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TRAINING, SELF-DEFENSE, AND COMPETITIVE SPORT
In Muay Thai, offense is usually the focus of the majority of training sessions. It's pretty easy to see why this is the case though. Training offense is so much fun, and it does a good job at burning calories and getting a good workout in. The problem is that if you're a fighter or someone who just likes to spar a lot, training only offense leaves to very exposed. You don't want to be the fighter on someone else's highlight reel or the guy who gets knocked out in sparring. This is why training your defense is very important, even if it's not as fun. In order to train your defense, you need to know how to defend each strike and when.
In Muay Thai, the main weapon that you have the lookout for most of the time is kicks. In Muay Thai, the main kinds of kicks that you have to deal with are teeps and roundhouse kicks. Luckily you have a lot of options when it comes to defending against these strikes. The main way to defend against kicks in Muay Thai is blocking but the type of block changes depending on the target. Kicks to the body and the head are generally blocked by bringing both arms to the side that is being hit. In terms of block low kicks, there's nothing better than the good ole check. Checking a low kick is as simple as lifting your leg so that the blade of the shin is facing where your opponent's leg is kicking.
Catching kicks is another way to defend against kicks and it can set up some unique offense for you. The idea is to grab a kick after the point where it would hurt the most. Catching roundhouse kicks and teeps to the body are easy. You just need to move out in the way the kick is moving so that you don't take the brunt of the force. For the roundhouse, move out to the side the kick is moving and reach over and around the kick, like a wrestler's overhook. For the teep, you want to move back very slightly and grab the heel with one hand and the top of the ankle or instep with the other.
Catching roundhouse kicks to the head is also easy if not somewhat more risky. You are still going to step out to the side but you are going to block with your close arm. With the far side arm, you are going to reach under and over to grab the kick, kind of like a wrestler's underhook. You can catch kicks to the legs in Muay Thai, but this isn't recommended. This is because in Muay Thai catching a low kick is a high-risk low reward technique. Trying to grab a low kick leaves your head exposed, which a high-level kicker will take advantage of. Also, with how much better checking low kicks usually is, catching a low kick just isn't worth it.
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