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By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: Wed Mar 9, 2022
In Muay Thai, kicks primarily use the shin rather than the ankle, because of denser bone structure. The range is usually one full-length of the leg. For the teep, raise your knee slightly above the waist and thrust your foot forward. By varying the direction, you can land a side, 45-degree, upward, lower or reverse thrust kick.
Seasoned Muay Thai fighter and 3-time bronze winner in the world championships, Kru Hemanth Kumar has also perfected Self-Defence techniques targeting vulnerable pressure points. He has spent three decades teaching and training in multiple styles of Muay Thai.
The lower body of a Muay Thai fighter while conditioned to sustain continuous punishment, is also capable of destroying an opponent like felling a tree, by way of devastating kicks. A perfectly timed kick can be a truly dangerous weapon that can finish the fight just as the bell rings.
What is interesting to note is that in this sport, kicks primarily use the shin rather than the ankle, because the denser and stronger bone structure in that area allows you to deliver a more forceful attack. The range to deliver an effective kick is usually one full-length of the leg held in a straight line, but there are close quarter kicks too.
The first kick to begin training is known as the Teep or Thrust Kick.
From the fighting stance, raise your knee in line or slightly above the waist and thrust your foot forward towards the target. It can be from the heel, ball of the foot, or the whole foot. This is equally effective to ward off incoming force as well as to cause lethal damage. The kick can be performed from the lead or rear leg depending on your position and other parameters during the fight.
For starters, practise the kick from the square stance for balance and once you’re comfortable with that, switch to the fighting stance. In Muay Thai, the direction of force defines a kick and its purpose, and accordingly there are several variants of the thrust kick. The straight thrust kick is what you just learnt.
Try varying the direction for a side thrust kick, 45 degree thrust kick, upward thrust kick, lower thrust kick and the reverse thrust kick. Once you’ve got the hang of those, there are two slightly advanced variations – the jumping thrust kick and the leap and thrust. These tend to deliver a more forceful strike on account of the momentum gained in motion.
It’s important that you master the different types of thrust kicks before proceeding to other kicks. The Muay Thai fighter has expertise in moving his legs in different ranges and angles to strike any part of the human body. And he times it just right to always be in control of the fight. Keep practising and check out our next blog post on the Roundhouse Kick and its variations.
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