Muay Thai : The Art of Eight Limbs

Muay Thai or also known as "The Art of Eight Limbs" is a combat sport originate from Thailand and yet tremendously been spread worldwide due to its fame of skills and attacking techniques. For sure, you might feel unsure but quite attracted to know of what it mean by "The Art of Eight Limbs" right? So, let me tell you a bit about what i personally know and i guess it suffice for you to gain knowledge about Muay Thai. 

Basically, Muay Thai uses stand-up striking together with various clinching techniques that requires rigid physical and mental discipline which includes combat on foot. But however, foot alone will not make the perfect striking techniques unless been used simultaneously with the combination of the elbows, fists, knees, feet and also shins to create the great impact when striking the opponents. These combinations along with good physical preparations make the full-contact fight become very efficient indeed. 

Apart from striking, there are also techniques for self-defense too. These self-defense techniques are meant to against potential harmful attacks. Defense techniques in Muay Thai are classified into six methods which are blocking, redirection, avoidance, evasion, disruption and anticipation. Lets go further into these six methods one by one shall we? 

Blocking 

This defense technique refers o the defender's hand blocks to stop a strike in its path and preventing it from reaching its target part which can cause harmful effect.

Redirection 

This method explains about the defender's soft parries to change the direction of the strike by the opponents so that it misses the pointed target from being hit. 

Avoidance 

This method explains about how we can make an avoidance to the opponent's attack and protect ourselves from injuries. Avoidance can be made by moving you body part out of the range of a strike so you remains in range for counter-strike. For instance, you moves your legs backwards to avoid the opponent's low kick, then immediately counters with a roundhorse kick. Or else, you may lay your head back from the opponent's high roundhorse kick then you can counter-attack with a side kick. 

Evasion 

Evasion can be made by moving your body out of the range of a strike so you has to move close again to counter-attack. For instance, you may jump laterally or back from the opponent's kicks. 

Disruption 

This method also known as pre-empting an attack. For instance, you may use disruptive techniques like jab, foot-thrust or low roundhorse kick, generally called as "leg-kick" to the outside or inside of the opponent's front leg, just above the knee as the opponent's attempt to close distance. 

Anticipation 

And last but not least, this methods explains you catching a strike. For instance, you catch a roundhorse kick to the body or else you can counter it before it lands. 

Well, so far this would be all information about Muay Thai that i able to gain myself from various resources.If you have the same interest like mine and might have more knowledge about this particular combat sport, we are on the same boat mate. Hence, you are very much welcome to add other important and appropriate information too! Cheers!