Muay Thai Learning Video 13: The Curving Knee Kick

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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.

Let’s mix and match Muay Thai Gear

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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.
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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.

Thaismai Muay Thai Boxing Heard Guard

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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.

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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.

Muay Thai Learning Video 12: The Diagonal Knee Kick

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Today we’re going to teach you how to do a diagonal knee kick in our Muay thai video lesson. The kick is called Kao Chiyang in Thai which is the literally meaning of diagonal knee. This is one of the very basic knee kicks in Thai boxing arsenal. So here goes.

The targets of this technique are such as thigh, ribcage, or the side of the body. Basically, the move is performed by grasping and pulling the other boxer’s neck with both fists and delivering the knee diagonally hitting the focused target. I’ll break it down for you later but first let’s take a look at the video we made.

There are two ways to perform this muay thai move. First is to use the rear knee to deliver the hit and second is the use the lead knee. Let’s start with the common used one first.

Rear Diagonal Knee-Kick
Start with the boxing stance as usual. Lean forwards shifting your body weighting onto your left foot. And grasp your opponent’s neck with both of your hand. Remember to grasp the neck from the inside not outside to avoid counter-move and be on guard in case there is an elbow attack. Then, throw your right knee diagonally upwards from the right to left keeping the toes stretched straight down. At this point, you will pull the neck downward diagonally from left to right before bracing your left foot against the floor and impacting your knee cap with power to the target.

Lead Diagonal Knee-Kick
This is not easy to do by anyone, but here is the basic instruction. Lots of practice is required. First, with the boxing stance, lean forward but the body weight should be transferred to your right foot. Grasp your opponent’s neck with the same method above pulling it downward from right to left. Now thrust your left knee diagonally upward from left to right forcefully. Hitting the chosen target with your knee-cap.

So that’s it with our video lesson for today. Come back for more of this. I’ll try to upload more Thai boxing videos on YouTube, so you can also go check them all out there. See you next time.

Our Product Set Ideas

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Welcome to Muay Thai Blog! There’s nothing much today to write about actually. But I just talk to my boss and he was asking me to create some more product set to add to the product list. But then I realize since what we really want is to satisfy our customers, so why not let them choose and mix and match the product in the set for themselves.
One good thing about buying Muay Thai items in a set is the price. Here are the product sets we made.
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Twins Special Product Set: Starter Kits

The set contains five Boxing items: the gloves, the shin pads, the ankle supports, the hand wraps and the head guard. We provide this item in 4 different colors: black, red, white and blue with a cheaper price comparing to buying each of them one by one. It’s perfect for any new Muay Thai boxer because it is a complete outfit and very easy and convenient saving both time and money. Moreover, these boxing equipment are manufactured by Twins Factory which is very well-known and that alone guarantees the product quality our customer will get.

One more example of our product sets, just to give you the idea of which product can be put in set to lower the price. This is a set of Twins products again. Your idea of product set doesn’t have to be from one specific brand though. Just anything that will come together and make a great looking outfit.
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For more Product Set ideas, visit here.