Thanks for the explanation Sounds more like how we move, which is probably the main reason for me seeing so few groin shots connect properly.
Interesting David,the kick I referred to earlier whereby the Thai said to Kick the Burmese in the balls was a straight upward kick with instep/shin basically aiming through the groin to the chin lol,also there are snap kicks to groin using various parts of foot ie instep and the one I like the toes by the way I forgot to post the video I mentioned on my first post so I have edited and its up now.
Fire Cobra, have you ever considered doing a session at MAPMeet? I for one would be interested in your take on older Muay Thai.
Thanks Sifu Ben,I havent actually sir plus my depth of knowledge on older MT is limited I just have a passion for learning as much as I can on all aspects of Thai Martial Art and culture
3 AM, municipal park and two drunk guys who had just assaulted a Downs Syndrome sufferer and who will not comply with an single crewed officers direction to get down on the ground after he has them cornered after a foot chase Funnily enough the second was much quicker to comply with directions once his mate went down screaming
I once had a kickboxing coach who had us use a square-on stance, but with the lead foot turned inward. It felt wicked awkward at first. But his thinking (and I agree with him) was that, by bending the knee, you could still effectively shield the groin from a direct hit and retain the benefits of a squared stance as well.
I'm not arguing David. You just reminded me. That's all. I won't lie. That stance never became second nature. Nor did the peculiar kicking method that came with it.
ive talked to about one wing chun teacher (who also teaches kali, greco roman and tactical shooting so not the true chun) and his explanation of the goat riding stance was to allow a person to stand square on and protect the groin (but using the stance dynamically)
That's certainly one aspect of it, it also feeds into their screwy power generation, as far as I'm aware. Turning your thigh inward is about all you've got if you're square-on and have your hands busy.
Basic Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma is awful for protecting your junk. You really want to use a more forward facing stance like Tsui Ma for that so you can use tan gerk and bong gerk. Using the basic YGKYM actually has a lot of origin in the Baat Jaam Do. When you have two short blades you can't effectively protect your lead leg so there are times you switch to YGKYM or a shallow variant of it so your leg is farther back. It also has other uses and attributes with and without weapons but it is not about groin coverage in the slightest.
My apologies to this young poster. I wasn't aware this was a case of poorly educated youth. I myself was once a young nut kicker and inexperienced at protecting my own stones. Let us educate this fine fellow and clear his name of troll.