Technique Spotlight: what to do when they catch your roundkick.
In this Forge Krav Maga drill, senior instructor Sydney demonstrates how to take control when the fight isn’t going your way—and turn a compromised position into a counterattack.
Here’s the scenario:
Sydney throws a medium round kick at her antagonist
Kimberly defends by stepping 45 degrees off-line and catching the kick in the crook of her elbow, cinching it tight.
With her leg caught and a takedown likely, Sydney makes a smart decision: she chooses to fall before she’s forced.
This is a classic example of Krav Maga thinking: Catch. Fall. Stomp. Stand. Strike.
Rather than risking an uncontrolled slam to the ground, Sydney executes a backward fall break on her terms. From her back, she delivers a powerful double stomp kick to the attacker’s center mass, creating space and buying time.
From there:
She uses the momentum of the kick to rise to one knee—what we call combat base.
As she regains her feet, she strikes decisively with knees or other close-range attacks.
Then she pivots off the centerline, reassesses, and prepares to either escape, re-engage, or use an improvised weapon.
This drill teaches:
How to protect yourself when off-balance
How to fall without giving up control
How to create distance and recover under pressure
How to finish strong
You won’t find this in a cardio kickboxing class. This is pressure-tested Krav Maga—where smart choices beat brute force.
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