How to ALWAYS Counter the Low Kick! 

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Jeff is not only explaining but always displaying in practice. This is so helpful!

So... NOT just flexing as hard as you can and eating kicks over and over without moving trying to make them get tired?

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There was a guy I used to train with (back in my TKD days) who had a unique counter - he would do a _jumping spinning back kick._ He was spastic in some way (I didn't ask) and somehow due to the nature of his disability* was able to jump and spin faster than most people could do a regular roundhouse kick and could even use it to counter punch. *He couldn't do punchs that well, or roundhouses either. But my ribs became very well acquainted with the heel of his foot. The first time we spared, I thought "he's roughly the same belt as me, a full head shorter and disabled, I'll go easy on him" while those who knew watched with amusement and waited. I did a low roundhouse that turned into a air swing as he jumped, and he caught me in the ribs, just _barely_ missing my liver.

Man i was getting my lead leg chewed up last night in sparring and sort of came to the conclusion that its best to pull back, but your counter straight-down-the-middle is exactly what i was missing. Thanks for the top content!

I'v been sparring a lot with my coach whos an amateur MMA fighter and i still get my ass beat every time, I film the sparring sessions to see what I can do better and I realized when i throw kicks he's willing to eat them to land a cross. But now with these tips in mind, whenever he throws low leg kicks I can counter him and better yet, set up fake kicks to expose the cross and counter from there. Thanks Jeff! Keep up the great work, always appreciate your content.

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Jeff the last 2 years there was practically no to very limited training possible due to Corona. I think I speak for a lot of people when I say you help us out A LOT by teaching us new things through your videos. I meet up with a friend and try out your tips. Thank you so much.

I still hear your voice in my head during sparring from a really old clip where you said "kick for kick" (aka. always answer back). Your tips have really helped me tremendously in sparring ❤

I train vicariously through Jeff. I am getting better and better with every video!!

Great format Jeff! Always cool content that explains your tactics!

This is good stuff. I prefer inside fighting and clinching so I tend to check and cross more than evade but Im gonna try and throw the lead leg back and blitz forward like you did; looks dope. I almost feel like with proper timing you could get tricky single or ankle pick with their weight shifting the way it is.

That dodge and kick has really helped me in sparring! Thanks Jeff!

Your free content on youtube is already worth to pay. Thank you and wish you all the best. From Vietnam with love.

Man I really like your videos. They’re entertaining and simple. Watching this makes me wanna learn how to strike and train mma. Hopefully I’m able to heal my injuries and get out there and train again.

Its nice to see you improving

You already know when it's a low kick vid it's going to be good

Good stuff Jeff!

I ❤ this.... Needed this before my fight... Thx

Awesome tecniques and performance. Perfect timing and all shown in real fights.

Great video Jeff

Great content guy!

Lookin good brotha, great technique explanation and showing live! thank you again bro

Awesome Video!

As usual good video

Jeff chan is back with another good video never disappoints and this video is useful

Thanks for those advice, I'll try to use them from now on.

I really need to do this, thanks for the tip🙏

Thanks Jeff I learned alot by watching your videos its very effective

Nice, your tier list for low kick counters!

Thanks for the tip, Jeff. I will definitely try it out in sparring.

This really helps me since I’m heavy on boxing but leaning to defend against kickboxing with my wide stance

Jeff you are a gosh Darn Genius. i hope to see you in more pro fights!!!

Hey man, love the breakdowns on this channel and how you explain through things, would you be able to do some counters/striking and movements from southpaw? Dont find too much simmilar to this from that perspective :) love the content man keep it up

I used this all the time in the past, this works great!

Greatings from mexico we follow u.. ✌🔥🌵

Thanks coach

Great video

Can u do the 10 best tactics of Cyril Gane pls and btw super helpful like video

Definitely good to utilize this earlier in the fight/sparring but if your opponent has a good fight IQ they’ll throw out a lazier low kick and drop a check left hook when they’re coming off of the low kick.

As a practitioner of the support I love your knowledge thanks.

Jeff, was that a double, "kung-fu style," punch at 3:41?? Haha, amazing

Thanks, greetings from Belgium

thanks! I just got back from sparring, and had to learn this for the next time..

Very valuable lessons

Very very good!!! You are right!

Very educational

Thanks Jeff! Love your videos! Can you do one for the high kick? 😏

Excelente video como sempre

This is very good tech. I appreciate this video

Truck you, Jason! 🇨🇦

Damn thoses counter punches !

The pendulum step back to shifting cross and low kick is the Jeff Chan signature move. Has similar mechanics to GSP's superman punch low kick combo

Jeff, Can we get a tutorial on how to low kick?

cool video thanks

I wanted this thx

Good stuff! As someone who practices Sanda, I'm a fan of kicking back lol

I like to step in w/ a tiny level change to hook/ uppercut range shelfing the lazy lowkick on the thigh before counter punching heavily

I wish you talked about countering low kicks with hooks, yes it can be done. I do it all the time.

Can you please do more Tutorials on Shotokan Karate counters for MMA/Kickboxing ?

Those are some nice counters. Kickers have to drop guard in order to deliver power with the kick otherwise they simply cannot kick. You definitely have to eat a few kicks and time the counter correctly or you'll get eaten up by kicks lol. Another thing is, you'll have much better success if you counter to the body when the kicker drops guard. Essentially, when a kicker throws a kick, they drop guard and become a south paw fighter. A south paw fighter in boxing are very weak against an orthodox fighter who because the SP fighter has their right hand forward, which means the left side of their body is open to the right hand of the orthodox fighter. And once you land a few punches into the body, a kicker can no longer generate power in their legs as body punches will cause their legs to lock up. I'd say timing and counter punch placement(body) is how you deal with kickers.

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I've been focusing on boxing recently, as I've never been too happy with my striking. Not looking forward to getting kicked again.

In my Myay Thai days I used to set up the low kick with a push or a punch. As I executed the kick, I would extend the glove to cover the opponent's eyes and control distance. Result: 1. I would increase the rate the kicks landed. 2. I would never get countered with a punch. 3. However, I lost a little power.

Great video! Must try it out - I use checks mostly with a pretty good success rate - what do you think of checking?

I didn't wanna go to college or the military so I decided to study martial arts. Thanks Jeff Chan ❤🙏🏼

You are a god

Please do a john linker tacktic study

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I love the chess game skillful striking can become.

I like to sidestep away from the low kick and counter with a front kick to my opponent's face or body or if he overspins, teep his other leg he's standing on.

I love to give low kicks so this is great to know my counters

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Couldn't you have uploaded this a few hours earlier before I went sparring? My left leg is killing me now.

Hey Jeff! Love your videos! Idk if you've answered this before but where do you train out of?

I not long started following him this dude a beast. What can I do to kick higher is it honestly possible to kick higher if I can’t now.

Hmmmm, paused at 0:59 whilst i watch you fight Radeem. I may sub

Nice

Jeff Chan algorithm forever

I would love to train with you one day

Hey jeff would u recommend catching low kicks or would that be risky incase the next one is a headkick

Can i Use all of them for all lowkicks like inside of Outside of calfkicks?

Very good video but what if we counter attack a low kick by side kicking our opponent's knee? Or his hip joint (or femoral neck to be exact)?...I have used this Kung Fu technique before and so far it has worked. I'm retired now btw. Cheers!👍🏽🇨🇦

How to make sure you don’t get hit by a leg kick while stepping in yourself for a boxing combination?

Hahah can’t show this video to my sparring partners or im done 😂

Do these tactics work well against taller opponents? I'm one of the shortest in my gym

Either the Sparring here is super slick or too hard 😅🤣

Jeff ur a beast-man.. I wonder how old you are.... Regardless of i figure you gotta start putting on this fights now.. I feel you maybe working on ur grappling game.. Ur pretty tough but alot guys are gonna outsize you as you get to the top.. You have that pure striking body.. And this wrestler are just build different... Keep working on ur speed is definitely gonna help you.. And incorporated some knees on your game i dont see you throwing them often

When is your next fight?!

Do you know how to not get counter punched while throwing low/calf kicks ?

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Bro, next vdo: please, tactics by Jonathan Haggerty.

I cant be the only one that laughed at "when plan B fails...."

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*Let me know what you guys think of this counter* My sparring partner is a southpaw and I'm an orthodox, my partner likes to throw low kicks a lot so the way that I like to counter is throwing the right oblique kick like Jon Jones but instead of hyperextending the knee I just use it to push his left leg back anytime he throws it then quickly throw my own leg kick . Or sometimes I'll just sidestep to the right then sidestep to the left with a low kick

I feel like you leave yourself open for counters if they catch onto that and start to faint though. Eh, something new to play with I guess.

Good video. How does Israel Adesanya get away with repeatedly low kicking without getting countered much? It's almost like he uses the low kick like a jab.

Every kicker makes the same mistake; they slam back the right hand if they kick with the right leg. Louzy kicks are easy to counter

Total amateur here, is stepping inside the kick useful?