How To Do The Shin And Short Side Kicks And How To Use Them In Personal Defense
In the course of your standard street fight, implementing something as simple as a kick can really put your opponent off. Most untrained people are not expecting it, and usually are not aware of how to defend against it. Not only will it surprise your challenger, but often it will cause him to drop his guard. Kicks are generally more powerful than hand techniques but then are also slower to execute.Using kicks can be risky, as you are taking one foot off the ground which greatly compromises your balance. It is possible to help to aid your balance when kicking by keeping the grounded leg bent and also by only kicking below the waist and only when when there is a definite opening. In general, the height of your knee is going to be where your kick ends up. Although it is advised against using high kicks in a real fight, you should train to kick from the floor to as high as possible and everything in-between. This training is going to aid balance, accuracy, force etc. Also, you may never know when you might need to do such a move.
The Short Side Kick can be used in the same way as a feeler jab. It is like a Snap Kick but it also has the added advantage of being able to be used to the side. It is always done with your lead (front most) leg and can make contact with either the edge, flat or heel of the foot. With your rear leg bent for balance, your lead knee is brought up to the height you need to kick. Thrust the kick out quickly and then bring it back on the same path just as fast. Lift up your heel slightly higher than your toes. Some great targets to go for are your opponents' knee, shin, or ankle.
An extremely versatile kick which can be used whether in combination or by itself, is the Shin Kick. If you have ever watched a kick-boxing competition or MMA, then you have seen this before. It is the standard Muay-Thai kick, which is easy to execute, quick and extremely effective. It can be performed by either your lead or rear leg. Your rear will obviously have more power but the lead, of course, will be less telegraphed. Come in, rotate and drop the kick in with a straight leg, like a baseball bat. Bring it through down on an angle. Do not bounce off the target, infiltrate through it. Aim to hit your objective with the lower part of your shin.
If doing a Shin Kick with your rear leg, step across you target and swivel on the ball of your foot as you strike. Your lead foot ought to twist to the outside to allow a cocking action. You then bring your rear leg up to hip height and snap it at a downward angle (if attacking below the waist) through your objective, twisting at the hips.
Shin kicks are best used when aimed towards your opponents' thigh, (where the bottoms of his finger tips would be), his ribs (but may be a bit high) or his knees. It is predominantly a power blow so if you miss it could throw you off balance exposing your back to your enemy. To recover from this, simply keep spinning. Raise your other leg in a check position whilst covering.
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