KHAN 3 KICKING

KHAN 3 KICKING

Defending Kick

The use of the feet in Muaythai involves two postures—straight kicking and shoving, both of which can be highly effective in attack and defense because they are longer-range weapons for attacking and defending quickly. Footwork can be used when assessing and counteracting your opponent’s strategy. The book will describe the use of the feet when kicking and shoving in response to the situation. Shoving includes straight shoving, sideways shoving, cut-shoving, pinch-shoving (shoving with bent toes), drop shoving, slap shoving, backward shoving and jump shoving. Kicking includes straight kicking, jump kicking, half-shin/ half-knee kicking, swirl kicking, cart-wheel kicking and tread kicking. The animation describes each of the kicks and shoves in step-by-step detail with animated illustrations and useful tips to ensure clear understanding and visualization.

1. Theep Trong

Theep Trong /Straight Foot – Thrust

Straight Foot Thrust is using the foot, the sole of the foot, or the heels to attack your opponent with the thrust of your kicks. The target of the this thrust is at the thigh level such as around the abdomen, stomach, armpit, ribs, heart, pit of the stomach and the chin. There are three directions of this thrust kick, straight, upward diagonal or downward diagonal.

There are two objectives when using this move, defense and attacking. The legs is considered the strongest and most powerful weapon you can use in a fight, therefore to use it in an attack, it could help you to fool the opponent to leave the gap for attacking. When using it as an defense, it could help to stop or prevent the opponent from attacking and it can also injure the opponent as well.

2. Theep Nhep

The Upright Kick is by kicking with the edge of the foot to attack the opponent, and to interrupt the approaching opponent. You can bend the knees, then stretching the legs out and bend the end of the foot downward, the same line as the leg then kick at the opponent. Because the leg have a far reach, can be launched quickly and is firm in the attack, therefore you can usually uses this Upright Kick as the first weapon for an approach.

Usually using the Upright Kick is a way to penetrate the opponent. It can also help to interrupt the opponent’s form and momentum with this kick. If the opponent is very tight on their defense, you can use the Upright Kick to lower their guards at the abdomen area so that you can leave the upper body level open for an attack

 

3. Theep Sor

The Mid Kick is by kicking straight forward by positioning the foot angled upwards and bending the toes downwards when hitting the target at the abdomen, stomach, chest, chin or the face area. The feet can then move in an upward motion and attack the opponent’s chin, chest or pit of the stomach.

This move can be performed when your opponent is not protecting themselves or doesn’t have his guards up, approaching you in a wrong way or the opponent is going to kick but lowered his guard, leaves an opportunity for you to Mid Kick them in the abdomen, stomach, chest, chin or the face area.

4. Theep Jik

Jab Kick is to thrust-kick on the lower part of the upper-thigh. First, bend the knee and straighten out forcefully, then point the feet down. Next, tense all the toes together and strike on the lower abdomen, belly or stomach. Jab Kick is used to block the Low-Roundhouse Kick and Middle-Roundhouse Kick.

Boxers can apply the Jab Kick for both defensive and offensive. This tactic is not commonly used to strike directly at the upper-thigh since it could accidentally miss the target and hit with a harder target like the knee.

5. Theep Thing

Meaning that by extending your legs straight without bending the knees. Use the heel to attack the opponent then pulling your feet back. If you kick with your heels, the impact will be greater. If the opponent is hit with this kick, they could get injured in the ribs or have internal injuries. Use this move only in situations where you would want to break through his defenses or if your being charged at with attack moves coming at you, you can stop him in his tracks immediately.

 

In order to get better results, it should be used at the right moment during the opponent’s attack. For example, when opponent makes the right punch, you can counter with a right kick thrust, or if the opponent makes a left punch, you can counter with a left kick thrust to keep the opponent at a distance. You must keep your guards up to cover your face and keep your chin close to body, head down a little bit. The targeted area to thrust kick is always the mid to lower of the body to the thighs to get best results

6. Theep Kang

Is to thrust kick the side of the body of the opponent by using soles of the foot or heels to hit your target. The head must be far from the foot as you perform this move. The target could be lower or higher than your own kick level. It could be used as an offensive move to disrupt the balance of your opponent. Thrust kicks can be launched at a higher level such as the face, chin, chest and pit of the stomach so that it will be difficult for your opponent to fight back, because your body is bent towards to the back away from the opponent. It can also be used as a defensive strategy by aiming your targets of your kicks to the knees, thighs, and stomach or to the body of your opponent.

 

In addition, it could be used as a strategy to solve other problems such as protecting from the opponents kicks, knees or elbows. You can thrust kick first to prevent such approach from the opponent and you can use both forward thrusts and back thrusts. If you decide to use the forward thrust kick, you can transfer your weight on the back leg, lift the foot up and turn your hip, body and shoulders to the opposite side of the kicking foot, bend the knees and extending the foot forward to hit your targets. If one is going to launch the back thrust, one can lift the back foot, turn knee, hip, body and shoulder to the opposite direction of the thrusting foot then quickly launch the thrusting foot.

7. Theep Thop

Is to kick to the front by lifting the foot high off the ground and slap the bottom of your foot to the opponent’s face. It could be either used to slap up, down or side ways. This technique is used for prevent an attack from your opponent, getting close to you or as a counter to your opponents punches.

Use your front foot as a weapon and put the weight to the back foot, keeping your neck in while attacking. When attacking at the right moment, can cause the opponent to lose balance, and use this opportunity to start attacking your opponent easier.

8. Theep Klap Lang

Is to thrust kick straight towards the back. If you happened to kick and miss your opponent, you can turn around and launch the reverse thrust kick by extending the leg straight or bend the leg a little before thrusting straight towards to the back. Sometimes when your kick misses the target, you can use the kicking foot and bend it to launch a thrust kick to prevent the opponent to attack back or to attack the opponent when they are unaware.

9. Kra Dhod Theep

Is to jump kick with leg extended out straight and hit the target by using your heel, sole of the foot and toes to attack the chin, neck, chest or stomach of your opponent. The impact of jump thrust kick is very high because there is the full body weight that you use from jumping included into the kick.

10. Te Trong

A Straight Kick is when you use your knees all the way down to your foot to attack your targets. Your leg is considered a strong limb and is able to cause a serious impact and injury to the opponent. It is a very dangerous kick because most of the straight kick targets are around the middle part of the opponent’s body including the chin, chest, abdomen, crotch or the face area. It is used when the opponent is unaware and not careful enough to protect themselves,

or is approaching us with their elbow strikes, punches and misses, we can slip a straight kick to end their efforts right away. Move the back foot along with the front foot then swing the back foot up to the front by using body as the base and strengthen the muscle around stomach area and pull the leg up quickly. The faster the boxer can retrieve the leg back to the body, the harder the impact it is for the kick

11. Te Chiang

A Diagonal Kick is when you swing the leg to attack the opponent at the ribs, body or the chin in an diagonal angle from the ground up. You can use either the front or the back leg to kick. If the opponent happens to lose balance

or misses his attacks or even if he standing still, we can slip in a diagonal kick to hit the target. The leg is a limb that’s big and strong that can cause severe injuries to the opponent.

12. Te Tat Bhon

A High Roundhouse Kick is when you kick diagonally in an upwards direction or a curved paralle to the floor to attack your opponent impacting on the higher part of their body when they’re not protecting their body such as the face, head, neck, chin, the back of the neck, chest, shoulders. Especially when the opponent is not keeping their guards up or is approaching you,

you can do reverse kick in the direction of your target, also known as “The Upstream Kick”. You can kick towards the target or the back of the target, also known as “The Downstream Kick”. Even though if the opponent is high on the defensive, feeling a “High Roundhouse Kick” can still cause serious injury to your opponent.

 

13. Te Tat Klang

A Middle Roundhouse Kick is when you kick diagonally in an middle direction or a curved paralle to the floor to attack your opponent impacting on the around the thigh area. The advantage of middle Roundhouse Kick is that you can kick with far reaching hit, but can be defended esaily by your opponent by lifting their knees up to protect from your kicks. Therefore,

you have to find the right timing to attack for instance, during when the opponent is standing still, is unprotective of themselves or being in a close distance. If they attack you with an elbow or a punch towards you, you can either counter with a Middle Roundhouse Kick towards their upper thighs or towards their stomach.

14. Te Tat Lang

A Low Roundhouse Kick is when you kick diagonally in a low direction or a curved paralle to the floor to attack your opponent impacting on the around the lower thigh area. It is used for gaining an advantage of the situation to take lead in the fight with speed for the approach and quickly take a step back. The force of the kick must be towards to the front, with the leg stretched out wide,

 

while bending the head down and lifting your guards to protect your head. You should avoid using your kicks to attack the shins or the knees of the opponent, but aim for the joint of the legs. The opponent with a week leg can be seriously injured when attacked with a Low Roundhouse Kick. This will cause the opponent to have difficulties in movement and you can increase the degree of impact by twisting your hip, waist, body and the shoulders.

15. Chorakhe Fat Hang (Te Wiang Lang/Te Klab Lang)

In Muaythai this kind of kick is called “Chorakhe Fat Hang” and “Kwang Lhure Lhang” in which boxers will turn their body around while they spin the backside leg and strike the heel on the target like on the neck, the chin, the chest and the stomach.

16. Kradote Te

The weight of the body forward and kicking towards the face, chin, neck, chest, stomach or ribs of the opponent. It is used when your opponent is being unprotective or unaware. The power sent from the jump combining with the twisting of the waist, tightening the muscles around the stomach, then kicking in the air can create serious injury and could cause the opponent to be unconscious if hit is direct

17. Te Kreung Kheang Kreung Khao

This kind of kick is used to strike or hit the target with the shin by bending the knee a bit when the opponent charges the attack. It is used to hinder the close attack of the opponent.

18. Te Tawat

Te Tawat is to swing the kick and pivot the heel to hit the target which could go at the same direction or can be pivoted away. The target should be upward of the stomach and go up to the head such as sternum, chest, neck, chin, face. If boxers swing the kick at the right moment,the pivoting heel will hit those body parts of the opponent as stated above.It will cause massive damage for the bones or the body parts that got attacked as the heel itself consists of many hard bones which could cause great damage.

19. Tee Lang Ga Te

Tee Lang Ga Te or as it is called “Mha Deed Khalok” is used when the opponent is off balance or when boxers have an advantage over the opponent. First, put the hands down on the ground, then turn a summersault and try to hit the target with the heel,

or twist the ankle so that the instep or the shin would probably hit the target forcefully. Due to the curving upward direction, it could cause severe damage and the opponent will also get an excessive impact.

20. Yeab Te

When the opponent is in the disadvantaged circumstance or regardless of the situation, then, boxers could use the body parts of the opponent as a base to step on in order to use the other foot to hit the opponent on the face, the temple or the chin. To win this victory completely, boxers usually step up on the knee,

the thigh or the waist of the opponent and then spin the other foot to hit the target forcefully. This attack is so excessively strong that it would cause the opponent severe injury at the impacted target and could possibly make them lose consciousness instantly.

21. Thoy Sud Ra Ya Gan Te, Thoy Sud Ra Ya Gun Theep

Thoy Sud Ra Ya means to move away from the opponent including jumping back or stepping back, but the move must take the boxer out of the opponent’s attacking range which means the boxer would step back at the time the opponent attacks. At the time the boxer is out of the attacking range, they should be in the ready position for a counter-strike.

To step out of attacking range means to move away from the opponent in such a way that boxers might jump away, move backward or step back, but these movements must be out of the opponent’s attacking range. Therefore, to move back means to step away while the opponent is trying to attack. At the time the boxers are out of the attacking range, they should be in the ready position to strike back at once.

22. Jhab Gan Te

There are many ways to take down the opponent with the grabbing technique, but according to the boxing rule, boxers are not allowed to cross the opponent’s leg. Therefore, boxers can use the “Bang Kho Jab” tactic and push or throw the opponent down, also, hold the opponent tightly around their chest or waist, then lift them up firmly and throw down. However, in order to take down the opponent, boxers also need to recognize the throwing strategy.

23. Phad Gan Te, Phad Gan Theep

Phad Gan Tae.To swipe the attacks of the opponent away means to use a wrist or an arm to swipe the attack of the opponent into the other direction so that it misses the target, or to make the opponent lose their balance, which would give the boxers the opportunity for a counter-strike. Boxers can possibly parry all the attacking techniques such as punching technique, kicking technique, push-kicking technique, kneeing technique and elbowing technique. But this swiping technique usually works effectively with the attacks which come straight in front. For example, straight punching, straight push-kicking, straight kneeing etc.

Phad Gan Theep.To swipe the attacks of the opponent away means to use a wrist or an arm to swipe the attack of the opponent into the other direction so that it misses the target, or to make the opponent lose their balance, which would give the boxers the opportunity for a counter-strike. We could possibly swipe all the attacks away such as punching, kicking, kneeing and elbowing, but this swiping technique usually works effectively with the attacks which come straight in front like straight punching, straight kicking, straight kneeing etc.

24. Ching Theep Gan Te, Ching Theep Gan Theep

To seize the attack or the counterattack is to readily attack the opponent while they are trying to attack you or to hit the opponent before they attack. Moreover, our attacks must hit the crucial point of the opponent’s body. In order to seize the attack before the opponent, boxers must understand the strategies of the opponent and react faster, beside, boxers must have a great knowledge of all defending strategies. For example, before the opponent is trying to do the roundhouse kick-high and right diagonal kick, boxers should seize the left straight forward punch, and etc. Boxers who are able to seize the attack before the opponent must be well- trained and have a great knowledge about all defending strategies.

To seize the attack or the counterattack is to readily strike the opponent as they are trying to attack you or before it lands. Moreover, our attacks must hit the crucial parts of the opponent’s body. In order to seize the attack before the opponent make any counter-strikes, boxers must understand the strategies of the opponent and react faster, beside, boxers must have a great knowledge of all defending strategies. For example, before the opponent is trying to do the roundhouse kick-high and right diagonal kick, boxers should seize the left straight forward punch, and etc. Boxers who are able to seize the attack before the opponent must be well- trained and have a great knowledge about all defending strategies.

25. Yhok Lhop Gan Te, Yhok Lhop Gan Theep

To sway or to move out of the attacking range is sometimes called “Kan Dueng Tua”. It means to sway or to move out of range of a strike in order to avoid the direct attacks without jumping back or moving aside. For example, when the opponent does the Roundhouse Kick-High on the upper-part, boxers must bend back to let the opponent’s feet pass through the body. This kind of dodging or movement should not be too far from the opponent so that the boxer can remain in range for a counter-strike.

To sway or to move out of the striking range is sometimes called “Kan Dueng Tua”. It means to sway or to move out of the opponent’s attacking range in order to avoid the direct attacks without jumping back or moving aside. For example, when the opponent does the Roundhouse Kick-High on the upper-part, boxers must bend back to let the opponent’s feet pass through the body. This kind of dodging or movement should not be too far from the opponent so that the boxers will be able to attack back at once.