Yoko Geri in Kumite

[Dent]

Osu!

Originally Posted by tmd

We call it the gauntlet

How veddy, veddy Hinglish of hyou, Old Boy!

Osu!

[SplendidMonkey]

Using yoko geri can put you at risk as it requires you to shift your center of gravity moving your side toward the opponent. Therefore it leaves you more vulnerable then, say, a mae geri or mawashi geri would.

I sometimes use it after missing a joudan mawashi and my opponent moves in to attack while I'm reajusting my stance after the missed high kick. Since I already have my side toward my opponent it then only a matter of sticking out a quick yoko geri which most opponents will rush right into. It doesn't result in a knowdown but it's a nice way to keep the opponent at bay after missing a kick.

[tmd]

This is one of the most interesting training sessions on the web (IMO) in relevance to the thread see 3:23....I use this, unless I'm competing against you in which case no I don't I suck at it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wVG4KAOjrc&feature...

[Nix]

Originally Posted by tmd

This is one of the most interesting training sessions on the web (IMO) in relevance to the thread see 3:23....I use this, unless I'm competing against you in which case no I don't I suck at it

Oh yeah, I use this too (learnt that from Sempai Enrico Rogge at the Sabaki Camp 2008), only I do mae keage geri or jodan mae geri. Unless of course I'm competing you, in which case you don't have to worry about it.

[RJC]

I think it should be used more. The foot requires conditioning in sparring, and the kick should be practiced more often. It really has to be fast. I do find it can be set up with punches. I learned this by getting winded when sparring with TKD fighters.
With enough flexibility in the back, and lower abdominal strength, yoko geri can be a close range kick, set up with punches to the top chest.
OSU

[Dent]

Osu!

Originally Posted by tmd

This is one of the most interesting training sessions on the web (IMO) in relevance to the thread see 3:23....I use this, unless I'm competing against you in which case no I don't I suck at it

Ah! Yes, I know Shihan Jackie Chong is very good at this! I think you need the right kind of legs for it though. I'm just too dang slow.

PS: I'll bet neither TMD nor Nix can play poker or pool, but they'll still put a couple of hundred on the game. Just to make it interesting...

Osu!

[tmd]

I suck at pool -- I bet....

[mary222]

one of the nicest and most effective (in my opinion) way to use yoko geri in kumite is to use it as a counter strike.
a good example would be when you opponent is sending gedan mawashi a your front leg you partially absorb the kick and you the momentum to bring you knee up and throw your yoko geri. with correct speed and timing you should hit your opponent when he is going forward not expecting what is coming.

last time i saw this in a tourney the result was major theeth mark on the foot

[powerof0ne]

Originally Posted by kyokushin4life

Dent, have you seen the video that has kyokushin kid and shorinken kid fighting? Some Chinense styles have very strong yokogeri in fight.

YouTube - kyokushin vs kung fu

Osu!

I was about to mention the same thing! Sanda and San shou use something similar to a yoko geri but they also start out as a mae geri and use it as more of a "jab". Similar kicks are in muay thai but it's only seen a lot by a few thaiboxing camps, not from muay thai overall. Reminds me of how Benny "The Jet" Urquidez would deliver it, kind of. Except he would do something like slide forward with a mae geri and than pivot his hip over for the yoko geri and he used it pretty well on the intl. kickboxing scene "back in the day".

[tmd]

Originally Posted by mary222

one of the nicest and most effective (in my opinion) way to use yoko geri in kumite is to use it as a counter strike.
a good example would be when you opponent is sending gedan mawashi a your front leg you partially absorb the kick and you the momentum to bring you knee up and throw your yoko geri. with correct speed and timing you should hit your opponent when he is going forward not expecting what is coming.

last time i saw this in a tourney the result was major theeth mark on the foot

The clip noted on my post is Shihan Fhilo doing just that

[mary222]

apologies to you tmd san.
i m at work and not exactly suppose to be doing what im doing right now so im avoiding video. lolll

[tmd]

No apology required - now get back to work!!!!!!!!!