CJJ Training Weblog

Muay Thai is one of the most devastating striking art’s to have ever been developed. Indigenous to Thailand and South East Asia, Muay Thai incorporates every limb of the human body to serve as a weapon for both offense and defense. Training Muay Thai teaches a person to effectively use their hand’s, knee’s, feet, and elbow’s to strike against an opponent while standing.

The Muay Thai low kick is an effective tool to keep your opponent at bay and a great way to break their spirit by inflicting sheer pain. Applying an effective Muay Thai low kick takes a lot of practice to accurately and consistently hit your target. The low kick targets either the inside or outside of your opponents legs just above the knee. This portion of the leg has the least amount of muscle tissue and can only withstand so many devastating blows.

If the opponent does not block/check correctly, the leg can be either broken or develop painful blood clots eliminating his or her ability to stand. If your opponent can not stand on or use the leg, then they can no longer fight.

The most important thing to remember when training the low kick is to open your hips and keep your chin protected.

~By Sean Croushorn

By Sean