Compared with boxing, Muay Thai’s boxing techniques have many variations and focus on simple and practical use.
Muay Thai is often used for probing, concealing, attacking, defending, counterattacking, and using elbow, knee, leg and other techniques.
The basic punches of Muay Thai are: straight punch (jab), hook fist (up, flat, bottom), swing punch (front and back), punch punch, return hand punch, nose cover boxing, etc.
The main targets of Muay Thai are the corners of the eyebrows, eyes, nasal bones, mouth, jaw, heart socket, abdomen, chest ribs, head and neck, behind the ears, etc.
Today, I have compiled 7 sets of Muay Thai boxing method active attack combination moves and shared them with you.
In the following icons, the person wearing green shorts is us, and the person wearing gray shorts is the other party.
1. Left straight fist + right straight fist
Reserve: Both sides stand in a left-hand fighting style and face each other. We slide forward and advance while punching the opponent in the face with a straight left punch, forcing the opponent to lean back and dodge (Figure 1-1). Moving upward, we move forward and punch the opponent in the face with a heavy fist with our right hand (Figs. 1-2).
2. Right swing fist + left upper hook punch
Reserve: Both sides stand in a left-hand fighting style and face each other. We slide forward and enter, attacking the opponent’s head with a swing of our right hand; The opponent blocks the defense with his left hand (Figure 2-1). Without stopping, we quickly twist to the right and hit the opponent’s jaw or abdomen with a left upward hook (Figure 2-2).
3. Left straight fist + left upper hook + right flat hook
Reserve: Both sides stand in a left-hand fighting style and face each other. We first punch the opponent in the face with our left hand, forcing the opponent to lean back and dodge (Figure 3-1). Tightly, we slid forward and advanced while punching the opponent’s jaw with an upper hook with our left hand (Fig. 3-2). Moving upwards, our side continued to attack, striking the ear root on the left side of the opponent’s head with a flat hook punch with his right hand (Fig. 3-3).
4. Left swing punch + right punch + left upper hook
Reserve: Both sides stand in a left-hand fighting style and face each other. We attack the opponent’s head with a fist with our left hand; The opponent dives down to dodge (Figure 4-1). Immediately after the upward movement, we quickly hit the left side of the opponent’s head with a right hand punch (Figure 4-2). Without stopping, we then hit the opponent’s abdomen or heart socket or chest ribs with a left uppercut (Figure 4-3).
5. Left straight fist + right back swing fist
Reserve: Both sides stand in a left-hand fighting style and face each other. We first punch the opponent in the face with our left hand, forcing the opponent to move back and dodge (Figure 5-1). Constantly moving upwards, we quickly slide forward and advance while slamming the left side of the opponent’s head with a swing fist with our right hand (Figure 5-2).
6. Right straight fist + right back hand fist + left straight fist
Reserve: Both sides stand in a left-hand fighting style and face each other. We first punch the opponent in the chest with our right hand; The opponent blocks the defense with a left-handed shot (Figure 6-1). Without stopping, we quickly attack the opponent’s face with the right hand fist (Muay Thai’s return hand punch is equivalent to the back flip punch in martial arts) (Figure 6-2). Immediately afterwards, we took advantage of the opportunity to lean back in the opposite direction and punch the opponent in the chest with a straight fist with our left hand (Figure 6-3).
7. Right back swing fist + left straight fist + right upper hook fist
Reserve: Both sides stand in a left-hand fighting style and face each other. We step forward and right, and at the same time attack the opponent’s head with a right back swing, forcing the opponent to lean back and dodge (Figure 7-1). Immediately afterwards, we attack the opponent in the face with a straight punch with our left hand (Figure 7-2). Constantly moving upward, we slide forward and get closer, and then slam the opponent’s abdomen with our right hand hook (Figure 7-3).
