Are you new to the sport of muay thai? Are you an MMA fighter interested in incorporating muay thai techniques into your training? Or have you never had any kind of training before and are interested in learning more about a great way to work out? To properly understand the following, you need to learn them from an instructor who can provide you with an in-depth explanation of the technique, help correct your mistakes, answer your questions and detail how the technique should be utilized. Enter Carlsbad Kickboxing Coach Xavier Barker. The tutorial will briefly outline the sport to get you on your way and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Carlsbad Kickboxing Club to schedule your free trial class.

Question 1: we get asked a lot about what actually is muay thai? Muay Thai is a kickboxing style of martial arts from Thailand. It involves powerful striking techniques such as elbow strikes and knee strikes. In fact, many MMA fighters utilize muay thai training in order to maximize their striking expertise.

Question 2: What does muay thai mean? It is a term based on words from Thailand. “Thai” stands for the country of Thailand. “Muay” is the Thai word for boxing. So, in English, “muay thai” roughly stands for “Thai boxing.” Muay thai is also known as the “Art of Eight Limbs.” The reason for this is because it uses 8 potential points of contact in its strikes including two fists, two feet, two knees and two elbows. Many other traditional martial arts mainly use either two points of contact such as fists only or four points of contact such as two fists and two feet.

Below as some basic terms and techniques you will learn if you train in muay thai, but again, to learn more on the sport, please reach out to Carlsbad Kickboxing Club to schedule your free trial class.

Muay Thai Blocks

Muay Thai Buok – Muay Thai Shin Block

Muay Thai Clinching Techniques

Muay Thai Djab Ko – Muay Thai Clinch

Muay Thai Kicks

Kradot Te – Jump Kick

Kradot Thip – Jumping Push Kick or Foot Thrust

Te Chiang – Diagonal Kick

Te Khao – Axe Kick

Te Klap Lang – Reverse Roundhouse Kick

Te Kot – Downward Roundhouse Kick

Te Tat – Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick

Te Trong – Front Kick or Straight Kick

Thip Khang – Side Foot Thrust