To be able to be the most proficient Muay Thai fighter as possible, you need to learn how to do a good defense along the way with knowing how to attack. I’m going to tell you a variety of defense that you can do. Make sure you keep practicing it as often as you practice to attack.
First defense: Start from Muay Thai stance. Then at the same time lift your shoulders, tuck your chin in to save it from being hit (better not get KO so soon) and raise both fists in front of your face (quite high but not too above your head) and keep them there to protect your head and neck, all these vulnerable areas from a punch that is aimed for your head area.
Second defense: From Muay Thai stance, use both your strong lower arms (the bones between your wrists and elbows) keep them close to your body to block your opponent’s kick to the middle part of your body like abdomen by putting your fists together in front of your body at your chin’s level.
Third defense: Start with the boxing stance. Leaning forward, extend both your arms directly out to obstruct a punch strike and then tag on this with either a thrust or a knee-kick. Both this practice and the next defense I’m going to tell you about are in general used by fighters who are themselves not so good at punching.
Forth defense: Take a small step to the front with your left foot (for right handed fighters), tilt your body forwards, right arm gently bent, fist close to your jaw to move from the most important focus of your opponent’s kick and obstruct it, extend your left arm to blow them off stability.
Fifth defense: From the stance, twist to the left and raise your left leg bent at the knee, using the upper part of your shin to block your opponent’s low kick to your outer knee.
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