg, the whole body weight is on that leg. If it wasn't, this kick wouldn't work. The other guy would just move his leg out of the way. Are you telling me with both your arms free you can't at least swat away his hands while going for this surprise move?

[@olivera4937]

lmfao no. This isn't going to work irl and isn't practical in the slightest. So we just rely on kicking someone now lol... stop this.

[@johnsaco3969]

One of the first moves I used to protect myself. It not only stopped but had the other guy now thinking. Good move to teach

[@jaiquanfayson1099]

You must play a whole lot of video games!

[@apaulosmith5653]

Why don't you pick on someone your own size?

[@coventrypunx1014]

I like the way you always explain in a family friendly way -

[@AintDyin999]

Thank you sensei

[@hopeukonu7959]

It's easier cos you are taller with longer legs and the attacker is shorter with pretty short legs making it easier for your longer legs to reach.

[@earnitstew7609]

Beautiful.

[@John-zz5gt]

Excellent

[@mirzaahmad3531]

Great skills

[@dbluehorsedeboe5567]

Can you put up a video on how to stop an attacker from attacking someone else you are close to, such as seeing someone else getting attacked and trying to protect them

[@nathansackett6890]

Ya it's called jumping on back mount and taking there neck....if there focused on attacking someone else what do you need to be taught???? Hit them with a fuckin haymaker and jump on a catch or take the neck from behind and end it right then and there 😂 look man first off this elliptical kick is HARD to land correctly, it's a sweet spot kick....I don't recommend trying this in a street fight unless your ready to eat the overhand punch coming straight at your face....cuz when you throw the elliptical kick you square your body up to theres which gives them a way bigger target and makes it harder to roll with the punches or slip em (which is actually VERY effective in a street fight) if you wanna use some type of stop kick use the front leg sidekick. you can stay much further away while throwing it, it lands harder and your body stays bladed making it easier to move laterally and roll/slip away from there wild punches. Sorry bubba, stop kicks are cool but the elliptical is not an easy one to master or more people than jon jones would use it effectively! These "tutorials" are garbage.

[@nathansackett6890]

Seriously though, come up behind them, grab them in a rear naked choke hold while simultaneously buckling there knee from behind with your knee or simply pull them down of top of you once you have your grip locked. You'll smoke em 9 outta 10 times. Honestly attacking someone that's fighting someone else shouldn't be super complicated

[@felipeoliveira9512]

Martial "ART"

[@mattnobrega6621]

Nice tactic 😏👍

[@samypro5113]

Can you do that in flip flops too?

[@bentaft2422]

Most of the stuff you show I already familiar with or different technique but I love it

[@miguelgaitan3482]

If do that push down a little beat and break or disconnect the knees.atacker may have to aplied for work comp.

[@AngeloMoreno]

Very good master is very good already like this. Did you teach him? I'm teaching my daughter this thank you very much.

[@SherwinChow-cg3nw]

This technique is from the Wooden Dummy form in Wing Chun. Look up ‘Practical Wing Chun’ under Grandmaster Wan Kam Leung (Hong Kong).

[@ExoTheDrakoXIII]

Hey, that's not going to work against the Americano because they all have guns but I appreciate your knowledge and wisdom and I may even borrow a few of your

[@lawrencelaird2919]

If it gets physical and you defend yourself, be prepared to explain your actions. Such as: why you had no choice, no escape. Some pre incident thinking is in order here. Remember, you may be filmed, you may face unfriendly witnesses. Don’t survive the confrontation and end up with an assault or manslaughter charge. The law can work in your favor or against you, plus civil suits are a thing these days. Just a few considerations.

[@SherwinChow-cg3nw]

“I rather be tried by 12 jurors then be buried by 6” Why would you even contemplate your logic during an attack by a thug intent of robbery, intimidation, or physical violence of incapacitating you even with unforeseen life injuries from weapon employed?

[@geraldhardin4757]

Now, let's see it the other way around.

[@robertemazyck4952]

I already use this move when necessary 🥋🥋

[@Kevin-qo6jw]

Everyday or few times a week how many times are you being attacked

[@andrepaul7020]

The brothers in Montgomery could of used some of that

[@wr6392]

It helps to be a foot + taller than your opponent also. Smh

[@Fulcrum4747]

I do believe this is a good move but I want to see how it would work for him on you with out the reach you have. For taller people this is a great move to keep them at arms length.

[@igorrakocevic1181]

good good! Jon Jones likes to use that

[@vvonpanzerr3092]

this is called an oblique kick isnt it? never heard it called this

[@teetje5]

Thx, going on the street now to look for a fight 😂🤣

[@daewi7327]

Imagine them just having a gun or possible one of those common 6 inch knives people get stabbed by everyday

[@jeironamobey8136]

Yes i learned this from jeet kun do bilook i brought in highschool. Trachea attack could be next. Or eye gouge cause they cant figgt what they cant see. Good stuff

[@moneymaster4812]

Rowdy roddy garvin stomp

[@oOo0Chase0oOo]

You forgot to keep your head on a swivel.

[@Menyhard]

Pun indeed

[@badazzboxer]

Perfect timing showing this, right after that soccer/futball player getting his leg demolished 😂

[@tiana9115]

This is first line move in Southern Style Tong Long

[@thomaswalters4365]

I'm unable to run so I'd have to follow-up with strikes.

[@ruddywashington6502]

The thing here is doing an abrupt fight you don't have time to think... !!!

[@ChrisM-lb8xw]

Nothing beats a glock in getting aggressive people to rethink their stance 🙃

[@tonychang3411]

You know it's effective and deadly when Jon Jones keep using it

[@jaiquanfayson1099]

Show me one single clip of him kicking at this angle. Please. I'm pretty sure I've seen most if not all of Jones fights, and I've seen leg kicks and check kicks but I've never him putting himself off balance by kicking at this awkward angle. So, since we're already on KZbin, just post a link so we can all have proof of how it works in a real fight because I've never seen it

[@tonychang3411]

​@@jaiquanfayson1099I'm pretty sure you haven't seen most of Jones fight, stop lying. You probably didn't even watch any ufc fight. How can someone that watch ufc fights never watch Jones fights, how can someone watch Jones fights but didn't see he perform such wonderful technique? It's not that hard to search on internet if you know how to use youtube and writing comments. But just in case its too much brain power for you to find it Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZTIo3Wsm9l_fsU&ab_channel=PulseVision If you have the time to write comment, learn how to use internet properly instead of acting like a 3 years old hungry boy asking for food.

[@witcnshum]

Could you use in knife fighting, prevent a knife lunge maybe with a savate type kick

[@thullraven1]

Yes! If executed at the right time. I've done this exact kick, but it has to be executed properly and the opponent can't expect it or it won't work.

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

Be careful, a skilled person with a blade is just gonna stick in the leg or slash you. Going for control all gas no brake if you have no chance to run versus possibly getting your leg caught and shanked up isn't worth it if you have the option to flee. Above all else, remember they had every chance not to be your enemy before this. Meaning do what you truly have to, in order to go home safe, but it doesn't always mean you have to crack the noggin of your opponent to do so.

[@blkspade23]

​@@xXScissorHandsXxHow often are skilled blade wielders, random aggressors? The most likely opening strike is going to be above the waist, and is probably where most aggressors are actively focusing.

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

@blkspade23 Not bad points but again what stops even an average person with intent, realizing that the leg is now available as a viable alternative target?

[@thullraven1]

@@xXScissorHandsXx All I have to say is "nice try" to the idiot thinking he's going to stop me from hyperextending his knee. I've been in this exact scenario and did that kick multiple times. The only time it failed was because the other guy was faster than I anticipated so he caught a strike to the head instead. He dropped the knife.

[@rating9392]

Just give him the glasses. You kick him in the knee, he pulls out a glock, you're dead over a $20 pair of sunglasses.

[@soulsearchingsun81]

Somebody who can buy a glock can definitaly affort a $20 pair of sunglasses.

[@rating9392]

@soulsearchingsun81 doesn't have to be a glock. Also you don't know where he got it from could be stolen, he's already showing he's willing to rob someone.

[@willg.5168]

I don't know of ANYONE who's kicked in the knee would go right for a Glock or any weapon they're armed with. They're grabbing for the knee and wincing in pain FIRST!

[@user-zf6od8sw6n]

Can you buy the books how much is the books

[@omartech110]

🤜🏽🤛🏼💯

[@1Goldie]

LOL slap and run, most effective 😂

[@sidewinder2057]

I wonder if the attacker is huge and heavy, will the knee push or leg kick be effective

[@johnpappas5413]

Yes

[@Reflekt13]

Didn’t get the sunglasses but prob got a slipper

[@ap5139]

McDojo, OSU!! 😂

[@donmike2821]

Jon Jones used it 🔥

[@mariosimpson6174]

Should be illegal in competition, you can end a career. Yeah sure you can with about any move but that one well time just as weight is transferred can do serious damage to all knee ligaments!

[@Masonic1357]

What if it's the other way around the attacker is bigger than you that was a short guy

[@MayorSom]

Does this work for non 6’2 - 6’3 some of us < 6 😢

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

Strong snap kick to the knee/thigh and you can drop most anybody as just about anybody as long as the core dimension of the strike are there 👌

[@SherwinChow-cg3nw]

what do you think? Lol!!!!

[@blkspade23]

Yes, actually works even better. I'm 5'6" and stumble my 6'3" buddy with this in sparring all the time. My foot is further outside of his sight line than his is for me. Though I might be faster and more deceptive with it having a TKD background.

[@DanBee123]

No one would walk into an attack with a normal stride. Once they get in range they usually stance up and start to shuffle in. As usual, these so called self defence experts miss the mark. Usually comes from sitting around a table and imagining attacks and not actually trying them out. Also, kicks are not typically as precise as hands techniques. Trying to place a kick squarely on a knee that's in motion and coming with force would be pretty difficult. Finally, have these guys ever tried to stop someone coming at them aggressively. Its pretty hard to do straight on. In high school I was 5-10 170 pretty cut and training TKD and kung fu. One day in the gym, I was hanging out with some of the football players and they asked me if I could defend my self against one of them. I wasn't cocky (these guys were tanks) but I was willing to give it a shot. Time after time these guys plowed through my defence lol. Luckily these were good guys who weren't trying to hurt me and we all joked about it + plus I was "that little guy" in the weight room so they kind of respected my hustle. It was a tough pill to swallow but my training was wasted time just like this technique

[@ericchildress3139]

Don't forget it's not self defense unless ta stomp his sack 15×✊ On the real though another Boss lesson

[@blkspade23]

It's a restomp of the groin.

[@Ktctwin]

So here where I live. They're not reaching for your sunglasses. The person either has a knife and/or gun and wants to take your wallet and life. In a fist fight sure it might help if you're competent enough to pull it off. However I wouldn't listen to these guys. They'll get you and your friend hurt "practicing" like he says to do, or they'll get you killed. The fuck a shin kick gonna do when you've been shot or stabbed. If the attacker is close enough to reach for your sunglasses, he's close enough to stick ya too. Are you willing to get that close to another person that has a knife and wants to use it on YOU? Rethink about what you're being told to do people. Personally, I'd rather carry and not need it. Being in jail is much better than 6 ft in the ground. Be smart, be safe, defend yourself.

[@joshua5555]

wouldn't a kick like that smash the knee? that's got to help take someone out of the fight.

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

If you hit the knee and buckle it, yes. Most times its gonna be a hella dead leg and a bad mistep to the ground if you got a grip on them as you delivered it. Riskier than an ankle sweep where you keep your footing but does have a bigger payout possible. Ankle sweep where you step between their legs, you have to guide them the rest of the way, versus the thigh where they may very well fall on their own accord whether you touch them again or not.

[@SherwinChow-cg3nw]

There is no such thing as playing ‘Pusey foot’ when a thug is attacking you. In most martial arts styles the object is to ‘shock’ your enemy in a lightening manner so that their actions are immobilized. This is the best example to upset & deter further would be aggression.

[@rocketship607]

Wouldn't it make sense to kick again behind his right behind his right knee to take him down to subdue instead continuing to punch his head because then he would naturally grab you low then the fight would probably turn in his favor if his lifts you.

[@matthewvarnam4302]

That kick is no good. You just said it's about maintaining your distance which I agree with. But using that kind of a kick can get you into trouble fast. My kick would have been a strong front snap kick to the stomach or to the ball's or his front lead leg where the kneecap is... that's just my opinion

[@jaqhass]

What is this? By the time you get your foot close to that knee the other guy is already on top of you.

[@JS-ii4xr]

Karate person here with 15 years training. Don’t ever do this it’s stupid. You’re going to have to be taller than your attacker which 100% of the time won’t happen. You’ll lose your balance reaching for their knee and in the process you go down and BAM 💥 your attacker is on top of you.

[@ElkaPME]

Except this channel's martial art isn't karate.

[@mrpowell4530]

100% of the time you WONT be taller than your attacker? What if you're 6'9 ?

[@user-hn5vx5ts6p]

The second you mentioned karate as your knowledge of self defense, all your credibility went bye bye

[@willg.5168]

😭😭

[@thesoundengine]

Yikes. Isn’t this also known as an orbital kick? You can really cripple someone with enough force doing this

[@alfredmuchai64]

😂good moves

[@steveadal4735]

Bruce lee was doing this over 50 years ago ❤

[@westbarba529]

Make sure you are NOT wearing sandals 🤪

[@4120306]

Master the jeet in bulljeet.

[@derrickjordan2476]

This funny as guy is a foot taller

[@joshuafreeman6720]

Imagine if it was a 5 foot dude trying to do that to a 7 foot dude. Wa wa wahhhhhhh

[@dkrzonca]

😂

[@Slycoop]

This is an oblique kick in MMA (Off limits in sparring). This move is largely meant to permanently ruin someone's knee. You couch warriors do not need to be using this. Just give the guy ur wallet.

[@knuckletherapyserveothersf6092]

You stole my move 😤 jk

[@capthappy345]

Run in yur sandals!

[@SherwinChow-cg3nw]

Should have pulled him forward to trip him to the ground. If you flee he’ll become emboldened to attack you again. These days drugs & mental hygiene play an crucial role in these thuggish behaviors.

[@jamiecrawford1634]

pffft

[@jackfausender493]

Easy kick....if your legs are double as long as your opponent's ones.

[@peterrisden1148]

Um...how about a demonstration with someone your own size...

[@scooterdog5684]

Lmfao, good luck with that

[@olivera4937]

This works when you're 6 inches taller.... fuck is this lol

[@adamparker2886]

Look out the flip flop fighter

[@John-mn9rp]

Conceal and carry, problem solved.

[@facetiouslyinsolent8313]

People reach for your sunglasses? This is bullshido...

[@japiotrek8734]

Sorry my eng .....nice nice ...but defensor is taller than agressor ...switch sides please and show how it would be when attacker is 20cm higher ...his hand reach your head before your foot him 😅

[@sinbin001]

Exactly my thought. 👍

[@Sky-8646]

Isn’t that bruce lee moves? 😂

[@user-hn5vx5ts6p]

Uhh quit giving the bs jeet kun do credit. It's a kenpo or muy thai technique

[@jaiquanfayson1099]

So why do you think they never use this move in any MMA fights? If you miss, which is very likely, you'll be off balance and horribly vulnerable 😂

[@user-hn5vx5ts6p]

Umm jon jones... guess you never heard of her

[@jaiquanfayson1099]

@user-hn5vx5ts6p That lady who would beat the living feces out of you with the greatest of ease? Show me one clip of her kicking anyone's leg like this at this bizarre angle.

[@soundstructuremedia]

THIS IS BS, WHERES THE GUN? WHOS COMING AT YOU WITHOUT A WEAPON?

[@cameronhightower6175]

That is BS!! That actually came from HapKiDo! It’s called the “In Shinbone Kick.” I have my 1st Degree in the style and it is a signature kick that has been around for a very long time. Stop stealing moves and putting a new name to it!! Take the post down and show some respect, and learn your history on martial techniques.

[@Grasshopper062284]

I don't know how you guys learned to kick for defense... Short kicks do not create or hold distance. You're teaching people that it's cool to let an attacker close distance and get inside the wire before you act. That makes no sense to me at all

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

It's protecting the limited distance remaining and creating an opportunity to escape. My guy you act like ambushes don't happen or that you can properly "ocular pat-down" anybody... stopping them sooner is great if you can, this is for if that failed and it is just one option.

[@Grasshopper062284]

The video says "Keep attackers at bay", and you're using a kick technique... not CQC... and the guy is approaching you from 10-20 feet away and walks straight into fighting distance with no resistance at all. Ambushes and pat downs are not the point. It's about distance and timing... You're letting him inside, letting him act first, and hoping your skills will hold up. That is how people get seriously hurt

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

@Grasshopper062284 You are doing yourself a disservice acting like this did not give an option to use. Do you, keep the over the top supposed extra security. But don't act like this thigh kick isn't going to help in the situation it was displayed in. If you see every person closing a distance of less than 4 meters and can figure out what their intent is, kudos, personally I call bs. We live in a modern world where it's common place to be nearer than we'd possibly like to be without having much choice. Keep a wall behind you and walk like a spook, that's all fine and dandy but a real threat will wait till your in the bathroom or some stuff like that if you just show your hand in that way.

[@Grasshopper062284]

@@xXScissorHandsXx the disservice is giving people false hope with posts like this. Good luck

[@xXScissorHandsXx]

@Grasshopper062284 lmfao sure pal... same to you but you just remind me of Mac on Always Sunny 100% hence the ocular patdown reference. Again just risking showing your hand prematurely. All for being the porcupine but don't show your spines till you need them.

[@brentculley5752]

This is called common sense, I've been attacked before... just listen to your instincts.

[@BigDaddyPoof]

What a joke.

[@mrh4nma]

Say it to Jon Jones 💀

[@BigDaddyPoof]

@@mrh4nma His training just kicked in out of nowhere. You is good. Like I said, what a joke. Lets see him get into a cage match if he is so good.

[@mrh4nma]

@@BigDaddyPoof Bro, do you know who Jon Jones is????

[@BigDaddyPoof]

@@mrh4nma MMA fighter. If someone sucker punched his ass, I am sure he would get hit. He might be able to defend himself after that punch but would not block it to begin with.

[@mrh4nma]

@@BigDaddyPoof Are you implying that obstruction kicks don't work? If so, know that you are completely wrong

[@colem2345]

Call it by its real name. The man who uses that kick to perfection and has become better than everyone in the world. It IS HIS move. Like it or not.

[@mrh4nma]

Yeah, Jeet tek from Bruce Lee!!!!And Jon Jones himself has previously admitted in interviews that he studied Bruce Lee's combat arsenal a lot to perfect his game for the octagon, so less man, have more respect.

[@jameshaney9538]

a 9mm. would work better!

[@lawrencelaird2919]

😂

[@leogoku13]

😂 😂 😂