Countering Kicks

I. Countering Low Rear Round Kick
A. Matching Stance

Lead Leg Shin Check
-Shin check->Rear round kick
-Shin check->Lead leg switch round kick
-Shin check->Rear knee or step left knee
-Shin check->Cross

Take the Kick
-Take the kick->simultaneous cross

II. Countering Mid Rear Round Kick
A. Matching Stance

-Double Block->Lead Hook
-Catch Kick->Cross *example

III. Countering High Rear Round Kick
A. Matching Stance

Combinations Which Start With An Arm Attack

I. Punch Combinations

  1. Lead Hand to Rear Hand

    a) Jab to Rear Hand

    b) Lead Hook to Rear Hand

    c) Lead Uppercut to Rear Hand

    f) Lead Overhand to Rear Hand

  2. Rear Hand to Lead Hand

    a) Cross to Lead Hand

    b) Rear Hook to Lead Hand

    c) Rear Uppercut to Lead Hand

    d) Rear Overhand to Lead Hand

  3. Lead Hand to Lead Hand

    a) Jab to Lead Hand

    b) Lead Hook to Lead Hand

  4. Rear Hand to Rear Hand

    a) Cross to Rear Hand

II. Punch To Elbow Combinations
  1. Lead Hand to Rear Elbow

  2. Rear Hand to Lead Elbow

  3. Lead Hand to Lead Elbow

  4. Rear Hand to Rear Elbow

III. Punch To Knee Combinations

IV. Punch To Kick Combinations    

  1. Lead Hand to Rear Kick 

  -Jab->Low Round Kick 
  -Jab->Cross->Lead Hook->Rear Round Kick

  -Lead Hook->Rear Low Round Kick
  -Lead Hook->Cross->Lead Body Hook->Rear Low Round Kick 

  -Lead Uppercut->Low Round Kick *Rob Kaman example

  2. Rear Hand to Lead Kick
  -Jab->Cross->Switch Lead Leg Round Kick to Body->Cross->Hook->Low Rear Leg Round Kick *technique
  -Cross->Stepping Lead Leg Round Kick

3. Lead Hand to Lead Kick

4. Rear Hand to Rear Kick
  -Jab->Cross->Rear Round Kick







Punching to Clinch
  -Jab->Double Neck Thai->Knee




Unmatched Stance
-Jab->Cross to the Body *example
-Jab->Cross with angled step & pivot (to get an angle) *example



General Combination List

Jab-> Rear Uppercut-> Lead Hook

-Jab->Cross->Lead Hook
       -Jab->Cross->Lead Hook->Side Step Left->Lead Hook
       -Jab->Cross->Lead Body Hook->Lead Hook
       -Jab->Cross->Lead Body Hook/Uppercut->Rear Low Round Kick 
       -Jab->Cross->Lead Body Hook->Cross/Overhand
       -Jab->Cross->Lead Uppercut->Cross
       -Jab->Cross->Lead Body Uppercut->Cross
       -Jab->Cross->Spinning Backfist
       -Jab->Cross to the Body->Lead Hook->Rear Hook (high, low, high combo)
       -Jab->Cross to the Body->Lead Hook->Rear Round Kick (high, low, high combo)
       -Boxing Straight Blast
       -Jab-> Bob Right-> Cross
  -Cross->Side Step Right->Cross
  -Cross->Lead Body Uppercut

  -Rear Uppercut->Lead Hook->Cross

-Jab->Jab->Cross
          -Jab->Jab->Rear Uppercut

          Jab->Lead Hook

           -Jab->Lead Body Hook

         Jab->Long Lead Uppercut

see
  -Cross->Lead Elbow

Countering Punches

New

Core Counter Punching

I. Evasions

Slip Series (Left Lead)

Against Straight Punches

Right

1. Slip Right->Right Hand Counter

2. Slip Right & Left Hand Hit->Right Hand Counter

3. Slip Right->Left Hand Counter 

Left Side

1. Slip Left->Left Hand Counter

2. Slip Left & Right Hand Hit->Left Hand Counter

-Can be done with or without footwork. With or without parry. 

-Generally slipping to outside of opp. punch but can also slip inside)

Bob Series (Left Lead)

Right

1. Bob Right->Right Hand Counter

2. Bob Right & Left Hand Hit->Right Hand Counter

3. Bob Right & Left Hand Counter

Left Side

1. Bob Left->Left Hand Counter

2. Bob Left & Right Hand Hit->Left Hand Counter

-Can be done with or without footwork. With or without parry. 

-Generally slipping to outside of opp. punch but can also slip inside)

Weave (Roll) Series (Left Lead)

Right

1. Weave Right->Right Hand Counter

2. Weave Right & Left Hand Hit->Right Hand Counter

Left

1. Weave Left->Left Hand Counter

2. Weave Left & Right Hand Hit->Left Hand Counter

-Can be done with or without footwork.

Snap Back/Pull Back (Left Lead)

1. Snap Back->Right Hand Counter

II. Blocks/Parries

Parry Series (Hand & Forearm)

Right

1. Right Hand Parry->Left Hand Counter

2. Right Hand Parry->Right Hand Counter

Left

1. Left Hand Parry->Right Hand Counter

2. Left Hand Parry->Left Hand Counter

-Can be done with or without footwork. 

-See evasions above for options that include slipping. 

Side/Front Cover Series

Right

1. Right Cover & Roll With->Left Hand Counter

2. Right Cover->Right Hand Counter

Left

1. Left Cover & Roll With->Right Hand Counter

2. Left Cover->Left Hand Counter

Block Series

Right

1. Right Block->Left Hand Counter

Left

2. Left Block->Right Hand Counter

Shoulder Roll Series

1. Shoulder Roll->Right Hand Counter

I. Countering the Jab
A. Matched Stance

Slipping
  -Slip to the outside->Cross/Rear Uppercut
  -Slip to the outside while stepping forward->Rear uppercut
  -Slip to the outside with simultaneous Jab
  -Slip to the inside->Jab/L. Hook/L. Uppercut
  -Slip to the inside with a looping cross/hook (known as the *cross counter)

Snap Back
  -Snap Back->Cross *Floyd Mayweather Jr. example
  -Snap Back with simultaneous Lead hook

Bobbing
  -Bob to the outside->Cross
  -Bob to the outside->Rear Uppercut *Chad Mendes example
  -Bob to the outside with simultaneous Jab

Parrying
  -Rear hand parry->Jab
  -Rear hand scoop parry->Lead Hand Grabs Opp Neck->Knee *Technique example
  -Rear hand parry->Cross *James Toney example

Covering
  -Rear arm cover(rolling with the punch)->Lead hook
  -Rear arm cover->Cross


B. Unmatched Stance
  -Slip to the Outside->Lead Hook
  -Lean Back with simultaneous Lead hook


II. Countering the Cross
A. Matched Stance

Slipping
-Slip to the outside->Lead Hook
-Slip to the outside with simultaneous Cross (to head or body)

Bobbing
-Bob to the outside->Lead Hook

Weaving
-Weave with simultaneous Rear Overhand *Example
-Weave with simultaneous Rear Body Hook

Parrying
-Lead hand parry->Cross
-Lead hand parry->Jab

Shoulder Roll
-Shoulder Roll->Cross

Covering
-Lead arm cover->Cross 
-Lead arm cover->Lead Hook*

-Quarter turn pivot off front foot->Cross


B. Unmatched Stance

Parrying
 -Rear Hand parry->Cross


III. Countering Lead Hook
Weaving
-Weave with (nearly) simultaneous Lead Hook or Overhand *Joe Frazier example

Covering

-Rear Hand Cover->Lead Body Hook *example

IV. Countering Rear Hook
Weaving
-Weave with simultaneous Rear Overhand->Lead Hook->High Rear Round Kick *Remy Bonjasky example

Covering
-Lead arm cover->Cross *Security Guard example(though they have unmatched leads, same principles)

V. Countering Rear Uppercut
A. Matched Stance

B. Unmatched Lead
-Bob toward your lead leg with simultaneous Cross to the Body->Lead Hook

VI. Countering Jab->Cross
-Slip outside the Jab->Weave under the Cross (and variations)


-Back foot angled back step->lead overhand/hook
-Front foot angled back step-> overhand/hook 


VII. Countering Forward Motion
*When out of range, the opponent's attack must start with a motion forward. These counters are applied just as the opponent moves forward.
-Inside Low Lead Leg Kick (disrupts opp. balance)->Cross