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THE TECHNIQUES OF MUAY THAI

Muay Thai as a martial arts discipline makes use of the body parts for weapons. The parts of the body
which are head, elbow, feet, fists, shin and knee compromise the Na-wa arwud. However in these days
Muay Thai fights no longer permit the fighter to use the head. In attacking and defending, the fighter
employs a little quantity of grappling or that which is known as the clinch.

The Techniques of Muay Thai are divided into two categories the Luk Mai or that which is known as the
minor techniques and the Mae Mai or the major techniques. The very reason why Muay Thai is held to be
distinct from the other variants of Martial Arts is because it utilizes the whole body movement while the hip
can either be rotated fully or partially for every block ,kick and punch executed.
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THE PUNCHING TECHNIQUES include the straight punch, hook punch, uppercut, jab and sometimes
spinning back fist.. Judges add less to the scores of the Muay Thai fighters who often use the

punches as they are less powerful.

 

English

Thai

 Transliteration
Straight punch หมัดตรง Mud Trong
Hook หมัดเหวี่ยงสั้น Mud Wiang San
Swing หมัดเหวี่ยงยาว Mud Wiang Yao
Spinning backfist หมัดเหวี่ยงกลับ Mud Wiang Glub
Uppercut หมัดเสย ( หมัดสอยดาว ) Mud Seuy
Cobra punch กระโดดชก Kra-dod Chok
Undercut หมัดฮุก Mud Hook

THE ELBOW TECHNIQUES are the uppercut elbow, horizontal elbow, forward elbow thrust. Spinning
elbow, reverse horizontal elbow, elbow chop, mid air elbow strike, and the double elbow chop.

English Thai Transliteration
Elbow Slash ศอกตี Sok Tee
Horizontal Elbow ศอกตัด Sok Tud
Uppercut Elbow ศอกงัด Sok Ngud
Forward Elbow Thrust ศอกพุ่ง Sok Poong
Reverse Horizontal Elbow ศอกเหวี่ยงกลับ Sok Wiang Glub
Spinning Elbow ศอกกลับ Sok Glub
Elbow Chop ศอกสับ Sok Sub
Double Elbow Chop ศอกกลับคู่ Sok Glub Koo
Mid-Air Elbow Strike กระโดดศอก Gra-dode Sok

THE KICKING TECHNIQUES are the straight kick ( Tip), roundhouse kick, diagonal kick, half knee kick,
jump kick, and step up kick. The most commonly used though are the roundhouse kick and the foot jab
(Tip).

English Thai Transliteration
Straight Kick เตะตรง Teh Trong
Roundhouse Kick เตะตัด Teh Tud
Diagonal Kick เตะเฉียง Teh Chiang
Half-Shin, Half-Knee Kick เตะครึ่งแข้งครึ่งเข่า Teh Krueng Kheng Krueng Kao
Spinning Heel Kick เตะกลับหลัง Teh Glub Lang
Down Roundhouse Kick เตะกด Teh Kod
Axe Heel Kick เตะเข่า Teh Khao
Jump Kick กระโดดเตะ Gra-dode Teh
Step-Up Kick เขยิบเตะ KhaYiep Teh

THE KNEE TECHNIQUES include the straight knee strike, diagonal knee strike, horizontal knee strike,
knee slap, flying knee strike, small knee strike, and the knee bomb.

English Thai Transliteration
Straight Knee Strike เข่าตรง Kao Trong
Diagonal Knee Strike เข่าเฉียง Kao Chiang
Curving Knee Strike เข่าโค้ง Kao Kong
Horizontal Knee Strike เข่าตัด Kao Tud
Knee Slap เข่าตบ Kao Tob
Knee Bomb เข่ายาว Kao Youwn
Flying Knee Strike เข่าลอย Kao Loi
Step-Up Knee Strike เข่าเหยียบ Kao Yiep

MEANWHILE THE FOOT TECHNIQUES are the sideways foot thrust, straight foot thrust, reverse foot
thrust, and the jumping foot thrust.

English Thai Transliteration
Straight Foot-Thrust ถีบตรง Teep Trong
Sideways Foot-Thrust ถีบข้าง Teep Kang
Reverse Foot-Thrust ถีบกลับหลัง Teep Glub Lang
Slapping Foot-Thrust ถีบตบ Teep Tob
Jumping Foot-Thrust กระโดดถีบ Gra-dode Teep

 

Muay Thai is one sport that requires a fighter’s adaptability, stamina and strength. This is
why Muay Thai training strengthens one’s whole body mentally and physically. Strength
wise, flexibility, fat loss and stamina.

Thai boxing is considered by many to be the ultimate stand up art. The reason for
this is that all of the training is directed to actual function. Which is opposed to the
development of “form for forms sake.” Muay Thai is able to develop functional skills
in a relatively short time frame..