The Correct Way to Check Leg Kicks in Muay Thai, MMA and Kickboxing | Foot Up or Down?

Checking kicks hurts. It hurts no matter how you do it, but here are some techniques that will either minimize the damage checking a kick does, or allow you to counter so that you don’t have to check too many. There are lots of arguments about whether or not to flex the foot... let’s keep that going haha. Our shinguards are Venum Elite Shinguards We paid for them and I highly recommend them(affiliate link): Get hard2hurt merch here! P