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By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: Thu Mar 10, 2022
The ‘Sawk Phuang Malai’ involves brushing aside the attacker’s arm and throwing an uppercut elbow aimed at his ribcage. If you’re looking to disrupt the opponent’s balance with a sweep kick, use the ‘Thaen Kwad Laan’. The ‘Fan Look Buab’ can be imagined as slicing a cucumber, and is executed with a side elbow strike to the opponent’s face.
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.
After reading up on 12 Luk Mai techniques so far, chances are you may have forgotten quite a few of them. That’s alright as long as you go back and practise. Just skim through each and try the move in parallel. This brings us to the last set of techniques which complete the Luk Mai training. These are the Sawk Phuang Malai, Thaen Kwad Laan, and the Fan Look Buab.
The Sawk Phuang Malai or the tattooing a garland technique is used to counter an opponent’s punch. It involves brushing aside the attacking arm and throwing an uppercut elbow aimed at the sternum or ribcage. The move is particularly lethal since it precision targets two vital points on the attacker’s body.
This technique is best remembered as the old monk sweeping the floor. It is a fierce and swift counter to an opponent’s head kick. The move targets the attacker’s lower body with a sweep kick, causing him to lose balance and fall to the ground. Destabilising the opponent in this manner can easily grant the fighter an advantage during battle.
The final technique in Luk Mai training is the Fan Look Buab or slicing the cucumber. This is used to counter an incoming hook punch or straight jab. To execute, the fighter releases a side elbow strike to the opponent’s face, timing it to have maximum impact.
Each of the 15 Luk Mai techniques is extremely crucial. The warriors of old would practise these until the movements became a part of their reflexes, granting them unprecedented speed and control in battle.
And it’s not enough to practise solo which is something you’ve already been doing. A fighter must also engage in fight training using pad work to further hone his skills. This is what we’ll be covering in the remaining posts on this blog.
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