Muay Thai Basics

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Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2005-12-21
Publisher(s): Blue Snake Books
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Summary

This ultimate guide to the basics of Muay Thai (also known as Thai boxing) addresses fitness training, self-defense, and competition. Muay Thai is popular world-wide not only because of its exciting competitions but also because it develops power, stamina, agility, coordination, and speed. In this hands-on manual, renowned trainer and author Christoph Delp presents fundamental technique and strategy sections along with corrections for the most frequent mistakes made by both beginning and advanced martial artists. Thai champions from the famous Sor Vorapin gym in Bangkok present techniques step-by-step, showing readers the fine details of each one.

Author Biography

Trained in Thailand, Christoph Delp is a fitness, kickboxing, and Muay Thai instructor with extensive experience in competition. He has already made his expert knowledge of martial arts and fitness available to a wide audience through his many books, including Muay Thai: Advanced Techniques, Kickboxing, and Fitness for Full-Contact Fighters.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Part I: Background
1(40)
Development
3(18)
Tradition
21(8)
Rules
29(6)
Equipment
35(6)
Part II: Basic Skills
41(16)
Introduction
43(2)
Starting Position
45(4)
Steps
49(4)
Fighting Distance
53(4)
Part III: Attacking Techniques
57(74)
Introduction
59(6)
Fist Techniques (Chock)
65(12)
Elbow Techniques (Sok)
77(12)
Kicking Techniques / Kick (Te)
89(12)
Pushing Foot Techniques (Teep)
101(10)
Knee Techniques from a Distance (Khow)
111(8)
Clinch Techniques (Garn Goad Plum Tee Khow)
119(12)
Part IV: Combination of the Attacking Techniques
131(2)
Use in Training
133(2)
Sequence of Combinations
135

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