Muay Thai: Thai boxing techniques with illustrations

The different techniques of Muay Thai with illustrations and names of the moves in Thai, English and French to help those who want to learn Thai boxing.

The Thai boxing is mainly based on four techniques:

punches
kicks (mainly circular or frontal blows to push the opponent away)
elbowing (as formidable as stabbing, only allowed in some professional competitions)
Knee strikes

Contents

Fist techniques
Foot techniques
Penetrating kicks
Knee techniques
Elbow techniques
Hand-to-hand techniques
Spraying and mowing techniques
Blocking and seizure techniques
Dodging techniques
Muay Thai terms

Fist techniques (Muay-mat) in Muay Thai

The action of striking with the fist. There are about ten main forms.

Direct (pistoned) fist;
in: Straight-punch (jab; cross);
th: หมัดตรง Mat-trong "

Hook;
in: Hook;
th: หมัดเหวี่ยงสั้น Mat-wiyeng-san

Swung;
in: Swing;
th: หมัดเหวี่ยงยาว Mat-wiyeng-klap

Spinning reverses;
in: Spinning back-fist;
th: หมัดเหวี่ยงกลับ Mat-wiyeng-soy

Going up;
in: Uppercut;
th: หมัดเสย (หมัดสอยดาว) Mat-AT

Sautéed;
in: Jump-punch;
th : กระโดดชก Kra-tot-chok

Descending;
in: Overhand-punch;
th : หมัดฮุก Mat-yeip

Foot techniques (Muay-tei) in Thai boxing

Direct;
in: Front-kick (flip);
th : เตะตรง Tei-trong

Direct (low line);
in: Front-kick (flip);
th : เตะตรง Tip-paa-maak

Circular (high line);
in: Roundhouse-kick (high-kick);
th : เตะตัด Tei-kan-kro

Circular (medium line);
in: Roundhouse-kick (medium-kick);
th : เตะตัด Tei-chiyang

Circular (low line);
in: Roundhouse-kick (low-kick);
th : เตะตัด Tei-tat

Semi-circular (medium line);
in: Semi-circular (diagonal);
th : เตะเฉียง Tei-rid

Circular wound on the tibia;
en: Half-shin, Half knee-kick;
th : เตะครึ่งแ ข้งครึ่งเข่า Tei krueng-kheng krueng-kkao

Circular inside out or crocheted;
in: Spinning hook-kick;
th: เตะกลับหลัง Tei-klap-lang

Circular plunging;
in: Down roundhouse-kick;
th : เตะกด Tei-kod

In hammer;
in: Hammer-kick;
th: เตะเข่า Tei-kro

Circular skipped;
in: Jump-kick;
th : กระโดดเตะ Kra-tote-tei

Penetrating kicks in Muay Thai

Direct (piston) foot;
en: Front-kick (straight);
th : ถีบตรง Tip-trong

Lateral (pistoned);
in: Side-kick;
th: ถีบข้าง Tip-kang

Rear (here in a "piston" shape);
in: Back-kick;
th: ถีบกลับหลัง Tip-klap-lang

Drooping and crocheted;
in: Axe-heel-kick;
th: ถีบตบ Tip-kot

Direct jump;
in: Jumping font-kick;
th : กระโดดถีบ Kra-tot-tip

Knee techniques (Muay-khao)

The action of striking with the knee. There are about ten main forms. Their intervention is major in the context of hand-to-hand combat.

Direct knee;
in: Straight-knee -strike;
th : เข่าตรง Khao-trong

Semi-circular

Semi-circular;
in: Diagonal-knee -strike;
th : เข่าเฉียง Khao-chiyang

Side slap;
in: Knee-slap;
th : เข่าตบ Khao-thop

Direct (penetrating);
in: Knee-bomb;
th : เข่ายาว Khao-youn

Sauté (direct);
in: Flying-knee -stike;
th : เข่าลอย Khao-loy

Elbow techniques: Muay-sok in Muay Thai

The action of striking with the elbow. There are about ten main forms: direct, jumping, backhand, circular, diving, rising, etc.

Semi-circular descending;
in: Elbow-slash;
th: ศอกตี Sok-fim and Sok-tei

Circular

Circular;
en: Horizontal-elbow;
th : ศอกตัด Tii-sok

Upward elbow;
in: Uppercut-elbow;
th : ศอกงัด Sok-ngat

Direct elbow;
en: Forward-elbow -thrust;
th: ศอกพุ่ง Sok-poung

Reverse elbow;
in: Reverse-horizontal -elbow;
th: ศอกเหวี่ยงกลับ Sok-klap and Sok-kratoung

Returned;
in: Spinning-elbow;
th : ศอกกลับ Sok-klap-lang

Descending elbow;
in: Elbow-chop;
th : ศอกสับ Sok-sap

Sauté elbow;
in: Mid-air-elbow -strike;
th : กระโดดศอก Kra-tot-sok

Hand-to-hand techniques in Thai boxing

Hand-to-hand combat, i.e. very close, which consists of direct engagement with the opponent. One can use hand-to-hand combat, for example, to recover physically by "sticking" to the opponent, or on the contrary, hit the opponent with knees in the flanks and thighs.

Spraying and mowing techniques

Projection The action of throwing the opponent's body to get out of hand-to-hand combat (without passing the hip).

Mowing The action of knocking an opponent off balance or down with a low, circular kick.

Blocking and seizure techniques

Blocking The action of preventing a blow from reaching its intended point (blocking with the arm or shin).

Input The action of taking a blow with the hand(s) in a quick movement to hold it and counterattack.

Dodge techniques in Muay Thai

Body movement to deftly avoid a blow.

Example: To avoid a low-kick or middle-kick, pull back the foot and then attack by swinging the hip and leg outwards; then re-attack with a middle-kick or low-kick.

Blocking with both forearms during a jab to the body

Covering with both gloves during a face jab

Deflection of a jab with the palm of the glove

Neutralize weapons by going to stick (hand-to-hand)

Covering with the arm and glove during a high-kick

Absorption of a low kick associated with a counter in direct plunging

Parrying with both gloves at an opponent's high-kick

Stopping an opponent's attack

Muay Thai (Thai boxing) terms

Muay bang - parrying and dodging techniques
Bang Mat : Parry with the hand (Blocked or chased parry with the front or back hand)
Bang Tei : Parry with the leg (Blocked parry of the front or back leg)
Bang Sok : Elbow parry (Blocked front or back elbow parry)
Bang Khao : Parry with the knee (Blocked or chased parry with the front or back knee)
Yok Toa Lop: dodge without moving the supports (dodge without moving the supports, lateral, front, back, by bending the trunk or by bending the lower limbs)
Lop Tchak : Dodge with displacement of supports (Dodge with displacement of one support by a step back, side step, pivot step or by a withdrawal of one support).

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