Mu Thai Kickboxing in Mumbai

Muay Thai is Thailands national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western Boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows and knees are all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented martial arts.

The basic offensive techniques in Muay Thai use punching fists, elbows, shins and knees to strike the opponent. To bind the opponent for both offensive and defensive purposes, small amounts of grappling and clinch is used. Almost all techniques in Muay Thai use the entire body movement, rotating the hip with each kick, punch, and block. The rotation of the hips in Muay Thai techniques, is what sets Muay Thai apart from other styles of martial arts.

Kicking Techniques

The two most common kicks in Muay Thai are known as the teep (literally "foot jab,"), and the Angle kick i.e. TAE(kick)chieng(kicking upwards in the shape of a triangle cutting under the arm and ribs) or. The Muay Thai angle kick has been widely adopted by fighters from other martial arts. The angle kick similar to a karate roundhouse kick uses a rotational movement of the entire body. The angle kick draws it's power entirely from the rotational movement of the body. Many Muay Thai fighters use a counter rotation of the arms to intensify the power of this kick.

Muay Thai also includes other varieties of kicking, such as the axe kick, side kick or spinning back kick etc.

In Muay Thai, a side kick is executed by first raising the knee of the leg that is going to kick in order to convince the opponent that the executor is going to perform a teep or front kick. The hips are then shifted to the side to the more traditional side kick position for the kick itself. The "fake-out" always precedes the kick in Muay Thai technique.