thai_boxer_no.1 Posted April 25, 2003 Posted April 25, 2003 i have been wondering about high kick's that are involved in muay thai (thai boxing) and are they really necisary? i am able to do them it's jus i have not seen a person use a high kick in a match though you are tought them ! !!! or is this justa stupid question!!
TJS Posted April 25, 2003 Posted April 25, 2003 sure they are useful...but use them in moderation...wait for an opening and a head kick easily can be a knockout blow if they are not expecting them.
ZeRo Posted April 25, 2003 Posted April 25, 2003 theres time for everything. ive seem people knocked to the ground in muay thai from a good kick to the neck.
Neil Posted April 26, 2003 Posted April 26, 2003 high kicks? Good for training useless in a real fight. use your kicks to take out the thighs and stomachs of the people, that is how the Muay Thai really apply this. The reason I know this is because my teacher actually went to Malaysia and trained with the Muay Thai, no head kicking there, they mainly make contact with the upper shin with round house kicks that travel down into he thigh. Remember all kicks travel down, never up, that why you have hands! Front kicks are mainly applied to the stomack and are push kicks to give your self distance. you can also use it to kick the person against the corners and then get in-close with knees, elbows and close shots to the body. Neil
TJS Posted April 26, 2003 Posted April 26, 2003 I wouldent say they are useless....but i agree that you should stick to low/mid kicks fot the most part....but a flash high kick out of nowhere can be devestating.
Neil Posted April 27, 2003 Posted April 27, 2003 High kicks can work in the ring but when it comes down to the street high kicks will never work. But of course we are talking about Muay Thai not street fighting and they are 2 completely different things. High kicks could work I ised to use them a lot when I was younger when I did sport karate but for a more combat effective fight use your kicks like a boxer uses body shots, ie use the kicks to bring the body down then come in with knees, elbows and so on, like a boxer works the body so eventually the oppenant lowers his body letting you give a knockout blow.
cross Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 Pretty much like the others said, Useing low kicks for most of the fight will get your opponent into thinking that your not going to kick high. So surprise them with one in the face.
chrismann Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 High kicks do work. Watch "K1 Greatest Knockouts" if you don't believe me. They will more often than not knock out an opponent if contact is made (remember there are no pads/gloves on shins and feet so contact is very solid and the legs are very strong). They are quite easy to defend against though as they are a relatively slow move and should therefore usually be used within combinations where the opponent is opened up in preparation for the kick. They are also more effective at later stages in the fight when your opponent is tired and prone to making mistakes or dropping their guard.
WhiteShark Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 Yeah you guys have obviously never been kicked in the neck! That is the ideal Muay Thai target! A good neck kick will drop you everytime and they definately work in a fight! Rock Paper ScissorPunch Knee Kick^ME^ ^MY DOJO^
mtmaniac Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 I was in Bangkok last tuesday and watched the fights at Lumpini stadium. Two fights was ended by high kick ko:s. The thais who fought hardly threw any lowkicks at all, only push kicks and roundhouses to the body.
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