[Gambatte Karate]

Mai Geri

We do both depending upon what the timing and the circumstances call for. However, I don't think that a mae geri would do the trick in this instance guys. This is just me speaking here: If he is trying to fight a kicker with kicks, and this kicker has shown that he can and will out kick him, then it would probably be in his best interest to either start getting better at kicks OR, use the other white meat (or defense), punches. I LOVE sparring against tae kwon do practitioners. Most of them (not all, but most) keep their hands down by their waist, and don't know how to react when I crowd them and punch at them. It seems (most of the time) that if I am close enough to punch them, then they can't get a kick fired off at me because I'm too close. Just my experience. Now, I HAVE had a FEW (1 possibly 2) that could still operate with me crowding them. But it was futile anyway. LOL