Counter an Aggressive Fighter with Check Hooks and Body Kicks | Boxing and MMA Sparring Tips

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Title Song is Lying Low

[aqibpatwary]

legend has it anyone who has seen cliff show emotion never lived to tell the tale

[ireviewshtuff]

This “don’t do this, but if you gotta, here’s how” mentality is my favorite thing about IcyMike

[Agiranto]

Got it, bring a spear to the fight. On it, chief.

[curtisbrown]

"Some people have more success" yea those with long arms lol

[liamcage]

We always taught a sort of switch kick into a side kick (instead of a round house) while moving backwards to help create some distance if you were panicking and getting overwhelmed. Doing a sidekick in this way allows you to push off your opponent while reducing their forward movement. Its used at intermediate levels, somewhat more advanced students are encouraged to circle and create opportunities for counters. Its not a great move but it helps less experienced students to fight that sense of panic that comes just before they pull a full retreat (which is never good).

[Nepthu]

Mike dropping more gold. Missed no podcast last night. I haven't sparred since COVID and feel like I lost my skills. Gonna to some squats in honor of Icy.

[grailknight]

The title could also be" what to do if a knight charges at you with a lance" love the videos mike 😃

[adamlee]

For a size reference cliff here is 5" 8" 😆

[jamesmiles]

See for sport karate and good boxers these things going backwards and counter fighting are what they love, it’s all a bait, so many ways to punish a aggressive fighter, (sidekicks are the best, but the big thing is way easier in side stance to counter fight as footwork so much better going in and out or just escaping easy, spinning back kicks or backfist, but boxing alone got uppercuts check hooks straight cross lean backs, but reality is big percentage of people can’t fight going backwards including high level fighters just not in them at all, great video though 👍,

[adriansibucao]

5:00 seems like straight out from Tekken

[orangesoda]

Gonna have to practice that one. My go to move until now was to just throw jabs while moving backward.

[kobiesboxing]

But the overall objective, or should be is to force an aggressive fighter to run into something rather it's a right cross, or a check hook, or a front kick, or whatever move.

[raullemus]

How to deal with a high volume fighter ?

[kobiesboxing]

They demonstrated how to use a check hook against an aggressive fighter. But if you watch the Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton fight you'll see how Floyd knocked down Ricky(an aggressive fighter) with a check hook.

[TheWillToFight]

It’s very very good to go both ways lol

[kcon]

Some tips for taller fighters is to use your reach to drive your opppenent back and while they’re covered up or backpedaling it makes it easier to connect.

[yuwmelon]

diagonal footwork and uppercuts really loaded up. Let him walk into the big shots. Pure boxing stuff indeed.

[Drwcorner]

Mike, in need a heavy bag routine for me and my garage!

[PrivateUsername]

If you need to maybe fish for some knockdown points, like the demo @ 2:45, go for that gut then the head; get em with a 3-6-1 or so.

[justinumel]

Hey Icy Mike! Great video. Love all your vids. Hope to see more with Cliff. Peace.