Muay Thai’s leg-breaking technique is generally used after defensive moves. Muay Thai’s defensive techniques mainly include blocking, dodging, interception, and stealing.
Blocking is the use of hard parts of the upper and lower limbs of the body (such as elbows, knees) and the weak links of the legs to weaken the enemy’s attack; Dodging is to make the enemy’s legs empty; Interception is to hit the knee joint or inner thigh of the leg with the tip of the knee, to rigidize and harden; Grabbing is to grab or clamp the enemy’s legs after blocking their legs to contain their offensive.
Leg-breaking counterattacks must be based on defense, and corresponding moves must be used to carry out effective counterattacks.
This is a sequel to 12 sets of Muay Thai fighting moves that use punches, kicks, elbows, and knees to counter enemy punches. By clicking on this link, you can read about the Breaking Enemy Counterattack moves in Muay Thai.
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Now we have compiled 13 effective Muay Thai leg breaking moves to share with you.
1. Knee strike VS sweep leg
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy turned sideways and attacked our head with a high left sweeping leg; Seeing the timing and attack route of the enemy’s leg, our side immediately used the left leg as a supporting leg, turned to the left, and at the same time mounted the right arm to block; The right leg is then used to sweep the knee joint of the enemy’s right leg as a supporting leg, reaching the shin and sweeping the enemy to the ground (Figure 1).
Second, shin vs sweeping legs
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy turned sideways and attacked our head with a high right leg sweep; We immediately dived downwards to dodge, while twisting our hips to the left and sweeping the shin of the enemy’s left leg with a low right sweep leg, reaching the shin and sweeping the enemy to the ground (Figure 2).
Third, kick the knee VS sweep the leg
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy attacks our head sideways with a high left sweep leg; Determining the timing and direction of the enemy’s leg attack, we immediately use the right leg as the support leg, turn to the left, and at the same time use the low right kick leg to kick the inside of the knee joint of the enemy’s right leg as a support leg, force the outer edge of the foot, and kick the enemy to the ground (Figure 3).
Fourth, kick the ribs VS sweep the legs
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy turned sideways and attacked our right rib with a mid-left sweeping leg; Our side immediately bends the right elbow to block the enemy’s incoming leg, and at the same time shifts the center of gravity to the right leg, which serves as a supporting leg, and the body turns slightly to the right; He then kicked the enemy in the left ribs with a left leg kick, reaching his heel and kicking the enemy to the ground (Figure 4).
5. Knee punch VS right sweep leg
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy turned sideways and attacked our left rib with a mid-right sweeping leg; Our left foot immediately advances forward, while bending the left elbow to block the leg; Then the body twisted slightly to the left, and the right leg bent the knee and rushed upwards against the enemy’s abdomen, reaching the tip of the knee, inflicting heavy damage on the enemy (Figure 5).
6. Knee punch VS left sweep leg
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy turns sideways and attacks the right side of our head with a high left sweep leg; We immediately turn to the right, rotate our arms to block the legs with the rotation, and at the same time use the right leg as a support leg, flex and raise the left knee, and violently rush upwards against the rear muscles of the enemy’s left thigh, defeating the enemy (Figure 6).
7. Knee tie VS left sweep leg
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy turned sideways and attacked our right rib with a mid-left sweeping leg; Seeing the timing and route of the enemy’s leg exit, our left foot quickly stepped up, then turned left, and at the same time hit the enemy in the abdomen with a right fist, and pierced the enemy’s right leg inside thigh with the right knee as a support leg to defeat the enemy (Figure 7).
8. Sweeping leg VS right sweeping leg
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy turned sideways and attacked our left rib with a mid-right sweeping leg; We immediately turned to the left, dodged sideways, and at the same time blocked the enemy’s leg with both arms, and then swept the enemy’s left rib with a right sweeping leg to crush the enemy (Figure 8).
9. Knee punching VS leg pedaling
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy attacks our abdomen with a left leg; We immediately dodged to the left and cut quickly; He then grabbed the enemy’s leg with his right hand, quickly raised his left knee, and slammed the tip of his knee upwards against the enemy’s abdomen, while supporting the enemy’s head with his left arm to defeat the enemy (Figure 9).
10. Right leg sweep VS front leg pedal
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy attacked our chest and abdomen with a left forward leg; We quickly dodged to the left and cut in quickly, using our right arm to grab the enemy’s leg, clasping the ankle of the leg with our right hand, and at the same time sending our right leg to sweep the knee joint of the enemy’s right leg, reaching the shin and kicking the enemy to the ground (Fig. 10).
11. Leg hugging VS leg sweeping
Both sides stand in a left-wing fighting style and confront each other. The enemy attacks our chest with a high right sweeping leg; We step up to the right, cut in quickly, turn to the left at the same time, and quickly grab the leg with our left arm; Then press the enemy’s neck with his right palm, turn to the right, lift his left hand up, press down with his right hand, and put his hands together to throw the enemy to the ground (Fig. 11).
