Wow it’s been months since I last put articles about Muay Thai lessons here. I will continue today with the Cherng Sok or elbow techniques. Please also see our past free lesson articles I think they can be useful to help you learn Muay Thai fast at home even though some of these techniques were only used in the past or in Muay Thai Boran. But you can always adapt it and use to improve your Muay Thai skills.

This method I’m going to talk about today is called “Kon Tee Thang” or planting the elbows. The move is often used when your opponent loses control of his balance after attempting a Muay Thai technique on you and consequently rushes in to do a following up trick. If your opponent is moving in to your left, you can use your left elbow and strike it on his back. If he’s coming to your right, simply use your right elbow instead. At the meantime while you’re dropping one or both elbows, do not forget to drop your weight as well by flexing your knees to add more force to the elbow impact to the target. For more at advance, check his face area if it is left open at this time. If it is, you can also hit the opponent’s chin with your knee.

To Attack: Raise both of your fists to protect your neck and use both of your elbows to protect your chest area.

To Defense: If at all possible, try to evade the blows by turning back and throwing either of your elbows to strike the opponent’s chest.

Muay Thai is not that easy but it’s not too hard if you practice hard enough. Try this and practice with your Muay Thai training so he can correct any mistake you might accidentally make. Get healthy and get better with your Muay Thai skills now.

Come back here again and check out for more Muay Thai lessons. I will try to do better. At times, go back and review our old lessons to keep your skill strong. Enjoy!