3 Taekwondo Kicks for Self Defense: Ginger Ninja Trickster 

I've been training for mma for about 2 years now, and the other day i seen a guy about 5 feet tall getting jumped by 3 huge guys. so i knew what i had to do....... he didint stand a chance against the 4 of us.

They look like brothers LOL!

That kick in the beginning was sick

Great stuff. Fancy kicks in the street are high risk moves. These basic kicks are effective, and they lower that risk.

1:09 shane was not ready lol

that guy is great. you can see the power and experience he has in fighting. would love to see a sparring between Shane and him

Taekwondo as quoted by GNT himself "Oh my god, this kick actually worked" I'm just kidding lol I practice tkd as well gotta have some fun haha

1:08 "Here's just a quick little blast" Proceeds to kick my boys leg clean out from under him.

Great video. TKD gets a bad rap a lot of times due to Olympic style sparring which is very sport oriented, but tradition TKD is very effective for self defense

damn that first kick caught Shane completely off guard! he was like oh shit lol

Excellent tips and really clean execution, wow. Awesome job!

Damn...anyone notice how fast ginger boi can kick & what his reaction time is, someone has been training their nervous system.... Gj

I wouldn't recommend using kicks unless you're proficient with them, and even at that throw them with bad intentions. Throwing half assed kicks is a bad idea, you want to make sure the opponent is neutralized by the kick even if they block it.

Used a sidekick in an altercation once. Immediate gratification and the fight ended there. I can’t throw a sidekick that good anymore but these videos help retrain me.

From all the kicks that GNT shown, the most difficult even for a long time TKD practitionrt is definitely the side kick. It takes a lot of training, conditioning. The hardest part of this technique is how to make it go straight in horizontal line to the target and get our footsword to properly landed properly. It's really a tough technique to master, but once you can get it into perfection, this will be a valuable weapon. It's a powerful lineal kick that comes out from side body position toward the opponent, which is the reason why this kick is called 'side kick'.

I love the front snap kick. It's really fast and can be executed well from a neutral stance.

Is this Star Wars, because I see clones XD

every time he throws those kicks I can feel them through the screen! cannot begin to imagine being the guy on the shitty end of the stick

My boyfriend was playing and just tried to rush me. I used that first kick. It stunned him and backed him up. I followed up with a flurry of punches. He laughed but took his ass somewhere and sat down. Thx Fight Tips!

Tae Kwon Do kicks can be very effective for self defense , especially if you are well-rounded. Boxing and grappling will give you confidence in throwing the kicks as well as an awareness of their limitations. I have been a practitioner and instructor for almost 40 years.

The yeop chagi ( side kick ) is for me the best way to avoid a fight, if you're trained to land it with power/precision, the guy you hit will most of the time fall of, and by seeing you do that they're like "this guy knows what he's doing". Out of 5 fights where I started with this kick, all of them where stopped just after

Great video Shane! I love you and GNT, you guys are like my favorite MMA channels

I love this guy what a great instructor. He is one of the best on RU-vid or teaching kicks

Dang man that front snap kick so fast shane did not expect to get dropped from it. I find I have to set up my kick with something. I am kinda slow get my kicks caught a lot. but then again better than nothing when it comes to self defence.

I had same reaction when I’ve used Tae Kwon Do in self defense many years ago. It’s shocking how quick a well executed front kick or side kick to the ribs will end a altercation, especially if they don’t expect it. The side kick has that knock back or down effect but the front kick has less risk.

Best kicker ever seen in my life, hope ginger make more tutorials

Nice to see both of you together.

The best channel on self defence and martial arts.......FIGHT TIPS... ❤️❤️

Mannn GNT is a beast! Why would anyone wanna fight him?

I love that side step in the pivot to get out of line so you add more power to the roundhouse. I'mma have to start implementing that

What a BAD ASS video! Much love to both of YALL!

Nice. It's always good to hear from guys who have used their stuff for real. Also, I think the rear leg side kick is much neglected. Nice to see it used successfully on the street.

This really helped me a lot and reminded me of when I did taekwondo so thank you so much.

My 2 favorite fighting channels... LET'S SEE A SPARRING MATCH!!

Thank you Shane and GNT. Both of you are awesome ✊✊👍👍

OMG FINALLY BOTH OF MY FAVOURITE CHANNEL HAVING A COLLAB

Thanks Shane, thanks GNT

Very nice! Really all taekwondo kicks can be good in the street. It boils down to the student and how much mat time has been spent with each technique.

GNT is awesome! Great to see him on your show.

I'm really glad you are someone with a muay thai background, but you respect other styles.

Two of the best.

Love these kicks

Love how he gave real life examples of when he would use it in a fight

Great tips! Thank you guys!

I love to hear of people's experience on the street, so thanks for sharing that. I've had a number of street altercations, and I say use what works for you and what the situation calls for. Some of these TKD guys can throw a powerful kick about as fast as I can flick a jab. Just make certain that you're kicking in such a way that if you do miss, you'll come down in a good position to follow up with some more strikes or a takedown, or at least be able to defend yourself. Same with punching, etc. Use what you know and what you're comfortable with.

Aaron you have great power in your kicks. Awesome, congrats.

Thank you

0:44 the strike all us men fear Lol shane went straight for the shield after 0:52

Thank you. Love your videos. I'm glad we'll never get to street fight.

high level tkd kicks works..flexibility is kinda like having extra hands which is why people work hard to get it

thanks guys for the upload

my favorite fighting youtuber in one video? must be my lucky day

Great video and the new pads make your channel look more official

How have I been watching this channel for about a year and a half and not seen this. This guy is siiiiick no tell with that snapkick. my dad is the true ginger ninja he has always called himself that in karate he’s an old man now lol.

Nice vid, love GNT! One thing I would recommend on this video is to link to GNT's tutorials on these specific kicks. He has tutorials on the front kick, roundhouse, and side kick on his channel. I know there was a link to the channel, but it would have been good to have a link to those kicks, too.

what a perfect DUO...great video ..terima kasih

The thing I love about this is that all of the kicks are to the mid-section.

Awesome ! Love GNT !

Wow!!! Ginger Ninja, that is a very powerful roundhouse kick.

Great video. Those kicks are simple and seem very effective for real life self defense. I once received a hard roundhouse kick to the thigh with a small padded kicking shield and the kick was brutal even with the shield. I can only imagine one powerful roundhouse kick to the thigh or knee can potentially be game over if it's quick and powerful enough. GNT has awesome fast and powerful kicks. I also heard an interesting theory on high kicks for self defense. Simply put, high risk but also high reward if pulled off (the reward being high chance of a total knockout). Definitely have to be fast, powerful and quite flexible to do something like that cold but it did get me thinking that it could be a viable option if you train hard with high kicks and flexibility and willing to take the risk. I really like these collaboration videos and learn a lot from the experiences of Shane and the guests. Thanks to fightTIPS and GNT.

Love when youtubers do collab videos

Well practised Simple and basic moves are always the most effective for self defence, so always practise them basics!

it just go to show you the basic in martial arts are really all you'll ever need need I stay practice the 4 key basic punches, kicks, and block, blocks itself may never actually be used a lot when in a street fight but still they're there to give a general idea.

Pure gold information I was born in East Europe comunist time and I wanted to learn martial but was not information like this and possibility to go to gym , thank you for sharing your value knowledge for free

Very practical. I approve👍

Kicks are slower than punches to begin with, and most people simply aren't quick enough with them period, which makes them easy to block. Even Bruce Lee used to say all kicks must be set up with punches, and his kicks were faster than naruto's tits.

Love u both..

I'm glad you did a colab!, i watch both of you

I was waiting for this video since a long time thanks Shane

There is alot of power in those kicks TKD was my first MA and it teaches you to use your legs very well. My brother who also trains in TKD kicked a guy in the head with a inside crecent kick knocking him down.

awsome video from u two

just a quick little blast... *BANG!*

Dear Shane, Stay Awsome.

amazing video shane💯

Thank you for this video. It was very informative and something I have also thought about. I also visualized the side kick to the knees as being very devastating in a self defense situation.

ohhh!!!!!!! si los dos grandes Maestros

Love GNT

Ginger ninja trickster is quite a mouthful

Aye! It's my two favorite martial art RU-vidrs!

Side kick is 👌

Ginger Ninja got serious power in them kicks. Next street fight please do the World a favor and record it.

u wearin a itf uniform how could anyone think that u dont use your hands? especially in the street

Definitely need to keep getting myself in a better physical state before I can do any of this. My kicks would be about as fast as a tortoise walking right now. Great vid.

is it just me or are low kicks not getting enough love on this channel? it is my single go to kick in any sort of fight and the few who actually got back up were in no state to pursue me. In training against practice knives i also found kicking the leg makes a lot less vulnerable to having a blade sticking out of calf or stomache since you can lean back. Iam still training this kick every day and i would love more tips and tweaks on the lowkick.

Been doing karate and TKD since 1991 and have been close to fighting in the street but was always able to diffuse the situation. I am real paranoid about having my kicks caught, so I think I'd rely on a slip then body hook counter, like Tyson/D'Amato

*Give the fans what we want and spar GNT!*

Awesome vid, Can you guys do some sparring?

I like it.

Bellator 181: GNT vs Shane Fazen

Hey Shane, I was wondering if you could make a video about common fighting injuries such as a busted lip. Then show how to deal with them the best way. Thanks

Thanks for telling us basic kicks but a better incite on it

That was MAGNIFICENT! Shane & GNT in the same video! 🤓 Just one thing though, I could barely hear GNT through the whole video, crank up the mics already! Please and thank you!

Best colab ever!

Gnt u r awesome.

I used to do wtf tkd. I can confim back kicks, side kicks and back sidekicks are absolutely devastating when someone's coming in. I've also been hit by one in training with body armour on. It was like a move scene, I went flying backwards, hit the wall behind me and slid down the wall. I was winded despite the fact I had padding and took me a minute or so so get back up. People think TKD aren't powerfull but I've never been hit with a harder kick since.

Hey Shane, a light sparring match video would be excellent. The first one was educational, and great to watch which is why another with the 'Ginger Ninja Trickster' would be amazing to watch.

okay every collab video Shane makes there should be a follow up sparring video everyone wants it

ITF. Awesome...

love it 👍 can you post new videos of you shadowboxing, & counter moves while fighting backward and side to side

Ready 1,2,3, kick He wasn't ready LOL Great kicks & technique.