Muay-Thai How To: Slide Step Round Kick
Instructor: Coach Mark Tabuso
Location: Evolve Training Center
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The slide step, and in this case, the slide step round kick, is used to quickly, and relatively safely, close the distance between you and your opponent. It is also used to meet an oncoming opponent with some momentum to stop an attack.
1. From your Muay Thai stance, lift your lead leg off the ground and at the same time, use your rear leg to thrust your body forward, sliding towards your opponent. Keep your chin down and hands up and out to protect your head. The lead shin should be in a horizontal position, and you will bump or strike your opponent’s frontal position, across their hips or upper legs to prevent oncoming strikes from an opponent.
2. From here as you nullify your opponent’s forward momentum, you can decide whether you want to force the clinch to use knees and elbows, or quickly drop into fighting position to punch and kick. You can also use the move to stall your opponent.
Using a slide step round kick is a tricky way of hiding a burst forward, as there is no “tell” move prior to executing the slide step.
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