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[Video of this waza fast and slow, from the side, and ideally, overhead]

Defense against a front kick

• 7-3 inside, catching the opponent’s kick with a scooping block.
• Front kick to their groin.
• Hook the back of their knee with the middle finger of your opposite-side hand. Twist the attacker’s knee inside to flip them over for a takedown.
• Lift the trapped leg higher to awkwardly bend the opponent backwards.
  • This is comparable to the “Boston crab” from professional wrestling.
• Stomp kick to their spine.

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