Muay Thai Fundamentals

Eight limbs, taught slowly.

Muay Thai blends fists, elbows, knees, and shins, and we layer them in singly on the rear-wall mats. Each session opens with fifteen minutes for shins and ankles — rope work, stepping, gentle bag taps — since tender legs bench more newcomers than anything in month one. All later skills stack onto warm, prepared limbs.

What you will learn first

• The stance: heavier on the back leg, hands high, chin tucked
• The teep: the push kick that keeps a fight at your distance
• The roundhouse: hip over, shin across the bag, same side arm down
• The block: checking kicks without destroying your own shin
• Clinch posture: inside position, head position, one turning knee
• Pad-holding basics, so you can drill safely with a partner

Somchai walks the back row

Dana calls the session while Somchai roams it — nudging elbows, rotating hips, tapping whichever rib you've left open. He wastes few words. Give it a season and your round kick will crack differently, and you'll know precisely who to thank.

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