How to see kicks coming in sparring - Read the Kick Drill

Описание: In this video I will show a sparring drill on how to see kicks coming in sparring.

What ever discipline you study you can use read the kick to sharpen your skills.

The read the kick drill teaches you to react to a kick coming towards you a pace. The pad movement simulates blocking a kick and by watching your partners body movement from the hips you can learn to detect a kick before it's thrown.

How to see kicks coming in sparring is just about drilling and experience. The amount of times I got hit or wasn't fast enough really cemented the fact that controlled sparring drills were so important to developing your reflexes.

Read the Kick helps you anticipate and watch for the hip movement of your opponent and will help you see the kick coming before its thrown.

This is a great drill for your fighters or training partners and I recommend 3 rounds of 3 minutes. In the video we don't move because of the camera but I suggest adding footwork and movement.

This is a kickboxing, MMA,& Muay Thai drill on blocking kicks but you can use it in multiple discipline such as Krav Maga, freestyle karate, tae kwon do and karate.