How To Block a High Kick!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

in mma/ kickboxing/ muay thai.......please be detailed

Answer 1

I have fought several times and virtually every MMA coach teaches it the same way.

#1 Your hands should be up with your elbows in - legs spread shoulder width apart in a good fighting stance.

#2 When you recognize a high kick is coming and you want to block instead of counter - bring your arm up in an "answer the phone" type of bend keeping your palm on the side of your head with your elbow tight to your body.

#3 Lower your level slightly and move slightly toward your opponent at the same time. This is done to take yourself out of his power range and to brace yourself for the shot.

#4 After you have checked the kick, bring your level back up to a normal fighting stance and hands and elbows back to their normal position.

This block has to be VERY fast and requires alot of practice. One mistake and you will find yourself on the wrong side of a concussion. Whats crucial to this position is lowering your level slightly and taking a small step into the kick to get out of the power range.

If you want to counter - and I suggest you get good at this...

At the end of #3 - throw a STRAIGHT right in the chest or face of your opponent. It doesnt take much of a shot to knock them off their feet.

Moving away from high kicks is ok but I would not do it all the time. Running from high kicks will set you up for a superman punch. Also when you run you are not a threat to counter.

Answer 2

As a Tang Soo Do martial artist, I have to ask you exactly what kind of HIGH kick are you wanting to block? There is a difference between blocking a high roundhouse kick, and a drop ax kick. I agree with everyone else - first MOVE.

Most people would think to move away, and fear would drive an inexperienced person to do that - but move closer where they would be striking you with the inside of their calf instead of their foot - this will prevent them from seriously hurting you.

By rushing them you can control the situation by grabbing their leg and then performing a joint lock on their knee.

It all depends on what kind of kick being thrown at you.

Answer 3

Muay Thai High Kick

Answer 4

The best block is to evade. But if your looking to get in close then i would recomend just move in before they can finish there kick (practice timing) you because kicks can do some major damage to your arms.

But if your really lookin for a block then if your opponet is attacking your right side then put your right arm up tight against your body (palm down) and use your left forarm and open hand (keep your hand tight) to block your face, while sliding in to minimize the damage of the kick.

atleast thats how i do it and it works for me.

Answer 5

In any art, there are always a few ways to block depending upon the follow up you want to conduct.

BLOCK AND STAY IN PLACE

#1 You can either do as most have already suggested, raise the arm on the side of the kick in the "answer the phone" position, but make sure it's not right against your head, to take some of the energy of the blow

#2 If you see it early enough, and you normally do, take the arm of the same side of the kick and extend it out horizontally from your body either directly to the side, or at a slight angle forward toward your opponent to "check" the rise of the kick and often throw them off balance at the same time

BLOCK & EVADE

#1 As one above but step or slide in the same direction as the kick at the same time to mitigate the energy and move out of the power zone of the kick. i.e. if the opponent kicks with their right leg toward your left side, you move right.

#2 Move your head and/or upper torso in the same direction as the kick and raise the forearm on the same side as the kick into a vertical position on the edge of your body to intercept the blow. Allow your forearm to fold slightly as the strike reaches it at the same time as you move your upper torso to mitigate the force on your arm, but to allow it to act as a shock absorbing barrier to the kick

BLOCK & COUNTER

In advanced TaeKwon-Do and HapMoosaKi-Do when an opponent executes a high target technique without first debilitating us or taking our attention up with something else - we call it a "thank-you" technique. Unless they are REALLY good, they are normally leaning back to gain height, and are slightly off balance. You use any of the above techniques to evade their initial strike, and depending on where you are (i.e. what the rules are, if there are any) you counter strike before they have a chance to recover the leg to the ground. In most cases, they are stuck and if you are fast enough and skilled enough, you can easily take them out or down hard.

Hope this helps :)

Ken C
9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do
8th Dan TaeKwon-Do
7th Dan YongChul-Do

Answer 6

In Muay Thai, a roundhouse kick to the inside of the standing leg pretty much neutralizes a high kick, just takes lots of training in recognizing and timing your kick to it.

Answer 7

Step into their space.

All you need to do is step into your opponent when they're kicking and they'll fall over due to a very reduced balance base. You don't need to even "block" it because the strike of the kick will then be beyond you.

Answer 8

if you mean a high kick as to the face you slide your hand to the top of your head and use your forearm to block it, but its easier and better usually just to avoid it because in UFC 74 Randy Couture broke his forearm this way

Answer 9

As like at the head? just keep your arms up and block. its not very hard.

Answer 10

The first answer on this page is dead on. Enough said