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The rear foot doesn’t rotate on its ball;

The kick is made without slipping, which makes it lose strength and lack cover from the counter-punch;

No left or right hand cover;

The rear leg is not bent, which makes the kick lose its strength;

Pulling back – it makes the boxer land a kick with his instep: this is inefficient and increases risk of injury;

In general, the instep should not touch the target, and the ball doesn’t have to be too expanded (further details on the ball position in “Defense from low kick”); the distance should allow to reach the target with a calf easily.

Defense from low kicks.

Calf cover-up;

Left foot step back;

Jump back;

Blocking front kick with left or right leg, that targets the thigh or to the hip.