Learning Muay Thai: Wrestle the attacker into submission with the right clinch By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: The first involves maintaining a parallel stance and looking for an opening to lock the opponent's chest from the front. Locking the attacker’s stomach rather than the chest is sometime...
Learning Muay Thai: Disarm the opponent with a clinch and sail to victory By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: Maintaining a parallel stance, grasp either or both of your hands behind the attacker’s head. Once locked, wrestle with both hands, looking for an opening to swing his neck and throw or swee...
Learning Muay Thai: Switch from attack to defence, all with that powerful knee By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: The female 45 and male 45 blocks involve raising your lead or rear leg, making a 45-degree angle with respect to the opponent. Instead, if the incoming blows are in a straight line, the...
Learning Muay Thai: How to dodge successfully and when to evade artfully By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: The Lo Lo is basically about being evasive and avoiding your opponent’s attacks using footwork and body movement. The Lop Lik is about dodging, and when executed flawlessly, it allows the fig...
Learning Muay Thai: Transform every block into efficient defence plus effective attack By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: The Pid combines defence and attack in one swift and fluid motion. Think of it like closing your position with a shield and then using that same shield to attack. The Perd is si...