Don't Just Check Leg Kicks, Evade and Intercept! 

Always appreciated, thank you.

Cheers! Happy to hear it. The main two examples are great, but I wanna provide a few other answers you might not have thought of. You definitely need to fight instinct a bit to counter a kick with a kick, but once it works it's awesome. You're very welcome.

@@Dr-Grayson I'll say it here man I think you're onto something cause I've not seen many people try this in the ring, and I love this concept of sharing newer techniques to change the game up and come in angles opponents aren't used to

I've had fairly good success doing it against people larger than myself. I weigh about 160lbs. Really just comes down to the timing but that takes careful practice to develop. I used to have a similar training partner like you described, gave me a real appreciation for the technique while I learned to use it properly myself. Appreciate your input, thanks for watching.

@@Dr-Grayson Yeah, it's possible for a lighter fighter to beat a bigger one with precise striking, get your strikes out and back asap, and don't telegraph so they can't jamm you as easy, dance and foot feint, but always keep one foot on the ground, don't "bounce around" like points sparrers. Matt was one tough cookie to crack. He caught me on the jaw one time with no more than 75% what he had, and it buckled my knees and I had to wave him off and tell him not to hit me again for 10 or 15 seconds to recover. Had he hit me in the face again, I'd have been knocked cold for sure. I think I was 2nd Kyu when that happened. I didn't start beating him in sparring until about 6 months after I earned first kyu and was testing for black belt. I was circuit training 20 hours per week back then. Matt was an 8 years veteran Marine and a police officer too.

This is in the context of MMA, not Savate. I am simply including Savate style techniques into the methods of mixed martial arts. Same reason I bring up not wearing shoes in this video. You're absolutely right, blocking with the shin is illegal in Savate (Unless it's Savate Pro Rules), but this is an MMA striking video that highlights Savate technique.

Oh ok my bad then!

No worries at all, I make sure all my thumbnails touch upon whether it's purely Savate or more MMA focused, but I should make things more clear, I'll start mentioning it more in the video. Help prevent confusion in the future. Thanks for watching!