Mechanics of the Basic Muay Thai Kick
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This two part series covers the mechanics of the basic Muay Thai Round Kick as taught in Ajarn Surachai Sirisute's Thai Boxing Association of the USA.
The first video covers footwork, hand positioning and defensive considerations. The second deals with proper Thai Pad holding technique, kick application, a basic conditioning drill and considerations for MMA applications.
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Thanks Brian.
Thanks guys...you looked great. Also, please note; Ajarn Chai Sirisute will be conducting his last seminar at our school Sept. 20-21 in Federal Way WA. One more thing, for you guys that don't know..Brian and Brandon are also under Erik Paulsons CSW. Again, great job guys!
We just finished up with Ajarn Chai's last seminar in Utah and it was awesome. It was bitter sweet to see him go but the time we had was wonderful.
We covered some outstanding techniques, a lot of great review of stuff from the Oregon Thai Camp, and some new goodies as well.
I'll try and post some stuff that applies to a forum question someone asked about dealing with taller opponents. Ajarn Chai showed us a real gem for that kind of stuff.
Do what you can to make these last few seminars guys. We owe it to Ajarn, we owe it to ourselves and you'd never want to regret missing the opportunity to see one of the pioneers in the art of US Muay Thai.
Great video. I like the explanation of where your hands should be.
Nice, I like seeing guys that know what they're talking about
Keep training and enjoy what you do.
Great vid, thanks.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement...
I was also curious about the placement of the hands untill now.
Thanks for all the nice comments guys. I hope this stuff is helpful in some way. The more I see, and the more people I train with, the more I learn that there really isn't a definitive version of any technique.
What I look for now is an instructor's ability to articulate WHY they do what they do.
Once I saw Khuen Khru Greg Nelson demonstrate a single leg takedown and he mentioned to put your head on the side of your opponent's body and explained all the reasons why and why it was preferable to putting your head on your opponent's chest. It made total sense to me. An hour later, Ricco Chiapparelli showed the same type of single leg and said to put the head on the front of your opponent's body in the chest plate and explained exactly why and why putting your head on your opponent's side wasn't a good idea.
What I learned from the lessons was that both men had totally valid and important reasons to do things the way they did. I was able to educate myself on the dangers and advantages to doing it one way as opposed to the other, and ultimately I adopted the method that fit best with my own style and tendencies.
What I've presented here is the placement of the arms according to the reasons that best suit my game. There are other methods that are equally good. So long as the demonstrator can explain why they do what they do, I'd say, it's worth taking into consideration.
Well..we just finished Ajarns last seminar. He traveled the world doing 54 seminars a year! He is the most traveled person on United Airlines. He will be only doing 4 seminars a year now and Thai Camp to see if his body will hold up. It was a pretty bitter/sweet weekend. Bitter due to his last seminar (tears were flowing), but sweet because there were 8 beginning instructor tests and 2 Associate level 2 Instructors tested as well. The Instructor tests are brutal...I held for one of the tests so I'll post it soon.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I thought about tackling him a couple of times and stuffing him in the trunk of my car so that he couldn't go. But then he'd look at me and say "Suh... what you tinking?"
I try to just be happy about getting to spend what time I was able with him. I was really fortunate in my humble opinion.
At the same time, I can't help but wish there were more chances. But as Ajarn is so fond of saying, "Time waits for no one."
Long Live The TBA - Long Live Ajarn Chai!
LOL...I pictured him saying that too. Dr. Sick..just remember "You See?" "I can do, you can do".
Awesome Thanks!
-Jimmy
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