Muay Thai Kicks

Side kick or Round House kick (Tae Tad): The correct movement for this kind of kick is that the person must bend his legs a little and sink the kick to the area around the knee-joint or the back of the knee joint. The kicking leg, to be really powerful, should be straightened. This is one of the most common kicks as it allows you to maintain balance and is also easy to control.

Diagonal Kick (Tae Chiang): For this kick, you use your shin to go after the ribs/abs of your opponent normally. You can go after other parts of your opponents body, but is is not as common. Essentially, you just want to swing your leg up towards your opponent. This kick should make a 45 degree angle with the floor.

Tae Pub Nok and Tae Pub Nai Kicks: Tae Pub Nok is the kick that kicks to the outside of the knee joints and Tae Pub Nok is the kick that kicks to the inside of the knee joints. Both of these kicks are executed in a similar way.

Straight Knee: Thrusting the knee straight upward. You can also jump when you do this to do a jumping knee. This is often used from muay thai clinch. The muay thai clinch is a position in which you and your opponent are standing. You have your hands behind your opponents head allowing you to knee your opponent in the face while pulling his head downwards with you hands.

Shin Kick: This is a low kick that targets the opponents shin.

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