What is Muay Thai Kickboxing?

What is Muay Thai?

5/27/2015

Muay Thai training in Port Jefferson Station NY

Coach Jeff competing in Kickboxing.

What is Muay Thai?

Muay Thai is a martial art focused on striking, clinching and throwing. It is a form of kickboxing from Thailand closely related to Muay Boran. It is also known as Thai Boxing or the "Science of 8 Limbs" because boxers learn to strike with the hands, legs, elbows and knees.

Thai Boxing is the dominant form of striking seen in the UFC and other MMA competitions. Almost every fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (along with Bellator and World Series of Fighting) practice this deadly striking art. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts including American Kickboxing, Karate and other styles.

The effectiveness of Muay Thai comes from it's complete striking skill set. Practitioners learn to punch, kick, knee and elbow from all ranges. The strength of this fighting style though is that students are taught to keep striking from the clinch position (when someone is holding on to you). Most competitions (like boxing and kickboxing) don't allow fighting from the clinch (or they severely limit it). In a real fight, such as MMA or self defense, it is important to learn how to keep fighting while your opponent is grabbing on to you. (If you'd like to study Muay Thai in Port Jefferson Station then check out our 6 week trial program for just $69).

Muay Thai Kickboxers are famous for a few signature techniques such as the Thai style low kick and Plum Clinch. The Thai style kick uses your shin to strike an opponents thigh. It is a devastating blow that gradually wears down your opponent, limiting their ability to move around the ring or cage. Once your attacker is slowed down, you can strike with vicious head kicks to end the fight! The Thai Plum (also Thai Clinch) is an effective striking position to throw knees, hooks and elbows. Grab your attackers head with both hands and pull down into your own chest, this forces them to lean over allowing you to throw strong knees to the body and head!

Fusion MMA & Kickboxing of Port Jefferson Station, NY offers a complete Muay Thai program for beginners and advanced martial artists. Our students train for fitness, self defense and competition.

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2 Comments

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6/20/2015 07:01:26 am

Muay Thai is an essential part of the Mixed Martial Arts game. Glad we offer the best in Port Jeff!

clinching all day long

9/6/2015 11:16:11 pm

muay thai clinch throws ?

can you pummel and hand fight like a greco roman wrestler ?

g-r is much like thai clinch entries... you must accept and beleave this .

there are about five different allowed and used methods of throws from clinch .

1)first group is over hook-- plaaam. single or double collar ties.

2)next is belly 2 belly .upper- mid- lower=back crack position

3)mixed grip . i have called half love vs body lock full love .

4) ***half over collar and other hand on bicept - c-grip-some will call this meat hook-swand grip . cobra grip.!!!
this is the most desirable grip because you can stear or move into elbow and more.

you must learn to pummel and hand fight -TRANSITION OUT OF THESE GRIPS.
slow and light weight pressure -grippings..

if you cant find a partner to practice with lift weights . bumbells and kettle weights- non-stop for five minute sets..
them middel eastern wrestlers use indian clubs and spin them all about the body -over head and around for strength conditioning.

GRECO clinch aids every thing about muay thai clinch..

lets talk about CLINCH throws .

1 ) there is a knee bump lead in to pull type throw- this is like the one bukow does.
this is for a fast nimble fighter only. learn about push pull hand action for throws.VERY EXPLOSIVE.

2) there is a leveraged throw -fulcrum , where you place your knee aside of the opponets thigh just above the knee cap and pull them. YOU MAY NEED TO FORCE AND FALL DOWN ON TOP OF THEM-if fulcrum action is ineffective or failed..

3) twist throw -mostly from body lock .LEG POSITIONING MATTERS .
4) pull down -sit down throw. MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD HELPS. backwards is much like a lateral drop - but has a knee entry ..

5) from double collar tie-plumm twist an arm and stear the apponent step direction to twist quickly and jerk there head down.
the majority of the time a knee is a predesessor -lead in and PLANTED in the proper place for the next action to occure.
therefore you must have and use a good round knee and PLACE it next to the opponents thigh and explode into you next move.

THIS IS JUST STARTERS FOR FULL ON THAI CLINCH THROWS .

MUAY THAI CLINCH THROWS IS NOT . NO WAY EVER ** BENDING DOWN & LEG GRABBING !

JUDO IS NO -NO GOOD FOR MUAY THAI CLINCH THROWS !

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