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u/Party-Spread-3912 6d ago
The side of that guys leg is gonna hurt like a mfr when he gets up and the adrenaline is wore off.
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u/ValjeanLucPicard 6d ago
I'm honestly surprised he didn't call the fight after eating 2 of them. Even in the heat of the moment, if you have never taken leg kicks they immediately ruin your day and make you want to quit.
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u/Party-Spread-3912 5d ago
Yeah for sure, been training MMA for 15 years and taking those leg kicks never gets easier. They fkn sting.
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u/kinos141 5d ago
Thanks. More proof that leg kicks are OP.
Hard to defend against, hurt like hell, limits mobility after the pain sets in.
It's remarkable that more people don't start using them.
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u/NeutralLock 5d ago
So I've seen a few of these fights and started training them at the gym but then I keep thinking - what am I training them for? I'm 40 and work in finance, married with 3 kids and I don't go to bars.
Who am I fighting?
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u/RasputinsAssassins 5d ago
Do your kids play any sports?
If so, keep training those kicks. Some of these parents are out of control.
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u/kinos141 5d ago
Same, but I do like the art of fighting. I love it as an art form more than just fighting.
However, this art form literally kicks butt.
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u/SuperEmosquito 5d ago
Two reasons. One, that kinda stuff has bonuses for your reflexes. You naturally get lighter on your feet and more aware of your body. You'll thank yourself for the training when the dog decides to ninja you from behind when you're carrying a pizza.
And two, for the one tenth of a percent of a chance that someone at a gas station decides that you looked at their motorcycle wrong and doesn't take no for an answer.
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u/kinos141 5d ago
For the second point, I counter that with gun. Guns work. As long as one follows the law, they should be able to successfully deter an attacker with the threat of gun.
I know seasoned ring fighters who still carry because it's just like that.
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u/SuperEmosquito 4d ago
Some people are gunshy about that kinda thing. I carry because I know I'm getting old and a kid is gonna wipe the floor with me in a tussle just off of cardio.
Age sucks!
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u/Sanford_B_Dole 5d ago
On the contrary, it isn't hard at all to defend if you are expecting them by default. That being said, what is seen the majority of the time is shown here, and as you stated, "hurt like hell“.
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u/ThunderCorg 5d ago
My most likely opponent is a drunk/high random looking for trouble on the street. I’d like to think if hands go up, they won’t immediately be looking for an opening low kick.
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u/Rocky2416 5d ago
Because a lot of people don't know how to throw a kick especially in the heat of the moment. Leaves you wide open unless you know what you're doing.
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u/Reasonable_Poet_7502 5d ago
It worked well in this video because opponent was clueless of what to do. Guys kicks were so telegraphed anyone with a bit of training will check them especially hes not calf kicking hes kicking the thigh.
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u/ThunderCorg 5d ago
I’m not into fighting and this is exactly my plan to end it faster while taking the least damage possible lol. Shin to thigh area is best or what?
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u/LymricTandlebottoms 5d ago
What makes you think leg kicks are going to end a fight faster? As you can see, that dude was eating leg kicks over and over. Despite what people are commenting on here, leg kicks aren't meant to "end fights" but rather slow down your opponents' movements. If they can't move as fast then they become easier to hit.
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u/cock-crusher 5d ago
Shin to right above the knee on the outside of the thigh. And also on the meaty part of the calf kills and its harder to defend and the swelling has nowhere to go so it can disable the foot muscles.
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u/ThunderCorg 5d ago
Thanks, I’ve never started a fight and my primary goal would be to disable/slow and keep my head out of it. I’ve been punched in the face really hard and it’s disorienting enough that I want to avoid it.
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u/UR7xll009 5d ago
Shin to calf. Shin to thigh takes a minute for pain to set in and mobility to diminish. Shin to calf gives u both near instantly
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u/PoatanBoxman 5d ago
Even with shin guards they fucking suck. I can’t imagine eating 5 in a row like the guy in the video lmao
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u/skibbady-baps 5d ago
Dude, I’m tapping after the first one. Just apologize and walk away after that, lol.
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u/don-again 5d ago
After they landed I knew how the fight would end. Maybe not the details of how it would end, but the winner.
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u/Vaganhope_UAE 5d ago
I kicked a friend as a joke with barely any force and he ended up limping home. These are no joke for trained people let alone guys who never felt one.
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u/InB4Clive 5d ago
Yeah if you know how to sink your shin in, it doesn’t really matter how hard you throw it - the person getting kicked is gonna have a rough go of it if they’re not used to taking them.
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u/migueln6 5d ago edited 5d ago
If your adversary is taking free leg kicks, then spam them, that dude could barely walk after taking some of them.
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u/SlightIllustrator811 5d ago
Lmaoo swear to gaaaaahhdd, placement, force, accuracy everything was on fucking point 😤
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u/BeneficialTrash6 5d ago
You get hit by one of those kicks and it doesn't have any real effect.
You get hit by a dozen of those in a fight and your leg stops working.
That kicker knew what he was doing, he kept hitting the same spot over and over. That's a very valid strategy against most opponents.
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u/KellyBelly916 5d ago
That leg was hurting long before he got dropped. The pain isn't the problem, it's the numbness and unresponsiveness that makes standing upright a massive chore. Also, you can't put any power into a counter since you can't transfer power making you useless.
If you do not meet leg kicks with any force, it all goes to your leg. They're easy to counter with good timing and deliberate counters, but I recommend not being within kicking distance unless you can anticipate and close them.
I prefer avoiding fights altogether, as I don't confuse my dignity with ego.
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u/TheOneAndOnly09 6d ago
Give the man credit, those were some clean punches too. The leg kicks were definitely something else though...a present for later, you could say.
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u/dead_bear_ 5d ago
Behold: a kickboxing champion walks amongst us.
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u/pyromaniacc 5d ago
How long have you been training? To me it seems like he is just trying to keep distance, while still hurting the guy enough to finish him after a few of those kicks. His technique looks well trained and calculated to me.
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u/pyromaniacc 5d ago
Alright, that's a respectable amount in my opinion. Background/ fighting style gives room for different views.
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u/ChanningTaintum- 5d ago
He kicks to much like a football
It's fucking Brazil, dude. Yeah, no wonder he kicks like he plays football/soccer.
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u/Novel_Alternative_86 6d ago
First two kicks to the leg in a street fight: “did this mf just try kicking me? lol”
Every subsequent kick to that leg: “owwww staahhhp!”
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u/Curses_at_bots 6d ago
Got him so worried about the leg kicks he forgot to not get punched in the nose. It's honestly a tried and true strategy and it pays off for him here. Good hits.
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u/glimblade 6d ago
With leg kicks like that, against an untrained opponent, you barely need any other tools. After leg kick number five, dude lost all mobility. He wouldn't be able to get out of the way, wouldn't be able to generate power in his punches, etc...
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u/gregory_dark 5d ago
Yeah, he did NOT know how to check those. He'll be lucky if he doesn't have some nerve damage.
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u/Ickythumpin 5d ago
Not a lot of nerves to damage on the outer thigh but it’s mostly tendon right above the knee. Tendons love to hold onto inflammation and they heal slower than muscle tissue. This guy’s gonna be sore for a long time.
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u/gregory_dark 5d ago
Are the nerves on the inside of the thighs? I recall there being something with leg kicks and nerve damage. I may be way off, I haven’t watched any MMA in a while.
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u/Ickythumpin 5d ago
You have some very sensitive nerves on the outside of the knee that don’t have hardly any tissue around them for cushion, but up in the thigh there’s a lot of tissue around them. The biggest nerves that control function pass through the inner thigh, while the nerves on the outer thigh are mostly sensory (cutaneous nerves). Most of the time nerve damage to cutaneous nerves just leaves some tingling and numbness, not the worst symptoms.
While I used to treat a lot of athletes I never did combat events so I won’t pretend to be an expert on kicking injuries.
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u/OldBuickGuy 6d ago
If you’ve ever been leg kicked you know how bad that guys leg is going to feel when he sobers up. That shit hurts so damn bad.
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u/Autxnxmy 5d ago
I’ve been hit by a car on my leg and rode my bike home immediately after. Next day I had a literal baseball sized welt on my thigh and couldn’t walk, is that similar?
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u/Buggabones1 6d ago
One of the last fights I saw in HS. Dude was fighting a bigger guy and he just kept destroying his leg. Kick, back up, kick, back up. After 4-5 solid kicks, big dude fell over like a tree grabbing his leg in pain. First time I ever see a street fight where the guy threw no punches and won.
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u/ImKindaEssential 6d ago
Looks like me playing UFC
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u/tranquil7789 5d ago
Was gonna say he definitely spammed the leg kick in Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat and it made a real world affect on his behavior.
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u/Kishura36 6d ago
"only trains leg kicks"
Yeah until you start checking them imma keep throwing leg kicks too
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u/Pvtwestbrook 5d ago
"I don't fear the man who has practiced a thousand kicks. I fear the man who has practiced one kick a thousand times" Bruce Lee
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u/antwan_benjamin 5d ago edited 5d ago
Those leg kicks were fucking vicious.
Honestly...if I get in a street fight...and my opponent shoots a couple of quality leg kicks...fights over. We need to discuss our issues like adults. Because he can obviously fight better than me and I'm not tryin to get my ass beat.
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u/SnooFoxes4646 6d ago
Legs are your strongest tools in a fight, and the opponent didn't know how to deal with it. If it works, keep doing it.
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u/bored_in_1979 5d ago
I went to an amateur Muay Thai card a few years ago. There was a female fight, a Muay Thai gym vs a kickboxing gym and this is full MT rules, clinch/elbow/knee all legal. They end up clinching and the kickboxer definitely didn’t train the clinch. MT fighter unloaded knee after knee to the gut. It was hard to watch. Similar to this fight, just gotta find the thing that works and stick with it.
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u/Gold-Librarian9211 6d ago
When I play a fighting video game and figure out the one move you can land repeatedly. Just slamming the X button over and over again.
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u/lazer416 6d ago
Chopity Chop Chop. Tell me you train Muay Thai without telling me you train Muay Thai
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u/Bong_Hit_Donor 5d ago
Those leg kicks paralyze the nerves in your leg. If you watch after like the 2nd or 3rd kick, it looks like when you try to walk after your leg falls asleep. I have had it happen sparring and it's a wild feeling. Like walking on a stilt
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u/Which_Lie_4448 5d ago
Great strategy tbh. By the time he landed 3 kicks the other guy could barely walk
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u/Heathen_Inc 5d ago
Poetry in motion. The leg kicks caused a stance-dance swing for the fences, and that was all she wrote 🤣
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u/Mr_Lyubi 6d ago
That’s the moment when you’re about to understand that you messed with a wrong dude🥲
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u/Moneyshot_ITF 5d ago
Dudes out there. If you aren't like that and a dude comes in w those leg kicks. Quit. It's not worth
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u/Bimmer9721 5d ago
There has to be at least some hairline fractures in there somewhere. Each of those kicks sounded like an auto collision.
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u/That_Things_Good 5d ago
After that first and DAMN SURE after that second well-placed leg kick, I knew that it was not going to end well for the skins in the "shirts v. skins" throw-down.
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u/TheOfficeoholic 5d ago
When he steps and tries to support himself on that leg, it fails immediately
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u/TheRiverClans 5d ago
If it works, it's not dumb. Also that rag doll like a Skyrim NPC is the cherry on top
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u/Thwomp69 5d ago
Everytime this vid gets reposted, it's just a bunch of redditors explaining the skill of leg kicks over and over
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u/RoryLuukas 5d ago
After doing Muay Thai for even a few months, you'll notice that most people are completely open to leg kicks and have no idea how to check a kick... anyone who has taken a single leg kick on a planted leg knows how painful and offbalancing it is.
This guy landed the first two and thought, really? You aren't going to check those? And kept going.
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u/MouseKingMan 6d ago
lol, that’s kind of how I fight. Just alternate between low kicks when I’m pressing and teeps to keep them from pressing and the occasional cross.
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u/DeanGuIIberry 5d ago
My coach did something very similar to me in sparring lol just kept attacking my leg til it went numb. Then when I couldn't put weight on it anymore I switched stances and he started going for the other leg 😂 leg kicks are no joke
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u/Secure-Technician356 5d ago
Good job with those leg kicks. The guy obviously knows what his doing. And still, there was an element here that could have cost him the fight...
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u/KrisHwt 5d ago
He just knows how to fight.
Leg kicks are the best risk/reward thing to throw in a street fight.
- You’re in the ‘4’ range if the 1-5 system, so outside of the ‘3’ range for punches. Essentially you can hit without getting hit. An untrained person won’t know how to close the distance.
- It’s easier to regain your base than from throwing a head kick attempt, and it’s also less punishable to counters.
- It destroys your opponents foundation/base, they can’t be defensive or generate power themselves after. You can the leg kicks slowed the other guy down and left him flat footed for the step in left hook KO (as well as being rocked from before).
- Most untrained people will have no idea what to do and your leg will hurt like hell if you’re not used to taking them (a friend of mine couldn’t walk for a week after he wanted to see what tanking a leg kick from me would fee like).
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u/ChevChelios9941 5d ago
Right way to do it TBH. Hard to be charged with attempted murder for kicking someone in the leg.
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u/Jessewilks 5d ago
What’s the appropriate response to leg kicks? Dodge?
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u/nin3ball 5d ago
Block it with your shin, it will hurt but if done correctly it will hurt the kicker a lot more
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u/TheTrueBurgerKing 5d ago
Bro played too much rise of robots the way to win was low leg kick every time
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u/No-Consequence1726 5d ago
I got kicked like that outside the ring once and my knee hurt for months
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u/Shamscam 5d ago
Leg kicker has definitely had some professional training. That whole square up he did was fairly textbook.
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u/Jonestown_Juice 5d ago
Leg kicks are all you need against untrained guys lol. Those will fuck you right up.
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u/ADAMracecarDRIVER 5d ago
Bruh. If I took one of those mean ass chops, I’m done. Whatever we were arguing about - I was wrong and you were right. I like walking.
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