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How Israel Adesanya generates devastating rear leg low kick power

Movement, biomechanics expert, and JKD enthusiast Dr. Raj, DPT explains how Stylebender Israel Adesanya generates massive power and force on his rear leg low kick - often leaving opponents shellshocked (ask Diego Costa) or buckling to the ground (ask Anderson Silva) - by detailing Adesanya's kicking technique through the lens of movement science and biomechanics | How Israel Adesanya generates devastating rear leg low kick power | Movement, technique, biomechanics, and sports science analysis For reference, I’m a DPT (Doctor of Physio), JKD practitioner, sports scientist, researcher, mindfulness enthusiast and owner of 3CB Performance —providing sports medicine, performance, and mindfulness services online and in-person at clinics in West LA and Valencia, CA. Feel free to hit me with questions and/or you can always find me on my website or follow on social media: Website: https://www.3cbperformance.com/ Twitter:   / 3cbperformance   Instagram:   / 3cbperformance   Here’s a table of contents: 0:00 Intro 0:04 Stylebender’s arsenal of kicks 0:29 Approach: Forefoot mechanics 0:54 Approach: Stretch-shorten cycle 1:31 Leg swing: Body coordination 1:51 Leg swing: Generating power 2:07 Rotation: “The Serape effect” 2:30 Stance leg: Stability 2:46 Arms: Stability + torque 2:53 Contact: Leg extension 3:05 Contact: lever arm physics 3:19 The escape: Counter rotation 3:48 Outro Script: Welcome, it’s Raj from 3CB. Israel “Stylebender” Adesanya uses a devastating arsenal of kicks to deliver pinpoint damage and keep opponents at bay and off-balance. In particular, he uses a low rear leg kick to punish opponents in the pocket. Let’s break down his technique and biomechanics to illuminate how he generates that power & precision. The example I’m using is vs Paulo Costa. The first thing to notice is that Adesanya’s up on the ball (forefoot) of his rear right swing leg. This position tensions his achilles tendon and additional key plantarflexors (posterior tibialis, peroneals, and calf complex especially) like a stretched out spring that’s waiting to recoil. When he pushes off the right foot to move up, it creates a quick thrust recoil in those muscles to generate an explosive forward thrust. This is called the stretch-shorten cycle (SSC) and is critical to explosive movements. Secondly, notice how Stylebender plants his front stance leg with his foot and leg externally (outwardly) rotated. This tensions the internal rotators of his hip and leg and creates another stretch-shorten cycle to generate explosive hip rotation on the swing. As Adesanya gets into the rear leg kick swing, note the full body coordination and synergy on his rotation - his left arm mirrors his right leg coming forward and his right arm serves as a counterbalance for his torso and mirrors his left leg for stability. This coordination is key to optimizing Adesanya’s power because generating speed and explosion on a rear leg kick is truly a full body movement - from the shoulder down through the torso and core to the low back through the hips and upper legs. This is called the “serape effect”. In this respect, Adesanya reminds of a top end power pitcher who display similar top to bottom rotational coordination. As the right leg swings past the left, Adesanya’s body is superbly balanced around midline. His left stance leg is completely stable throughout the kick and barely moves, acting as an anchor for the rest of the moving variables. That stability is a combination of superb balance, strength, and neuromuscular control. Additionally, Israel’s right arm continues to pull downwards to create additional rotational torque and stability. Adesanya makes contact on the low kick at full extension. That full extension combined with Stylebender’s leg length (he stands at 6’4” with a leg reach of 44 inches) creates a massive lever arm to generate force. From physics, we know that the longer the lever arm, the more force is produced. Costa’s lead leg certainly got taught that lesson. The last aspect and arguably my favorite part is that once Adesanya finishes his low rear leg kick, he controls the follow through and immediately reverses course with a quick counter hip and torso rotation, in conjunction with pushing off his stance leg. He’s immediately out of the pocket and fluidly moves to the next sequence. Just ridiculous space and distance control, a key part of what makes him such a dangerous fighter.