MMA question

Khannie

So I'm not a huge MMA fan tbh, but I was just watching some there and one thing that has struck me is that I haven't seen the equivalent of a Muay Thai "teap" (front kick).

Is there some reason for that? Or have I just not watched enough MMA to see it?

cowzerp

Mainly because the risk of been taking down..

Khannie

That's what I was thinking....but two things bothered me:

I saw a fedor training video that someone linked and he did a fancy backwards one. I would have thought that'd be even riskier, no?

Also, the left front teap (for a right hander) is very fast. The chances of someone taking enough advantage of it to take you down seemed slim to me.

Usual terms and conditions apply: Khannie is a registered non-MMA head.

FiannaGym.com

Lets join Anderson Silva against Dan Henderson.

Peace

Roper

As Fianna just pointed out, guys with really good muay thai sometimes teep to good effect.

Colm_OReilly

So I'm not a huge MMA fan

I'd address this severe mental and social deficiency pronto.

Khannie

FiannaGym.com wrote: »

Lets join Anderson Silva against Dan Henderson.

Peace

Great pic. Thanks.

Colm: Gtfo! I find the ground game fairly boring tbh. MMA heads assure me that this is through my ignorance of the finer points of the ground game, but many a cricket fan has assured me that cricket is in fact a very exciting game.

cowzerp

Everyone to there own i'd say, most mma fighters train the teep but find it a fairly risky move that does not reward that well when it comes off-personally i dont see it used that much in thai either, maybe thats my ignorance but thats going on my viewing of thai nights. used but not too often!

Khannie

I'd say it'd be used more in Thailand than over here alright. Over there though, a teep (teap / teep?) to the face is considered a fairly hefty insult so that's not used that much.

FiannaGym.com

Teeps to the face?

Lets Join Baukaw as he fights some of the tougher k-1 figthers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIYw4oUXeY

Peace

Khannie

I didn't say it wasn't used. Just less frequently. And he's probably going to use it more freely in K1 than in MT.

I saw a fight during my recent trip to Thailand where the guy who was winning pushed home his advantage with a few teeps to the face in the last round. Few gasps out of the crowd. At the end he got down on his knees bowing before his opponent. Deliberately showing someone the sole of your foot is their equivalent to an "up yours".

FiannaGym.com

Khannie,

I wasnt posting that clip as a counter to your point. I dont doubt what you say about teeps to the face in Thailand. I'm just showing the effectiveness in k-1.

What we have learned is, Anderson Silva teeps in MMA (considered by many to be the best p4p fighter ever, and now) and Baukaw did in 2005, when he was streets ahead of the rest of the k-1 max guys.

So maybe thats the reason you dont see it too often, its only exicuted by the elite?

Peace

celt2005

FiannaGym.com wrote: »

Teeps to the face?

Lets Join Baukaw as he fights some of the tougher k-1 figthers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIYw4oUXeY

Peace

Nice One Fianna

Khannie

FiannaGym.com wrote: »

Khannie,

I wasnt posting that clip as a counter to your point. I dont doubt what you say about teeps to the face in Thailand. I'm just showing the effectiveness in k-1.

Ah right. Fair enough.

FiannaGym.com wrote:

What we have learned is, Anderson Silva teeps in MMA (considered by many to be the best p4p fighter ever, and now) and Baukaw did in 2005, when he was streets ahead of the rest of the k-1 max guys.

So maybe thats the reason you dont see it too often, its only exicuted by the elite?

Peace

Maybe indeed. Definitely a lot tougher to pull off than a teap to the body since the head is so maneuverable (and obviously further away). Some lovely ones from Buakaw in that vid alright. His kicking is generally a pleasure to watch.