Kicks that won’t get checked and combos that can’t be blocked

[@renatoabrigo6965]

Nice fight tips. I hope you will give a commentary in Ultimate Self Defense Championship and tell your experience in Episode 1 and 2.

[@kevinjung6130]

I'm enjoying these "if do right, no can defend" series. Thank you!

[@me0101001000]

I can't get over the fact that it's called "Mordor Fight Club". Amazing.

[@RamseyDewey]

Well, we’re the bad guys bent on he domination of Middle Earth! Obviously!

[@Xzontyr]

Lol, ah, memories. I'm sure a nickname or real name for a fight club like that would make "Ricky" have a chuckle. Those were the good days. Our little gym was always seen as this terrible place by other training centre's. Mordor would of been super fitting. People spying through the window after hearing screams and chants only to see people fighting in gi's with no pants on, and there fighting so hard that your not sure if it's a Karate and judo dojo, because so much is happening at the same time, and the lack of pants makes it worse, sheer chaos and madness.

[@MarkosGormax]

Trying this tonigh at sparring!

[@jonharker9028]

Love the throwback to the Ghost Kick video, and both of these setups are great. Even more fun tricks to fit up the sleeve, huzzah Also, I couldn’t help but notice that guy in the background falling to the floor in dramatic fashion at the very end - that got a real chuckle out of me!

[@RamseyDewey]

He had a long day! I put those guys in the background through a filthy 2 hour training and sparring session, and then they just kept training after we were done!

[@oscargaliano]

Great stuff, thanks! Somehow it reminds me the Tyson's "peekaboo" approach ..

[@decomodus]

Hey Ramsey, since you're also a Taekwondo black belt, could you do a video explaining the differences between kicking techniques across styles?

[@RamseyDewey]

I suppose I could. I have a lot of things to say on the subject that most people who make that sort of video never discuss. So… maybe!

[@markmessi9020]

I second this. I wanna know what your thoughts would be on that too

[@Xzontyr]

I actually have to put my vote in aswell. I trained in combat sambo previously, and fought in a south paw stance, utilizing push, and a turning push kick more than anything. Used my hands more than anything. In the new mma gym I'm at, I'm really trying to change my stance to orthodox, and square off my stance aswell. They utilize alot of tkd and muay Thai. Really working on kicks, any advice would be great.

[@GuitarsRockForever]

Ramsey is also karate black belt, he should do a video explain all those different kicks.

[@Invictustrainingmethods]

Has my vote

[@Xzontyr]

I trained with a kickboxer years ago that took what he could from a few different gyms, and the ghost kick was definatly something he carried in his Arsenal. He didn't call it that however, it was just a flanked high kick. He did very good with his kickboxing. He had a few things that were pretty sneaky. The hooking of the leg however to off balance. Lol, iv been doing things similar for a very long time, and this is a completely new concept. Where has it been. Definatly trying to see what can be done with it.

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

One of the few kicks to the knee adeguate for combat sport

[@RamseyDewey]

Knee?

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

@Ramsey Dewey Usually, the self-defense kicks to the knee leave guard open and may lead to permanent damages

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

@Ramsey Dewey is the savate practiced in china ?

[@RamseyDewey]

@@MzuMzu-nx1em it’s a kick to the back of the leg- the hamstring, not the knee. I don’t know anyone who does savate in China.

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

@Ramsey Dewey but in the confusion of a real fight, the knees are always involved . It's a matter of few cm .

[@randyhetlage9202]

Great stuff Coach...good to see you feeling well..God bless you. Oss.

[@RamseyDewey]

Still working on the feeling well part! But we’re moving. So that’s something.

[@Jaku_]

This coach looks super chill

[@Alexander-rd7bi]

I think I have seen a karate kata part exactly like what you showed at 2:20. Kinda amazed what it actually looks like.

[@RamseyDewey]

Yep. These kicking and leg drag techniques are used in kyuokushin karate. You can even sweep people with it when you catch them off balance.

[@nickolasdesouza3610]

Your tutorial videos are under viewed and under rated

[@RamseyDewey]

Thanks

[@lochlanmcmullen1772]

I respect how much patience you have for some comments

[@RamseyDewey]

Some of them are quite special!

[@tommartin1223]

I love the 2nd one a lot

[@m.a.k.8618]

that pulling the leg move looks just like name-gaeshi from the naihanchi kata in karate.

[@blockmasterscott]

Wow, I did not notice that. You’re right!

[@RamseyDewey]

Correct!

[@dirtpoorchris]

I do like kicks that collapse the enemy's knee, good way to deal with an opponent that likes to hop alot. Starting to get into Chi Gurk territory.

[@BMO_Creative]

Nice moves RD!! Also you did Awesome against the gauntlet of aggressors! I think the other guys stole your idea against the knife fighter! LOL

[@RamseyDewey]

Oh man, I totally misunderstood the rules for that one. I need to make a commentary video explaining what happened!

[@jeffismywaifu4093]

Love the Series!

[@punteroism]

Amazing combo! The "ghost kick" reminds me of how Holly Holm ko'd Ronda Rousey.

[@RamseyDewey]

Well, Ronda was standing up from a knock down, facing away from Holly when Holly head kicked her… very different set up. But the end result will be virtually identical!

[@raccoonmyroom6861]

I love these types of videos.

[@blockmasterscott]

Cool, you guys have an actual cage inside the gym! 👍

[@RamseyDewey]

Yep. We also have one at the Animal gym. You can see it in the background of almost every technique video I post.

[@tensae4725]

Great video as always man. What are your thoughts on the merging of UFC and WWE ?

[@frankcastle6766]

And slap fighting 💀

[@4321-q4z]

Are you on drug?

[@blockmasterscott]

UFC is merging with WWE? For reals?

[@rohitchaoji]

@@blockmasterscott Yeah there is an ongoing acquisition deal going on where Endeavor, which is the parent company of UFC is acquiring WWE. American pro wrestling/mma is going the direction of Japanese pro wrestling/mma. Who knows, we might see someone like Bobby Lashley in UFC as a result.

[@oirs288]

​@@blockmasterscott The companies are merging, not the leagues

[@ianbrewster8934]

That is some sneaky stuff....😮

[@liukang85]

first one looks very much more like slip, shuffle and catch a hook with your head. Interesting tips for sure though, thanks

[@solarflareg934]

I love watching your videos ❤

[@jacobwilliams1471]

love your content!

[@agricolaurbanus6209]

In my limited experience, most deflecting/blocking techniques are not working in free sparring or real life situations, at least in a reactive manner. Footwork, positioning and dodging are way more important to success imo. They are the foundation to make any defensive techniques work as a reaction. But then they are less blocks, than gripping or off-balancing techniques. Those "defenses" work much better, in my experience, when applied in a proactive or pre-emptive manner, combined with body movement and footwork. To prohibit, off-balance, prepare takedowns etc. Especially within striking distance, a reactive block is often physiologically impossible, due to the built in reaction inertia. Just like you have to integrate neural and physical reaction time of the driver, and the mechanical reaction time of the vehicle when driving safe distance behind another car. I don't remember exactly, but from somewhere around 3 feet it is impossible to reactively block a state of the art, good, quick punch. I think, one can often see that in those"Tai Chi or Kung Fu Master vs. MMA fighter or Kickboxer" fights. The trad. MAs overly rely on the ability to reactively block a trained boxer's punches, while being static and neglecting the dodging and footwork.

[@RamseyDewey]

You haven’t heard of keeping your guard up and shin checking?

[@agricolaurbanus6209]

@@RamseyDewey Sure. I meant those blocks like age uke and yoko barai etc.and open hand versions, don't know how they are called in Wing Chun or Tai Chi and other styles. Those you see in Kata all the time, and also many staged"self defense videos"

[@dzen_dzenkazan8050]

@@agricolaurbanus6209 if u interested, u can chech mr Dewey vids, he explained a lot of this blocks

[@agricolaurbanus6209]

@@dzen_dzenkazan8050 I know, and he does it very well. It is just, people often have a misconception how and when they actually work. Similar to this whole "Chi BS". Chi exists, but is just simple energy, applied in the right way, in the right fashion, place and time, with your body and mind. Not some magic energy balls or telekinesis. People tend to mystify everything that comes from Asia.🤭

[@RamseyDewey]

@@agricolaurbanus6209 those are all grappling techniques.

[@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812]

You absolutely can "check" those kicks, especially the leg kicks. it's just not likely anyone is actually going to do so in the moment and will have a very high success rate yes.

[@tokujinsicura2190]

This is a really awesome technique 👌🏾. I'm wondering, when you throw the ghost kick to the head if you could cartwheel with it to gain distance or add momentum. Im just thinking, it seems like a movement that could work with capoeira.

[@fcmerces]

Next: takedowns that can’t be defended

[@dirtpoorchris]

in some kung fu; moves that the enemy cannot see are "Shadow Strikes". Like if you use their own guard to block their vision and sneak in an uppercut that would be considered a shadow strike. But if the strike is soooooo fast that they see it but its impossible to dodge this is a "canon" strike. And anything that hits the back of the head is a Rabbit strike because thats how you kill food-rabbits, by clubbing them in the back of the head.

[@joekchicago]

Ramsey demonstrates a SLIP (falls down) and gets kicked in the back of the head by opponent :-) Be very careful of those “ghost kicks”, they’re scary!

[@malachiarmenta6118]

This is a brilliant technique! Will be practicing it later. One question, is it possible to make a follow up, or if you could explain some potential set backs to an mma match or self defense technique where grabs are included. Getting that close, you can use circular punches or elbows, but of course there is the chance for your opponent to grab. Thank you for your wisdow

[@waltherwagner9711]

Like the second one

[@malkomalkavian]

Not really connected but in Japan they have a version of Jenga called 'woody unbalance.'

[@DanTheWolfman]

Dear @Ramsey Dewey I don't like the first one and would need to see in competition....the other ghost leg sweep Is good and interesting but I'd shoulder bump first try that.

[@RamseyDewey]

Nobody likes getting kicked in the head.

[@DanTheWolfman]

@@RamseyDewey I'm not sure your meaning....do you mean 1st one would more be to headkick like TJ Dillashaw has used....or I kicked you in the head or what? Is your health better now? Let's make up and talk martial arts and teaching overseas and hint at 1984 control and lockdowns being no good what do you say?

[@eddard9442]

im never kicking the side of the leg again! hahahah this is genius, thank you!

[@Dondlo46]

Thank you Ramsey for giving me secret weapons to abuse my sparring partners with lol

[@RRTNZ]

Mordor fight club, where students train under a single all-seeing eye....do your Chinese students get the reference ( how far has LOTR penetrated the Chinese consciousness)?

[@RamseyDewey]

Some of them know about LOTR, some don’t. Either way, we have fun there.

[@Alexander-rd7bi]

I just recall 魔都(Morder) is the nickname of Shanghai. It has different meaning and it's quite different from the LOTR one but it still cracks me up.

[@tomnaughadie]

​@@Alexander-rd7bi Is the similarity in pronunciation only?

[@Alexander-rd7bi]

@@tomnaughadie oui

[@MrGuitarman8000]

Nice

[@davefletch3063]

The first one would fail if the opponent advances following your jab. Even worse for you if he kicks your base leg

[@Sephiroth0232]

Hey Coach, do you have any kind of content about knee strikes? For example setting them up or when it's best to use them? I've noticed it feels awkward most of the time for me to throw them even when the range is right so I think I'm missing something.

[@RamseyDewey]

Some… but I’ll be glad to make more!

[@Invictustrainingmethods]

Hey coach, what do you think a grappling sport allowing for pins and all legal BJJ submissions would look like? Similar to catch wrestling, but without the use of guard (or leg scissors in CACC I suppose). I have been working it around my head for a bit and was wondering your thoughts. Thanks!

[@RamseyDewey]

CACC = win by pin or submission, no holds barred, best 2 out 3 falls wins, a tie at the time limit = sudden death round, first takedown wins. If you are playing guard and both shoulders touch the floor in CACC, that’s a pin and you lose.

[@evanhardin]

What microphone do you use for this sort of video?

[@RamseyDewey]

I would have to show you, it doesn’t have a brand name.

[@evanhardin]

@@RamseyDewey No brand name? Must be for the streets.

[@RamseyDewey]

@@evanhardin you would be shocked how many consumer goods in China don’t have brand names.

[@peezieforestem5078]

Could you do a video on a bow & arrow hold? How viable is it?

[@RamseyDewey]

If you’re wearing a gi, it’s a totally legit move.

[@peezieforestem5078]

@@RamseyDewey Thank you!

[@junichiroyamashita]

I always wondered,what is the difference between the main kicking styles? If we assume that before muay thai kickboxing was the same as karate,what is the difference between karate and taekwondo kicks?

[@ehisey]

TKD kicks are generally higher flatter chambered kicks that karate. Some thoughts say Karate actually picked up the round kick from Muay Thai but round kicks were a part of the Chinese systems that evloved into OKinawan karate. Both Karate and TKD uses chambered kicks wear as MT uses unchambered kicks. You see both in non MT kickboxing.

[@tomnaughadie]

Is this Wong Fei Hung's Shadowless Kick?

[@philipmontanti7344]

Great technique but in a self defense situation in close just kick in the groin.

[@nathanv.4397]

I find myself practicing w larger partners regularly. I'm not terribly small, 165lbs. Most guys I'm grappling outweigh me by 60-80 lbs. Sometimes their height is comparable to mine but other guys are as big as 6'6". There are just larger guys around me. Does this technique still work the same way? Does it change my angle more than it manipulates their balance due to their larger mass acting as an anchor for my smaller mass?

[@watermelonprom7197]

Sanda Hook Kick :D

[@dzen_dzenkazan8050]

Are we gona see video"unpenetratable defence"?

[@pedroalexandredillemburg3751]

There was one K1 fighter who used to do this head kick in pretty much all of his fights, where he would throw it as soon as the clinch was broken and so he scored many knockouts this way. Does anyone remember his name? Because I don't.

[@Xzontyr]

I don't think there was just one. A few guys would do that. It's not the same technique. This involves attacking from a blindside momentarily. We had some decent kickboxers come and train in our combat sambo sometimes, just to mix things up a bit. Some of them actually had great take down defense without a jacket on and should of taken up mma. One thing we learned against them was to create a hard angle after getting out of a clinch, or back the heck up, because yes, if they got a good clinch on you, they will come with some hard pressure and shots right after. We didn't always spar easy. Which was stupid. I was sparring with a fellow heavy weight, and we were actually focusing on k1 style rules, where long term clinching was seen as a foul if no real offense from knees was seen within that 5 seconds. So it was pretty fast paced. These guys knew how to pummel and switch. Anyways, I got in a clinch, got out early, luckily seen him switching and stepping, and just through instinct, with the second I had, I put up a high winged defense. There wasn't time for positioning, and bam, he slammed a high one right on my glove and arm. Even though most of the force was taken out, I still went down. Wasnt out, but was down, and wasnt getting up for a while. If I didn't block that it would of been bad. This guy was that coaches second best guy. He didn't do aswell as his number one, but was also in a different weight division. So yes, he kicked me pretty hard. There's the odd ufc fighter that still tries it I think. Even in pancrase I think Bas would use it often. Infact, I think it was one of his silver card techniques he used for a while, and than against a sticky opponent, he switched it up to a liver kick on the other side once they had expected it to the head studying his previous fights.

[@pedroalexandredillemburg3751]

@@Xzontyr interesting

[@benjaminvega7186]

One does not simply kick into Mordor

[@yv3970]

coach ramsey i got my first pair of boxing gloves and there are 2 striking coaches in my gym and one of them says the gloves are bad and i need a new pair and the other says its completely fine and i dont need a new pair and i am confused

[@dzen_dzenkazan8050]

I m not ramsey, obviously, but i can give u advice. Punch a bag when they are on. Start with light punches and slowly increase strength of them. If your punch technique is correct, u will have no discomfort. And if your technique is bad and/or your gloves doesn't fit u - u will fell bad, while punching with them

[@RamseyDewey]

Did the coach explain why? Are they thin bag gloves when he expects you to have big padded sparring gloves, for example?

[@dsgdsg9764]

I just think it's so funny that this MMA gym in China is called Mordor as a lifelong Tolkien fans this is hilarious

[@bouncyknight8921]

What does kicking the back of the leg do?

[@michaelevans3856]

Hurt..it hurts.

[@themetal]

Well, the calves are some of the main muscles you need for mobility, balance, and power (even for the upper body strikes), a lot. It's not just a good spot for sweeps to remove balance, but in endurance fights you can handicap your opponents ability to move around and how much of their body they can put into punches and kicks. If you want to feel the effect yourself, do like fifty lunges and then spar and see how you feel.

[@michaelevans3856]

I've been doing kickboxing, Thai boxing and MMA for about 12 years now.. You don't want to limit your ability to attack the leg..he is showing is a great option to have.. You want to have more options than just a calf kick.

[@michaelevans3856]

In short, hit everything that isn't bone.

[@234fddesa]

hurts, also can kinda be a charlie horse

[@89334726]

Yeah, that's the one that made me quit training. Small gym and because of that People of variety backgrounds, some with that wicked glee when they landed a solid, way too hard (for light sparring) hit or did a slam as a counter to quillotine from guard. Loved the combat sports, but not enough to wither a concussion or broken bones. Still love the community, but it's the bad apples that ruin the batch.

[@RamseyDewey]

Oooo… sorry to hear that!

[@notdanroth]

spooky 👻👻

[@handler803]

Hey Ramsey, are you a fan of swimming?

[@RamseyDewey]

I used to enjoy swimming, but I can’t put my head under water without going deaf for a month, so I avoid it now.

[@cool_piglet]

man, i don't know... if you add movement and speed all these won't look so good. matter of fact - it not looking decent even standing still. weird motions, switching balance in weird stances etc. not mentioning, hitting the back of a head is illegal. and this "slipping" might work in boxing, but if you can kick - you're pretty much shortening the distance to opponent's leg

[@lightartis228]

hey guys, there is such a test if you wanna know how much yours fighting skills gets reduced in legit self defense situation? or how it feels in general: due to random timing physical pain exhaustion sky high chaotic emotions random place and random opponent etc...? give to your friend a permission to randomly pepper spray you during any time of the day with no warning and you immidiatly have to try to speedrun a level of yours favorite video game.

[@pedrosolis4835]

What if they elbow y0u??

[@RamseyDewey]

What if they do a flying squirrel kick on you?

[@TearsoftheSun218]

I am in oli

[@deemc7756]

😮

[@stevejuszczak9402]

I respectfully disagree it can be blocked

[@joshs2795]

every time you give a better angle the cameraman/editor shows a worse one lol

[@RamseyDewey]

I am my own editor. What you would have seen otherwise would be the upper body and not the legs that you needed to see.

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

Seems somekind of savate

[@itssohardtomakeaname]

idk i didnt hear any magic words such as chi or street combat so i doubt the validity of this video

[@Choppy_Z]

I have problems with throwing combos that are more than 2 hits especially if there's hooks or uppercuts involved cuz people usually backup faster than I can advance while throwing with correct footwork, or they clinch, how do I deal with that?

[@Choppy_Z]

Like the only combos I can land are 1 - 2 with the occasional leg or head kick, or feint to close the distance - left hook - right straight

[@dzen_dzenkazan8050]

​@@Choppy_Z did u try hooks and uppercuts while u make actual step? Like step with right leg and punch with left hand, or other opposite leg and arm. Also try jumping hooks. Or leeping , im not sure which word is right in english. If they moving towards u - step back and punch. Or side step and punch

[@Choppy_Z]

@@dzen_dzenkazan8050 yes but as I said when throwing with correct footwork I can't go forward faster than they can move backwards or on an angle, I gotta try leaping hooks tho

[@RamseyDewey]

Stop chasing the other guy around. Take a step back. Let him come to you. Hit him when he moves toward you.

[@kaionunes7162]

Nice