How To Do A Muay Thai Low Kick
Kick with your shin.
How to do a muay thai low kick. As a muay thai practitioner you should never run out of ways to strive for improvement. The purpose of this film is to instruct muay thai enthusiasts from all over the world in all the aspects of thai boxing techniques. If you end throwing a low kick with your foot and you have it checked by your opponents knee or shin chances. Here s a list of leg kick combinations that you can practice on your own and with your sparring partner holding thai padsfor you.
Jab left cross right hook to the body left switch lowkick right jab left jab left lowkick right. They cause the opponent to fix his her focus on the incoming attacks from the upper body which forces their focus and attention away from incoming attacks to the lower body. One of the most widely used strikes in the art of the eight limbs is of course the low kick also known as the leg kick. Utilized in many different ways the low kick is a crucial strike to learn for any budding muay thai fighter yet even experienced fighters will seek to improve their technique.
However the body is more upright than in western boxing in order to explode up onto the ball of the foot to throw kicks. Muay thai low kick basics. Punches are arguably the best techniques to use to set up low kicks. Make sure you use one of.
When we think of muay thai we picture that low roundhouse kick to the legs but there are many different variations and functions of this kick. The low leg kick or cut kick is a staple of muay thai. Most of them are meant to do damage to break down. In a muay thai stance the feet are generally in the traditional 45 degree angle also seen in western boxing.
After a few leg kicks your opponent will not. Just because you re low kicking doesn t mean you can forget about your defense. This opens up the perfect opportunity for low kicks to be thrown undefended. In this episode we will perform.
Also unlike boxing the weight in your stance is distributed more to the rear leg. It is meant to chop down your opponent little by little and shut down their leg muscles.