Win in the fight! Encyclopedia of Fight: Muay Thai, MMA, Kickboxing (Part I: Muay Thai, reducted ver) - страница 6

Depending on the tactical goals and the fight situation, low kick can be used in the attack, preventive attack or counter-attack. In the attack, it can be used as a stand-alone kick or as part of the series.

In a preventive attack, it is used against the opponent that attacks with punches (especially with straight punches) or the opponent who prepares to attack with the hand or leg, moving entire bodyweight to the leg (this leg will be targeted by counter low-kick).

2015-02-27. Moscow City (RUS). “Federation East” Tower. 31 floor, “RAMTL FIGHT-I”. Abdulvadut “Hammer” Eldarkhanov (RUS) vs Nikita “Lyon” Bushuev (RUS).

In a counter-attack, it is used after the boxer defended himself from the opponent’s punch.

The rear foot doesn’t rotate on its ball;

The kick is made without slipping, which makes it lose strength and lack cover from the counter-punch;

No left or right hand cover;

The rear leg is not bent, which makes the kick lose its strength;

Pulling back – it makes the boxer land a kick with his instep: this is inefficient and increases risk of injury;

In general, the instep should not touch the target, and the ball doesn’t have to be too expanded (further details on the ball position in “Defense from low kick”); the distance should allow to reach the target with a calf easily.

Defense from low kicks.

Calf cover-up;

Left foot step back;

Jump back;

Blocking front kick with left or right leg, that targets the thigh or to the hip.

The cover up against right low kick should be done with the left calf. While executing the defense, the boxer puts upper part of the calf under the kick (in knee area).

In the basic position, the boxer quickly elevates his left leg, turning its ball as much as possible to the left. The calf is at right angle to the floor, the ball expanded. Left leg is tense while doing this defense, and hands cover the head from the punches.

That said, some Thai boxing schools have the opposite opinion about the ball position and presume it should be expanded upwards as much as possible.

The right calf cover-up is done is a similar way.

Maincover-upmistakes:

Left leg is bent in a sharp corner, or is not tense, or is raised too high. This mistake makes the opponent to get through the defense and land a kick on the inner thigh part, or the calf muscle, or the right knee;