TECHNIQUES

MAIN WEAPONS

THIS SECTION IS TO SHOW SOME OF THE BASIC

SILAPA MUAY THAI WEAPONS, STRIKES AND TECHNIQUES

WE TEACH IN OUR CLASSES

MAHD OR MAT - PUNCHES

DTRONG - STRAIGHT

SOI/GNAD - UPPERCUT

DTAWAAD - HOOK

SAWK - ELBOW as demonstrated by Master Danny

PUNG - SPEAR

KRATUNG - LEVER

SAB - CHOP

KAO - KNEE as demonstrated by Master Danny

KAO DODE (Jumping knee strike) - the Thai boxer jumps up on one leg and strikes with that leg's knee, sometimes grabbing opponents head and pulling down at same time.

KAO LOI (Flying knee strike) - the Thai boxer takes step(s) traverses the ground, springs up off one leg and in mid-air switches to the other knee to strike. A quite spectacular sight when it connects, best when opponent is off balanced, hurt or tired.

KAO DTRONG/TONE (Straight knee strike) - the Thai boxer simply thrusts it straight upwards stabbing forwards. According to one written source, this technique is somewhat more recent than Kao Dode & Kao Loi. Supposedly, when the Thai boxers fought with rope-bound hands rather than the modern boxing gloves, this particular technique was subject to potentially vicious cutting, slicing and sawing by an alert opponent who would block it or deflect it with the sharp "rope-glove" edges .

KAO CHIENG (Diagonal knee strike) - the Thai boxer mainly hits kidneys/ribs under guard arm elbows, occasionaly to the head or steps out left or right to strike stomach

DTAE - KICK as demonstrated by Master Danny

DTAD - CUT