I've done MT off and on for a few years and I've always had a lot of trouble landing leg kicks in my southpaw stance. I'm left handed in everything I do and fighting is one of them.
I find that my front leg is almost useless because our lead legs are together and there just isn't much angle to throw leg kicks with my front leg. With my rear leg, the potential for a really big inside leg kick is there but it takes longer to throw that leg since its further back and often times my opponents just move there front leg back and avoid it. It is also very easy to turn your lead shin inwards and block that kick.
I've had really good success at throwing left middle kicks to the ribs. I can land them all the time. I am not flexible enough to kick to head height yet either but I'm working at it. For now I want to start adding more leg kicks because after throwing a few left mid kicks my opponent starts to realize that its pretty much all I throw with my legs and can start to defend.
Any suggestions?
I find that my front leg is almost useless because our lead legs are together and there just isn't much angle to throw leg kicks with my front leg. With my rear leg, the potential for a really big inside leg kick is there but it takes longer to throw that leg since its further back and often times my opponents just move there front leg back and avoid it. It is also very easy to turn your lead shin inwards and block that kick.
I've had really good success at throwing left middle kicks to the ribs. I can land them all the time. I am not flexible enough to kick to head height yet either but I'm working at it. For now I want to start adding more leg kicks because after throwing a few left mid kicks my opponent starts to realize that its pretty much all I throw with my legs and can start to defend.
Any suggestions?