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It's nothing fancy he just kicks hard enough for people to worry about the leg which leaves their head open.

i like the 45 degree step, but i always throw a right cross as i step, followed by the right roundhouse. i don't usually think about where it's going, i just throw where it's open. the problem with learning static combos (although we all have to start there) is that opponents seldom just hang out in the range you want. you have to go in & get them. another good tactic is to leave your last punch in their face rather than...

I find it hard to surprise my opponent with a high roundhouse kick when sparring. When I perform a roundhouse kick, I first make a 45 degrees step with the supporting leg, and then lift up the kicking leg high up to the opponent's side-head. This 45 degrees step tells my opponent about that move and I always get my kick blocked. Moreover, if I don’t take a preliminary action, the opponent's hands stay on guard so I can't hit...

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You're also probably doing something that goes kind of like this: "Oh, he's moving; what's he doing? Is he kicking? He is! What do I do? I'll use a shin block! Go, leg, shin block!" And you get hit somewhere around "Is he kicking..." In other words, you're thinking to much and questioning what's happening instead of simply reacting. There's no easy fix; you can work with a...

Quote: Originally Posted by dosk3n Hi, I am just wondering where you are focusing when sparing? Like said above I would recomend a central point such as chest or solar plexus as you will respond faster through peripheral vision. Seeing everything by looking at nothing Also I respond to joint actions such as the movment of the elbow or the knee as you will see these move before the fist or the foot. Its also easier to have the knee in your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Omar B It's a very western thing to focus on a person's face and upper body in a conflict, where you should be taking in the whole picture. I agree its a Westurn thing. I remember TV shows and Movies where people were training to fight and you would alwways here things like "Always watch the eyes", as if that was a MA secret. Quote: But i will try to be less focus on blocking the kick,...

Here's an explanation for the 45 degree step from Bas Rutten (which he inteprets on parallel lines), I think he's missing something with the pivoting talk (and if you watch him on the kick pads you can see him pivot), but for all the 'slowness' and 'dissapating energy talk', here's somebody that walks the walk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5iTWCwlZyM

Quote: Originally Posted by egg doing the 45 degree step before a kick as a default is probably a bad idea since, like you've already noticed, it's predictable. at the gym we were taught this combo you might wanna try out? Throw a light jab then quickly follow it with a light hook with the same fist. When you throw the hook they should be guarding their ear and distracted so while throwing the hook do a 45degree step and half...

doing the 45 degree step before a kick as a default is probably a bad idea since, like you've already noticed, it's predictable. at the gym we were taught this combo you might wanna try out? Throw a light jab then quickly follow it with a light hook with the same fist. When you throw the hook they should be guarding their ear and distracted so while throwing the hook do a 45degree step and half circle. At this point you should be...