The Elbow Slash

Welcome back! It is time we move on to the next Muay Thai weapon: Elbows! The series of short clips we are introducing and suggesting you to see next are how to strike with your elbows. So don’t go anywhere because all of these are free. By the way, we just finish all the Muay Thai Boxing punching series, in case you want to check them out, feel free to do so.

Elbows, the connected part of your upper arm bone and your lower arm bone are sharp and hard and quite dangerous. They are the unique weapon in Thai Boxing which can cause serious injuries on your opponents. Learning how to use it is quite useful. And here we are at our first Elbow strike move called “The Elbow Slash”.

The Thai name for this strike is “Sork Tee” or “Sork Fun” which literally mean “elbow hit” and “elbow slash”. The targets for this move are such as nose, forehead, head, eye, brow bone and temple. It is used for attacking by bringing the elbow diagonally downwards against the target you choose to hit. The angle would be at about 45 degree, making it hard and sharp like a sword to slash the aiming target on your challenger.

If you want to add more power to the elbow, quickly turn your shoulder and hip and brace your foot against the floor so the power will run from your foot upwards to the hitting elbow.

Take a look at our clip for a clearer vision.

The move is not quite popular today since it’s quite hard and requires more boxing move to do. The next move we will talk about this time will be used instead of this one because it’s much easier.

The Horizontal Elbow

As you know, elbows are really unique in Muay Thai because they are your weapons. But how to use them right is not that easy, so that’s why we’re here to teach you. If you see any mistake, please let me know because the making production was quite fast and we might have missed something.

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Ok the move today is called the Horizontal Elbow. I told you that this is the easiest elbow move and very often used as elbow method. How to do the move is to swing your hitting elbow parallel the floor at the shoulder level from right to left if you’re using your right elbow and from left to right in case you use the left elbow. Confused? Take a look at the clip.

This Horizontal Elbow is called in Thai “Sork Tad” so if you see this name anywhere, it is the same with Horizontal Elbow. Targets for this elbow method are jaw, chin, temple and brow bone.

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The Spinning Back Fist

Welcome back to my blog! I hope my blog can sort of help you learn and practice Muay Thai moves by yourself at home. If you like what we do here and want to stick with us, you can check out our clips in the category on the right.

Some of Thai Boxing moves can be really hard to perform. It would be better if you also join a boxing gym at the meantime and practice these moves with your trainer. Though you can train this by yourself, no one can help correcting the move for you, in case that you do something wrong.

Spinning Back Fist is called “Mud Wiang Glab”. It is used for targets like chin, ear, jaw, and temple. How to do this move is turning your body around (round clockwise if you’re right-handed and counter clockwise if you’re left-handed) to the back, looking back at your enemy and at the meantime swinging your fist using momentum to help adding the power to your fist and hitting the target by using the back of your fist.

Take a look at our clip and do the same!

Another video I would like to show you today is the Uppercut technique. It can be really powerful if you use it right. Let’s get started!

The Uppercut

Muay Thai’s Uppercut or “The Star Gatherer” is what we are focusing on right now. This technique will be really effective when the opponent is close to you. The power of the punch is from bracing against the floor with the foot of the same side of the body as the fist that is being used. Just remind yourself “Right fist, right foot”.

The Uppercut in Muay Thaiboxing or kickboxing can be used to hi chin or solar plexus. The knees should be bent slightly. So should the elbow. And the fist should be thrown vertically upwards hitting the target with your knuckle.

Uppercut can be performed by your lead fist or rear fist. Take a look at the clip!

Notes: in Muay Thai Boran, the uppercut is punched horizontally forwards to the solar plexus.

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