Monday, October 26, 2009

3 basic skills of Muay Thai

Muay Thai has nine weapons—the head, fists, elbows, knees and feet—known as effective fighting skills to hit enemy . However in modern Muay Thai Companionship, headbutting an opponent is no longer allowed. In Hollywood movie we still can see that.

Punching

The punch techniques in Muay Thai is quite simple being crosses strike made with a straight arm and landing with the heel of the palm.

Elbow

Several striking skills of elbow hitting: horizontal, diagonal-upwards, diagonal-downwards, uppercut, downward, backward-spinning and flying. Elbows are the powerful fighting skills to hurt oppenents.

Kicking

Teep and Teh are two common kicking in Muay Thai

Missunderstanding of Muay Thai