Source: Muay Thai Leg Check & Easiest Kick Catch, by Troy Dorsey Striking (https://www.youtube.com/@troydorseystriking). Used under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
Quick answer: In Muay Thai Leg Check & Easiest Kick Catch, from the channel Troy Dorsey Striking and released under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, the instructor shows what he calls "the reinforced check." He says two things are happening: "We're reinforced, so our check is much stronger, and I'm pointing the tip of my knee out and at my opponent." If a kick lands above the knee, he says, "instead of taking full power into your thigh, you end up ramping the kick right up into your hip, allowing you to catch it even easier. The foot literally lands right in your pocket." A Martial Arts Training Guide Facebook Reel from November 14, 2026, uses this footage under the title "The reinforced check: stop leg kicks AND catch them." This article describes the video. It is not a lesson plan. Train only with a qualified coach.
The official title is Muay Thai Leg Check & Easiest Kick Catch. YouTube's upload date is July 30, 2024. Auto-captions mishear the host's name; the official description and the spoken introduction identify him as Garrett Poole, appearing with Ty Garrett and Troy Dorsey, whom he introduces as "an eight-time world champion." RealNameOf's Troy Dorsey page gives his name as Troy Glenn Dorsey. A January 23, 2022, Mansfield Record article also describes eight world titles. That identifies the person on screen, not the technique.
Safety
The instructor says the check "definitely has some bone-breaking potential," that there is "a good chance that the foot connects right with the knee," and that "at minimum, it hurts a ton. At maximum, it breaks something." Those are his claims, not findings of this article. This piece does not teach the check or promise a result. Do not copy it from a screen. Train with a qualified coach, in a gym, with protection and supervision.
The classic check, as he describes it
He starts with "the classic check," which he calls "old school" and says "works fantastic." "As we lift the knee up, we want to open and point the leg out." The challenge, he says, is that "it is a little slow." "Good fighters will fake the kick to get you to throw the check so that they can kick your leg right after the leg is on its way back down," because "too much weight transfers, and it takes too long to get to check again." A lazy version, he says, does not point the knee out, and "a lot of fighters will check straight up and end up getting kicked in the calf." If "we get hit with power," "it is a good chance that we're going to get knocked off balance."
The reinforced check, and the ramp
With the reinforced check, he says, "it's much easier to fall forward, keeping your balance, and going right into your counter striking." "In almost every way, I prefer that reinforced check, especially if I'm in my Thai stance or in my Dutch stance." "What makes the reinforced check even better," he adds, "is that when you use it, you're making a ramp with your thigh." If the kick lands above the knee, that ramp, in his description, sends it "right up into your hip, allowing you to catch it even easier." "The foot literally lands right in your pocket." "It's a great way to set up your leg kick catches." The video has no separate catching drill.
Credit
The source video is Muay Thai Leg Check & Easiest Kick Catch, from the YouTube channel Troy Dorsey Striking (https://www.youtube.com/@troydorseystriking). It is used here under the video's Creative Commons Attribution license, with credit to that channel, to that title, and to Garrett Poole, Ty Garrett, and Troy Dorsey, as named on camera and in the official description. Anyone who wants the full sequence, including the Dutch-stance video he mentions at the end, can watch the original on YouTube, where the license also appears.
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FAQ
Who is in the video?
Garrett Poole hosts, with Ty Garrett and Troy Dorsey. Poole introduces Dorsey as an eight-time world champion. RealNameOf identifies him as Troy Glenn Dorsey.
What is the source video, and how can it be reused?
Muay Thai Leg Check & Easiest Kick Catch, from Troy Dorsey Striking, uploaded July 30, 2024. It is released under a Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows reuse with credit.
What is the "reinforced check," in the instructor's words?
A check that, he says, is "reinforced" and therefore "much stronger," with "the tip of my knee" pointed "out and at my opponent." He also says the thigh can act as a "ramp," so a kick that lands above the knee travels up to the hip and "lands right in your pocket," which he says makes a catch easier.
Does this article tell you how to train, or say the check will break a bone?
No. It reports what the video shows and says. The "bone-breaking potential" line is the instructor's. Train only with a qualified coach.