Without defensive techniques, a fighter is little more than a glass cannon waiting to be shattered. . .
BLOCK & COUNTER: 5 BASIC COMBOS
Block and counter your opponent – that’s where the perpendicular roads of offense and defense cross. Norasing Lukbanyai shows five block-and-counter combinations. . .
HOW TO ESCAPE A FULL NELSON
ESCAPING THE FULL NELSON You’ll find the full nelson in Muay Thai, wrestling, MMA, and other combat sports. It’s a common attack no doubt. It’s a simple way to restrain someone and everyone knows how to do it, whether …
TMTG: Finding The “X” Factor
THE MUAY THAI GUYS PODCAST – Episode 89 Training with a team is completely irreplaceable. But not everyone has access to a team 24/7. Schedules conflict, some train full-time, some train part-time, or maybe family or work obligations get in the …
BREAK Bullies’ Pushes & Chokes
BEAT THE BULLIES WITHOUT HURTING THEM Everyone who is trained in Muay Thai should be able to defend themselves against a bully or unarmed assailant of some kind. You can put them in the clinch and blast them to …
Muay Thai Counter: Switch Stance Hook, Kick Combo
A Trick to Catch Your Opponent Coming In This technique is like walking. Alistair Overeem is a fan of switch-hitting, Tyrone Spong is a fan of switch-hitting, and Andy Ristie is a fan of switch-hitting. All of these men, …
Cross-Face Clinch Defense with Kru Pong
Clinch Technique to Blind Your Opponent and Land Knees The clinch is an art unique to Muay Thai. Sure, there’s clinching in boxing, but the variables, though still many, are fewer than a clinch in Muay Thai. This is …
3 Clinch Counter Techniques To Escape The Plum
Muay Thai Clinch Techniques To Escape The Plum The clinch can be a scary place. It’s tense, it’s claustrophobic, it’s sticky, it’s sweaty, and, most of all, it is often untrained. It is evident, judging by the audience reactions …
Muay Thai Southpaw Technique | Pull Back Defensive Lean
How To Use the Southpaw Pull To Dodge Everything Defense enables offense, but what enables defense? Time. Time tends to get morphed when in the ring, but all you have is time to react. Are we then pushed to train …
Heavy Bag Defensive Drill For Muay Thai
How To Work A Simple Defensive Technique On The Heavy Bag If you’ve read Jack Slack’s Elementary Striking, you know that each combination or strike should consist of three stages: pre-entry, entry, and exit. Each stage builds upon the next; …