@@kajetanlolek5309 If I can train old dudes off the couch to kick correctly, you can work on proper technique and up your mobility. Short of a body abnormality or catastrophic injury, you can definitely turn over your kick properly. Will you ever be a head kick king? Probably not. But you can certainly save your knees and hips by learning to turn over and pivot. Its not just a better kick, it saves the rest of your joints. Seriously, if you don't have a coach that can help you with this, get a new coach.
@@kajetanlolek5309 That’s why you work on it to stretch the inner rotation to gain more hip mobility so, with constant training than yeah, you can get good hip mobility. Do the work and you’ll get there.
Dude I said the same!! I barely get tapped on the shin and I have a whole knot and bruise on it so I can only imagine this guys body after if his skin is anything like mine😂😂😂
No shit. lol my coach once demonstrated a low kick on me. And he did not use any power or speed at all. Just tap my quad. And bro, I can feel the impact. lol
I know those kicks are powerful and besides the strength also is the technique. I don’t think Senchaii was kicking 40%. Otherwise that guy would not be standing.
@@MrNataphong not just in Thai but Burmese people have a very similar english accent as well along with other southeast Asian nationality and I am Burmese my self I come from the karenni/Karen tribe.
@@user-ud8ry8vj8f really? I have Burmese friends while I was in Univesity, but they had learned in international program so they English better than me and don't feel like Thai accent, so I think Burmese English way better than us and close to Westerner accent.
So glad to see him teaching that the lower shin and foot is strong. I train at two clubs and at one of them, whenever I do a roundhouse, they tell me it’s wrong and should be higher on the shin. I agree with that, only if you’re close. If you’re at range, this is the perfect technique.
Preferences/pros and cons. The ankle is dangerous because slight movement and you hit all foot. Could go bad. Also if you hit mid/low shin instead of low shin/ankle you can do more upright kicks to legs/body that don't turn over as much and still connect hard (ex-liam Harrison). Learn both and learn why and when
My boy just told me to kick with my feet upwards. I think everybody just based their preference on what’s right or wrong cus I was conditioning my shins I started to feel comfortable throwing kicks in that area ( I’m not even a Muay Thai fighter I just truly enjoy the sport and practice some of it)
I remember Bas Ruten making this same point and what he was saying is kicking in an upward trajectory like Senchae is advising against is dangerous for you because your shin bone is like a yard stick.. it’s flat on the inner part of the leg. So the risk of your breaking your shin bone is much higher if you are hitting the side of the yardstick. By rotating your hips over, you strike with the edge of the yardstick, and avoid damage.
Yea, you also have no power kicking upward. On the other hand the "new" kicking meta of the UFC are the "wrong" kicks you are talking about because you can throw them without much telegraphing. And the stance of MMA doesn't really allow for quick kick blocks like in Muay Thai.
The guy's a technician, he's not just blasting randomly with his shin. If he's aiming for a thigh or a rib with his instep, it's because he's sighted the target and knows it won't get checked. Kicks with that part are also longer range and a bit quicker than a shin impact. There are many different types of muay Thai fighters, not all of them do things the exact same way
It's like hitting with a stick: long one has more leverage and thus impact than a short one. But yes, you gotta time and place it well, kicking a shin or elbow will hurt a lot 😅
A good way to “feel it” is to picture you shoulder and knee going through your target. Also do not lean back too much or your hip won’t, actually can’t roll over. Stay upright on your kick, don’t lean back.
Obviously his technique is amazing and the angle of the kick is perfect etc, but I was taught in Muay Thai, and I’ve experienced that landing a kick at the junction between foot and shin can really hurt and over extend the ankle unless it’s a head or body shot, I was taught to connect slightly above the ankle, bottom of shin, whenever throwing a mid /low kick, if the opponent checks your kick and it’s the point where the foot meets the shin, it’s gonna hurt! Obviously the protective gear helps, and A LOT of conditioning! Not questioning the master, just saying ha
Dang a really good leg kick at the beginning and dude took it like a champ while teacher feeling the hurt. Great accuracy and body rhythm throwing the hips in just at the right time to create more power behind the kick.
"To be able to get a lesson from him would be a dream".my Filipino Muay Thai fighter sister said. And I would stop at All cost! Cause I'm the "Dummie" that she practices on!!😮😢
What’s really crazy is we’re talking about how smooth and clean that kick is when he’s using his off leg lol. His worse leg is better than our dominant ones 😭
@@ismesheverone7653 Of course. I beat his ass in sparring every day. Jokes aside though, I don't think my statement is even controversial. Pereira clearly doesn't kick with a lot of force, but manages to remain deadly with his leg kicks by hitting the same spot over and over again and being super quick with those kicks. Also, he has basically no telegraph on them.
People with limited English are sometimes super good at teaching physical skills to English speakers because they rely on demonstration rather than detailed description.
Great refinement of a very solid technique, that however doesn’t make the less strong version useless, anything that could work will work if used in the right scenario
I was also taught in Muay Thai to kick with that part of the foot, not the shin bone. Sure, the shin might hurt more, especially if you hit with the edgy part (which in my case is very sharp like a knife 😂), But you will need to be closer to your opponent which makes you more prone to get punched, and you will have less power cause less centrifugal force.
The kickboxing style in my opinion is only good for resetting your opponent. If you’ve already knocked your opponent off their center line you should utilize a Muay Thai style kick so you can get all the power from your hips. If your opponent is out of position they can’t punish the extra movement as easily.
You need to be super flexible to do kicks like this, easy for a small thai like Saenchai to do it but for most westerners it takes years of practice, to be honest our hips just dont work like thais. The rotation is what makes the power, so if you are tight make sure you have a solid warm up before a sesh and a good stretch after and don't over do it! Happy fighting ✊️✊️✊️
