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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 scooping block.
• Shift in with a reverse punch to the abdomen, to break the opponent’s balance.
• Release the opponent’s leg, to make them fall forward. Shift out with a same-side backfist strike to the nose.