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 Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:56 pm
LuvMonke So simply kick the attacking leg to stop it midway? And risk snapping your damn leg. Yes, brilliant. To stop a roundhouse, one of the ways is to do a forearm block (both arms, numb nuts) and then toss his a**.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:56 pm
]http://youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZCLJJOz0E
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:02 pm
@Dragon: Oh ok, thought I thought that was just a leg block, didn't know that was considered a check.
@JAK: So your saying he should have dropped onto his left knee and brought both forearms to block? Then shove off to toss him off balance?
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:04 pm
You don't need to drop at all, just bend the knees and lean in with both forearms out in front of you. Fists upwards, of course.
At which point, his leg is still extended, giving you an advantage. You can turn this into a pivot point and with a rear leg sweep, plus a nice push with your other hand on their chest it will drop them to the ground.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:11 pm
kk. I get it now.
But with a low roundhouse, how would you sweep with your knees bended so low? Wouldn't it take too long to rise high enough to do the sweep?
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:13 pm
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:20 pm
Also. Catching the leg after blocking a high (which is what I think you had in mind) roundhouse is good in a lot of situations but the problem with that is by the time you catch it, just having that leg isn't going to completly kill there balance, they can stay up for long enough to press that caught leg down and take advantage of your guard being down.
The safe way to defend against the roundhouse is the muay thai check.
The round house is fast and powerful, blocking it requires the block be reinforced because if its not, its still going to connect. Also its a very deceptive move, you can't always tell the difference between a kick to the body or too the head before its too late. The check protects against low, mid and high roundhouses and it keeps your guard up and prepares you for the clinch if they go for it after the kick.
Typically though, a person doesn't just simply 'throw a high kick'. Heck a lot of people (I don't do this) set up the low kick with there hands before they throw it, but they almost always do some hand work to set up for the high kick.
One example is, jab, cross (if it connects then the opponents head may go back and they may throw the left or right kick if the guard moves to the front of the face to defend it.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:23 pm
Which is why I added the rear leg sweep.
Takes both legs out of the equation.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:24 pm
Ah, so its angled more outwards and upwards than a regular leg block. The other guy's wearing weights or padding or two-in-one?
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:24 pm
A good aggressive defense against high or mid roundhouses though is the Teep, or the foot jab.
Even the muay thai kick with its effecient upward chopping path, takes a curved path of motion and as we know the quickest way to get somewhere is the straight path.
If two objects set off from the same point to arrive to one other point, then the one that takes the straight path will arrive first.
So when someone throws the round kick, immediately throw the foot jab and they will be knocked off balance and thrown back so that the kick will miss out of range. This is because the round kick takes a round path, while the foot jab takes a quick path.
This can however, be prevented if you set up your kicks with punches and force the opponent to shift there weight in a way where they won't be able to throw the foot jab quickly enough to counter the round kick.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:25 pm
Leathery Apron Which is why I added the rear leg sweep. Takes both legs out of the equation. This is also true.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:37 pm
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I'd rather Shank people than worry about kicks... ninja
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:41 pm
Dragon, you still here?
I have a question about your fight.
Are your knees are still on his chest? Not sure if you moved off of him when you were moving your hips.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:43 pm
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:46 pm
Hey, anyone know if Nightsnow's character has superpower strength or something?
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