Let's take a quick look at the #1 defence for the low roundhouse kick: the 'Leg Check'. Another structure-based defence, the leg check is a hard-on-hard style of defence where we replace our thigh (the opponents target) with our shin - ensuring a shin-on-shin collision which places more risk on the attacker. A very effective and crucial part of the defensive arsenal for any striker... but make sure you do your heavy bag conditioning!!