You might be wondering what the heck YAN PAYAK is. YAN PAYAK is a name for one of the Muay Thai’s Cherng Sok or the elbow methods. There are 24 of them and we are about in the middle of the way. We already finished with the Cherng Mud or punching methods, so if you are interested in learning Muay Thai for free, you can look through our blog right here from the past.

Take your time. Before moving on to the next move, make sure you can do the old ones already. We don’t post this lesson very often, however, it’s still too fast to learn and practice it at the same time. It might be better if you practice this move with your Muay Thai trainer, so he can correct your move in case you do something wrong.

YAN PAYAK is also known as the Repeating Elbows. This move is only used for defense. It is done by putting your arm to your shoulders’ level. At the same time, bend your left elbow and turn the tip of your left fist to the right to hit your opponent’s Adam’s apple or chin for your alternative. The arm is then used to wrap around your opponent’s neck- a move that will keep the head bending back- and the right elbow is thrown to your opponent’s face.

To the Attack: Raise your right arm to wipe the fighter’s left elbow down and shield against the second hit, the right elbow, by putting your left arm up.

To the Defense: Use your right knee to strike the boxer’s left rib, or throw both knees, not together but one after the other, targeting the boxer’s midsection. If the boxer is left handed, reverse the actions from one side to the other.