 PUNCHES
Basically, there are 3 different types of punches in Muay Thai
which can be directed in a horizontally linear, horizontally circular, or
vertically circular fashion. The circular punches can be directed
in either narrow or wide arcs. The Thai style punches can be
compared with that of ENGLISH BOXING both of which contains the CROSS, HOOK, JAB, SWING, and UPPERCUT. The Thai style JAB is, sometimes, delivered with full power from the turning of the hips followed by body. Unlike most other martial arts, the shoulder of the attacking arm is usually lifted in front of the face in order to protect the philtrum, jaw, chin, and cheek bone while the other arm is raised in a defensive position. The main target is the head of the opponent instead of the body so as to avoid being hit by an elbow and/or knee strike, however, the body can become a target. Uppercuts can be delivered from both arms simultaneously striking the chin or abdominal area, but it is rarely used since neither arm is available for defensive purposes. Remember that every punch (with exception to the DOUBLE UPPERCUT) is delivered with the turning of the hips followed by body.
CHERNG MUHDd (Punching Techniques):
- Crow Pecks At The Egg
- Wind Blows The Mountain Top
- Monkey Breaks Through The Checkpoint
- Grim Reaper Opens The World
- Knocking On The Forehead
- Indra Throws His Chakra
- Lakshmana Stops The Army
- Encountering A Herd Of Elephants
- Hanuman Presents The Ring
- Passing Through The Land Of "HERAs" (a fabulous crocodile-like creature)
- Serpent Spits Out Poison (poison is translated as "fire of death")
- ???
- Ongkot The Monkey Warrior Twirls His Sabre
- Hermit Forgets His Vision
- Hanuman Seizes The Path
RED=MAE MAI; BLUE=LUK MAI
GKON MUAY GKAA MUHDd (Defensive Tactics Against A Punch):
- Cross-Stitch
- Bird Peeps Through Its Nest
- Java Throws Spear
- Inao Stabs With The Dagger
- Lifting The Sumer Mountain
- Old Man Holds The Melon
- Mon Supports The Pillar
- Warlord Hits With A Lance
- Extinguishing The Lamps
- Rat Walks On A Line
- Erawan The Elephant Thrusts Its Tusks
- Hanuman Presents The Ring
- Swan With Broken Wings
- Threading The Flower Garland
- Slicing The Cucumber
- Close, Cover, And Hit With The Elbow
- Striking With A Lance
- Ocean Wave Crashes Against The Shore
- Foot Touches Face
- Giant Steals The Girl
- Rama Seizes The Path
- Vishnu Cuts Off A Head
- Chin Grabs The Fist
- Armpit Breaks The Arm
- Elbowing The Back Of The Neck
- Vishnu Throws The Chakra
- Defeating The Lancer
- Hanuman Breaks Through The Checkpoint
- Crocodile Swings Its Tail
- CROSS to body (or "Wind Blows The Mountain Top")
- CROSS to head
- DOUBLE UPPERCUT (or "Hanuman Presents The Ring")
- FLYING punch
- CROSS
- DOUBLE UPPERCUT
- HOOK
- JAB
- OVERHEAD
- SWING
- UPPERCUT
- HOOK to body
- HOOK to head (or "Monkey Breaks Through The Checkpoint")
- JAB to body
- JAB to head (or "Crow Pecks At Egg")
- OVERHEAD punch (or "Knocking On The Forehead"; Note: This technique is, basically, a reverse UPPERCUT directed over instead of under the JAB or CROSS of the attacking opponent aiming towards that same opponent's head area)
- SPINNING BACKFIST (or "Throwing Vishnu's Chakra")
- SWING to body
- SWING to head (or "Monkey Breaks Through The Checkpoint")
- UPPERCUT to head (or "Grim Reaper Opens The World")
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