Orthodox stance, but stronger left kick.

[serr]

I fight orthodox, I'm right eyed and right handed, but my left kicks are much stronger than my right. I'm wondering how to deal with this. Should I be making lead leg kicks, relying on switch kicks, switch my stance or should I just go for the less powerful right kick? Are there any fighters that excel at switch kicks? I just feel like switch kicks are so much easier to see coming and don't know how to hide it.

 

[Kickzilla]

Nah I think you should work on developing the right kick also.

Do you work on dynamic hip and kick stretches? Sounds like an issue with not engaging the hip flexor enough and trunk rotation. Should get your trainer(s) to take a look at it and tell you what they think as well.

 

[roventu]

Buakaw kicks a lot with his lead leg...but he's also one of the best kickers.

how someone told me is that after 1-2, you step with the cross and that is effectively a small switch, then kick with lead.

 

[StopDucking]

How good is your teep?

 

[Hagelslag2]

I fight from a orthodox stance and have a stronger left kick. Of course you should develop a well-rounded game, but if your left kick is your strongest, use it. I do and it hasn't hindered me.

 

[Hagelslag2]

Buakaw kicks a lot with his lead leg...but he's also one of the best kickers.

how someone told me is that after 1-2, you step with the cross and that is effectively a small switch, then kick with lead.

Hey, I know that combination!

 

[sourdiesel209]

Rumble Johnson comes to mind, but you would need a killer overhand right so people walk right into your kick.

 

[Harukaze]

Take advantage of your strong lead leg. I'm the same as you, and I like to throw the lead roundhouse without a switch step. If your left leg is really that strong, you'll be able to get good stopping power of it without even having to switch-step. Also teeps. Especially to the grill.

 

[PivotPunch]

Rumble Johnson comes to mind, but you would need a killer overhand right so people walk right into your kick.

Rumble doesn't really hide his kick he just forces you to walk into it with punches or he uses the kick to force into pucnhes he doesn't care if you see it coming or he even wants you to circle away from it sometimes.

I think Buakaw also does that "switch" step when he throws a rear kick so by making a step not only for lead kicks it makes it harder to see the lead kick coming.
So he's basically feinting just by kicking.

 

[Chungungo]

Take advantage of your strong lead leg. I'm the same as you, and I like to throw the lead roundhouse without a switch step. If your left leg is really that strong, you'll be able to get good stopping power of it without even having to switch-step. Also teeps. Especially to the grill.

With stopping power you mean lead teeps?
I have the same situation, my teacher says I kick hard and in a better angle than with the rear leg but not harder , that sounds impossible

 

[Harukaze]

With stopping power you mean lead teeps?
I have the same situation, my teacher says I kick hard and in a better angle than with the rear leg but not harder , that sounds impossible

No, with the lead roundhouse. Although it could work with teeps too, especially if your opponent is careless about parrying/avoiding them. A lot of people forget that teeps can end a fight if done correctly (Kohirumaki and Kaoklai being proof of this).

Landing power lead roundhouses without a switch step is something that all righties with strong left legs should strive to achieve. The power can be further upped with a shuffle step. So with the switch step, the shuffle step, and throwing it from stance, you have three variations both in terms of tempo and relative power. Add it feinted steps leading to other attacks (like Buakaw's penchant for throwing right uppercuts off a feinted switch step) and you'll make people's lives miserable haha!

 

[Chungungo]

No, with the lead roundhouse. Although it could work with teeps too, especially if your opponent is careless about parrying/avoiding them. A lot of people forget that teeps can end a fight if done correctly (Kohirumaki and Kaoklai being proof of this).

Landing power lead roundhouses without a switch step is something that all righties with strong left legs should strive to achieve. The power can be further upped with a shuffle step. So with the switch step, the shuffle step, and throwing it from stance, you have three variations both in terms of tempo and relative power. Add it feinted steps leading to other attacks (like Buakaw's penchant for throwing right uppercuts off a feinted switch step) and you'll make people's lives miserable haha!

Well my coach doesn

 

[j123]

I like using the switch kick off a check, when done quick enough, it usually lands

 

[Kanka]

switch kick is very effective orthodox vs orthodox but if you face an southpaw opponent you will need to have a good right kick though...

 

[Harukaze]

switch kick is very effective orthodox vs orthodox but if you face an southpaw opponent you will need to have a good right kick though...

Not necessarily. Switch kicks are the slowest way to throw a lead leg roundhouse. I love fighting guys that can only throw a lead leg that way, I chew them up with my own kicks all day (mainly because I neither step nor switch on my kicks unless I'm fighting a guy that's slow or likes to shell up).

 

[Kanka]

Not necessarily. Switch kicks are the slowest way to throw a lead leg roundhouse. I love fighting guys that can only throw a lead leg that way, I chew them up with my own kicks all day (mainly because I neither step nor switch on my kicks unless I'm fighting a guy that's slow or likes to shell up).

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[Kanka]

and yeah i wasn't saying he should only use the left kick, of course he should learn how to use both

 

[Harukaze]

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You just posted a fight between K-1 World Max's strongest kicker versus its weakest kicker. Along with the height difference and rules against clinching, is it any wonder that Buakaw could do whatever he wanted to decimate Zambidis? Furthermore, Buakaw didn't really switch kick on his lead roundhouses; he shuffled his feet and drew his hips even but they weren't full switch steps.

Why not post a fight where Buakaw is up against a stronger kicker? Oh my, where did all the switch kicks go? Oh yes, that's right, neither man had the luxury to gamble on a technique that's slow when the stakes are high.

 

[Kanka]

You just posted a fight between K-1 World Max's strongest kicker versus its weakest kicker. Along with the height difference and rules against clinching, is it any wonder that Buakaw could do whatever he wanted to decimate Zambidis? Furthermore, Buakaw didn't really switch kick on his lead roundhouses; he shuffled his feet and drew his hips even but they weren't full switch steps.

Why not post a fight where Buakaw is up against a stronger kicker? Oh my, where did all the switch kicks go? Oh yes, that's right, neither man had the luxury to gamble on a technique that's slow when the stakes are high.

Is that buakaw vs masato 2? Im on the phone so i cant watch it now but as far as i remember he used plenty of switch kicks in their first fight.

And lol dude chill i hadnt even read any of your posts in this thread about throwing lead kicks without a switch step, all i was saying that the left kick IS effective in orthodox vs orthodox but not very useful against a southpaw if thats your only strong weapon.