Muay Thai is one of the most complex striking combat sports, not the “sweet science” of boxing that utilizes angles and movement to create openings or Taekwondo which neglects half the body in order to allow the execution of spectacular spinning kicks. Muay Thai known as the art of 8 limbs relies on the successful…
One of the most crucial foundational skills to master while beginning the martial art is the Muay Thai stance. You won’t be able to attack or defend effectively if you are unable to position yourself in the correct way, which will make training difficult, your kick cumbersome and any Muay Thai sparring sessions feel like…
In a striking martial art like Muay Thai, having good flexibility is extremely important. Read below to see the best Muay Thai stretches and the important details for performing them. Are Muay Thai stretches important? Yes, Muay Thai stretches are an extremely important part of your training. They should be done before and after every…
A kidney punch is a devastating punch that is banned within many combat sports with striking. But in Muay Thai, you can attack the kidneys. That’s why we’re going to cover the kidney from a Muay Thai perspective. Going over possible ways that you can use a kidney punch on your opponent. We’ll also go…
A Muay Thai fighter by nature has a number of offensive and defensive tools incorporated in their fighting styles ranging from the many different knees to the cutting elbows and devastating roundhouse kicks, however perhaps one of the most commonly used is the Thai Push kick or “Teep”. On paper the teep kick is a…
Muay Thai is an incredibly effective striking martial art with a wide variety of different techniques. Making it one of the most complex striking martial arts. That is why we need to do a full breakdown of Muay Thai techniques. Going through all of the different Muay Thai techniques, which includes all of the strikes….
If you ask a fighter what strike they would prefer never to get hit with, most say the same thing. The liver punch. A liver punch is arguably the most devastating strike in all of combat sports. When you get hit with a liver punch, you feel excruciating pain to the point that your body…
Muay Thai kicks are some of the most powerful kicks in all of the martial arts. The martial art teaches a wide variety of different kicks that are extremely effective. Here is a list of all of the types of Muay Thai kicks that are used in the martial art. Complete with details on how…
Elbow Strikes are synonymous with the incredibly effective striking art of Muay Thai. It is actually a discipline within the martial art known as Muay Sok where the Nak Muay deploys a mix of devastating elbows to fight his opponent. That is why we put together this complete list of all of the Muay Thai…
