[ithaimyshoes]

Hi everyone, yesterday, I was sparring my friend who was taller than me by a few inches and I couldn't get any hits in because I was not close enough. He managed to get close enough and hit me and the only thing I could do was block, not hit or counter. What should I do to actually get hits in on a taller/bigger opponent.


When I do low shin kicks to my opponent, where are the specific places I should hit? I am not too familiar with names of the leg, so please describe it. Also, are low shin kicks useful if done correctly? Will they tire/make your opponent fall?

Is it easy to trip someone after they knocked you down? I am thinking about using one leg in front of their shin and one leg behind their thigh and pushing together to make him lose balance. Will that work?

[stuart]

http://www.fighttips.com/forum/how-s...opponents.html

Have alook at that for getting hits on him.

When kicking the shin with a roundhouse kick you want to hit maybe 2/3 inches down from the knee joint.
If your talking about a more football like kick then go for pretty much any part of the front of the shins.

You can try out the method of taking someone down like that: test it! But sadly chances are it wont work.

The best moment to get someone down when you are on the ground is to take them down with you as you are falling.

[PinStripes13]

The bigger/taller opponent thread, has been posted, so no need to do that.

But when you're performing a leg kick, you kick above the knee, not below. I know it may sound okay, but, don't test your shin strength if you don't have to. Kicking above the knee hits the peroneal neve, which hurts, can cause the leg to go numb/dead, and make the leg hard to stand on, causing your opponent to be less stable, and easier to take down.

Aaaaaand how you're describing that take down is stupid, and would have a poor take down rate.

[Luther]

The kick depends on what you are going for. Street or MMA fight?

And a better version of the takedown is to hook the inside of the leg with your left leg, then kick into the hip joint with your right. Thats more of a street move though, it might not work so well in MMA.

-Luther

[Cromwell]

I think I know what he means about the tripping thing. It could work to drop the attacker to his knees or on all fours, but the attacker would probably end up trapping his leg even without intending to do so. And how would he follow up? It is an inefficient movement as far as I can imagine presently.

Cromwell

[Luther]

Found this little bit. Its Silat.

YouTube - Silat Suffian Bela Diri - Ground Fighting - 1st Italian Seminar 2007

YouTube - Silat Suffian Bela Diri - Ground Fighting - 1st Italian Seminar 2007

-Luther

[TimeFighter]

For the tripping parts, bust his kneecap.

Where should you hit? Pin has it all the way. Right in to the side of his thigh. There is a BUNCH of nerves and some pressure points. Kick to the right side of HIS left leg. I have been hit there BIGGEST fucking pain you will almost ever experience in a fight.