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Most MMA guys don't have the bones for it.
Most MMA guys don't have the bones for it.
You could try catching them after a double forearm block, grabbing with the opposite hand but you probably will take some damage. Still much safer than exposing the ribs trying to catch them as if they were 45 degree angle kicks. Most thais just prefer to check them from what Ive seen, or if they go high just fade them, it might have something to do with the scoring too, Im sure a good kick to the arms scores points in thailand.
Why are people citing breaking a shin as a thing? The small joint will snap before large solid bones.
I will happily shin kick your elbow all day long, you tell me how many years you can't use that arm.
kicking the arms are primarily used for points in MT. In other kickfight (kickboxing, knockdown karate etc etc) sports it does not. If kicking the arms causes a lot of damage, it is not immediately apparent in those sports. I mean, sure, SOME damage, but no breaking forearms (except for rare freak accidents) or complete loss of punching power after taking 3-4 kicks. IMO kicking the arms are overrated by MT fans who wants an excuse for the scoring system
So then the kick that actually does damage is not the kick to the arm, but the technique it is a set up for. Fine, sounds right! Then why are we talking scoring and the deadliness of the armkick?Not at all. The idea behind it aside from shutting down punches is that it sets up a kick to the ribs. Kick to the arm, kick to the ribs is literally Yodsanklai's career in a nutshell. Good fighter's don't just spam kicks to the arm and hope that it causes a break.
If we are talking receiving constant hits for 15 minutes, I would not like it even if it was a slap on the face. Still not a reason to talk about how dangerous it is.@shinkyoku
I don't know man... We are not talking about 3-4 kicks. We are talking about 15 minutes been constantly kick to the arms. Obviously a lot better than to block with your ribs, and it shouldn't score as high, but it does a lot of damage...
So then the kick that actually does damage is not the kick to the arm, but the technique it is a set up for. Fine, sounds right! Then why are we talking scoring and the deadliness of the armkick?
But it does accumulated damage which helps later on. Like leg kicks for example.People don't do it because it doesnt score points.
Well guys I'm gonna try it out. I'll post video if I won. Won't post nothing if I get hilariously knocked out lol.
muay thai yes, mma no. mma catch and take you down.
Why isn't this done more by strikers against grapplers in MMA?
In MMA, or Sanshou, or Combat sambo, if you give the opponent your leg, they can catch, and go for a takedown.
But there is still a place for it I think. You must pick and choose. But you cannot spam them. Eventually someone will figure out to catch your kick.
You didn't know that they catch kicks and sweep in Muay Thai also?
Well he's spamming it right here in this video. No kidding that there are counters to mid kicks. There are counters to everything, otherwise it'll be a perfect technique.