countering roundhouse kick to ribs

[SevenStar]

1. teep to the hips as he launches the kick.

 

2. step INTO the kick. the power is at the end of the kick - from the shin down. if you get inside the roundhouse before it reaches full speed or extension, you reduce damage. as you step in, catch the kicking leg and sweep the support leg.

 

3. turn into the kick, simultaneously blocking with your knee and extending a punch to his shoulder, hopefully knocking him further off balance. follow with a cut kick.

[Smurf]

try stepping into the arc with a flurry of punches. The further into the kick you are the less effect it will have

[shotokanwarrior]

I never get a chance to respond, I feel it in the ribs then I see my instructor putting his leg back down, He could do a lot of dammage if he wanted

[Ironberg]

Just a few theories:

 

1. Shin block to punches.

 

2. Lower your stance and whip your arm to the side so that the shin/instep is unfortunate enough to whack your pointy elbow.

 

3. Palm grab it with a lowering reverse-palm block. Yes, you are meeting force with force, but if you are successful, you've essentially got a grab on their leg; which can lead to several creative counterattacks. The only problem, however, is that the palm maneuver could leave your chin exposed to a nasty jab or two.

[Dragon]

I would grab the kick (not with my hands) strike to the belly take out the other leg and finish off

[Smurf]

If he keeps telegraphing the move which some less experienced fighters do then drop him with a reverse sweep. But make sure your well trained at it as your sticking your head in a dangerous area if u dont pull it off.

[1ONEfighting]

How do you hold your hands when you fight? Mine are up in front of my face, with my forearms protecting my ribs. I catch most kicks to the body on the tip of my elbow. They don't like that.

[kickboxchick]

For a leading roundhouse I was shown (though I haven't tried it in practice yet) to use a jumping spinning back kick by my Sensei the other day. The way he executed it it was quite deadly - though i am not sure if I am fast enough to make it effective. It does have the advantaage of moving you to the side as well though - so even if u dont land it you are out of the line of fire of the roundhouse.

[battousai16]

as you can see diablo, there are countless counters for everything. the best one, IMO, is the one where you don't get hurt. some of the people on this forum may say otherwise... crazy people... but yeah. just my opinion.

[Warp Spider]

Depending on the relative heights and your level of flexibility..

 

If you are the same height or shorter you could crouch under the roundhouse, then when it passes over lunge upward to flip them over. This requires a good bit of flexibility to crouch low enough without catching the roundhouse in the head though.

 

If you are taller and can jump high you could skip over the leg and do a kick to the face.

 

If you can't jump that high or crouch that low I'd recommend backing up and then chucking something heavy at them. Alternatively, you could back up, then rush them as soon as the leg passes you and go for a spearing tackle.

 

I don't know how legal these moves are for tournaments, however.. I understand they want you to do moves primarily from the art you are studying as opposed to tackles.