Originally Posted by makiwara

O.K. First I apologize if this is in the wrong category, just wasn't sure where to put it.

I have a friend in the military and stationed overseas, and he is coming to town in a couple of days. He and I both have quite a bit of martial arts exp., but he has always beaten me, bad. He is lightning fast and tends to lure me into side kicking him, wherein he counters with a hook kick over my side. So my question is: What is a good defence/counter to this scennario? I am tempted to grab his kick (if I can) and drop, taking out his support leg, and trying an ankle lock or leg bar, but his ground game is far superior to mine and his favorite place to fight is with his back on the ground, sometimes with his eyes closed.