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By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: Thu Mar 10, 2022
The first of these predetermined techniques involves roundhouse kicks targeting both sides. The next is low kicks and the striker repeatedly kicks until he unlocks some hidden reserves of strength. End with angle kicks. These tend to turn slightly inwards when in motion, connecting with the pad-holder's upper arm or rib cage if not stopped.
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.
Having covered Combination 1 of pad work in the previous post, we now move on to the specifics of Pad Work Combination 2. This fight training involves the next set of three techniques with the striker attacking and the pad-holder blocking the attacks.
This training helps develop speed, targeting, timing, and accuracy, apart from building up the power in a fighter’s strikes. The striker usually trains targeting both sides in this technique, and thus the pad-holder needs to be twice as fast to keep up.
Low kicks are without doubt one of the most powerful kicks in Muay Thai and often tip the scales in a fight. This training helps develop and steadily build-up that power. The striker repeatedly kicks – often thousands of times – until he unlocks some hidden reserves of strength, causing his strikes to deal much damage. The pad-holder can find this quite challenging since he has to stand strong and firm throughout, in order to prevent getting hurt. And this is in spite of donning or holding pads for protection!
Where low kicks are about power, angle kicks are all about speed. They are used to deal swift and effective strikes to the opponent’s midsection. Training with these kicks can be slightly tricky for the pad-holder to block – the striker’s leg tends to turn slightly inward when in motion, and connects with the upper arm or ribcage if not anticipated correctly.
That completes Combination 2 of pad work fight training. Keep practising and read the next post for more training techniques.
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