Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick: instructional
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- Learn to kick fast and hard like Buakaw! Check out more at our instructional martial arts platform www.fightcoach.tv . The roundhouse kick is the powerful “meat and potatoes” kick of muay thai. Fighters who have mastered their roundhouse kick can kick with the force equivalent to being hit by a baseball bat. The roundhouse kick can be targeted low, medium or high. Continuous leg kicks to the opponent’s thighs cause damage, slowing down the mobility of the opponent, sometimes even prematurely ending the fight. High kicks can result in knockouts, while repetitive mid-level kicks can take the breath and energy out of an opponent.
The power in the kick comes from the explosive rotation of the hips and foot. The kick side arm should swing down for additional power, but the shoulder should be kept elevated to protect against counter-attacks. When throwing a roundhouse kick, the fighter must imagine “kicking through” the opponent. This will give the kick additional power. Contact is made preferably with the shin bone. - กีฬา
Probably the most comprehensive tutorial on TH-cam . Great
dayum look at em leg muscles
Correct muaythai kick technique. This compliment is from a Thai. BTW, I train at Fairtex Bangplee. The real camp is in Pattaya, but Fairtex retains a small ring at Bangplee former camp.
i was practicing these and experiencing pain in my left leg that I couldn't explain. Before I had no problems with that but then I examined this video and how I was kicking, and I realized that I wasn't fully springing up onto the ball of my left foot when launching my right kick. I was keeping my left foot flat on the ground which I guess put lots of pressure on my heel, and then pain would shoot up my calf and tendons. So make sure guys you spring up onto the ball of your left foot when kicking!!! If you experience that kind of pain for too long it will disable you!
Thanks for the comment Alma! Correct technique is not just about the most efficient way of movement for power and speed, it's also about preventing injuries.
Thank you for your reply! I have one more question; it seems the pain in my knee has subsided and now I am experiencing pain in my toes, more specifically the bones of my feet. I have skinny toes/bones to begin with and this pain has really been affecting my ability to pivot during my kicks lately, resulting in weak kicks. How should I deal with this kind of pain in the feet? I am not sure whether to just accept it and push through it, or if there is a smarter way to deal with it?
+Alma Sounds to me like your problems could be more to do with muscle knots/fascia knots. Can you do a full resting squat? Bridge? Side plank? Rotate your ankle for a while without it becoming sore and stiff? There could be a knot anywhere in your body that is causing all of this foot pain, or there could be knots all over, even in your pecs or glutes or lats. I've been doing thinks like compound exercises, stretching, and massaging myself all over for months, just constantly finding more knots and getting them out, and it's putting my movement on a whole new level. It also is giving me a lot of familiarity with my body, and how everything is insanely connected. I've gotten knots out of my forehead that have caused cracking sounds in my pinky toe, and improved my balance. No bullshit.
thank you so much for your reply!! This is really helpful to me. I too have noticed that the various pains seem to travel from body part to body part; almost as if, if I work out one area of my body the pains soon travel over to another area, and then I have to work on that etc. Sometimes I feel as if there is no end to the obstacles I run into. But I've been doing consistent exercises for about a month now. I think basically I just need to keep it up. I only started Muay Thai about a month ago and I have heard that of all the martial arts it is the hardest on the body. I think if I keep it up and do the massaging, stretching, etc like you do, maybe in a few months time I will have better balance and relieve those knots as well!
Yeah, if you've only just started exercising again, then that's a good sign that it would be disuse-related knots, like me. I only got off my ass 4 months ago as well, and low and behold, it was full of knots. They caused everything for me. Weakness, loss of balance, zero flexibility... just a generally dysfunctional body. I've made massive progress with it, though. The main thing, apart from paying attention to every muscle in the body (both in terms of touching them physically and cultivating neurological awareness of them), is to keep moving in a variety of ways. Mix up the way you move, and make sure every muscle somehow fulfils it's purpose at least once in a while. Don't neglect stuff like under the arms and below the abs. They are the worst areas for me. Oh, and also, stretch, stretch, stretch.
0:7 boss music starts, the most powerful roundhouse kick I've ever seen, I was blown away
Hot damn can you imagine that kick connecting to your ribs more than once lol.
I saw a video of some mauy thai fighter eating multiple of this kick. Dude was striaght bleeding because of the impact
Best MT kicking instructional video on TH-cam
Wow.... ive seen so many videos. This is probably the best and keeps it simplest.
Thanks for the videos
This guy could never hit me, because I would just refuse to get in the ring.
great video, thx for sharing with us
Great video, thanks a lot!!
0:23 That's what I was missing, to point the lead foot outside by 45 degree.
I would avoid that part. It's telegraphing. Watch Saenchai throw the same kick,same speed without telegraphing
I was missing that part too
I was also missing starting with the lead hand down and going up and vice versa with other arm
i like the way his right hand comes back as the right leg kicks. conservation of angular momentum about the pivot leg to allow for a more powerful right kick. i doubt he calculated the physics of it so it's just intuitive or traditional technique based on experience. clever.
Excellent video
Huge difference between a Muay Thai roundhouse kick vs other styles. Muay Thai puts the entire body into it while rotating the hips which generates phenomenal power. Other styles just like to flick kick from the knee and tap the opponent.
Tap? Not sure if putting the whole weight + a thrust is bad. People broke like that many legs.
UFC CHampion uses that kick, not the Muai Thai, but the Kyokushin Karate.
Why do you talk bad about other kicks?
Muai Thai kicks are great for ehad kicks as it doesn't take much force to KO someone, and they are faster than any other kicks, however, that is a tap on the body.
But then again, doesn't matter that much.
It depends if it does the job or not :)
That's not correct. Only sports/point fighting focused styles flick the kick from the knee, for obvious reasons. In any style that teaches a "proper", powerful kick, hip rotation and body momentum are utilized, just like with punches.
You're talking to me?
This is the proper roundhouse kick, full breaking leg kick.
Not a snap kick like in these videos.
However these kicks here are faster, and you don't need much force to KO someone, so for head kick Muai Thai kick is better, but not for the body or leg kick - although it depends on the situation.
If you are kicking behind leg, then Muai Thai kick will be better, but face to face a proper roundhouse kick is required, otherwise it's just going to be a snap.
Check the proper roundhouse kick here: th-cam.com/video/pasZfyn2NAE/w-d-xo.htmlm18s
Karate kicks are hard asf bro tae kwon do also they all “tap” but can still knock you out. Sometimes it’s not always about power thy cause a knock out, it’s the strikes that you don’t see coming that kill also. “Tap” kicks are fast as hell and if placed in the right spot will turn your lights off real quick. Don’t underestimate
my next class involves doing these for 30 minutes straight after other stuff
great tutorial
Thanks!!
amazing tutorial and crazy calves
Holy crap watch it at 0.5x speed and his kicks are still fast
thanks
I've always kept my entire foot planted on the ground and still pivoting. I get more stability and have a more solid base.
Today is my first day doing muay thai, I was able to do basic hand movement like jab, cross, hook, even elbow. But when it comes to kick my coach always telling me I was wrong xD long way to go
Stay positive keep training it will fall into place
very good
This kicking tutorial is much easier to follow
😲😲 I love Mauy Thai 🤘🤘
Muay Thai is one powerful striking martial art. Beware of their powerful strikes,
After watching the kicks in slowmo I feel like Neo in the Matrix saying "I know Kung Fu"
Do you push off the floor with rear leg to generate force?
Name of song pls?
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Idk if it’s just me but whenever I try to demonstrate to my friends how to properly throw a Muay Thai roundhouse I can’t do it slow I always gotta throw it fast
Am i doing it wrong? Mine is pretty weak
If closing distance is not needed, do I just pivot on the spot or do I step to 45 degrees and then turn
The latter if you desire more power, but opponents may step backwards and let you kick flow through if they're better than you.
Full-Auto Potato you are still supposed to pivet off of the ball of foot but just do not telegraph your kick. The same when people say don't telegraph your punches which means loading BEFORE you punch or kick just from where you are at.
Very basic. But very solid technique. Beautiful kicks…
Those calves muscle are huge
Oh yeah! The power of Thor resides within those calves 😜
looks normal if you're filipino
I thought you gotta bend the knee first to generate more power. seems like I was wrong ...
test it with your bag! See if bending the knee offers more power, and see if bending the knee requires more time, then weigh if it's worth it or not in the current situation provided.
TKD style kicks are the ones that use the extending of the knee/leg to gain some power. Funnily enough TKD kicks are usually weaker power wise but a lot faster and with less telegraphing. Both MT and TKD kicks can be useful in different scenarios so if you’re interested definitely check out the TKD round kick!
i see him crouching a little before the kick. are u meant to do that?
no
masters do fully extended leg
Kinky Neko Music yes you are because you have to stay low and explode up. The same goes for football or boxing. Not all the time but it helps
For low kicks yes. But not on high kicks
Some MT fighters kick stiff legged, some bend their knees behind unleashing.
Which one?
Personaly I think the one with the knee bend has more power, and safer because you can control the speed in sparring too
Bended knee has more speed and power. Stiff leg allows for multiple kicks combos like what is shown in this video
I think because he's doing it slow it doesn't look that technically sound, idk just doesn't have the smooth thai kick look,but the instructions were on point
Tee Jay he is the real deal but he did go full speed but he was demonstrating slow to show how it should be done. He us from thai land.
What's this guy's name
Deo "Check Bin" Phetsangkhat and the younger guy holding the pads is Surachai Sosom/Pok Biil
@@FIGHTCOACHTV thank you
These feel like gunshots lol
If I pivot, am I already rotating my hips?
its took me 5min lol
check out those calves man
Bedt tutorial on yt
Thanks so much Chris! We are recently back in business making new videos!
Can someone with experience in Muay Thai tell me if this tutorial is legit?
The guys on the video are professionals with a Thai background. Deo is a professional fighter and teacher in muay thai and has been practising muay thai since his childhood in Thailand. He's a Ratchadamnoen (Bangkok) stadium champion and fights and teaches still actively.
Tyntejz hell yeah he is the real deal and just look up videos from thai land of Muay thai and you will see the resemblance from this guy.
Wt? Kind of question is that??? I practice muay boran and muaythai and those kicks are devastating. Those are very legit. Unless you will not hit by one of those kicks you will never know how hard a muaythai kicks compared to any martial arts
@@muayboran5152 other martial arts have harder kicks
Do not stand on your fingers, that's wrong, you loose a lot of balance. The standing foot should be placed fully on the ground for proper support. Stretch more, don't sacrifice time and paid to do proper split and full nice kicks just in order to show off and then flip, especially in the competition.
Lol bro, his technique is flawless
@@DaveJay9000 The main side effect by having your balance feet on your toes is when you get a counter kick from someone experienced you are going to fall very fast. And that might be either a match point in K1 or even worse in MMA if you end up on a ground with a superior opponent.
@@kostasdockus9064 just stop, please. I urge you to research who he is, and his credentials. His kicks are absolute textbook
@@DaveJay9000 Agree with his technique, it's very good, but so is Kyokushin. Watch how Andy Hug encountered most of the kickboxers in K1. Not to say anything againts Muay Thay, my friend is a European champion in Middleweight division and I do respect it highly. It's a different style, it definitely works, but this is not about this person in the video, but in general about the importance of balance and from my own experience.
@@kostasdockus9064 maybe muay thai feet pivot is different than other kickboxing styles
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