Welcome to our video lessons! Here you can learn and observe Muay Thai moves and techniques performed by Thai Boxers. We made the video ourselves to demonstrate the move we will take about each month right here in our blog. So if you’re interested, don’t forget to subscribe to our videos in YouTube and come back for more lessons right here.

This is our third knee kick lessons. There are lots more Knee kicks you can learn in Muay Thai, we only picked out some of the common ones to show you. I think the muay thai clips are quite doable if you’re new with the sport. Anyway, back to the topic, the kick is called the curving knee kick. Let’s first take a look at the Thai Boxing Clip we made and then I’ll break down the instruction on how to use this technique for you.

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The Curving Knee Kick or also known in Thai as “Kao Kowng” is used for attacking targets like thigh and ribcage. In this move, the used knee is raised higher above the target level. It will be brought down and round like a curving motion before impacting the target. The other leg will be turned backward and upward stretching the toes to hold on the weight.

There are two types of curving knee kick. The difference between these two is which knee you want to apply for the move. Right here below is how to perform the rear curving knee kick and the lead curving knee kick. Here we go!

The Rear Curving Knee Kick
Start with the boxing stance as always. The boxer then leans forward to transfer the body weight onto the left foot. Then, he will have to extend the right hand outward to grasp on the side of his opponent’s neck. Now, lean the body over to the left and raise the right knee upward higher than the aiming target. At this point your lower right leg is angled or pointed to the back stretching the toes. To finish it off, the boxer will now twist his right hip round and over to the left, using the ball of the left foot as the pin while bringing the right knee round and downward to hit the target with the curving move. While delivering the kick, the boxer must bring the opponent’s neck downward with your right hand to prevent him from escaping.

The Lead Curving Knee Kick
The technique is quite unusual and pretty hard to do. But basically, you have to put your body weight onto your right foot instead and lean forward to grasp the side of your opponent’s neck by using your left fist. Use the tip of your right foot as the pivot and twist your body to the right while you lift your left knee upward higher than the target. Finish the move by bringing the knee down and round to impact the target while pushing the opponent’s neck downward to the direction of your knee kick.

Hi! I actually didn’t have any idea what to write about today. So I dug up some books and found this article. I think it’s quite interesting. It talks about the history of muaythai. Some of know might not have paid much attention to the history. So here is a good chance to know some about Thai boxing and how it began

Muay retained its huge reputation in the reign of King Wajirawudh (Rama VI), 1910-1925, who himself took a trip to many places, including Korat, Chumporn and Nakorn Sri-Tammarat, to observe particularly arranged Royal Muay contests. It was while Wajirawudh was king that in 1920 Muay Contests at last got their first permanent home, Suan Gularb Arena.

In the next year, a fight between Yang Harn Talay, an exponent of Muay Korat, and a Chinese boxer called Jee Chang was staged at the arena. People were tremendously interested in this epoch-making event so tickets for the bout were quickly sold out to both Chinese and Siamese supporters, and spectators were seated more than a few hours before the fight was due to start. Yang Harn Talay won by a knock-out after he followed a punch to the face with a powerful kick to the neck. Jee Chang lay stationary on the ground and was still incapable to get to his feet by the time the referee had counted to ten.

For more of Muay Thai history, I recommend you to find it in a book called Muay Thai: A Living Legacy by Kat Prayukvong and Lesley D. Junlakan. It is a really good book and apart from the history stuff, there are some interesting Muay Thai moves you can learn from.

Hope you like the article today. Come back for more and don’t forget to check out others articles of ours in this blog. You will find all kinds of interesting things about Thai Boxing here. See you around!

Hi and welcome back to our Muay Thai Boran’s lesson! Actually it’s not a lesson, because I’m not a teacher or muay thai expert. But I’m only a thai boxing fan who read and watch Muay Thai a lot. The ancient muaythai moves I have been talking about are from online articles and books. I read and memorize them and think they are quite useful so I want to pass them on to you. If you are an expert, you can also correct me if I’m wrong at some point. Since some of the moves are not really used in Muay thai ring these days, but knowing the moves help you increase your boxing skills. And here goes the move of today.

The move is called Ngoo Lai Tookkae (snake chasing salamander, yup that’s the literally meaning of the name, don’t ask me why). However, the English name is the alternating knees kicks. You might not get the picture now. But you will because I’ll break it down for you.

This is a very rapid move for attacking. It is the most effectively used when your opponent starts to lose his balance or is in a unsteady position. First, you as a boxer will hit your opponent’s left rib with a diagonal left knee kick (Kao Chiyang, check out our latest Muay Thai Boxing Video lesson from last month, we got a video on how to perform a diagonal knee kick and some instructions). Next, throw a straight right knee kick into your opponent’s midsection or solar plexus. Then, finish it off with another left knee kick into the central part of the torso.

To deal with the Attack: Avoid being immobile when your opponent is using this move against you. To handle the situation, you can sway your body and raise your right elbow to cover your chest area instead. And to protect your left rib, you will have to twist your torso to the right and use your left elbow to guard it.

To deal with the Defense: Use your left leg to kick the opponent’s abdomen to make him loose his footing. Immediately, follow it up with another technique to prevent another flood of alternating knees.

Alright, that’s it for today lesson. Check us out next month for more of this or you can also see our others articles throughout the month. See you next time!

Last time I reviewed a Muay Thai product from our store. It was a Thaismai Head Guard. So today I’m going to mix and match a similar product, a head guard but this time from Twins Special, with other Muay thai gear items.

I chose a black Twins Muay Thai Head Gear and matched it up with a black thai boxing Mongkol or head band and a pair of black prajead or arm bands. Take a look.

These are all high quality products made by trusted Muay Thai boxing factory. What I love about this Twins’ black head guard is that it’s got the black color on the outside and white on the inside making it look more interesting comparing to the all black Thaismai. (check it out in our previous article) But like I said the price is still quite reasonable. I even like its design better than Thaismai’s and Raja’s and it’s cheaper.

Muay Thai Mongkol and Prajead are the items to complete your Muay Thai outfit. Get these if you have not yet done that. Both of the products last pretty long since you don’t get to wear them a lot and they are not involved while fighting. I recommend that you choose the one of the color you love and don’t have to buy more of these for a very long time. Any brands and colors will do just fine. In our store we sell these two items together in a product set to lower the price. Interesting? Check them out right here. We allow you to choose the products in 3 different Muay Thai original colors: black, blue and red.

Thanks for visiting us today. Come back for the next mix and match. You can also show us your own mix and match right here below. Next time, I’ll be back with the next Ancient Muay Thai lesson, so stick around.

Welcome back to our blog! And yup every month I will be here to review a product from our store. Actually we are not the only place tell these Muay Thai products. Feel free to use our review as a guideline before purchasing any Muay Thai products anywhere you want. We just want you to get the best boxing equipment you can get.

Today’s product we picked to review is a head gear. Not all thai boxers want to own one of these as the number one product you gotta have. But eventually, when you got all pro, you will need one of these head guards since it is a part of the official Muay Thai boxing outfit. And besides, wearing a head guard allows you to do all kinds of things to practice some more dangerous moves without getting injured. The head guard will give your cheeks and chin protected.

Thaismai Muay Thai Boxing Heard Guard: Black

Thaismai is one of the great Muay Thai boxing manufacturers. It’s been in the business for a long while and it knows what customers need. Their products are great at the quality, look, and price comparing its competitors like Twins and Raja. Raja is a little bit ahead with the price and the design right now. But if you ask me about the quality I would say they are pretty much the same. So if you don’t have that big of the budget, Thaismai is one of the good choices for you to choose from.

The head gear is made of real leather. However, proper use and care will lengthen the lasting time. Check out our article on how to take care of Muay Thai leather products in our blog.

Check out this product right here. Come back for more of product review next month. At the mean time, you can check out other articles in our blog and maybe let us know what you would want to see in the blog right here in the comment section. See you next time.