Intermediate
HOW ELITE STRIKERS BLOCK & COUNTER BODY KICKS | BAZOOKATRAINING.COM
Coach's take: The clearest, most complete body-kick-defense breakdown in this set.
Defending body kicks
Muay Thai
Block, absorb and counter kicks to the body.
What coaches agree on
- Bring your knee up to meet your elbow with no gap between them, and take the kick on the hard, upper part of your shin.
- A solid arm block loads your rear hip and shoulder as it lands, so that same motion primes an immediate counter punch off that side.
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Common mistakes
- Blocking with only one bare forearm leaves it to absorb the kick alone, and the opponent's shin is denser bone and will break it.
- Dropping the guard hand to help smother a body kick leaves the head open to a follow-up kick.
- Pushing a caught leg straight back instead of redirecting it up and across lets the opponent land a strike or rip the leg free.
Intermediate
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU CAN MAKE WHEN BLOCKING BODY KICKS | BAZOOKATRAINING.COM
Coach's take: The head-kick-through-the-gap warning here could save someone getting knocked out. Excellent.
Intermediate
Defending The Body Round Kick | Muay Thai vs Kickboxing
Coach's take: As good as body-kick defense breakdowns get — precise, honest about trade-offs, backed by real experience.
Beginner
Chip Moraza-Pollard on Instagram: "Muay thai kicks are dangerous, they can cause a lot of damage, and they score very high in the eyes of (knowledgeable) judges. That's why knowing how to properly blo
Coach's take: Clean, correct, and it tells you why -- this is how you teach a block.
Advanced
3 Ways to Counter Body Kicks in Muay Thai with Amir Ghassemi
Coach's take: Excellent, structured coaching -- explains the mistakes as well as the fixes.
Intermediate
The BEST Defense? Learn How to Catch Kicks in Muay Thai
Coach's take: Thorough and honest about the tradeoffs -- good teaching.
Intermediate
BKA - Episode #36 - Blocking Body Kicks with Shield
Coach's take: Solid technique, clearly taught, just a more specialized tool than an everyday block.
Intermediate
HOW TO "DUTCH" BLOCK & COUNTER BACK | BLOCKING BODY KICKS | SPARRING DRILLS FROM BAZOOKATRAINING.COM
Coach's take: The tibia-vs-forearm explanation alone justifies watching this before you ever eat a hard body kick on one arm.
Intermediate
How To BLOCK & SCOOP Round Kicks | MUST KNOW
Coach's take: One of the best in the set - clear mechanics, common mistakes named, a real counter attached.
Beginner
How to Block Body Kicks: Muay Thai Kickboxing
Coach's take: Clear and correct, with a genuinely useful rules note most tutorials skip. Ends on a bit of a sales pitch though.
Intermediate
Muay Thai 10 Killer Ways to Counter the Body Kick
Coach's take: Deep and credible, just a little rough to follow as text alone.
Intermediate
4 Ways To Defend Sidekicks | Must Know Defense
Coach's take: Excellent breakdown - four real answers to a kick most people never get comfortable with.
Beginner
3 Basic Defences against Body Kicks // Muaythai Home Training
Coach's take: Solid intro to the three basics — don't expect much beyond that.
Intermediate
Mastering Body Kick Defense in Muay Thai - TikTok
Coach's take: Small tip, real payoff - narrow your stance if kicks are getting through.
Intermediate
Muay Thai Defense Technique: Catch Body Kick and Counter
Coach's take: Solid step-by-step with a real common-mistake callout.
Advanced
Dutch Kickboxing Defence: Countering Body Kicks & Head Kicks with Ivan Hippolyte
Coach's take: Sharp, precise coaching -- explains timing, not just position.
Intermediate
Muay Thai Training - Defending Body Kicks Using Knees with Yoddecha Sityodtong
Coach's take: Good drilling from a legit source -- better watched than read.
Intermediate
Muay Thai Body Kick Counter | Block And Return Low Kick
Coach's take: One solid, explained counter -- not a full system, but it's real and it works.
Beginner
Muay Thai techniques: 3-step block kicks: kick the neck, kick the body, kick the legs.
Coach's take: Sounds like a solid drill from a real coach, just not much time to go deep on any one of the three.
Intermediate
Your arms are faster… so why would you choose to block a kick ...
Coach's take: Good context, doesn't teach the actual mechanics.
Beginner
Effective Techniques for Blocking Roundhouse Kicks in Muay Thai
Coach's take: Correct technique, but barely any runtime to actually teach it.
Beginner
4 Simple Muay Thai Ways to Defend Against Kicks - TikTok
Coach's take: Sounds solid and correctly framed, but likely quick and shallow -- no transcript to confirm.
Beginner
Defend Against Body Kicks & Teeps: Muay Thai Drill Guide | TikTok
Coach's take: Sounds solid on paper -- can't vouch for execution without watching.
Intermediate
Muay Thai Kick Catch Defense: Control, Escape, and Counter (Safe ...
Coach's take: Decent nugget on foot placement, but it's more banter than a structured lesson.
Advanced
Mastering the Muay Thai Body Kick Technique - TikTok
Coach's take: Needs the video to land - the words alone don't teach it well.