Should you catch LOW KICKS? What I learned in Thailand...

I have had the opportunity to travel to Thailand to train Muay Thai many times in my life now. In almost every private lesson I took, I was taught how to catch the rear roundhouse kick and what to do if your kick is caught. A third thing I learned during my time in Thailand was whether or not we should be trying to catch low kicks!
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[@rodtheworm]

I really appreciate that you show the failed attempts too. It shows the humility to be open with your learning, and encourages those following you that this doesn't come instantly - you have to try many times, and many of those will fail.

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I prefer eating leg kicks up until I can’t properly stand anymore.

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I love how you show the failed attempts and counters too for a well rounded and realistic look at the whole move. Your videos are excellent mate.

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This video is pure gold. Thanks a lot!

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Always learn something new . Thanks man

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Another great video, keep up the incredible work!

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[@Syrius12345]

Awesome content like always! Thx for sharing your knowledge with us, Sensei!

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Love you vids man💯 definitely helps me in sparring big time👍🏾

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This is Gold! Thank you for share!💪

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jeff, such great breakdowns man, really appreciate it

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This channel is gold . Thanks chan for sharing everything !

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Great video bro! i can't wait to watch your next fight!!

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Amazing content, as always. I’m a big fan, never change Jeff❤️💯

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Thanks for that man ! appreciate your passion, your tecnique, and your style !

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thank you brother!

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Awesome video and techniques. Thank you as always for spreading this knowledge 🙏

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Great video Jeff, all your videos are good but I really love this one.🥋

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Awesome instructional as always! Always look forward to your videos! You are looking like a Beast!!!! Thank you for putting these videos out!!!

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Always learning from these videos. Much appreciated for the knowledge. I will be applying these to my next sparring session.

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just discovered this channel, done one or two vids. I need this. love it.

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Thanks For Sharing ! Great Insights!

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thanks sam!!

[@253MC]

I love how you include footage of your failed attempts. It gives a realistic outlook on all the possibilities, and what can go wrong/how to deal with that. Much better than just showing successful attempts and pretending every technique works perfectly all the time.

[@triau7166]

Very wise advice at the end, Jeff. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Look forward to your next fight.

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[@subhadeep129]

Thanks so much Jeff , this has been really helpful to apply in my own training

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great video as always! thank you!

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thank you for this amazing video and teachings

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no prob!

[@storm356]

Excellent work sir! There's so much info in this video and a succinct approach to the techniques which makes it even more helpful.

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thanks for watching!

[@kacklerot]

Wow, I've known how to do that but you do those leg escapes better than I can and they're faster and more effortless than I've ever seen. Nice work! The other one holding the head down is new to me. I'll have to try to practice that with a partner.

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This is a good look. Will practice this thank you for the lesson.

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thank you!!

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Dude your vids are so educational 👍🏽!!!

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thanks for the feedback :)

[@alloverdaplace2043]

Definitely trying these at my sessions! Thank you for these instructional. The way you explain it is very easy to follow

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thanks for watching!

[@conspiracychris4742]

Superb breakdown. I always wondered about the low kick.

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thanks Chris!

[@choppergunna]

Great vid as always Jeff. Looking forward to when international travel opens up again so I can come do one of your training trips!

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thank you bro would love to train with ya!

[@NexusJunisBlue]

As someone who practices Sanda, I absolutely love kick catches! The turning of the shin vertical and wiggling it out also explains how and why Saenchai kicks. Driving the knee downwards to the floor is also a fairly common tactic for kick catch defense in Sanda. As for catching low kicks, it's worth noting that this is most effective on the low leg/thigh kick to the outside of one’s lead leg/thigh, as seen in this video, as opposed to the inside . Although this is possible in Sanda and can and has been setup into a wrestling single leg hike takedown, it can cause a bad habit of dropping the hands to catch a low leg/thigh kick to the inside of one’s lead leg/thigh, leaving oneself way more open (I've been guilty of this haha). Even in a write-up I wrote about catching the low leg/thigh kick to the outside of one’s lead leg/thigh in this video, I wrote, "The obvious disadvantage to this technique is that it involves dropping the lead hand from a guard, leaving the face and head open to an attack. The best solution to this would be to use this application only AFTER acquiring a good understanding of the opponent’s rhythm and timing of their kicks, and not initially, where the opponent would be able see this response and counter later." You can read it here: jiayoowushu.com/wushu-sparring-sanshou-techniques-3-taolu-applications/

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sweet thanks for all the tips bro! cheers!

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@El Bottoo somebody told me that the Chinese hired a load of quality muay-thai coaches to teach them, they then mixed it a little with some homegrown stuff and called it Sanda.

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These breakdown videos are great man. I swear I learn something every video.

[@MMAShredded]

thank you so much for the feedback!

[@thnrrtr]

Good vid, quality content imo ^_^ I liked the explanation at the end about low kicks, I didn't realize that. Makes a lot of sense though. Good tip :)

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thank you bro!

[@tyronejenkins6611]

This guy is teaching me something new every week! I’m learning more from Jeff than school. Great vid

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thank you brother!

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Always followed your channel for the fantastic, grounded content. I dont usually comment but seeing you respond to so many comments and engage with people really brought a smile to my face. Fantastic work Jeff and big respect on your workrate, keep smashing it!

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hey Saxon, thank you I really appreciate it!!! and thanks for commenting this time :)

[@bryanchrist8876]

Again Coach Jeff. Nothing but the best content. Been following for awhile and the fact that your still showing what you learned. With simple explanations of the drills. And then applied. Good and "bad" attempts. No one else does it like you. Much appreciated. Finishing my night with your heavy bag workout.

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thanks so much for the support Bryan!

[@JKL0529]

Another great lesson 🙌🏻

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Nice vid! Thx for the info/insight !

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Loving the content, you sir have gained a new subscriber!

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thanks so much!

[@Marzy99]

Thank you for including the failed attempts in the video, very helpful

[@daarco2]

Great video. Love the fact you show the failed attemts as well :)

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thanks bro I appreciate it!!

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You are a real good person sharing all your secrets und technics for free thank for all this great uploads OSU from Germany

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no problem man thanks for watching!

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Yeahh, fresh from Jeff! Instructive as usual. Thumbs up!

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[@LambNRice]

Great video dude. I appreciate you talking about conflicting lessons around catching the low kick. It shows your being open minded and challenging ideas around rules you've already learned. Really humble and high level strategic thinking. I'm learning a lot from your videos dude, thank you!

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thank you brother!!

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Thanks a lot for ur content u help so much🙏

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thank you for watching!

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Jeff - you produce some of the absolute best fighting content that can be found. Consistently. Thank you.

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thanks so much William!

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Very useful and to the Point, Great Job 💕👌🏻👍🏻

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thank you!!

[@JRRJ010709]

Nice tip on not always catching the low kick brother! It was an eye opener for me. Thanks Bro for this vlog! Keep safe!

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thanks brother!!

[@adenwu7846]

Very informative. I have learned a lot. Thank you Jeff. Furthermore, I love the fact that you show your failed attempts. We get to see what you do right and what you do wrong. Great concept that not a lot of combat sport KZbinrs use.

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Thanks for your feedback!!

[@shootits48]

Wow, I learned a lot, thank you!

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no problem man!

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You have the best martial arts youtube channel man, very thorough and concise. I appreciate that you demonstrate the techniques in your real time sparring :)

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thank you brother!!!!

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Good content. Thanks Jeff

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thank you bro!!

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Thumb up Best channel ever for learning

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all things considered, your videos are some of the best (if not the best) I have seen; alalytical, straight to the point, ton of real footage, different teachers, variety of technique, just amazing; I am really thankfull !

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thank you man!!!

[@tuahsakato17]

Thank you for the precious knowledge, senpai This will be a fine addition to my collection Man Muay Thai is really thorough with their technique, such a precious tradition, so technical, i love it.

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Nice info thanks bro 🥊💪🥊

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thank you!!

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these techniques are like gems thanks for share this knowledge

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thank you for watching!

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Amazing content man.

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great content Jeff!

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thank you bro!!

[@Z4U3398]

Seeing how you apply in sparring whatever techniques you've picked up along the way, both hits & misses shows a great deal of sincerity on your part. And sincerity is the path towards mastery; no doubt you are on the way there. Keep it up! 👍

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thank you brother!

[@ludibinoinprogress]

thanks a lot Jeff for sharing this, but I knew that... it's my speciality and I do it very well 😄 so I waiting the next and thanks again 😊🙏

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sweet :)

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@@MMAShredded haha 🤗

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Another great video man

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thank you bro!!

[@Last_Chance.]

I go to Phuket 3 times and year to train. Learn something new every time

[@motorcitysmitty]

Great job, nice you put it right into sparring!

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Thanks B

[@mcmaffon]

Nice, thx for all these techniques

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no problem!

[@hannibalscipio10]

Great advice! I plan to teach some of this tonight.

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awesome!!

[@g.tortoise1391]

Brilliant video! I was able to train with the same Kru from the Yokkao gym back in February this year. Had two awesome sessions with him, he is a very good teacher.

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awesome man! yeah hes a good instructor!

[@fabian13333]

Great video thank you Jeff

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thanks Jeson!

[@tyrusmfrechs7025]

I like the format from instruction to sparring... Including the fails. It's important to see and appreciated.

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thank you!

[@TheKidd210226]

Big help! but that takes great amount of practice to make it as a reflection, thanks jeff

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thank you bro!!

[@captainable6893]

I like your instructor Seems to be really good teacher and a good fella

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yeah great instructor!

[@minlee5376]

Awesome video jeff. I going to try and apply this technique next week lol

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awesome Minkyu, let me know how ti goes!

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Always giving us the best shit Jeff, thank you 🙏🏼💙😌. Real gems 💎.

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[@44aliano]

Excelent as always

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thank you!

[@markpoepiloeri8511]

Good technique jeff. I learned the myanmar technique both when chatched or being catched start punching with your free arm. But the knee bending is great for follow up with close clinchwork. Keep it up

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thanks man!!

[@MrTheHumanist]

Very, very interesting. Thx you, from France

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Nice man nice 💯 keep it up bro

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thanks bro!!

[@moneysolomon1010]

bro Great breakdown im really learing from your videos unlike many more who dont deatial stul like how to get out kick the body kick with out getting caught great vid bro

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sweet thanks for watching!

[@moneysolomon1010]

Brother I have a question have you ever thinking about open your own gym and can you make a video on spinning back fist and make a breakdown on it I would apriecheted really sorry for my English love from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@ethandavis3053]

I'm still pretty new to Muay Thai (been learning for a little over a year now), and just recently began sparring. I wish I had found this channel sooner. These are simple concepts that everyone learns in class, but as many people here have noted, the real sparring footage helps a lot. You can drill the same moves over and over again, but each opponent reacts differently, so it's nice to get different looks at potential situations I may encounter. Thank you!

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thanks for watching!

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Damn bro i love this high quality content !!! greetings from Germany

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thank you bro!

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Great information!

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Super cool as always

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what a legend. i love this channel lol

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thank you Sean!

[@AmbitionClinic]

Was practising this yesterday. Used the roundhouse as response and also right cross both worked well. Oddly I then tried to catch the low kick but would rather step back or block with shin. Great stuff Jeff, that teep off and knee drop seemed to work great.

[@MMAShredded]

thank you bro!!

[@hydropie]

This is really good.... I've been thinking about whether to catch low kicks lately and now i'm seeing that the best way to deal with low kicks is to make them not want to throw it in the first place by catching the kicks to either sweep or off balance. Just what i needed to see, thanks Jeff!

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awesome man thanks for watching!

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You chose a specific topic and explained it very well - and unlike far too many other YT channels, you don't waste time being critical and derogatory about other people! All good !

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U are the man, man

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Great content!

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Great video Jeff.:) Love the ideqa of not trying to catch the kick before it hits.

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thanks Mark :)

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GREAT CONTENT!!

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Nice information thanks jeff

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Nice training~!👍👍

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