How to Fight Muay Thai - Countering the Low Kick - Firas Zahabi

When your opponent low kicks you better know your counter or you are in for a world of hurt. Low kicks are no only painful they take away your source of power. If your legs our damaged you won't be able to punch effectively or maneuver easily. Be sure to practice these counters and turn the table on you opponent.

[CoachZahabi]

Thanks for all the support guys and Yes I plan on keeping up with these videos. Live Sparrings, Situation drills, takedowns and of course BJJ. Let me know how these are working for you guys and also what future positions or moves you guys would like to cover.

[jamesc]

Firas is like the older brother I never had

[BionicMuayThaiLife]

Great video. I think some of you guys are missing the fact that he's teaching to catch the leg kick AFTER it makes impact. Therefore the risk of being faked out isn't there. I teach it the same way. It's taught as a split second reaction to already getting kicked if you were unable to evade or block it. Very effective for take downs as he says, flash knockdowns or to take the advantage in an exchange in Muay Thai. Very nice! I've just started watching a couple of your videos and I'll be sure to watch more. Especially on BJJ escapes and defense.

[MrPivot]

Hi tristar.Thank you for all these video's. I'm an amateur kickboxer and your video's are helping me a lot. A lot of guys i train with i always suprice with the tricks you are showing in your video's. I'm gonna start my first matches hopefully this month. Pleas keep up the videos comming.

[uoutub]

Please keep these tutorials coming, really appreciate them :D

[albertoliverserna]

I'm just going to say it again and again in the hopes that you don't stop posting this superb tutorials for a long time... great materia! Thank you very much!

[ra]

Thank you so much man! I had no idea how to counter a low kick and because of that I kept getting kicked and even though it's light it still slaughters over time. Thank you for the technique and I hope your channel grows

[martyleyeti]

Classics and Basics, again. I love it. I love how Firas goes heavy on the Basics, he is sooo right. Platini said something similar about controlling the ball in soccer. You can never get too good at it, bc everytime you will play a ball, you have to make sure you can control it first before even dreaming of fancy volleys or Brazilian one-touch passing. You can only do these tricks things when you are already super-good at controlling the ball

[coolcat]

Another amazing video! Thank you so much Mr. Zahabi. I watch these a 1000 times; you really are a source of inspiration. 

[TheAnimadi]

Thank you so much for this !! <3 I am just learning how to kickbox and after a year finally starting to have more contact. Sparring seems like a possibility! 

[stillnessinmovement]

I find this very interesting that the check for the kick is the exact same movement as Pi chuan of Hsing-I. ive used it many times vs leg kicks, but did not know how MMA folks were using it in a similar manner. thanks for posting.

[russellwestbrook]

tristar gym thank for these amazing content
bbj series is so helpful coach
could you do more striking content these techniques are so useful

[foochuangeng]

This is great man, honored to watch this video. :)

[pumpkinhooch]

2:35
5 years later, joaquin buckley gets knockout of the year against kasanganay from making this mistake

[BordoMavi]

Firas thank you for your videos
I learn from you
greats from germany

[thuyvuong]

Hi,
I was watching some of your videos, I really like the way you explain things, and a lot of camera angles especially in the bjj videos; which is great for novices.

[Bilal-rpmk]

Could you please upload a video in regards to grappling against the cage. Much appreciated.

[Zince]

Awesome videos Firas, keep em coming :) /Best regards from Sweden 

[thatchinaboi]

+Tristar Gym

Wouldn't it be more effective and possibly devastating to check the low leg (outside or inside) with the bent knee being lifted up(outside) or turned in (inside)?

[seonghochung]

I really love your videos. I would love to train in your gym one day. SOON!