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Combat Kick Boxing

Baton: Medium to Close Range
Situation Two: Your assailant attacks
you with a forward diagonal downward
strike.
1) Make a rapid sidestep to your left and
throw a rear roundhouse kick* to
your assailant’s groin. (Fig. 134)
2) Pivot and throw a left cross to his jaw
or temple. (Fig. 135)
3) Pivot back and throw a tight right
hook to his chin. (Fig. 136)

*The sidestep roundhouse kick to the groin is
a very useful counter-attack in that the
movement of the sidestep takes you out of
harm’s way whilst a back leg roundhouse kick
to the groin is an extremely effective man-
stopper.

I strongly recommend it against large
unarmed assailants and almost any
weapon attack. Practise it on the heavy
bag until you can evade swiftly and
deliver real power in the kick. Fig 134

Fig 135 Fig 136

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