THE CRAZIEST COMBAT SPORT EVER!!! - Low Kick Championship

[@m.b.593]

Way better than power slap to me

[@inside_fighting]

I agree entirely

[@forwardprogressonly]

deffo

[@caniceedward]

The guys who won kicked with their shin,

[@alexazuaje4780]

No brain damage

[@cosmicwakes6443]

I have to admit that I actually like low kick championship as it demonstrates how conditioning strengthens the body and increases your pain tolerance and in so doing makes you a better fighter.

[@inside_fighting]

Yes i agree it’s just so random at the same time

[@mjp-bi3re]

Those guys are so very respectful. Awesome display of skill and spirit.

[@stevena.7022]

I got once into a gym spar that turned into a low kick ego fight. We both regretted it. This is 20 years ago and my shin still knows exactly where those blows landed.

[@thecoach717]

Used to do that to train for my Sanda fights. Wish this came out 20 years ago! I was a big leg kicker.

[@inside_fighting]

It’s definitely a unique sport. I can’t imagine these guys feel good the next day

[@Vinnay94]

I presume the K1 guy is Dutch Style? Anyway, the way he throws his kicks is very beautiful. The forward momentum is a great way for generating Power in Yoko Geri and Mawashi Geri. You'll notice Karate guys when they throw either kick from the Lead Leg, they'll slide whilst kicking which puts your entire body weight behind the kick and helps close the distance. In TKD they call this the Cut Kick.

[@danidsds]

This is 1 billion percet better than power slap! It takes actual skill/training/conditioning and it goes deep into an important element of fighting

[@ikust007]

Power slap… ridiculous .

[@hotpopcorncake]

Ya asking for CTE or whatever it's called

[@civilapalyan6253]

A shaved head means nothing. It's just appearance. As you said, a kyokushin fighter won't show pain, instead display a poker face.

[@soumikdey7305]

Mr. Elan, you participate in that championship. Your fans would love to watch.

[@محمدالكناني-ق6ب]

You are distinguished, as usual, in all your choices and useful topics, especially this somewhat new tournament. I watched a video about it a while ago, and I still have questions about it. Thank you for your distinguished contributions.

[@inside_fighting]

Appreciate that! It’s certainly interesting

[@ssths]

one of the best builds for kicking would be a build like Dwight Qawi,. you want someone short, densely muscles, heavy, with a short torso, and extra long legs, and thick, sturdy joints, strong knees ankles and calves. The Dwight Qawi build gives you many of the advantages of both short people and tall people as far as fighting. and that includes for low kicks.

[@junichiroyamashita]

It seems there are two types of kicker,the foot and leg. The foot is the quick precise high kick,the tkd/savate. The leg is the one swinging the whole leg,the Mt, the one you talk about.

[@ssths]

@junichiroyamashita I get what you mean, but I'm not referring to the MT kick. I mean all kicks. Those who kick with snap are served well with this build also, perhaps even more so than thai style and similar kickers. Because the snap kick doesn't rely so much on full body large circle rotstion, and on driving through the leg, but on small body movement power generation, and very specific penetration depth, having the extra weight and length I believe helps A lot. Sorry if this doesn't make sense, it's hard to put into words.

[@hotpopcorncake]

When i saw this , i was like Sign me up I'll take even the Kyokushin guys. I was laughing so much when I found out this event then see the Kyokushin guy there.

[@inside_fighting]

Yes they for sure are behind it secretly 😂

[@Knucky_Sammich]

We did this as conditioning in Kung Fu (but we didn't start off full power like these guys). After a few months your legs get pretty tough. It's been years since I've trained. One light leg kick would wreck me now. I love the good sportsmanship these guys display.

[@Patrick-sheen]

Start a fight end a fight guy is Hugo Cruz, Spanish champion, serious beast

[@ArchingRock]

YESS, it's about time you make a video about this 🔥🔥🔥

[@timkittle5418]

No need to apologize for excitement over kyokushinkai. While I never had the opportunity to train in it (and I am pushing 62), I love that style (even more enamored with Ashihara and Enshin).

[@inside_fighting]

I would love to train enshin or ashihara but I’ve never found a gym near me sadly

[@timkittle5418]

@@inside_fighting copy that. My first chodan was through the American Kyuki-do Federation, which is an actual mixed art. I am now in Tang Soo Do and work with a few on judo to help them with their bjj, which is also offered at our school.

[@B..B.]

12:42 the major mistake for taking this kyokushin kick is doing what this guy did, he bend his leg, so it will give a good absorption against the way the mma guy kick, but against the kyokushin kick it will help the kick to land with more power cause it comes in a downward motion. We use a similar technique where I train is tricky kick and with the right technique it can be thrown with the lead leg and kinda pushed into a motion that will cause... I think is called skin rash the words I need

[@inside_fighting]

Yes it makes it much harder to leak in to it when it comes on that angle

[@mikeyoung9763]

Very good ideas on shorter inside fighters having a power advantage. Tall fighters also have that lever arm length advantage. Such good stuff. Through the years growing up we would kick the heck out of each other

[@ikust007]

Was impressed.

[@ssths]

the second match you showed, I believe the announcer said the Kyokushin guy actually did Savate and Kyokushin. Would explain why his kicks are a bit different.

[@lorenzozapaton4031]

Maybe longer legs is like having a longer bat. A longer bat can generate more force because of leverage. I could be wrong, I am not a martial artist or a physicist, lol.

[@inside_fighting]

It seems right to me 🤔

[@B..B.]

It depends. My teacher even having big legs, his kicks are not muaythai like so he put much power without that long travel, and have descending trajectory, I hate it cause it almost always hit the nerve in the outside of the leg with so much pressure that is worse than being punched in the nose. Is kinda like the kyokushin guy from the start but with slightly different technique.

[@mitchhowe2201]

My guess is that low kicks from the shorter fighter could be more effective in a certain fight contexts because it's faster to its target once in range. However, from a physics standpoint, having a longer lever (leg) allows one to impart more force into the opponent for the same torque. In other words, higher force into opponent for same rotational acceleration if you have longer legs.

[@inside_fighting]

Makes sense to me.

[@junichiroyamashita]

Are there specific muscles that one can train to become resistant to low kicks? Other than standard conditioning from fighting? I read that some MT guys use glutes to better tank the kicks. Conditioning the torso and body to absorb strikes can be helped by having thick muscles,expecially over weak spots, like upper back,chest and hips. Is there something similar for leg kicks? I hear people saying there is no way to condition for them,only learning how to check, but i remember seeing karate Kitae manuals that also conditioned the thighs ,despite hearing how it cannot be done ,and being mostly fleshy,more muscle means more pain. Leg kicks seems to be the next bottleneck in striking sport after "basic boxing skills"

[@ziggydog5091]

Traditional English art of Purring has a similarity, two guys hold each others shoulders and kick each other in the shins until one lets go. It is done with shoes on, and is quite brutal.

[@inside_fighting]

Sounds very rough

[@ziggydog5091]

@@inside_fighting coal miners where I grew up in Western PA would do this sometimes in the bars, they were anesthetized though (lots of beer). They wore their work boots and often somebody went to the hospital.

[@shawntailor5485]

Good times !​@@ziggydog5091

[@forwardprogressonly]

Low kick is amazing move

[@lainhikaru5657]

If this came 10 years ago I'd love to take part, even if I loosed it would be an experience that could be good to improve on my karate.

[@inside_fighting]

For sure but it’s nuts to take those kicks full force over and over 😂

[@lainhikaru5657]

@@inside_fighting I would not be able to take now, too weak nowdays 🤣 but when one is younger that could be possible

[@ikust007]

15:27 😂😂😂 agree !!

[@samsonjpedroza]

THE DEBATE COULD HAVE USED SOME POWER SLAPS !!! LOL

[@inside_fighting]

😂😂😂

[@alexanderren1097]

Still wouldn’t be fair. Biden can’t afford to lose another brain cell and Trump’s hair would cushion him from all the hits

[@ikust007]

12:01 yup height makes ALL the difference. Sadly . That’s why I go to the knee.

[@mabloch2410]

I believe height helps in this context. It gives you a better and more powerful angle while kicking 'down' at the shorter guy _and_ it also helps for defendece by creating the opposite condition for your opponent when he kicks 'up' at you.

[@junichiroyamashita]

Good Heavens,it sounds like something created by me. Reminds of british Shin Kicking. Talking about crazy events,i always wonder if they can give you some sort of specific skill as an advantage. Things like italian Calcio Storico, or X-Arm. There was a chinese style called Chuo Jiao renowed for its breaking low kicks.

[@inside_fighting]

I gotta check it out. Calico storico is nuts

[@kamikazeblackjack]

Can't wait for body knee championship

[@inside_fighting]

That’s coming soon 😂

[@InfoWoorld-f3y]

😂 that would be even more stupid than power slaps

[@B..B.]

My teacher did it with us for training...2 months of half walking due to being hit in the sweet spot of the nerve. Edit: 2 months, one for each leg 😂😂😂

[@inside_fighting]

😂😂😂

[@joseramonmaciassanchez7446]

Hugo is a kyokushin world champion

[@ikust007]

10:06 there was no point for him to continue.

[@woodyharrelson2624]

This is insanity

[@henriquecarvalho880]

This is better than power slap but still kind of silly, I would much prefer is it was a fight where they were only allowed to kick the legs and nothing more, it would be interesting, but the would also be a greater elements of positioning, timing and strategy to it

[@inside_fighting]

Yes i agree would be an interesting sport if it was an actual low kick fight

[@KennethKetchum]

Low Kick Kickboxing. Yes. When I started karate in America, it was NO KICKS BELOW THE WAIST. So this would be a tournament of NO KICKS ABOVE THE WAIST. I sure did plenty of head kicks in my time but as I have aged, the low kick options is far more preferable. There used to be a UFC fighter who used to throw a spinning back low leg kick with devastating effect. I can't remember his name. But he would throw those spinning back low hook kick and spinning back low side kicks with devastating accuracy. Also the low kick kickboxing championship should use those "jon jones" elliptical kicks and low side kicks. Hey, when I am street fighting, I want to be well trained and experienced in low kicks.

[@LunaticReason]

I noticed that people either throw their low kicks at an upward angle or downward. Is there a difference and is one more proper than the other. I personally always end up dong it at an upward angle which I find quicker but think the downard cut looks more damaging but i dont know how to do that one exactly.

[@inside_fighting]

Both different types of kicks and both have their place. I definitely find lifting and cutting down is more powerful but slower for sure

[@robertfarris3744]

the up kick is quicker and more appropriate for the street , especially to the inside of the leg...the down kick is more powerful but slower. (muay thai practitioner since 1978).

[@Community_Guideline_Violator]

Low Kick > Power Slap

[@skunk12]

Great content. Thank you. Better than slap. However, winner should get a chance to hand out a "free slap" to the loser. You know, one for the road. 😆🤣😂

[@IFBBPRO917]

I love power slap! It is crazy

[@watah1561]

I think it's kinda bs. Some guys wanna do good slaps and the others litterally doing palm strikes and I doubt they are using VAR

[@forwardprogressonly]

this is me and my martial art buddies on a sat night lol

[@joeoleary9010]

You're going to see detached retinas from power slaps, eventually.

[@inside_fighting]

I think we may legit see someone die

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Low kick championship? Sounds like English Purring. Purring (aka Shin-kicking or shin diggings) is two people kicking each other in the shin in order to force their opponent to the ground. It has been described as an English martial art, and originated in England in the early 17th century.

[@fernandoromero9906]

Much better than slapping

[@hamadalrowaie6882]

At least they have something to prove !! Powerslap is stupid !!

[@inside_fighting]

I agree fully

[@hamadalrowaie6882]

@@inside_fighting 👊👺

[@enderbykarate]

in theory the taller person should be able to kick with more downward power as they are working with gravity not against it, having said that shorter people have a lower centre of gravity so they may be more stable to apply more power, double edged sword choices

[@inside_fighting]

Interesting analysis.

[@joshdandrea5157]

You realize that calf kicks have been around in Kyokushin for a long time and they know how to defend them as a result.

[@joshdandrea5157]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4ObqXSAf5eiiqcsi=zQvZLAD27v0htH6n

[@inside_fighting]

I land them all the time on kyokushin guys tbh :| It's my go to attack because it rarely gets checked.

[@joshdandrea5157]

@@inside_fighting I’m glad they are working for you. I know it’s not in English, but I posted a link to a video by Koketsu on the checking technique.

[@inside_fighting]

@@joshdandrea5157 thanks 🙏🏼💪🏽 yes calf kicks and inside cut kicks are my most successful techniques :)

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

​@@inside_fightingTry it in a Kyokushin Dojo in Tokyo.

[@ikust007]

18:38 so true

[@itllkeal]

I'd like to see Joe Rogan enter that against John Jones

[@inside_fighting]

Jones would kill him lol

[@itllkeal]

@@inside_fighting Rogan has a mean kick. It would be interesting. Jones is a GOAT

[@nekonicodemus6107]

The Irish have a similar game. I think they it Purring, but i could be wrong.

[@AkhbarKhan-cq6gp]

Better than power slap

[@josephmills-mw2hs]

Better than slapfight

[@Moarlatz]

I'm surprised they aren't kicking with a no-spin discus throwing technique. Fully wind up the entire body.

[@PuertoA]

Kyokushinkai Osu

[@ikust007]

9:02 ouff… gorgeous

[@LatimusChadimus]

Nothing low tier about that intro song hahaha

[@inside_fighting]

Hahah thank you

[@joustynurbina8159]

Imagine a full power kick from Alex pereira

[@saveurselves989]

Less dangerous than power slapping the facial nerves

[@thebaneking4787]

I think this is a work to make Kyokushin look superior. Lol Slow motion walk out for only the Kyokushin guys.

[@adamnhobbs5545]

Much better and less dangerous vampire slab.I thought it was going to be fights just using a low kicks and checks .

[@inside_fighting]

That’s an even cooler idea tbh

[@junichiroyamashita]

​@inside_fighting I once saw something like that,a style of Kali or Silat maybe. With sweeps and hip checks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e326dp2Je7x6iKMsi=oB9qst-fEM5NRvMw

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

Dana White could have opened a Muay Thai league but noooo...he went with stupid power slap lol I prefer this leg kick tournament over power slap any day tho.

[@inside_fighting]

I find it shocking he didn’t start small glove Muay Thai

[@AmericankickboxingMMA]

U.S. already have MMA with a lot of great strikers, U.S don't need to import something that already being done in MMA.

[@thunderkatz4219]

I really wish he helped with karate combat

[@bakaribelay6300]

Rule number one of combat sports don’t compare it to sex work it’s too similar 🤣🤣🤣two dudes one bottle of baby oil CAN YOU SMELLLLLLLLL💀

[@inside_fighting]

😂😂😂

[@antonioalvarez-du8fp]

I am 100% traditional martial artist.. after 40 years of watching crazy, dangerous, useless contact sports, I am sticking with my karate do, kobu do, and kung fu mantis

[@kennethchapin8722]

Korean 4 square?

[@Pifagorass]

1M times cooler than power slap 😂

[@ikust007]

18:19 against helmets

[@zacharybasil]

It's more safer and better than power slap. Muscle can recover, brain damage never. Also this sports would allow you compete more longer by age. My view on power slaps is, their are not slap. Their are palm strike just spike like volleyball. Basically just like punch your face but using a your palm. There's are reasons why ottoman slap is things. And more worst you wouldn't allowed to take it by moving your head while getting hit, just like how boxer did when their can't dodge a punch

[@TheUnkBoogie]

It's definitely legit, power slap not so much

[@inside_fighting]

Yes agreed. Why better than power slap

[@allones3078]

🙂sound if off from the video looks like you are dubbed like a godzilla movie.🙂

[@inside_fighting]

Weird in my end it’s playing properly

[@allones3078]

@@inside_fighting maybe the internet is being weird where i am at. It had me laughing. Good video by the way

[@martinstuvland8620]

Clearly an advantage being taller assuming you know how to throw the kicks. Your foot becomes a longer lever. Thus having the potential of delivering higher power. Though not necessary joking about bigot. I get it's a dig at the people who get riled up and almost calls anything bigoted. But that whole behavior just doesn't need anymore focus than it has. Ignore it and it hopefully goes away.

[@inside_fighting]

I think sometimes the shorter guy has more power really close but the physics behind longer legs makes sense.

[@martinstuvland8620]

@@inside_fighting Well. You didn't specify 🙃 But in close. Definitely!

[@CelinaZapata-q1z]

World dumbest competition saw it the other day I had to change it just to dumb.

[@inside_fighting]

It’s oddly entertaining

[@alexrobinson8029]

Yes, thank you! I much prefer this video over watching Trump becoming woke out of nowhere.

[@ikust007]

9:19 very bad kicker . Don’t even know why there.

[@inside_fighting]

The k1 guy was great though

[@ikust007]

@@inside_fighting absolument. As good as real Muy Thai guys. Would have love to see him against kyuku.

[@soumikdey7305]

I would love to see KUDO and Ashihara Karate fighters in the Low Kick Championship

[@ikust007]

17:11 from the start the kid’s technique was better

[@bartfart3847]

Slightly less stupid than Power Slap.

[@jagudragon9475]

Power slap is better

[@ReeseRozum-sm1zs]

Oh no! This is so stupid!

[@inside_fighting]

But amazing 😂

[@LuisDiaz-xv8dc]

7:45 that's one of the worst kicker in muay thai...

[@AmericankickboxingMMA]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH-VYqp5l92djc0

[@civilapalyan6253]

Being taller definitely gives an advantage in low kicks.

[@Dailydoseoff]

Power slap is way more entertaining. I bet a lot of people wil get bored of this nonsense in no time. Oh btw power slap is also nonsense but it’s more entertaining

[@chendaforest]

A share your bigoted views towards helmets. A turban would look far cooler. There is apparently now a women's slap fighting league, so the idiocy has expanded. A women's low kick championship would be worth watching though methinks.

[@inside_fighting]

I would most definitely watch a woman’s low kick championship

[@pertsonvelts1699]

What a stupid clickbait title. Low kick championship as the "craziest ever". Grow up, really.

[@inside_fighting]

@@pertsonvelts1699 you seem triggered. Let me know your address I’ll mail you a box of Kleenex 💪🏽

[@pertsonvelts1699]

@@inside_fighting "Triggered, ha!" must be the craziest (and the most original) response ever! :)