countering roundhouse kick to ribs

[Prodigy-Child]

a good counter for a roundhouse to the ribs is a "touch and go" rule that we have been taught at our kickboxing training camps. when the person roundhouses, say to your jabbing side ........the minute the kick touches you launch your jab and rush them.......and if you get a kick on your right side you launch your cross and the rush them and finish off with i nice hard kick like i like to do

[thaiboxerken]

Prodigy.. I wouldn't do that "touch and go" counter with a Muay Thai practioner.. You're just gonna get hurt. Against a TKD style round kick, I would do it though.

 

Here is another one that takes timing.. it is a foot-jab. (front thrust kick) Do it as soon as you see your opponent's hip move and place it right in the belly or solar plexus. Also, if you really want to hurt the guy, you can foot-jab the supporting leg. Bruce Lee would call this a stop kick.

 

 

[Danny boy]

We call that a "tep" if you are good at that you can also stop it before the kick can gain momentum,especially if its a rear leg kick.

 

I have taught my boys to use the Tep or stop hit like a jab constantly attacking the lead leg it makes your opponent very weary of kicking.

 

In Muay Thai if you try that "Touch and go!" move you may end up with a cracked rib ,it may work however if you are moving away from the kick and hook instead of a jab and then go straight into grappling and knees.

 

Thanks for your time,

 

Cheers.

[DIABLO]

Thanks for the tips, they will all be useful in different sparring situations.

[thaiboxerken]

Here is a good one. Step in 45-degree angle away from kick, grab the kick and cut the other leg with a kick of your own. From there, knee the thigh of your opponents leg with your left knee, send a knee into his gut with the right knee, give him a left-right elbow combination and end it with a right thai kick. You can get really creative after the first step of the combo and do take downs, throws, punches, knees.. locks or whatever. Make sure you grab that leg and hold it high or you'll end up getting a knee to the face.

 

 

[devilthaiboxer]

i like stepping out of the way scooping the kick round and spinning round hook kick to the head.

 

it sorta continues your force(momentum what ever you want to call it)if you scoop them hard enough.

[Lee]

Although this sounds a little bit simplistic....front kick. I use to like using roundhouses into the rip/lower chest area because it was my most powerful kick. However as soon as I went into Wing Chun they picked it apart easy. Front kick with the lead leg into the guys groin because it will be open mid roundhouse. The goal is to get this into a reflex or reaction, not a plan. As soon as you see him telegraph his roundhouse, front kick into his groin and he will be down because there is no way a good roundhouse can land as fast as an equally good front kick. Again, sorry if this sounds too simplistic or linear to work...but it will

[ninjanurse]

Back kick! Works everytime (well...almost!)!!!!

 

[monkeygirl]

Until your entire class figures out your back kick Yes, it happened. However, it is a very effective technique.

[ninjanurse]

Bummer MG!!!! There is a good side to that though...if you throw it hard enough every time they rh, they'll stop throwing it and switch to something else . Then when they least expect it....WHAM!

 

On the serious side..yes it can be detrimental to your bag of tricks if you do it too much. All things in moderation you know! Any straight kick or fake front with a followup kick will get them thinking too. OOPS, am I giving Laurie too much info ??? I better stop spilling the beans 'cause you never know when we'll go!!!!