so anyone got any pointers on fighting someone who keeps his distance and kicks a hell of a lot makeing it hard to come in close???
some ideas
1.intercept, trap, or attack his kicking leg, then close the gap.
2.fient or fake an attack to distract, then close the gap.
3.leave an obvious opening for him to attack, draw him in,
then close the gap.
4.stay outside his kicking range, make him come to you, wear
him down, then close the gap.
5.without warning,close the gap.
or just hit him with a stick.
better yet, wait til he’s sleeping. Then hit him with a stick. 
cheers
Just take out a .45 and boom, settwl it.
serpent
Thats f@cking funny!
FT:D
kung lek & serpent
it is obvious that your skill and your strategies are exceptional. i am humbled.
thats a lot of cutting!!!
I’m more of a David Gemell guy myself. I find it hard to sympathise with Goodkind’s characters.
ben gash
you are the 1st to identify the quote, although i did modify it slightly.
i will check out gemell.
Where I live (USA, Planet Earth - unlike Serpent who’s terrified of fighting me in person), it is illegal to carry a .45 without a license and even more illegal to use it on a guy who’s unarmed.
It is also improbable that an opponent in the ring will be SLEEPING, and likely your sifu won’t let you into the ring if the format is hand-to-hand combat (unless you study in MY school where going against sticks is a regularity).
just messing.
In a point sparring ring, try using the legs to jam the kicker. Circling around an opponent also helps a lot. Run the guy down if you have to.
In a NHB scenario, try to go for the sweep and take the guy down.
In the STREET, the guy probably won’t be “kicking like crazy to keep his distance”. The options in this scenario are nearly unlimited.
Another quite obvious one is to keep your distance and keep yourself well protected. Throw in a few llight kicks once in a while to keep him alert, but basically just let him kick until he’s tired and the kicks start to slow. When it’s slow enough just dash in after your block with a uppercut (CLF: Fan Chong) or hammer fist behind the neck avec a knee thrust to the solarplexus.
BTW forgive my lack of lingo knowledge but i was wondering what NHB means?
Originally posted by Shah
BTW forgive my lack of lingo knowledge
NHB means No Holds Barred
NHB ussually means no biting, eye-gouging, headbutts, throat shots, kicking or kneeing the head of a person already on the ground, striking the back of the head, or striking to the spine. Both fighters ussually have to wear gloves.
I think the fighters ussually sign papers that indicate that beyond the rules mentioned above, they will refrain from using any other techniques from their arsenal that are known to be critical.
Originally posted by Serpent
Just take out a .45 and boom, settwl it.
All I can picture is that scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, where Indiana shoots the big sword weilding guy.
Personally, I’d circle, parry, keep moving and just wear my opponent down, always looking for that mistake or oppoprtunity.
If he kicks high, duck his kick and sweep out the supporting leg.
Or block it and move in.
If he kicks medium height move inside or catch his leg.
If he kicks low check his kicks with your kick.
Just some ideas.
What you don’t want to do is keep moving back into his kicking range.
Thats what most people do.
I would think that No Holds Barred would at least mean holds that are considered dangerous are allowed.
Going from what Fu-Pow said~, though you might want to keep moving back Out of kicking range.
Then catch as the attack misses. Or follow the attack back in guarding your groin with stance and jamming rising knees or legs.
If you duck the kick, you might choose to duck-back to aid your sweeping the supporting leg.
Note: doing a sweep to the leg does not necessarily get the leg swept. At least some might be able to withstand sweeps even though they are on one support leg.
time his kicks - rush him as his leg drops. There are drills that focus on following the return of a person’s strike. once you are in on him, his kicks are for the most part useless as he won’t be able to do many of them. You don’t want to give him distance, as he can close slightly and still kick. you have to get inside.
catch kicks, kick his hips as he kicks, etc. to foil him. once you’re inside, go to town on him.
It seems that kicking the hip as they kick would send the hicking leg towards that side. I’m thinking that in general, that’s towards me.