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5:57 am
December 24, 2009

j20

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First of all, thanks for the help with regard to flurry counters.

Secondly, in my training session yesterday, because of my boxing orientated stance, a lot of the people i was sparring with were throwing Jab-Hook-Leg/Body Kick combos. I try to read the leg/body kick, but when someone is throwing a punch near your eyes, its hard to focus.

Any suggestions?

8:58 pm
December 24, 2009

zaxonortesus

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Head movement, don't close your eyes, move. I pretty much always will set up leg kicks with punches high. Those high punches are only going to distract you if you are getting hit with them, so if you can use head movement to avoid them, and leave see the kicks coming, you should be able to shield them better.

1:40 pm
February 11, 2010

Dr Sick

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J20,

I hope a late reply is better than no reply. As of late, Kiser and I have been working to the bone on the membership area and a bunch of other projects. (just so you know we're going to release an interview with Ari Bolden shortly and I'm hot on the trail for an interview with Joanne of the MMA Girls).

But anyway, back to the subject. In our system we employ two separate stances. Boxing and Muay Thai. We use the Boxing Stance at close range and the Muay Thai stance at long range. But one of the biggest problems I see beginners struggling with is phasing between the two and using the proper stance for the appropriate range. Many times I've seen students use the Boxing Stance at long range. When I see this I always kick their leg. It's just mechanically pre-disposed to being kicked due to the 45 Degree angle the front foot is set at. It begs to have the sciatic nerve kicked.

So my suggestion would be use a Thai Stance at long range. The front foot points down your opponent's centerline and helps to sheild both inner and outer leg kicks equally well. If that front foot is angled in it asks to be kicked on the out side. If it is angled outward it begs to be kicked on the inside.

Also, if you circle out to deal with the punches, the kick will not land with any signficant force.

Hope this helps.

9:04 pm
February 12, 2010

streetdawg

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I like to keep things simple, less chance of me screwing up that way.

I use a hybrid stance, a cross between boxing and Muay Thai. At longer ranges my stance isn’t as wide so that I’m light on my feet but as I get closer my stance widens go give me more stability from the pushing and being leaned on. I generally keep the angle of my stance at less than 45 degrees. I consider anything over 45 degrees the danger zone, danger from leg kicks, foot sweeps and single leg takedowns.

Anyway the hybrid stance that I use may not be the best for all situations but at least I don’t get confused about what stance I should be in.

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