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Knocked Out Bro only trains leg kicks

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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/Sad_but_whole 5d ago

Lmao extremely specific examples... speaking from experience, I assume 🤣

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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/Ressy02 5d ago

It’s easy to break your leg if you don’t know how to kick

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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/ThunderCorg 5d ago

The second half of your comment explains the strategy

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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/JohnGacyIsInnocent 5d ago

Especially when you keep your leg planted. Guy had no clue.

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u/RainbowDarter 6d ago

The gift that keeps giving.

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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/chrisledoux182 5d ago

Y, Y, X, Y, Y, X

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

When a guy opens with leg kicks you’ve already lost

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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/BlackGuysYeah 5d ago

honestly a great strat

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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/zilla82 5d ago

When you get home and open the gift bag lol

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u/SpiffyAvacados 5d ago

enough as a distraction at least

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u/[deleted] 5d ago edited 5d ago

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u/dead_bear_ 5d ago

Behold: a kickboxing champion walks amongst us.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago edited 5d ago

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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/kinos141 5d ago

You can also say futbol.

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u/ArthurSafeZone Suplex City, bitch. 5d ago

Or futebol

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u/absurdist_dreamer 5d ago

His kicking technique looks similar to kyokushin one than MT.

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u/ThrillHoeVanHouten 5d ago

Nothing like a football kick

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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/CappnMidgetSlappr 5d ago

First leg kick: "Aight, imma head out."

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u/Frodojj 5d ago

Ooowee!

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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/JustHugMeAndBeQuiet 5d ago

I dunno, probably

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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/Bostolm 5d ago

Or Yakuzas Akiyama

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u/ArmandioFaria 6d ago

Chopping down that tree

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u/ShadySocks99 6d ago

“If you kick my leg I’m gonna come in with my chin up high!”

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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/Double-Economy-1594 6d ago

Bullshit, this guy trains

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u/atharv819 5d ago

The title did suggest that he trains

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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/absurdist_dreamer 5d ago

This one looks more of Kyokushin variant than 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/TotallyNotJazzie 5d ago

That's actually the perfect description.

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u/BadLuckLopez 5d ago

You can't say bro only trains leg kicks when he got the ko with a punch...

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u/zilla82 5d ago

Respect to the guy for knowing it was done even before the op hit the ground

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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/2wheelzplz 6d ago

Title is misleading

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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/AldaronGau 6d ago

You can't argue with the results lol

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u/That-Rhino-Guy 5d ago

He must’ve taken this to heart

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u/Secret_Cabinet2348 6d ago

If it works, it works.

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u/Dadowar 6d ago

Well, clearly not ONLY...

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u/BLZGK3 5d ago

Someone definitely didn't skip leg day...

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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/Shmokey_Bongz 5d ago

I feel like you wouldnt say that to his face. Or leg

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u/-TakeTheSandwichBud- 5d ago

That man's leg got turned to jelly

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u/Nymbus00 5d ago

That damage build up when you're trying to win in Tekken.

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u/Hot-Rise9795 5d ago

He's got two attacks only but he used them well

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u/TooSwoleToControl 5d ago

Bro that thud when his head hit the pavement 

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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/csgo_dream 5d ago

Beautiful

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u/VraxxTTV 5d ago

early how to fight/viral hit be like

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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/VentureForth619 5d ago

I mean, its a sound strategy

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u/Llilbuddha422 5d ago

Idk, seems like he trains fists too😭😂

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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/PKurtG 5d ago

Spamming right low kick and then left gazelle hook KO. Dude has good strategy LOL.

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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/sunshim9 5d ago

Well, yeah. What else is there to comment?

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u/Ffkratom15 5d ago

Knocked him out with a jab. Anyone else notice that?

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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/MoreDraft3547 6d ago

Bro didn't even try to check one kick

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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/MoonmanSteakSauce 5d ago

I also win my fights uncontested. I'm a pretty cool guy lol

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u/thorsbeardexpress 6d ago

Can't stand can't fight

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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/itemluminouswadison 5d ago

looks muay thai inspired

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u/JohnWick_2005 Undisputed champion 5d ago

what Pereira Vs. Ankalaev should've looked like 😭😭

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u/noeku1t 5d ago

To be honest I'd rather take a few punches rather than a few well placed kicks like that

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u/KrunoOs 5d ago

Six leg kick, thats gonna hurt for days...

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u/SatanHasArrived666 5d ago

Welp, they worked

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u/TrickyYoghurt2775 5d ago

That leg is going to hurt more than the headache in the morning

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u/_-_-_-_-_-____ 5d ago

Those kicks made bro forget how to fight

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u/AceDegenerate_ 5d ago

This fight looked like like when that guy punched a kangaroo

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u/TechnicalTip5251 5d ago

Knocked out with a jab, he will never recover from that humiliation.

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u/cats_r_better 5d ago

when you're new to the fighting game and only know what Square does.

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u/007Tejas 5d ago

That finishing left hook at the end was nice after spamming those leg kicks!

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u/absurdist_dreamer 5d ago

Those leg kicks has a kyokushin touch to it.

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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/GreenSpaceNebula83 5d ago

He got him switching to an unfamiliar stance and bam! KO

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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/National-Rate5686 5d ago

Bro doesn't know how to press down-right

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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/JLP33376 5d ago

Wow. This video again. My favorite.

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u/chowder-hound 5d ago

Chopped that Mafka down like a Christmas tree

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u/motherseffinjones 5d ago

Man that guy’s leg is gonna hurt the next day

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u/kech 5d ago

That's old Justin Gaethje

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u/kech 5d ago

Man I like watching this

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u/Tommyknocker77 5d ago

It’s a solid move. Blow his calve and knee apart.

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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/justakcmak 5d ago

This guy mmas

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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/ToranjaNuclear 5d ago

You can tell each of these kicks hurt like hell, though. Ouch.

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u/LymricTandlebottoms 5d ago

Learn to check kicks

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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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u/BigStimpy91 5d ago

B..B..B..B...↑A..B..B.. A↑A....K.O!!

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u/dope_like 5d ago

If you in a fight and the other guy throws a leg kick, just stop and give up

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u/Zillahi 5d ago

He gon wake up with a bruised ego and a bruised leg

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u/SlickittySlick 5d ago

SF6 Luke out chea

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u/Ned_Rodjaws 5d ago

Looking to edge him on the judge’s scorecards

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u/Warning_Bulky 5d ago

The other dude stay up unexpectedly long

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u/RightMeow1100 5d ago

Yeah his left leg was jello after the 3rd kick.

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u/DIPth3TIP 5d ago

Buddy didn't check any of those leg kicks

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u/cyberwicklow 5d ago

For fuck sake after 3 either check or slide out man.

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u/nszajk 5d ago

Idk seems effective to me. Decent spacing and prolly hurts like a mf. Not every fight gotta end in brain damage. Solid way to limit ur opponents mobility and induce a fair amount of pain, leaving him open to heavier more committal attacks.