Wonderboy Teaches YOU How To Make Your Front Kicks MORE EFFECTIVE!

[@SenseiSeth]

I feel entirely introduced

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

Oh hey it's Sweet T right? You're the guy in the video! 🤣🤣🤣

[@hitendusseja6615]

😂😂

[@aisforannihilation1662]

Is that cuz side kicks don't work? 😂

[@seanmma5771]

@@lalchungnungaralte9104 no he is a diffrent guy

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

@@seanmma5771 I know. I was being sarcastic

[@SenseiSeth]

Mr T is just raw in the best type of way. Love it 😂👏

[@Ahturro]

@Pedro M lol

[@hootiehootheblowphish4109]

@Pedro M Umm...are y'all one of THOSE couples?

[@TherealSIRenity]

@Pedro M y’all one of those freak couples lol

[@narcodium]

@Pedro M how much you willing to pay?

[@bradenking9499]

You a g sensei 🙏🔥

[@ballzybaits4414]

"It's a good thing we train these so you don't use them." Best comment of the week. lol

[@AztecUnshaven]

@George Washington wtf lol

[@AztecUnshaven]

@George Washington Nonsense... Project Veritas spews false information to push a narrative. OKeefe has already been disproven multiple times in the past.

[@kallepikku4991]

True martial artist right there.

[@AztecUnshaven]

@Seeing Through Ahh yes, I'm a commie because I don't blindly follow Veritas garbage lol. Comedy gold.

[@TheSellot]

I'd love a breakdown on the lead leg inside kick!

[@dking6950]

I second this.

[@mrdavis2079]

Lead leg side kick please 👍

[@sensam6155]

I love adding Karate techniques into my Muay Thai practice and using them in sparring. My gym is VERY Muay Thai, everyone there basically just does Thai style roundhouse kicks to the thighs and torso, and the occasional teep. Adding in all of these Karate kicks catches people off guard!

[@Nehauon]

I wish i had someone to spar with :(

[@Drikkerbadevand]

yeah it always struck me as weird they don't do snap front kicks in muay thai and basically only sticks with the push front kicks. I'm sure it's used sometimes, the lines can often get blurry too

[@collinneal3489]

Glad you made a channel! You taught my son Bryson years ago and he still follows you. You’re an awesome person Stephen, stay the way your are brother 🤘🤙👊👍

[@Virat_Anand]

I got introduced like never before. Thanks Sweet T and Steve.

[@cruzvandewark]

My favorite technique! I love the versatility of the chamber, high mid low, turn it into a snappy round kick or feint to something else. I am not a martial artist but I throw front kicks everyday just for fun!

[@OslanActionFilms]

Excelent front kick breakdown!! Can you do a breakdown of different styles between yours, Raymond Daniels', Michael "Venom" Page's and Conor McGregor's?

[@derekvandenburg6689]

Front kicks have become such an under used technique in combat sports. Thank you for the great video wonderboy. Excellent job

[@dex2862]

Agreed, it’s like a jab to the body with twice the power and length

[@dhavewala]

When I started Goju Ryu in the 90s we used to do the Jodan Keri (front straight head kick to the bridge of the nose) with the heel. The technique was modified a decade later. We now kick with the ball of the foot as it gives range and more success in the event the opponent pulls their head back. However, as Wonderboy correctly stated the snap is very important to make it a 'hit' and not a 'push'. We achieve that by setting it up from the hip

[@SunAndMirror]

1:03 ahahah, had a classical guitar teacher like that. No filter, funny, informative while being savage! You can tell Papa Ridgehand is a great teacher. Super envious of all the stuff you guys learned

[@adeptsaxophonist]

Yeet finally some of my childhood TKD helps rather than hurts unlike re-learning the roundhouse and leg kicks for Muay Thai

[@EternalBMF405]

One day I’d love to see a breakdown on the combo you used to beat Robert Whitaker it was one of the best things I’ve ever seen

[@jimdgrousedogs]

I really liked the discussion by Papa Ridgehand about the hips square for more power. In one of the styles I train our stance is more square and one of the reasons we do that is for power.

[@shadow_crne1030]

3:33 I heard a Taekwondo teacher say that you better kick before your body weight lands on the floor, for better penetration ............ Timing is everything, I guess.

[@daviddelgado475]

I just love the relationship you all have with eachother, it's cool to be strong but love your family and God dearly. I wish I had a close family like that!

[@tristram0073]

Best notification to get is wonderboys uploads.

[@michaels9786]

Can you do a video on getting through an opponent's guard while sparring, or do you already have a video on that or something similar that I just missed.

[@ironmikehallowween]

I love these. They are super effective and hard to see coming and therefore defend. PS: it works for the legs too.

[@philipschinetsky]

Love the way Mr. T breaks down the different aspects of a given technique. WB would love to see you guys do a technique Tuesday of effective punch/kick combos for MMA

[@antarjones7888]

Great as always, WB. You can also aim the front kick to different areas, if attacking the torso. I f you aim for the right side of the torso, you could the liver, and game over! Seen it happen!

[@tyopYT]

As much as I miss Sweet T, this Mr. T guy is pretty awesome too.

[@adamaustin4209]

Nahhh you gotta say this is upstate karate!! Lol loving it WB

[@golputer1]

I love your sensei-dad. He’s clearly a lifelong martial artist who loves his art. Oss to him! I’ve also never used the mae geri (front kick) even in traditional point-fighting competitions. Point-fighters generally move so fast and can just cut angles to totally catch opponents off guard. But this and and Lyoto Machida’s chin-snap version inspire me to train more strength and speed.

[@meppori23]

Thank for having me!! Had a great time training for a few days and learned a lot! 🤙🏼

[@ives3572]

I love the front kick or the teep, quite effective either for combat sports or self-defense scenarios as long as your skilled at kicking and it's well-timed and well-placed.

[@AztecUnshaven]

A teep and front snap kick are two different kicks. Both effective, but different usage/purpose.

[@daviddelgado475]

God Bless your dad he's a great example of someone who makes men! I know he's not perfect but Golly he sure looks close, I grew up in THe bronx with a sick dad, and was born missing my right hand, survived cancer and now have 2 boys and a girl, about to be 47 If God is willing and was picked on my whole life . But when I see you guys and how you love eachother , makes me happy but kinds sad I never had that. My boys are doing great though in school, one goes to Vanderbuilt on scholarship and got possibly another on the way and my daughter all honor students. My wife is a great preschool teacher, I guess I just wonder what happened to my life, trying to find some reason to push on but I'm so tired. Sorry guys for this, Love and peace.

[@carlbrewer4598]

Thank you for your sharing of your experience and knowledge

[@andrewboardman2654]

the pendulum step is what you call it in JKD and they do it like this too, except they throw the hips forward like a knee right before impact for a little extra power.

[@Kamingo170]

I'm 6'1 and I use the front kick probably the most out of all my techniques. It's so versatile to setup hand combinations when their hands drop

[@musicforeststudios]

Agreed I'm 6'3 and it's so helpful to make sure wrestler/jujitsu guys stay at range.

[@SVRBROODGANGREL666]

Essentially you can use the snap frontkick how you use your side kick when you change to a more square stance to better check leg kicks. Love the lead front kick its a martial artists second jab.

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

3:39 Mr T's heart was broken 😆😆😆

[@Carell117]

I've started trying to teach continuous/full-contact combinations to traditional karate students by disguising it as kata bunkai. So the maegeri -> junzuki -> gyakazuki -> junzuki combo from jion becomes the front kick -> blitz that Machida hit Jon Jones with. It's a fun way to teach and seems to appease students from a variety of backgrounds.

[@vindicator75]

This is great stuff. I need to practice this stuff at my gym

[@NannupTiger]

I saw your comment on Mr Ballens 'true crime' type channel, Wonderboy! Literally 100's of folks were so excited to see your comment on that channel! You are a lot more 'famous' than you realise! Edit - WB comment has 8.9k likes and 449 replies!

[@TruLight-Sujato-Damita]

I wish we could see it more in Ufc. One of my favorites especially after a jab fent

[@gregtitheridge7932]

We love you guys. War Wonderboy!!!

[@thehighcommunity247]

Thanks for this. It's funny cause I have been practicing the same exact lead in, but for a step-in "side" kick from that karate stance that you use so effectively. Appreciate it.

[@unitech23]

Mr.T you killed it!

[@graveyardstudio3503]

Guys, remember about hip movement, all the power comes from pushing that pelvis to the front while extending the leg. If you bend to the front, youll just push yourself away. Also no mention of feet placement. You are not doing this with your legs |-- or even worse \-- You are supposed to have this type of angle of the legs /-- so you push him, not yourself. You do that by mastering the range of the kick, if you are too far, youll fall to the front exposed, if you are too close, youll push yourself away, or fall on your back. Just a bunch of quick tips to improve quick.

[@matthewharris-davies8368]

Love your work and love to watch u fight.

[@alexthegordonhighlander1159]

Mr T was great once again!

[@xFaTeZzclan]

Gread video man. Keep it up!

[@getoffmylawn36]

Dude, Weston keeps good company these days! Congrats

[@noahsatoris1557]

This KZbin channel is amazing

[@semja]

I like the respect WB has for his dad, yes sir no sir, it's nice to see

[@0713mas]

Great lesson! This isn't taught properly often enough, every kick can be a pushing kick to push your opponent into other strikes but every kick or knee should have snapping and pushing variations. My Seido Kai Kan instructor use to say, it was a good addition to feints and fakes and the best use of bag work, alternating pushing and snapped kicks to set the bag up for the next strike. Plus, Muay Thai guys hate when you snap kick em in the face 🤪

[@BLACKSTAR934]

Love this series. Would love to see more videos on footwork

[@shahroznurullah3118]

I've started training.this helps .

[@mikeb7572]

Love the training tips on point with my instructors teaching super entertaining too

[@kyleduske4830]

I’d love to see a video on generating power with the rear leg back kick.

[@djtheory313]

My absolute favorite kick to throw outside of my fade-in sidekick 🥋

[@djrigmarole7077]

Big up Sweeeet' T and the legend Stephen thompsons dad Puppa Ridgehand 💪🏻✋🏻🤣 and WB too ! Great vid as ever guys !!! Love from England ❤️🇬🇧💯

[@NBTKDA]

Great point about hip position in a text book or perfect world vs the more likely application with the hips turned a bit!

[@NobleTenz]

Let’s get it sweetT and Mr.T

[@mykeyb3620]

Ty for another great video... I really dig the content 👌

[@a925sw5]

Front kick to inside thigh hard enough to knock them down or hard enough to make them drop their hands to balance their weight to compensate, its the bodies natural reaction to lower their center of gravity and try to stay in place. Opens them up....follow up with your choice of strikes. Or hit the TFL muscle on the leg, you can put someone down bc it can feel like a pulled muscle, take away their base. In wrestling we used to use that muscle, among others, to manipulate our opponent. Drop them to the ground. DIg your forearm/elbow into it and you will be forced to react, it's not physically possible to not react. Practice finding it on yourself. If you hit this right a persons whole leg, from hip down will be compromised.

[@MrRobjs83]

Technique Tuesday with Sweet T!

[@gaveshajodha1547]

Huge fan of Mr T

[@RandomSneezer]

Love the content! Been using a lot of your content in my classes so thank you! I’d love to see some simple sparring drills for my point fighters 😎

[@drewdiesel4202]

BEST INTRO EVER!

[@rickiecowens2410]

Believe it or not Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu has a front kick with the body turned sideways. You strike with the heal, and with training you can get a pretty good bit of power. They call it a side kick, but the foot is upright.

[@SnailHatan]

I’d love to see a breakdown of your favorite kick knockouts in MMA and how to do them effectively in different scenarios

[@musicforeststudios]

I wanna see all the leg kick technique you know, I watch some of them like the question mark kick, and you did good breaking it down

[@BrandonWilliams-wf6hg]

Hey the youtube channel sika strength critiqued your exercise regimen

[@ChristianSignorino]

We call the footwork technique a slide shuffle. It's the same footwork Rose Namajunas used when she knocked out Weili Zhang: slide shuffle lead round kick- JKD's bread and butter

[@carlitocash]

12/10 introduction!

[@jasonadams6655]

Huge fan from Sri Lanka ❤🙌

[@emilydaniels9238]

Sad for no podcast this week 😭 but good video!!

[@benjamin5026]

I feel like it is the most beneficial move to have in your skill set and idk why people don't use it enough at all. Especially those side stanced kicks to the body to push back and create space. Besides Wonderboy, i see O'Malley use it the most.

[@jianhui3040]

Sick stuff, would be great if there's some tips on footwork for angle changing!

[@Ninja-iu4gg]

This is not just a front kick it’s a hopping front kick which is still nice

[@Depressed_Cokehead]

kicks are like spaceman moves . wow thats neat

[@mountainninja4334]

Love a good front kick!

[@petertapola8097]

How about doing that kick with both feet leaving the ground at the same time? To make it faster.

[@robinkamran4261]

Great stuff team wb

[@jebjeb7770]

Thankyou sirs!

[@richardwillcoxson6177]

Was interesting that Mr T wants the hips square with the kick. I would think turning the hip as you deliver would give you a bit more drive. Will try when back in the dojo

[@Gyrodyssey]

Awesome Video!

[@leonelcristiancassini7703]

It would be so cool training with you guys...nice explanation about the front kick ,thanks...Regards from Norway 🇳🇴

[@Torrenaxe]

Legit intro

[@jacos.870]

I’d love to see one about switch kicks.

[@CJ-vj7pm]

Great video, if you're soliciting suggestions for topics to cover, I would like to see Wonder Boy teach & demonstrate some effective feints to utilize

[@chestnutgrovebarndo7233]

Wonderboy is out there showing some karate to the common folk.

[@dariusjavidan5609]

Front kicks are great. Specially when u can sneak them just out of sight when partners hands are busy hehe

[@lucypher8223]

I've been practicing these for a couple weeks, so good timing, cuz I suck

[@Soldier-of-God.]

Hello Sensei Steve 'Wonder Boy' Thompson and greetings also, to your father Sensei Thompson senior. I recently stumbled upon your awesome KZbin channel, of which I am in awe. Not sure if you might have already covered this, however I was wondering what your advice or tips are, in regards to fighting a much taller opponent, when you are much shorter opponent such as myself. For example I am 165 cms or 5'5 tall against someone who is 200 cms or 6'8 just about, obviously with an extreme long reach. So my question is how to best get passed their long range punches, especially their jabs, to close the distance, or even successfully bypassing their long range front kicks. Finally how do you get to open up the guard, of someone who protects themselves very well, when trying to punch them in the face. In other words how to trick them, to get them to open up, then successfully land a head or face punch? Greetings from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺🇲🇽🥋🦘🐨Osu!

[@conmanmcgregor1155]

Wonderboy 🔥🔥🔥

[@Twobarpsi]

Excellent ✊🥋!!

[@hawkgirl0912]

I have absolutely no martial arts background. After watching this I feel confident that I can kick someone into the pit of death.

[@seanmma5771]

wb vids have helped me so much with techniques. It’s like free online school

[@72grantorino]

Maroon shirt on his left has some excellent power.

[@danishzeshan4093]

Wonderboy whats you opinion on Muay Thai RoundHouse kick?

[@jonnyhermosillo3731]

LETSSSSS GOOOO YALL

[@Shambley1]

When's the podcast dropping?

[@frankiecal3186]

3:50 Wonder man thinking.....never let a boy teach a man move.🤔

[@718Insomniac]

Should you drop 1 arm for counter weight? Or both arms up always? More power if i extent counter weight arm backwards? Or it dosnt matter?

[@benjaminrichard7741]

This technique reminds me of the Reyes vs Jiri fight!

[@josephwilbik4561]

We call it a Pendulum Shuffle. Use it for all kinds of kicks

[@michaelcarpenella5769]

Wonderboy you are forgetting when you put jorge masvidal on his butt with a front kick! I might be misremembering it for a side kick but he went flying.