The Most Common Mistake Beginners Make in Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA and Muay Thai
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Besides the obvious "Hands up/Chin down," this is probably the most common mistake I see in clips people send me for review or in people in the gym. Everybody does this at first and the reason is understandable, but if you can fix this your striking will improve.
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Isn't that the truth!
Used to have to get your ass beat a few times to figure it out
@@erinralston lol true.
@@erinralston yep haha. the ass kicking is much better in a controlled situation lol get to the gym kids
Couldn’t agree more. And I’m coming from the days of rewinding. VHS tapes to study. TYSON. HEARNS. HAGLER. SUGER RAY. and gettin. An ass whooping by. All the uncles🤣🤣
I prefer no legs, superman punches all day. I believe I can fly.
Yea till you get kicked enough times by the annoying flying chicken man...
I prefer kicking with both legs at the same time and keeping my head faar away from my opponent, Zangeif style.
@@itchykami that's literally the only way to do it
Top quality, gotta save your legs for the triple spinning back kicks off the cage
if you fight only doing superman punch you will get knoked out really easy
Alright Kratos I see you.
😂😂😂bruh
Man I thought I had ripped legs, but this guy makes me look like I skip leg day...
I mean his legs aren't that big tho
@@belland_dog8235 wdym look at 1:10 to 1:26
Do a lot of running and jump rope or sparring which will work your legs
And calf raises squats lunges just don't skip legs
for muay thai guys, every day is leg day.
"Nice legs"
~Colonel Sanders~
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05:02 "so... keep that back foot down"
*lifts back foot every time*
@@graviler2514 I think that was him curling his back foot for the right hand punch?
😂although i wouldnt call them chicken legs l
*Common Beginner Mistake:*
1. Treating Combat Sports like Tekken
Omfg this is too relatable I was on a trip and we went to a gym my friend went "I have a very unique style that's not mma or any martial art you see, just my style of fighting". He then goes on to throw combos tekken style (awkward side stance, repetitive attacks, only moves front and back like a fencer, etc)
Edit : And more! The thing is that h free doesn't throw combos at all, he pokes, and when I said combo above it's chain combos that cannot stop once it starts, he would do three consecutive swipes and I move out while he finishes his kata. All his moves are very kata-ish, no dynamics. I obviously beat his ass in. He fights like a 2D character, doesn't know sidesteps or angling or to circle just forward backwards
@@dramaticreaper I fight like Bryan Fury what´s your problem XD
@@dramaticreaper Your friend needs a talking to...
@@dramaticreaper
Actually, that sounds like a weird Bruce jkd style
@@SS-ci8yk Bruce Lee an actor
I was just about to message you on IG about range, because I feel like I’m never in range for punches even tho I’m over 6“ tall. Now I’ve seen this vid and this is exactly the problem I have. Thank you and please stop reading my thoughts.
Same here. 6ft with 74' inch reach and I'm still learning to establish my range (only been doing boxing/muay thai for 3 months or so)
U can be super tall but hav a short reach
Stretch out your fist to touch your opponent, get a feel to maintain that distance by moving around together, understand the ranges of your techniques and most importantly, practice your footwork to make small adjustments if you feel you might come up a little too close or far.
Whatthehell808 yea man. JDS has the same reach as Kevin lee.
You never in range cause your opponent moves not at all like a bag dont mimic sparring on anything but sparring partners
This is one great video, the content is direct to the point. The form should always have a solid structure, and he explained it well you earned yourself a follower and I'm hitting that bell.
Thanks man
A lot of UFC fighter's do that i noticed and that is why i think folks should start with boxing fundamental's first.
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Like when Aldo was knocked out by MacGregor
I mean in mma kicks are just as important
You should start with wrestling and then add the fundamentals of striking
the amount of ppl that don't know how to wrestle in mma is a lot worse than overextending . . . That happens in the midst of a fight when intimidation physical attributes and overall mental state come in to play no really a lack of technique that causes that
Andrew Giegerich No, people swing because they are not trained. I've yet to see dejdamrong swing as bad as macgregor does. But good point on the wrestling. Grappling and striking should go together hand to hand. Striking technique is bit harder to develop, i guess
Because front kicks hurt and spamming this is super easy cause they're hard to catch.
I was told by my boxing trainer that i needed like 70% pressure constantly on the front foot. This made me a very sturdy hard to push back opponent with a strong and snappie jab. He never complained about my backfoot. I know its only boxing and those other variants but i just wanted to share this little story
A heavy lead foot will help your forward movement and help you load power into your lead hand, and you have more room to pull back and absorb shots when you get hit. But it´s also hard to lift your leg to check kicks when you have a lot of weight on it, which is really important. Kickboxers also don´t turn the lead foot in as much for the same reason. Boxers turn their lead foot in a bit to help with lead hand power and in-out movement, kickboxers point their lead toes at their opponent so they can check kicks. A light lead foot also really helps you throw kicks, it is really hard to throw good round kicks when your weight is forward all the time. Throwing a right round kick you wanna have your weight on the right foot, then you step your left foot out a bit and turn it out, and switch your weight onto that left foot and pivot it as you throw the leg. With a switch kick you also want to have quite a bit of weight on your back foot so you can lift your lead leg and bring it back, switching your back foot to the front and at an angle to the side as your lead foot is about to touch the ground, then your new rear foot pushes your weight onto your new planted lead foot as you let the leg go.
@@MrRazmut good point
I took about 8 years off training and got back into it about 2 years ago. I had always been flexible, but after taking so much time off my shoulders and hips were so tight. I was leaning just like this because I my body remembered where my strikes should be, but I literally couldn't move well enough to do it correctly. It took a long time to get my hip mobility and loose shoulders back.
So if I do this, will I get legs like yours?
Results not typical haha
i thought he was outa shape pudgy guy then the camera showed his legs
Great video! I keep preaching my students the 'sit down on the punch'.That's a smart way to explain it. Thanks coach!
NICE analysis! Very common mistake. Im a USA Boxing coach, one of my athletes is ranked #3 at 112 lbs in Elite Division, so I have some experience. With athletes, I start many training sessions with having boxers hold light dumbbells and jog in place, but they have to raise each hand UP to the ceiling in time withe each foot. When the right foot is on the ground , the right hand is extended straight up, when the left foot is on the ground, the left hand is up. We do it for 3 minute round. If their shoulders tire, drop the weights and continue empty handed. Next round, start the same, "punching the sky" but then gradually let your hands drift down to normal punching level, but KEEP the "same-hand-same-foot" timing. Next round jog in place while hitting the bag, same timing. If your hitting the bag with both your lead and your power hands... you are in the pocket and if your jogging same hand same foot, you've erased hanging out on that lead foot. Hanging out on your lead foot robs you of power, makes your chin stick out, limits mobility. Repeating "same-hand-same-foot" conditions the nerves, muscles, brain, and proprioceptors to perform correctly and eventually the boxer doesn't even THINK about it, just does it, even under stress.
Icy Mike... I had to come back to this video to tell you what a VALUABLE tip this was for me.. It made me look at my foot when punching and I realized that I was twisting my foot, hips, and shoulders, BUT some of my strikes were ending up on my toe instead of the ball of my foot.
As soon as I planted the weight on it properly I felt a much more explosive power being delivered and a more natural full body rotation. Now I understand what they mean by sitting down on your punches. XD THANK YOU!
Another great video. So many novices don’t have their feet under them for literally years . I’m coming from boxing so slight differences. Incremental range steps are maybe more if a fundamental thing in Boxing. The kick checking stance and not wanting to plant with your lead definitely brings a new thought to an already complex game.
I always was taught pretend there’s a string from your elbow and your foot. Where the elbow goes the foot goes under it.
Your Videos Are So Crisp! Keep it up Champ!
Awesome lesson. Thank you kindly!
Thank you! Tomorrow at Muay Thai I will be conscious of this.
Absolutely on point! Im like a broken record coaching this in classes. Always see guys leaning forward. Easy to get their heads' taken off...
holy shit man you helped me a lot i catched myself overcommiting not because it was natural to me but because i was copying what other people at the gym were doing and no one ever fixed my mistakes
I started with Muay Thai and transitioned to boxing. We had two trainers, our main trainer was Thai and our aux trainer was British. The British was totally in agreement with you but our Thai trainer advised us to go toes on the backfoot at times. And our Thai trainer was not a bad fighter! I heard from a common friend he once fought off several racist attackers while living in Germany, and you do not successfully fight several attackers unless you are damn good!!
There's some charm in bold guys teaching martial arts, they are the nicest guys I swear
Yep. That’s me leaning with my back foot lifting up. Thanx coach 👍🏽
Nice stuff man, thanks for sharing this!
Great video Mike, a very true observation. Specially for shorter guys, we need to use that footwork to go inside.
You've changed my fight game forever
Subscribed. Great video. This guy knows
This is just a video to show off your sexy legs.... Great video as always brotha!! Solid technique
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Boi got some sick legs, though, no doubt. Worth showing off!
I thought he did leg day on purpose for this video! 🤣
Keep the good stuff coming!
This guy is my favorite crackhead coach
Amazing..had to correct two students in this same thing yesterday. Thanks Coach!
This is what I needed, thank you.
Good info, my back foots flat-footed and my lead broke a while back making me extremely high arched.
Now I gotta go make my right hand real mean.
Interesting stuff. My coaches emphasize 50/50 weight on the front and back leg so I probably have to master that before trying this out.
Great video!
Very informational, thank you!
Fantastic advice. Thanks!
Excellent video 📹 helped me alot thank you
Guilty.
Definitely to the point and legit instruction.
Thanks for making time to coach on UT.
Great vid, mate
You are definitely right about leaning forward.
But when i was in the ring i put most of my weight on my front foot without leaning forward.
It made it a lot quicker to close the gap. Just lift the front foot and you close the gap without shifting your weight and broadcasting what your doing. Works better for springing back and maintaining balance to. Also increases punching power.
Thanks Mike!
Great video!
Nice explain. Thank you
I'm not a boxer, but has been in quite a few scraps in my time. I've made this mistake, in real life and in practice. Great advice, excellent video.
Do you know why I subbed?. Logical, practical and tactical. keep up the good videos. p.s funny too
Thanks, brother!
I just recently figured out why my straight punches sucked, was kinda doing same shit you showed on the video (leaning forward too much like all the time) until that all I was doing was cutting distance and trying exchanges with my books, lol
Cheers. Great tips. Will try this week when training to keep more weight on my back foot.
Learning is fun on this channel.Thanks.
That means a lot to me thank you
I’ve been to dozens of dojo’s and yours and your approach seems to be the most sustainable in a lifelong martial arts journey.
Great info 👍
Thank you!
Great advice thanks
Thank you man. Yesterday my coach yelled at me because of that, but after several hits i got by my sparring partner it was hard to hear him clearly
Hands up🙌 coach spotted it straight away with me
Great video!!! Thanks 😊
I enjoyed this video. Thank you
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks Mike! Any tips on rear leg checks. I always miss it the lead kick and don't get that rear check up.
Good tip well explained
Nice video. Thankyou
damn like every time I'm having an issue with something, there's a new hard2hurt video on it. Or maybe I just have tons of issues.
I tend to cover things that lots of people struggle with and things that Don't always get addressed explicitly
hard2hurt Well I definitely appreciate it
@Nun Ya lol
thanks for great advice👍
useful tip. thanks.
Thanks sir nice explanation
ABSOLUTE FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of traditional life hacks to fix the issue is to clench the floor with your toes. That makes it impossible to lift heel from the floor and makes punches harder too.
Great video
thanks for the tips dude, will help me make sure not to develop that bad habit of leaning forward
It's so uncanny how much you remind me of Brad daddis, owner of daddis fight camps. He's retired now for health reasons but you remind me so much of him
Good advice I never thought of that because it’s subconscious 👊🏾
Great technicals. I will say that practicing old boxing stanses will help with that jab, and cross; there a basics in boxing that I have seen not taught in mma. Like when you jab and bring both legs fallow, or throwing the cross, and learning when it is effective to open the hips for that cross. I would say 5he best thing to come out of boxing is foot work the punches, and the head movement, but will still get hit when in the pocket. That is just a fact. They are successful with their head movement when moving around the opponent.
Thanks bro.
thank you for this video!! (also, quad muscles go crazy)
Seems majority pertains to kickboxer and mma more so the. Boxing ....very good instruction love the quick material no bull information
Thank you
Finally some one what doesn’t whip those punches and a little trick I use to keep my back foot down was double sided tape you can feel if you life your foot and it hurts like hell sometimes but worth it
I'm pretty good at not doing that, but I have caught myself doing it on occasion. But I usually slow down, fix it, and do it right. Lol.
Beautiful GYM ONE OF THE BEST IVE EVER SEEN.
gracias profe!
My kyokushinkai instructor used to tell us to move our body centers forward when we hit ie. "Hit with your body!".
That stance switch was clean
this dude knows what he's talking about. Here take my sub and like
"That's not right..." is exactly what I thought when I looked down and saw those shorts and you standing on the balls of your feet.
Great video about fighting though.
PS since I'm commenting already... Have you ever seen the cover of the first Gentle Giant album (70s stuff)?
Move behind the jab to get in range for a cross and sit your weight down as your hand makes contact. For some reason it is very hard to get people to understand that concept.
I'm 5'7 was sparring my 6'1 mate and lit him up thanks to your videos
Interestingly enough I have never seen myself make this mistake when I go back over my form. I'd say I'm in the intermediate hobbyist range, but I have solid footwork due to fencing. A fencer, a good one that is, shouldn't be leaning forward. At most it's 50/50 for weight distribution. All I can say is that footwork drills change everything.
Hey! Awesome content! Very thankful for the amazing free Instruction. Quick question. I noticed Conor Mcgregor has been very successful lifting up his back leg. Can you explain how he is able to pull this off so successfully?
Luke Shaw he is Conor McGregor and everyone is terrified of his left hand. Some top player privilege for you. I assume they’re scared to counter it
icy mike the mma youtube GOAT! 🐐🐐🐐
Word up
Thank you. I was making this mistake
Hey Mike, what about a commited overhead right or a over committed right for that matter.
I see lots of fighters reaching and leaning forward for shots like that
Great video as always but i m surprosed you didnt mention the very important thing about passing your shoulder in front of your chin when throwing the cross( dont know how to explain it better in english sorry),gaining 10 or 15 cm,more power and not exposing that particular area of your face. You ll also gain more time for seeing the counter coming by gaining distance. Is it understandable?i hope so. Cheers!
Great vid man. I haven't seen any for a while. The beard suits you and you don't look like Bill Burr's brother anymore :)
Good points on how not to drag that back foot, that will open you up for everything in the play book lol; but, that traditional Muay Thai stance will only cement a fighter to the ground and in his stance (Granted if you are strictly teaching The Art of Eight Limbs) but I always believed a fighter--in any combat sport--should be balanced on both and on the balls of his feet, no matter the weight class. Watching Pac-Man, Wonder Boy, Pernell Whitaker, Tyson, etc., all these guys can move and generate power while staying protected. Good video and to each his own.
That stance switch was insane but this was a good vid man
What do you mean? I do know my footwork looks a little funny southpaw.
hard2hurt no i meant it in a good way. I liked how smooth you made that switch.
But btw i practice the same day i watched it and it literally elevated my punching game so thanks so much for this info.
05:02 "so... keep that back foot down"
*lifts back foot every time*
He lifts his back foot, but only to the ball, which can't be avoided when maneuvering. He's still got weight on it. The lesson is about not putting all your weight on your front foot and lifting your rear foot up on the toes to give you reach.
@@ribbles1699 exactly in the minute 5:07 the back foot is completely in the air.
If your heavy on your back foot when punching, your not transferring enough weight aka power into your punch. With a jab I can understand being heavey on the backfoot. With a straight right, you most definitely want to be light on your backfoot to transfer your weight(power). The heal should be point into the ceiling, and the toes stuck and front ball of foot firmly lodged into the ground, and that right hip pivoting fwd, helping the transfer of your weight into the punch.
@@SamfromSparta dempsey s straight joult is also very front heavy.
No, he said don't put all your weight on tje front foot. He turned over his backfoot ontot he ball of his foot for extra range. Not all weight on tje front foot
Thanks
Very informative video,
Superfoot bill Wallace has an awesome and seriously fast and effective way to move,
With either (back fist to side kick variation or front side kick back fist variation)
I use this in kickboxing class
"Its guard destroying" lol
Which video?
You should make a video on how beginners will throw a hook or another punch and then drop the hand they aren't punching with leaving them vulnerable.