The Most Important Step When Kicking (Chamber)

[@Auovix]

Damn look at his balance when lifting a leg in demonstration

[@TheFlyingBobbCatGeo]

😂

[@tunghoangthanh9879]

Absolutely Shanze must be very flexible

[@hard2hurt]

I think this is one of the important things from TMA that combat sports practitioners could pick up on. Some scoff at rechambering as unnecessary but I think if you practice rechambering you develop a better understanding of that position as well as building balance and being prepared to defend. Cool video.

[@fighttips]

I was one of those guys. I abandoned a lot of my Taekwondo practices when I started Muay Thai, and it took me years to realize that my kicks were suffering because of it. Once I started practicing the chamber again, I instantly started landing more kicks in sparring, had better control/speed/power, and could place my foot on more targets. I truly believe we will be seeing a lot more of it in MMA/Kickboxing very soon. Thanks coach!

[@214warzone]

I almost never Chamber or re-Chamber, is that weird?

[@tylerdurden6574]

@@214warzone you always need to chamber because it will allow you to hit harder, faster and fight better

[@nickolasdesouza3610]

Depends on the situation . In muay thai you want to relax into your kick but you should only re-chamber fully if they try to catch your kick. Just a singular muay thai point of view!

[@triplesixphonk3502]

Ive been working on kicks so much lately spending hours on the bag, really enjoying the content thanks as always man!

[@hursimear3408]

真夜中Alone that’s so good dude. Don’t stay motivated, stay disciplined!!!!

[@rinawmachhakchhuak2377]

Hey man. Practice kicks recently how's ur progress?

[@CountryKidProductions]

You are the only KZbind that makes me actually click the bell because I genuinely want to

[@vatop1304]

I dont think people realize, the quality of this content!

[@tonyrey8846]

oro puro. 👌

[@mikedoucette8581]

Thank you Shane; You've given me another reason to give to my students for a good chamber in the kick.

[@marcusgarvey5876]

Superfoot Bill Wallace had in my opinion the best utilisation of the chamber. Back in the day I bought his instructional tapes and that was the first thing he emphasized "the chamber"

[@MMarcuzzo]

You are amazing, Shane. You make us believe that's easy to do

[@dewaynedawkins4573]

Thanks for this. I have especially tight/weak hip flexors, incorporating these exercises will be golden.

[@brucelee9658]

Hey Shane, is that athlete-x collab ever gonna happen? That would be dope.

[@hoop6988]

Bruce Lee fuck yeah that’s some shit we need.

[@taisaokho2438]

Coach Greg would be better since he doesn't use fake weights

[@brucelee9658]

@@taisaokho2438 I’m pretty sure that got debunked.

[@TeemoForLife]

@@brucelee9658 it's confirmed he used fake weights looool wym debunked

[@logangonzales9583]

I love the sidekick its my best technique iv been doing martial arts my whole life wish youtube would have been around in the 80 and 90 yeah im old lol shane thank you for all the videos you put

[@mrbigtuber5887]

Im a gymnast and i find these things being very simple or familiar drills but these are great and you explained it with great detail 💪 good shit brother

[@Jenjak]

Right on time ! I was looking for something like this !

[@753marcelinho]

Hi shane. Greetings, Brazilian fan here. Could do a video with tips for high fighters? Im a little higher than average and starting some thai lessons. Wanna know somethings to abuse my height. Keep up the good Work!

[@SightlessSailor]

I've been practicing Muay Thai I'd say for a year now? Or a little under. And I wanted to mention this because I'm interested in your input, but I struggled very much when learning how to roundhouse kick. My legs were tense, knees would lock back and hyperextend, terrible TFL and IT band pain, unable to turn my hip over at all. So what I did learn through watching Saenchai videos actually and several other Thai fighters, putting the videos in slo-mo and pausing frame by frame is what I guess you'd call it, is that every elite kicker in Muay Thai that I have seen DOES chamber their leg. But it's not a tight and controlled chamber like Karate guys. If you slow the videos down you will see that even with basic body roundhouse kicks, the elite Thai guys will bring their leg up straight down the middle, already pushing their hip forward almost like a knee, and they keep their leg at a slight and loose chamber and whip the shin through from there. If you don't chamber your leg at all I feel that your legs, core, upper body are so tense because your leg is straight and that's when you see people leaning far back to get their kick higher and having awkward pivots on their supporting leg. So I do believe even in Muay Thai you always chamber your leg for kicks, but the difference would be in TKD and Karate the chamber is tighter and more focused on control of the shin directly, where as in Muay Thai the chamber is left very loose, pretty much where the knee is at a 90° angle almost, and unlike TKD and Karate you don't emphasize the kick from the chamber and instead emphasize the pivot and whipping motion and so on with the kick from there. To sum it up, you still want to keep a loose chamber in Muay Thai so your body whole body stays more loose and nimble and you have a more fluid motion with the kick.

[@gamedoggfitness5678]

I feel ya some Karate styles the Chamber is used for a different reason. In Kyokushin we chamber to emphasis chopping down on the thigh bone or the nerve behind the thigh. It makes it harder to block and limits breakage of the Shin because the Kick is coming down on an angle!!!

[@cavemanic9558]

This is easy to follow and appreciate it. Thanks!

[@fighttips]

Oh that's great to hear!

[@CountryKidProductions]

I love your videos!! I used to get picked on and I wasn’t confident enough to fight but now I can reverse round house/wheel kick, roundhouse and more 😁😁😁

[@fighttips]

That's great to hear, buddy. Confidence is key 👍

[@CountryKidProductions]

fightTIPS yeah, thank you so much!!

[@CountryKidProductions]

fightTIPS and I also carry around a mouth piece in my back pocket just Incase, I got the idea from one of your fight story videos

[@jamescanjuggle]

I'm still a beginner kickboxer just getting used to teeping(I can get chest height comfortably) rn I'm adding a bunch of your videos to set up a few routines to get my legs used to kicking

[@capitandelnorte]

Yo, thanks for the video Shane, this improved my kicks by 50% They also get caught less now :D Greetings from Norway.

[@axisludi]

I wish I had all your instructions printed on nice posters on my walls! Your videos are really useful. Thank you!

[@ΧριστόφοροςΤρευλόπουλος]

Πριν κάνουμε αυτές τις ασκήσεις τι πρέπει να κάνουμε για ζέσταμα, λόγο μια ενόχληση στο ισχίο που έχω εδώ και καιρό. Ευχαριστώ πάλι για τα ωραία βίντεο, με συμπάθεια και εκτίμηση.

[@pip6602]

Thank you! I'm a female and I joined a gym (kickboxing, TRX) in June to get in shape. Down 18 lbs, but my flexibility and balance are still off. I will incorporate your techniques into my routine, but how do I get my knees to my chest? Even in class when working with hand weights and planking, I still have that issue. Suggestions?

[@Luffytaro39]

I use to do taekwondo and could kick very high but after two year i stopped and try practicing but for some reason it wasn’t as could without a coach thank you shane this wil help

[@jasongoodman3546]

Bless you Shane

[@petthedai1599]

Sup finally a colab with kwonkiller

[@kasectomi]

This is gold.

[@anwarhussain9349]

Very important tips shane.

[@striq7074]

I think one of the big problems that a lot of traditional martial arts suffer from is the idea that "You always do it this specific way". In my personal experience, karate instructors are some of the worst culprits. "You always have to look your opponent in the eye while fighting." "You always have to start a side kick with a straight chamber." My view is that you should never limit yourself to always doing something the exact same way, in all situations, all the time.. Experiment, try out different ideas and different versions. If it works, it works. The same goes for muay thai practitioners. Don't ignore something just because it's from a traditional style. If it works, it works. And the more weapons you have, the more dangerous you are.

[@richardstevens5961]

Be like water.

[@annoyed707]

A decent kick from anywhere beats the perfect kick that is too late.

[@gavinfisher2959]

Thank you Shane

[@silentsamvrai]

Can you make an updated stretches for high kicks so I’ll be able to do these

[@brianvining7825]

Shane, you have came so far from your older street instructionals. This channel has been impressive to watch grow man for real I wish I could have a quarter of the audience you can project to. Similarly to you maybe. I'm kinda more in the aspect of training individuals just because it's easier to make form corrections etc. But I know you're busy man what I'm trying to get at is could you do a few instructionals on how to introduce more brawler type friends\sparring partners into more traditional Eastern striking.

[@navid801]

He is marvelous. nice kick techniques.

[@berval5948]

Best duo ever!!!!!

[@zeggariazzedine9706]

thank you for these exercises, I will try the esseyers in my next training courses

[@AsimAli-ds1ub]

😂😂😂 amazing can’t wait to perfect in my game

[@lingoistj1956]

Chambered kick- speed and precision Muay Thai kick- power

[@justinwallace269]

This is great, man! I never considered some of these movements before, the yoga ones specifically. I did those for other things but not like this. Great ideas! Totally trying it out right now!

[@suhasalameh2145]

That’s amazing, exactly what I was thinking I need to improve... thank you very much! Just on time!

[@flonomcflooneyloo7573]

Try the 'bounce chamber' where you kick your butt with your heel after a slight hop up. Then holding the leg in high tight chamber, bounce on one foot. When you throw the kick with such a high chamber, it can not be easily blocked. Also, as your partner what it looks like when you kick with a high chamber in sparring. He/she will say 'it looks like your leg comes out of your hip, almost invisible'. This will help you do an unweighted, front leg skip kick which bridges the gap at the same time you kick. You can do this with almost any kick including back turning kicks. Back turn, bounce chamber and skip in then throw, all in one count. HTH.

[@waynepersica7393]

Man your vids are great I just need to be more consistent with it but feel the technique and strength!

[@jian-anciou9004]

Thanks!! It is a good practice!

[@ShinkaTV]

I like it, I'll add the first one to my plank routine

[@sheldonmiller8342]

I watch all his kicking move and learn 12 different kicks nice I need more to fight Jon's bone's

[@atifnaushad54]

Shit!!!...I can't believe I took so much time to see this video. This video is gold. Love you Shane from India

[@CenturianEagle]

Excellent video!!!

[@double23423]

I was literally thinking about how this would help me for my Muay Thai and you literally said so Wtf

[@mariostekic]

Great tips 👌👌

[@drjr2763]

I really need this

[@No-limits-]

Great job man

[@julianjaye]

Thanks so much for this 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@mrddahlan4315]

Very good ...!

[@duke3250]

Damn Shane's no joke

[@treyzzzz5462]

Love your videos🔥🔥

[@firdaussalleh1960]

Shane,please make a video on how to escape when you get cornered

[@Brainwashed101]

You're collaborating again with Micah! Cool.

[@tannern6926]

It’s awesome your doing some tkd technique. Most people say tkd is nothing but kicks and I’ve heard some say the tkd kicks are garbage LMAO I’m a tkd black belt and I would say no one in the ufc has better kicks then me

[@awesomeempoleon]

Yair Rodriguez??

[@carlosthekaratekid6632]

Toker T zabit magomedsharipov?

[@LJamesWorkshop]

Wonderboy , Pettis

[@tannern6926]

awesomeempoleon yes

[@tannern6926]

CarlosTheKarateKid yes he doesn’t ko people with his kicks he has a lot of different kicks he throws but none of them have real ko power. They just open his opponent up for more basic tactics (punching combinations or takedowns)

[@matthewsargent7045]

With out chambering your attacks, you don't have control over your exit from an attack, and if you have a predictable exit, you WILL get caught if you don't end it quick. IE: control your momentum in AND out, so that you can flow with it as you CHOOSE, not as you MUST. I mean that's more of a karate basis, but anyone can incorporate it to reduce predictability, and increase positional agility. Id suggest the importance of stance control and centring your limbs in regard to balance and momentum in those split seconds between striking, naturally, is important for any type of attack that leads your momentum and reduces your grounding in the process? Even some types of hand strikes benefit from the concept yeah?

[@withoutmalicexo]

The stuff I need

[@richardscullion8516]

great balance how do you practice not falling on your ars etrying to do head kicks

[@veljkoaleksic1494]

Hey Shane,i have quiestion that will probably interest you. Im doing martial arts and i am amateur fighter and im constantly training, but i still have hips problem. My right leg is "more" stretched than the other one and when i kick i feel my hips are clicking,its weird. It hurts also. What should i do to open up hips and to make it more loose? Thanks

[@soullight8632]

It’s more stretched??? And you want to open it up more??? I think the best thing is to check with your physical therapist to see if you have hips that are TOO mobile or any other issues.

[@soullight8632]

From there, maybe you can work on Strengthening the area around your hips and improving technique (cause you may be throwing it completely wrong)

[@Lotusutra1]

Warning! I was way over exuberant in wanting my kicks to be higher and faster! I tore my labrim tissue in my left hip while practicing a kick. I got arthroscopic surgery on it to file down the scar tissue. Forget fighting! I had difficulties with walking for a couple of years! I'm still living with daily hip pain and weakness. My advice; forget fighting and just be thankful you can still walk normally! It's hard to earn a living if you cant walk!

[@Lotusutra1]

Shanes' video is awesome! He's showing a healthy way we can prepare ourselves for better kicking! My advice; advance at an easy pace and take your joint health serious!

[@veljkoaleksic1494]

​@@soullight8632 Guys i will everyday,do the exercises to "open hips flexors" and i will let you know what changed in 3 weeks :D

[@richardstevens5961]

My training and promotions have been in TKD and the “chamber” was always emphasized.

[@maxmalinois9697]

Yes more kicking vidioes

[@knasttrast7168]

Nice one, btw you remind me so much of Oliver Queen in arrow...

[@iamchamp6814]

Shane fazen

[@user-eb2kv7bg4t]

every muay thai rounhouse kick has a chamber. people don't see it because muay thai fighters kick super fast but if you put buakaw, superbon, superlek or seanchai in slow motion x0,25 you can see the a bend at the knee, not like a full chamber (heel to the butt) but 90° degrees at least

[@dreamern129]

Good luck!

[@brianvining7825]

Great video by the way✓

[@LolLol-dk4bz]

Hi Shane huge fan of the videos, keep it up! I’m just getting into Muay Thai big time recently. Im huge fan of lifting weights also but looking to cut down and focus more on cardio and skill. Is there a programme for weightlifting that I could follow specifically for Muay Thai? Possibly only lifting twice a week Thanks Matt

[@drhkleinert3245]

I am Martial artist and former Bodybuilder and in my opinion there are some great exercises for to combine MT and Barbells. Do front lifts with dumbells for the front delts (hold the dumbell like a hammer), great for Ellbowstrikes from below. Rows with lifted ellbows on a machine or in a bow position for reverse ellbow strikes (combo between upper lat and back delts), dumbell bench press and flyers for striking (fists and ellbows), leg machine for quadpower and straight kicks, work hard on your calves, jump jump jump. Triceps: Do kickbacks with dumbell , not only backwarts, sidewarts too. Its great for hammerfists. If you have: Use power boots for the muscle that raise your leg up (for blocking kicks). Use not so heavy weights and do minimum 15 reps, its not for to build big muscles. Heavy bench press, bicep curls, deadlifts and heavy squats are not helpfull for MT, thats for weightlifting and Bodybuilding. And when you do the exercises: Dont think like a weightlifter or BB, just imagine at every rep for the STRIKE and KICK you will do. Example: When you row with a dumbell dont LIFT the weight, just STRIKE the ellbow into a imaginary target. I hope i can gave you a few helpful tips.

[@Fr0st__]

Living in England and being a student makes it impossible to attend these seminars, come to England Shane?

[@GargamelThinks]

This so much this. New to kicking? Listen to this.

[@amartyapandit]

Hey Shane I wanna know about using my shoulder in a fight. Aside from the obvious shoulder tackles. How else can I utilize them. I tried bumping my shoulders to a guys stomach during a wrestling type fight

[@ሕያው]

Ajax Blair ur just gonna get kneed 😂

[@amartyapandit]

Heyaw Meteke Not everyone has got a mind of a fighter. Most people swing their hands like an amateur drunkard or repeat what their opponent does

[@amartyapandit]

@@ሕያው Am still waiting for an answer jerkward

[@katondewangga2931]

Great video as always dude! Btw, you should check david breed video about slow kicking drill its on warrior collective

[@elguerolewis5610]

Why you wanna kill my stabilizers, great session

[@silveriron2016]

does chambering kicks give more power?

[@ajreese846]

For anyone that doesn't believe..... yes it works

[@sorearm]

very very nice, Oss

[@michaelwood5007]

For the first drill, should my shoulders be retracted or should they be pushing past my check when in the push-up position?

[@SuctionMonsters]

kicking chamber!

[@angelomordini6779]

I have a natural flexibility to my legs to an extent so I’m able to do these positions with comfort, but I don’t know my limit due to me thinking well most of it’s natural and I just jump into it. Bad habit, I end up pulling some things at times, I’m too excited

[@kingkobra18]

Oldschool kicktechnik... like from superfood bill wallace. In klassic kickboxing we train it like that.

[@doughdog2407]

More conditioning drills

[@pienihiace8013]

Do u have video how to punch properly because i have problem. When i punch a bag my wrist Doesent stay straight. My english isnt the best one sorry hopefully you understand

[@andydufrin2426]

My knne go down horizontaly ..it have do with shape iof my hips?

[@ryanumagat101]

I get knee pain on the outside (medial) of my knee when I pull my ankle up into a figure 4 position when I stand up. Anyone else experience this?

[@高宇中]

Forget the chamber, how’d you get that level of balance?

[@nugget4971]

hey can u teach us dempseys falling step

[@wj4979]

nice

[@andydufrin2426]

My knee is down when chamber even i train a lot ..it have to do with bad shape of hips?

[@elrico1364]

the only point I can add here is the all importance of breathing fluidly and constantly. there is never a reason to hold ones breath. doing so breaks chi. weakens. exhale when 'hard' kicking and inhaling when "soft' returning to the high chamber.. or for that matter any retraction of hand or foot.... knee etc.

[@moneymachine450]

I would love to train with you man

[@fighttips]

You coming on Saturday??

[@daleferia1640]

Hey Shane, so I have this bad habit of leaning back when I throw a sidekick. How do I fix that?

[@ruledtrendy5066]

If you're saying what I think you're saying then you're supposed to. There's a video with Joe Rogan explaining side kicks and how to get power into them. Maybe this will help. When you chamber the kick think image being a spring compressed (almost) vertically Then when you kick your whole body, from foot to head expands like a spring horizontally Hope that is some help

[@deanjoseph1369]

WOW...balance and grace like a Ballerina - except he is kicking your ass though.

[@Emilianoo8]

Can someone explain how does he hold up his foot like that every time I do it I feel pain and stiffness in my hip and butt muscle

[@jasonfoning7855]

Shane what Happens if My leg is to heavy so i do not have the flexibility

[@bsmitty109]

Start small with the exercises, you know to the best of your ability and then just gradually work your way up through them

[@drhkleinert3245]

I am 54 yrs old with 40 yrs of Martial Arts experience esp FMA and my flexibility and kicks never were good, not even in my 20s. Now i concentrate my moves max high of the lower ribs (Knee and straight kicking). I have quads of a Bodybuilder bec i ve done BB for many years and so i think for myself its the best way for me to bring max power to low kicks (quads, knee, ribs, lower body) and not try to do high kicks to the opponent. Its not a mandatory thing to kick to the head. Why doing when its a bad thing for you and you can end a fight with a devastating knee or low kick? When i start MT a few month ago it opens a complete new sight and world of empty hand fighting but i am realistic enough that i have limitations. So train smart.

[@ESSAAAIIII]

when ya comin down to texas for a seminar man ? :(

[@fighttips]

The weekend of the March 22!

[@ESSAAAIIII]

fightTIPS i’ll see ya then! :D

[@justin_yremember1638]

Wassup love the vid

[@fighttips]

Whaddup! Good to hear, thanks buddy.

[@romanrubaj5386]

Great content like always. Thanks Shane

[@terryoneill9920]

ooo, what was that pop at 1:45?

[@raphael.borbon]

I can sense jesse enkamp's spirit in your kicks HAHA i dont know why

[@YoGribouillie]

s a v a t e