Muay Thai

[TKD-MT]

After being a practitioner of Tae Kwon Do for many years I decided to try something different and I stumbled across Muay Thai and I love it, I haven't looked back. I just wanted to ask; Do you guys have any methods for improving the strength of the Muay Thai kicks because they are different than what I'm used to, and also, do you have any effective methods of toughening up the shins?

Thanks guys

[tenzen]

kick the heavy bag repeatedly over and over and over. u will get your power and some pretty tough shins out of it. thai pads are another good way. but dont resort to kicking things harder than you or hitting your shins with something rolling anything on them etc etc. just kick. u want good kicks kick. u want to be a good fighter fight this is the only way.

[Tom Yum]

Kicking the bag is good. Kicking the pads are good too.

Fill some thai pads with sand and eventually work up to kicking those.

Spend a round or two working on leg sparring - try to score low kicks.

[fire cobra]

Kicking the bag is good. Kicking the pads are good too.

Fill some thai pads with sand and eventually work up to kicking those.

Spend a round or two working on leg sparring - try to score low kicks.

Thai pads with sand bro? thats the first time Ive heard that one.

And body kicks score higher than low kicks if both are delivered with equal effect,still should work low kicks though,knee and clinch(off balancing ) are also important skills to work on.

[tenzen]

the general consensus says ask your kru and see what he thinks.

[WildWest.]

MT kicks are biomechanically different to TKD. With MT you must learn to roll your hip over a lot more and swing your leg like a baseball bat. You will find you will generate much more power than a kick where you flick your leg IMHO. However you are more committed to the kick in MT and if you miss your target you need to know how to react.

[Tom Yum]

Thai pads with sand bro? thats the first time Ive heard that one.

And body kicks score higher than low kicks if both are delivered with equal effect,still should work low kicks though,knee and clinch(off balancing ) are also important skills to work on.

Point taken. Thanks, fire cobra.

Sand pads were something that an instructor of mine used. They were harder to kick.

[TKD-MT]

Thanks guys. I'm saving up for a banana bag for the kicking

[fire cobra]

Point taken. Thanks, fire cobra.

Sand pads were something that an instructor of mine used. They were harder to kick.

I bet the sand pads were hard to kick Tom Yum,did you try them?

[george stando]

Sand pads have to be hell on the holder, weight and impact.

[Tom Yum]

I bet the sand pads were hard to kick Tom Yum,did you try them?

I tried them.

They were alot heavier than regular thai pads - harder to 'move' for the kicker and challenging the holder to keep the hands up.

[fire cobra]

I tried them.

They were alot heavier than regular thai pads - harder to 'move' for the kicker and challenging the holder to keep the hands up.

You know you got me thinking bro,I may fill some of my old ones and give them a try!.

[Tom Yum]

You know you got me thinking bro,I may fill some of my old ones and give them a try!.

Go light and easy first, maybe 40% power - but I'm sure you've got iron shins I had to work up to full-power kicks on them. The holder will get tired too, especially in his shoulders, traps and forearms - but its good for the holder's strength and keeping the hands up.

[muaythai09]

ok here is the big secret to super kicks. get in front of you bag and kick it! and then.......kick it again! lol no but really and truly the best way to develop strong kicks and great balance along with great shins is just doing it over and over and over. my instructor has me kick the bag 500 times with each leg when working on them. not for power or speed for they will come but just working the mechanics of the kick.

[fire cobra]

ok here is the big secret to super kicks. get in front of you bag and kick it! and then.......kick it again! lol no but really and truly the best way to develop strong kicks and great balance along with great shins is just doing it over and over and over. my instructor has me kick the bag 500 times with each leg when working on them. not for power or speed for they will come but just working the mechanics of the kick.

Thats perfectly true bro,after 30 years of doing that sometimes its nice just to vary a bit! like try kicking a sand pad!.