Originally Posted by
ThaiMantis
lol i do, but i'm a hybrid. but I don't think it's a Mantis thing, i've not been shown it in that context, but Thai blocks are really designed to stop Thai kicks in the first place and arent so effective against anything coming frontwards at you.
SPM guys in my experience can be troubled by Thai leg kicks if theyre not very quick on their feet. ..out of interest how would/ do the rest of you cope with them in a SPM style approach?
they're not designed to stop thai kicks - they are designed to stop any kick with an arcing trajectory, thai or otherwise. a straight line kick, like a teep, is meant to be evaded or scooped. if you scoop it, you can then counter, takedown, etc.
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