Duke Roufus, Muay Thai, Full Contact Kickboxing, MMA - Kicks
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- www.groundfight... - World Muay Thai Champion Duke Roufus, widely considered to be one of the most technical heavyweights of all time, shares his personal knowledge of Muay Thai gleaned from extensive training in Thailand and as coach of the legendary Roufus Kickboxing Team. Here Duke demonstrates the Right Low Kick from his Muay Thai Full Contact Kicking Volume. Clear and concise teaching on the devastating Muay Thai techniques taking Mixed Martial Arts by storm.
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The kick that ended his brothers career
known as MR.Lowkick.
You do realize Rick went on to fight for another decade right?
@@jeshuavv8326 rick was an amazing fighter, he easily won the first round
@@thatwolfensteinguy8954 then almost paralyzed afterward. keep coping.
@Jeshua Vv Didn't end his fighting career - but that fight forever ruined his legacy. The vast majority of people only know rick roufus as the guy who got his ass beaten by Kiatsongrit
447 comments, I don't care if you agree or disagree...apparently alot of people watched this little video and took something away from it. That is a powerful thing in and of itself. I just have one thing to say, this guy is teaching what he has learned and used personally. A person watching this may or may not have more experience or knowledge, but my advice to that person is to get in the ring with this guy or one of his students and post a video of it. Yall have a blessed day.
He's showing a proper thai kick, he's not saying "this is the only way to kick.".
But he is saying "this the way to throw a thai kick"... and he's is 100% correct.
1998 I.K.F. World Super Heavyweight Champion
1997 K.I.C.K. World Super Heavyweight Champion
1996 W.K.B.A. World Super Heavyweight Champion
1995 W.A.K.O. World Super Heavyweight Champion
1995 I.S.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion
1995 W.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion
1993 W.K.A. North American Super Heavyweight Champion
If you look at Bill Wallace, he is a left foot forward fighter who is right handed, but kicks almost exclusivly with his left foot, true he is compensating for an injured right leg, but he has turned it to his advantage. The one right leg kick that I would recommend you focusing on is a roundhouse. A right cross, right round house can be a potent combination. Watch Mr. Wallaces kicks, and see how he does it. The biggest key, stretch! With respect.
We live in a world were information is free and acceptance into an art is easy, compared to the old days ... where the Master was the only one you knew or anyone knew, who taught the art and YOU LEARNED STRICKLY that ART!
Omg, this guy's a wonderful teacher. I totally understood the concept.
Try this....instead of swinging your arm back, grab around the back of your opponents head on his right side. So instead of wasting energy on the swinging motion, you'll be pulling your opponent into the kick. Just remember to cover with the opposite hand. So on a right kick, grab with the right hand, cover over your shoulder with your left hand. I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner, but if you've been training for a little while and have the footwork down, it's incredibly effective.
Duke roufus is a 6 times Thai boxing and kickboxing world champion and his brother is a 8 times world too.
This guy is an awesome instructor.
i learn this early '90s
This instructor is great. Doesn't just demonstrate and talk out his ass. He explains each and every part of the move and explains the reason for each. Learn from these videos peeps.
over all well said i like to pop me knee up a bit more and snap my hip wit a more of a whip effect,
BUT ITS GOOD TO SEE A CORRECT VID EXPLANING THE THAI KICK
I just want to say that you took that comment of mine rather well. Most people usually just swear me off, without anything relevant to say lol.
For the record, I copied and pasted his stats from wikipedia...if it wasn't that obvious...
That is true... TKD does have some sneaky kicks, but they do lack power... cause of the quick change of direction during the feint (act as your going to throw a side thrust then turn it into a twist kick or snap kick) Muay Thai does have some powerful moves though!!! even if you do see it coming, blocking it would still cause a bit of pain. Best of course is not becoming a target.
... and that is my whole point, YOU SAW it, in the old days, when all was "Classical", there is and was only one place where this kick was seen and Native to - Muay Thai Training, not on the net and not in a "mixed martial art" and there where not multiple places in a region to learn it ... .
it is painful to block, that's why in TKD you're taught to try and evade the kick as much as possible, not stand there and take it. people's arms and fingers have gotten broken because they took a full force roundhouse by trying to block it with their arms.
grazie chiaro e preciso
...Anyway i have studied both ways and after some years i came to this conclusion. I always used to throw my arm back, but after thinking about it it isnt logical. However when you would kick diagonally upwards, then you could create momentum by throwing your arm backwards.
Really usefull,true.Nice demonstration!!
I'm no expert or anything, but I think he was talking about how some other striking MA's aim to just snap their leg AT the target, rather than follow through. Like, when you see them miss, they dont usually spin too far like 270 degrees, which signifies that they're not kicking through. It's somewhat of a subtle difference to the eye, and I'm not great at explaining shit.
1 question- there was one video where 1 fighter kick so hard that he broke his shin. how do i prevent that from happening ? thanks alot
Ya you can. The death rate in Muay Thai is pretty high.
But the easiest way is either a knee to the face from the clench, or a flying elbow
He stated early on the power comes from using your whole body as one, so whatever you think he missed is blanketed by that statement, which I bet he covered extensivley in a different lesson.
He IS correct though, by stepping down and rotating your hip you can put your body weight behind the strike.
I study Tae Kwon Do, Muay Tai and Jiu Jitsu so I have some experience. Muay Thai kicks are devestating but easy to see coming. TKD are not as powerful but if done right can be very sneaky.
Very helpful, thanx 5 stars!
isnt that rick 'the jet' roufus vs kiatsongrit? different guys right? are they related?
I train with duke.... everyone you would love to get a chance to train with him. You shins get tought just like you tkd guys and your flintstone feet ,from what. Comming to class and putting the time in. Kicks hurts the attacker more than you. The muay thai low kick is super technical. I spent my first three months learning the low kick.
and as i said i am an muay tyhai harcore fan, but any ways, u see, the way they train, the agresivs type focus in strenght while kung fu and tkd(i had never seen an tkd complete fighter xcept for my cousin)...-
I swear to god many un-educated people really underestimate low kicks. if i am given a choice in a fight between using low kick only or high kicks i would go with the low kicks. At the beginning of my Muay thai training while sparring with my cousin i got kicked properly with his low kicks and couldn't walk for a walk without limping. so yeah its a really powerful weapon.
lets see taking into the effect that the area where the blow is absoured it would take at least two to three full power muy thai kicks to cripple the opponent
he's just RIGHT!
@hendrixian1 Right on man. Some people think they no best, even if they aren't an authority on it. It is nice to see someone put them right back in their place.
The main difference between a kyokushin and muay thai leg kick has to do with punching to the head. A lot of kyokushin fighters end up standing directly in front of their opponent and not stepping out to the side. In Muay thai you'd be trading a leg kick for a punch to the face - bad trade.
nice vid 5 stars!
the video with the broken leg is the perfect example of not haveing the right technique when kicking. the dude snapped his leg and the other guy blocked it with his shin resulting in a broken leg.
although i dont agree with some his techniques (i even have hate mail about my comments lol) he is demontrating a better kick then the broken leg guy used
that by now the best low kick tutorial i found on youtube!
seems simple and effective enough, pity there's no muay thai trainers within 200kph of me :-(
superb. the roufus brothers are great fighters and teachers
thanks man that really helped me out, great explanation and demonstration (Y) 5/5
Well, i'm 14 now, and i've been an avid practicetioner of muay thai since i was 5 and a half. It's not hard, not hard at all, depends on your teacher actually, but no the training in general is not hard. Start muay thai bro, it's a great form of martial arts.
You're 26 now are you in the ufc or won many championships? With your mindset you're a beast. It's not hard wow because you grew up doing it vs someone doing it for a few years.
Buying this DVD was one of the best choices I've made to improve my training.
@Keith6192 if u set it up right with punches ur opponent doesn't pay attention to ur legs. If not set up he WILL see it because of the motion u need to show to complete the technique.
These are the ONLY videos on TH-cam that are teaching Muay Thai striking correctly! Dukes first class!
no he's not, you're picking on my words, i never said it's straight, i said straight but not locked, but not close-to-90bent like his, stepping is not always a good idea, i never said don't step, sometimes it's more like a little tap with the left foot. im sure u know what you're talking about, coz what u've said basically is what i've learnt, go watch watch?v=4YpCcJ2SnDs, it's alot more accurate than this video.
last time i checked we're speaking in english here, muay thai's often refered as thai boxing, elbowing is sork and your word-picking behavior as imaturity. so instructer or not i do know this art enough, plus thai boxing has nothing to do with buddhist monks, watch less movies and do some exercise.
well thanks for the advice but i really dont... it's not like im trying to learn this sport from a video on youtube.... i've been doing muay thai under a personal instructor for 6 months, it's not a long time i know but long enough for flaws as such to become painfully obvious when i watched the video.
I don't think steping in is the key, or better yet. I would not do it. Why?? because in a real fight, if you step closer to your opponent, you're running the risk of him breaking your knee (he could easily kick your knee, as you try to get closer)
759 ratings....and 4.5 stars wtf...? and yet somehow all the comments are saying he doesn't know what he's doing. im confused. and like everyone's already stated...wtf is he on about, the power doesn't come from the step, but the rotation...
yeahhh thats so weird, my partner today is right handed, but his left kicks are a lot stronger.
i think it is because we use our muscles more with our right kick, therefore NOT achieving the relaxed, hip turn that my instructor emphacizes.
Depends on what you define as MMA.
I define MMA as a combination of martial arts to the effective. Kyoukushin karate uses the muay thai kick. The muay thai kick is a muay thai kick. But it's not special for muay thai anymore.
Muay boran. And if we go by the history that muay boran has it's origins in China and kung fu. It's basicly an elvolved kung fu kick.
Shaolin wushu used an almost similar kick long before muay thai was created.
thought u get given pistols and knives? i might be wrong, but spose u can always sneak up on them and PRESSUREPOINT WAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! them, why not.
I THINK DUKE DID A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THIS FIRST STEP TO A PROPER KICK. WE MUST REMEMBER THE BASICS AND ALSO REMEMBER THAT NOT ALL MARTIAL ARTIST ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL.
Dude I didnt mention any classic styles. But I bet there is some classic styles using that too. It dosent take a genius to figure that kick out.
@Ballscunt69 Yeah random youtuber user! You teach that crummy muay thai world champion how to fight. What does he know....right.
I can't beieve the sheer stupidity of some people on here. I might as well go onto a mozart video and tell him he shouldn't have played an A minor chord in that section of his song because the local teacher in my home town said it's useless and sounds bad.
If you think you're in a better position to teach it post a vid. and show me your HW world title
yea right,,,NOT stepping in to throw a roundhouse kick? you either step in with your leg and pivot, or step in with your leg at a 45 degree angle already, either way you ARE going to step in.
and at someHMONGdude, street brawlers that dont study a style and think they can take everyone because they fought 100 scrubs, i have seen so many come and get served at my mma gym. street thugs got soft unconditioned shins, 3 leg kicks and they call it quits. one hard one to the ribs its & emergency room.
Hit things with your arms hard enough, and the bones will become more dense.
More dense doesn't mean unbreakable, but you'd be surprised the inability of most high kicks to damage well-conditioned arms. It's not like your arm is immobilized, so instead of breaking, your arms will absorb the brunt of the energy in the kick and then be knocked to the side. You stagger, but it keeps you from getting KO'd.
People usually get their arms broken because of ineffective defensive habits.
It's all in how you're blocking or absorbing the strike. If you have a tight guard with your glove to your head and taking the attack to the forearm tricep area defending against a headkick its a lot more effective than just doing your traditional and typical 8 point blocking system. Its all in how you use your body as a whole in defense or offense not just one limb against a kick or puch.
I respect your opinion, but this is a video clip is one of the many low kicks he teaches in his instructional dvds. He teaches dutch style low kicks and different variations of the thai kick (this being on of them). I purchased his dvds because of his reputation. His brother fought a thai and lost because of low kicks back when full contact the thing. Unlike his brother, he looked at the thais technique and found it easy and traveled to thailand to pick up authentic muay thai.
hehe, well i reread my stuff and with back arm i meant the left arm for the right kick, dependingOnAngle (so not throwing back the arm on the same side of the kick, except with a diagonally upward kick you can create more momentum with it), so maybe we won't agree at all. But that's ok man,i understand your view.I used to kick like this,i tried and thought,i compared results,etc.But,no problem as long as we try to improve and think for ourselves,You do what suits you. Good luck anyways to you^^
The hardest impact that can be delivered is a straight one. When his leg is bent, then you should kick diagonally for a straight impact. About the impact thing, bas rutten tells that stuff too in his vids. IF you throw 1 arm back it should rather be your back arm, which creates momentum, ever tried that? Plus when you throw your front arm back you also have no defense there. I've seen people who would take the kick and knock the other one out. you cant defend it with the other arm descently...
That's it dude, it has to be diagonal.The short range ones you're hardly kicking at all, just kind of jumping your weight in, focussing it through your shin, still has that twist though, whilst nodding your weight over it. That's a leg breaker, no matter who you are.
He's not that accurate, what you talking about? The arm coming back is essential, especially in the long range kicks.you're NOT working against your hip, just takes training. The top drives the bottom and vice versa. Trust bro..
this whip action you talk about is not right imo. When he kicks with his right leg he kicks horizontal on the opponents left leg. when you throw your right arm back and with that twisting the shoulder a little bit, you twist your upper body too and therefor go into the opposite direction, which is not logical at all. Now if you would kick diagonally, then i would say yes this whip-motion could work......
In Muay Thai the top drives the bottom and vice-versa, his right arm should come back more to create the whip-action and his upper body should get thrown forward and down to create more weight transference. The shin is actually just a tool on the end of the kick and only becomes rigid with the last effort, as it impacts. He's over-extending too, which also results in a loss of power.
"... and that's your Thai Kick.."
Um, no...it isn't.
It's close to it and it's obvious that this guy has trained it slightly wrongly for years, but he hasn't got the technique right and there's no way of showing it in slow-motion for a youtube video. PLEASE don't copy this guys movements, as you will not reach your full potential and will not maximise the damage that can be delivered using the roundhouse kick.
Duke Roufus stats:
* W.K.B.A. World Superheavyweight Champion (1996)
* K.I.C.K. World Superheavyweight Champion (1997)
* I.K.F. World Superheavyweight Champion (1998): Roufus won his IKF Title on December 4th, 1998 in Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA over Hiriwa TeRangi of New Zealand unanimous decision .
* W.K.A.North American Superheavyweight Champion (1993)
* W.A.K.O. World Superheavyweight Champion (1995)
Your stats:
A man unable to change his TH-cam page from the default
mate do u even know what ure talking about "UbuntoO." IT certainly wouldnt seem so. In mma it IS possible to do a double/single leg TAKEDOWN when someone low kicks, and MUCH less sensible to try to CATCH a low kick. Its just not a technique fighters use on low kicks. Catching kicks is much more sensible for mid to high kicks. Although im pretty sure this wont be of any use to a keyboard warrior like yourself ;(
i am a black belt in karate i can use wushu kung fu, some muy thai, and military killing tactics, i know 4 major pressure points, three froms of kill quicks and i can take them down because they train for sport i been train to kill there is a big diference. I am been deployed to kuwaiit in january so i got to be at the top of my game. trust me on this when comes to a real fight you have fractions of seconds to react before your killed
first i would like to say any martial artist should not boast about his/her prowess, and should also have the upmost respect for all martial arts, regardless, and there opponents that is what i have been taught. i study muay thai and have for some time, and yes i am trained by someone who spent most of there life training and fighting in thailand. and i have respect for any martial art and cannot stand people swearing and mocking any form. have some respect.
enigma562 ur sooo right, men thats just it, people confuse kick boxing(which is a shitty copy of muay thai) with the real muay thai, the stance the agresivness all that, the non-thailand trainers take all that out they say that the original stance of muay thai is wrong but they a r so wrong u need to protect the most important, the head and u have to have some space between arms and body so u move them mor easly
I trained at mt for some time and they would teach muay thai a certain way. It was not until the trainer went to Thailand to train that what they he was teaching was wrong. I think alot of trainers here are teaching muay thai that's slighly different than thailands. I now train at muay thai gym taught by someone from thailand and cross train with actual western boxing to incorporate both in my stand up. I've seemed to learn details from 2 trainers that I did not know from just one.
TKD people who rekon its the greatest thing out cos it looks good? its not practical and not affective, it may look good but dats about it. The reason Muay Thai is so effective is cos its simple and practical anotha thing which is quoted by many martial arts experts is dat the reason Muay Thai boxers are considered the best Fighters is because there use to getting kicked in the head from 1 side of the ring 2 anotha, unlike other martial arts were they wear 10 pads and still arnt aloud 2 go hard.
You talk a lot of sense.
Watching a vid is ok as long as you do think you will be able to use the technique learnt in real life. There are so many other factors to these arts that can never be taught on video. Does any one still appreciate that m.A are a form of defence and not to be used for attacking a person?
cos "kickboxing" has learned to kick the same way as thai's when and as allowed.
10 years ago it was ALL feet. That's why so many of the dutch kickboxers way back in the 70s and 80s got their asses whupped when they went to fight in thailand.
they thought kickboxing and thai boxing were the same thing.
I think we're arguing the same point, dude. I was talking about the back arm too. Front arm makes no sense. Back arm carries the momentum through, then the muscular snap creates more force. I've trained Muay Thai for a long time, you seem to know your stuff! That makes a refreshing change on here, most are armchair athletes with bad attitudes! Safe.
muay thai fighters have no control over their kicks, yes its a strong martial art. but its not one thats too hard to master. expecially compared to other martial arts which tell you to keep full control of your kicks the entire time you perform them. Muay thai just tells you to kick as hard as you can and hope it cripples your opponent.
Any instructor should be teaching a number of variations of any kick. The problem with about all of these critics is that they are inexperienced and don't realize this. I teach at least 8 variations of the rear leg Round. Two specialized for the legs specialized for the legs, two specialized for the body, two head specialty kicks and 2 general kicks.
sorry to tell you mate but your instructer is teaching you wrong. MT kicks arent always supposed to be straight (depends what region you train from) but majority of the kicks is with a slightly bent leg. the step is also quite important but not necceserily stepping forward. some style tung guard has you weight on the back leg so the step is important
...-and wushu are based in teknik, in the fights between these with muay thai they usaualy loose becuz they arent used to feel the bad part of the martial arts(the pain) so they start to loose confidence(they get scared) but an shaolin monk is an teknik based and are used to get hurt so muay and the others wouldnt beat it
first of all scooter, keep the namecalling to yourself. second, having studied several diciplines, every style has a slightly different way of kicking. every tkd opponent i faced has left themselves open for attack because of their style of kicking. im not just tooting my own horn, it's just fact from my own experience.
the one thing i have trouble with, the reason why i dont swing my body like ur supposed to is because im afraid if i miss the leg completely and follow thru like ur supposed to ill have my back to my opponent. is tehre any way to counter this? or do i just have to spin back faster or plant my foot down before i spin all the way. thanks for your help
Whoa dont get too exited... its like me asking wtf did you learn about kickboxing besides the roundhouse and a few punches? right? But seriously I think its a great sport, however if you ask about TKD its not all about snaps with the kicks because those kicks can also KO someone if you apply enough force into them. (as I have done & seen in tournamnets even with pads.)
this things ane not learnet on youtube...if you want to know hot to fight, go to the nearest martial arts dojo and start training!
@GZAandRZA Listen closer. He said "Unlike other martial arts we are not trying to chamber our kicks and snap"
I don't think I've ever seen someone succesfully counter-attack someone who spins after missing with this kick.
It's not hard on the knee if you're throwing it correctly either. You should be on the balls of your feet. This puts your knee in the proper alignment.
oh, and Shin Guards?
Gimme a break. Where's the conditioning?
Jeez, even the funny haircut-man was receiving the kick wrongly...I am dismayed
I await all your wisdom-lacking comments with relish, one and all. If you've never done Muay Thai to any real extent, don't bother replying.
That's why you kick low. You should have a secondary plan if your opponent tries to grab your leg you can punch over it. If you kick to the body or head you will get trapped. Takedowns are legal in a lot of Muay Thai fights and that's why they use low kicks to set up their high ones.
Lol, you do realize that a proper Muay Thia kick has as much power as someone swinging a Baseball Bat dont you....
Its all the better for me if he doesnt see it coming, or am i supposed to say "OK, HERE COMES MY KICK!!!!" Ya I'm sure most people do that..
And yes i suppose i did misstate about the PSI
do you realize how powerful that kick is when done correctly? Over 2000 pounds per square inch, and I've been practicing Muay Thai for Ten years. Probably helps that i can leg press 570 lbs. O, btw hes not doing the kick correctly. He fails to rotate his Hip sufficiently.
To be honest, if the guy is a world champion then he obviously knows what he is doing. I train wing chun and have started getting into MT. My advice to anyone is if you want to learn Muay Thai is go to a Muay Thai gym rather than learn from a vid
think about what you just said you would drop and hand and go for a grab. so what if you miss the first one he'll notice that throw a fake and knock you the fuck out. the way to block the kick his by puting your knee in front of it then.
muay thai kicks are the strongest kicks in martial arts. theres a better chance that the person getting hit would break something or damage an organ rather than breaking your leg. if it ends up breaking it only means you didnt condition your leg enough
dude martial arts was made for combat that was its soul purpose and that is what it will always be. I love to see the physics of movement in the human bodie to make an action with grace,power and speed. the human body is an amazing organism
Lol, I've beefed up since then by about 30 lbs and can do a little more (Mainly been working on upper body) but i guess i did mean lbf then, I've never been one for Physics.
Lol, but u can rest assured that i didnt mark ur comment as spam.
The step is pretty important, but he downplays the importance of the hip and waist. The hip and waist generate most of the explosive power for the kick, and add in that sharp step, and you can take out the opponents legs easy.
Not necessarily, it depends on ur boxing. I've used a switch kick or step in to set up punches all the time. Its great if they think the step is always going to be a kick and if they don't well.....kick'em lol.
I am sure this guy could kick my butt, however, when you step like that, you are telegraphing the kick giving the oponent extra time to move and/or block. As stated below, rotation is the key to the power.
lots of fighters taking a basic rolling pin...you know the thing bakers use to flatten doug. and roll it against their shin, it takes away a lot of the sensitivity in them and most importantly makes them stronger.
you could prevent this if you make your shin harder. all you have to do is kicking against walls or poles, but not till blood!
its proven that this makes bones a lot harder, just dont want to explain that now...
What do u mean the hands, the taller guys hands or your hands? If your hands then you got to set up the taller guy with a combo(punch or kick). To get close, then u can effectively use you leg kick to chop him down.