Page 161 - Muay Thai Training Exercises

Techniques
These days, forms, also called kata, are used for training
in Muay Thai. The forms are not traditional and clearly
de ned, however, which means that trainers can develop
their own forms. When organizing the forms, it is
important that all basic techniques are trained in.
This section introduces a kata made up of basic
techniques that must be learned rst in Muay Thai. You
can use the form after your general warm-up exercises and
before technical training. If you’ve already mastered other
attacking techniques, you can add them.
Execution: Train the kata in front of a mirror and
correct your techniques in the process. Perform all the
techniques in succession in the air, initially at a slow
pace, and then faster and faster for as long as it takes you
to master the kata quickly and without interruption. Be
mindful of the correct use of each technique. Advanced
athletes can carry out the complete form in one minute,
and they also train in it on a punching bag.

1. Front and rear straight punch to the head
2. Front and rear side hook to the head
3. Front and rear uppercut to the head
4. Rotating elbow to the head from the front and rear
5. Front and rear side elbow to the head
6. Low kick from the front and rear
7. Round kick to the body from the front and rear