A good teep is not just a kick. It is a brake, a range finder, a balance check, and a reset button. Today’s private lesson was built around that idea. The client has trained with me since 2014, so the class could move past basic pad rounds and into controlled sparring problems. The aim was simple: make the teep work when the other person is trying to stop it.

The teep, often called the push kick, is a fundamental tool in stand-up fighting. It controls distance, disrupts an opponent’s rhythm, and sets up other strikes. In this session, I broke down the teep into manageable parts and explored how to teach it effectively to students. Here’s what I covered and how you can apply these insights in your own online martial arts training sessions.