What's a brazilian kick?

ncalpunker · 09-22-2005, 01:00 PM

I seen the brazilian leg kick used very effectively in K-1 and wondering where it originated and how to perform it, anyone know?

Gunza Kicka · 09-23-2005, 04:38 AM

dont know but would also be interested in finding out...

fugetsu · 09-24-2005, 02:09 PM

The so-called Brazilian kick comes from the Kyokushin fighters from Brazila who have been fighting in the K-1 like Francisco Filio and others. The kick is a head kick, but the leg and knee leave the ground like a regular middle kick and then half-way through, when the hip flips over, the knee snaps straight pointed down, and the shin and foot then come down at an angle onto the head or neck. Kind of hard to explain, but the leg comes up and over the opponent's guard. It is also thrown with the front leg, no switch. The Brazilian kick is nothing new, Peter Aerts does head kicks like that as does Mirco Crocop. The K-1 announcers have really invented it as a uniquely Brazilian I think

LoneHusky · 10-17-2005, 03:04 PM

Sweet I'd like to see a vid of it.

eXcessiveForce · 10-17-2005, 04:22 PM

A round kick with a downward angle nothing special about it. It's been done in TKD for years. I used to use it in competition about 14 years ago. It does work pretty well though.

Drag'n · 10-18-2005, 10:34 AM

I would say it starts more like a front kick or sometimes a low kick and then whips round and down. The point being to catch your opponent by surprise. I use them a bit in sparring and often they will connect. The down side is that they dont have as much power as a regular high round kick.In my opinion Filho and Feitosa use them too often, making them predictable and spoiling the whole surprise while sacrificing power.
A good weapon to have in your bag of tricks though if you've got the flexibility.

kyospirit · 10-21-2005, 01:25 PM

Feitosa and Filho video highlights

09-22-2005, 01:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
ncalpunker Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 23 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	What's a brazilian kick? I seen the brazilian leg kick used very effectively in K-1 and wondering where it originated and how to perform it, anyone know?

09-24-2005, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
fugetsu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 112 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	brazilian kick The so-called Brazilian kick comes from the Kyokushin fighters from Brazila who have been fighting in the K-1 like Francisco Filio and others. The kick is a head kick, but the leg and knee leave the ground like a regular middle kick and then half-way through, when the hip flips over, the knee snaps straight pointed down, and the shin and foot then come down at an angle onto the head or neck. Kind of hard to explain, but the leg comes up and over the opponent's guard. It is also thrown with the front leg, no switch. The Brazilian kick is nothing new, Peter Aerts does head kicks like that as does Mirco Crocop. The K-1 announcers have really invented it as a uniquely Brazilian I think

10-17-2005, 03:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
LoneHusky Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 578 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sweet I'd like to see a vid of it. __________________

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eXcessiveForce Excessive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,906 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	A round kick with a downward angle nothing special about it. It's been done in TKD for years. I used to use it in competition about 14 years ago. It does work pretty well though. __________________ eXcessiveFORCE. If you must use force, make it excessive. www.b-prime.com A success and achievement community

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kyospirit Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denver CO Posts: 7 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Feitosa and Filho video highlights __________________ http://www.contactkicks.com

09-23-2005, 04:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gunza Kicka Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: perth, Australia Posts: 41 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	dont know but would also be interested in finding out...

10-18-2005, 10:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Drag'n Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 44 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would say it starts more like a front kick or sometimes a low kick and then whips round and down. The point being to catch your opponent by surprise. I use them a bit in sparring and often they will connect. The down side is that they dont have as much power as a regular high round kick.In my opinion Filho and Feitosa use them too often, making them predictable and spoiling the whole surprise while sacrificing power. A good weapon to have in your bag of tricks though if you've got the flexibility.

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