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tempoman
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 Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: Strategies against south paws (MT) |
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Was wondering what things you guys do when fighting against a south paw fighter.
Specifically any good combos (full MT rules) to come down with a hard cut on the outside/front of their lead leg. My left kick is just as hard, if not harder than my right, so if I can work their front leg hard, I will. |
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baronbvp
Black Belt
Joined: 27 Feb 2005
Posts: 1132
Location: Berlin, Germany
Styles: JKD/MMA, Muay Thai, Shorin Ryu, military combat arts, fencing, archery
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a southpaw and don't like fighting southpaws as much as righties because the fists are more in my face. Switch to southpaw to fight a southpaw.
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Drag'n
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Joined: 15 Jan 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Styles: Daidojuku/Kudo ,Muay Thai, TKD.......
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 7:44 am Post subject: |
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The basic rule is always circle to your left. This stops him from using his left straight punch and left kick.
It gets you away from his power and puts you at a good angle to use your right punches and kicks.
Left or right low kicks are good to his lead leg, which is an easy target.
Just remember hit and circle, circle and hit.
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baronbvp
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:51 am Post subject: |
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That's one reason my right jab is good. I get to use it a lot against righties circling away from my left. 
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B16GS
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| Hi, Im a southy, and im looking for ways to help my defence. I know im suseptible to left hooks and straight rights from orthdox fighters. So Id say left hook right cross is a good combo! |
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some0ne
Yellow Belt
Joined: 26 Dec 2006
Posts: 30
Location: NC right now
Styles: Muay Thai, Kyokushin, Kakutogi, BJJ, Shito Ryu(hayashi ha)
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: |
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I'm a southpaw that will fight in both stance sometimes, I really don't offer any advice but to just train more and get accustomed to even the most awkward of opponents. About the only advantage I noticed from early on was how easy it was for me to land inside thigh kicks with my left leg on a orthadox fighter.
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nine_weapons
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Joined: 31 Jul 2007
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shinbushi
Yellow Belt
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Posts: 25
Location: combat zones
Styles: MT, knockdown, bjj, mma, and more
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| nine_weapons wrote: |
1. circle away from his power hand, but that applies to ANY stance.
2. place your foot outside of his, which allows you to use your hook while disallowing his and ruins his angle for sidestepping |
This is very basic and won't work on an advanced opponent that offers more than just boxing as a weapon. This is boxing 101, keeping your lead on the outside. You have to watch out for the plok/push and the tok/moving, the dtae/roundhouse, kao/knee, etc. Along with the strategies that put it all together. If all you wory about is circling around and keeping your lead foot on the outside you will get pegged by someone that works combinations in Muay Thai.
It really comes down to what kind of oppnent you are facing. Are you facing a kicker, clincher, puncher, someone that works all 8 limbs of muay thai? |
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nine_weapons
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| shinbushi wrote: |
This is very basic and won't work on an advanced opponent that offers more than just boxing as a weapon. This is boxing 101, keeping your lead on the outside. You have to watch out for the plok/push and the tok/moving, the dtae/roundhouse, kao/knee, etc. Along with the strategies that put it all together. If all you wory about is circling around and keeping your lead foot on the outside you will get pegged by someone that works combinations in Muay Thai.
It really comes down to what kind of oppnent you are facing. Are you facing a kicker, clincher, puncher, someone that works all 8 limbs of muay thai? |
that is exactly what it is. And if your footwork is good, it will work. if it didn't, it wouldn't still be taught and used. the thread isn't geared at any specific technique against a southpaw, so what I mentioned is valid. |
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shinbushi
Yellow Belt
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Location: combat zones
Styles: MT, knockdown, bjj, mma, and more
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| shinbushi wrote: |
This is very basic and won't work on an advanced opponent that offers more than just boxing as a weapon. This is boxing 101, keeping your lead on the outside. You have to watch out for the plok/push and the tok/moving, the dtae/roundhouse, kao/knee, etc. Along with the strategies that put it all together. If all you wory about is circling around and keeping your lead foot on the outside you will get pegged by someone that works combinations in Muay Thai.
It really comes down to what kind of oppnent you are facing. Are you facing a kicker, clincher, puncher, someone that works all 8 limbs of muay thai? |
that is exactly what it is. And if your footwork is good, it will work. if it didn't, it wouldn't still be taught and used. the thread isn't geared at any specific technique against a southpaw, so what I mentioned is v
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It's only taught against a puncher, and it's very basic, it's taught to beginners, it's not taught to use against anybody that works combinations well. I wouldn't have taught it to any of my fighters, but I had my fighters fight in Muay Thai fights, go figure. Once again, it's a boxing tactic, remember that. |
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on the post.
