TRADITIONAL MUAY THAI FIGHTING STANCES: THE ART'S BEDROCK
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A boxing guard consists of specific feet positioning and specific arm postures. The ultimate goal of fighting positions is to provide the best conditions to perform the following combat maneuvers:
a. Efficient footwork.
b. Total body defense.
c. Powerful attacks.
Accomplished Khru Muay (Muay Thai teachers) should know how the different positions or hand guards can be employed in various combat situations and how they can be used to attack and defend. The general concepts connected to a proper fighting posture in all ancient styles are the fighter’s feet position on the ground and the wall of defense created in front of him by his arms (and legs).
1. Position of feet.
The fighter’s feet position is the foundation on which the entire Siamese fighting system is built: according to an ancient tradition, it is generally considered that the fighter will stand in one of the following 3 ways in combat situations. In accordance with the feet position on the ground, you may stand in a 1-point support position (Yeun Neung Khum), a 2-point support position (Yeun Song Khum or square position) or a 3-point support position (Yeun Saam Khum). This latter is commonly called “the triangle stance”, since the feet are placed on the vertices of an imaginary triangle drawn on the ground.
Going from the first to the third situation, the fighter’s stability and capacity to react to external stimuli, is gradually increased. The triangle position represents the pillar around which the entire “technical standard” of the Art is moulded; in fact, this is said to be the mother of all traditional techniques of Muay and its learning constitutes the true foundation of a real understanding of the Siamese original fighting system.
In a fight, the feet should be at shoulder-width distance, with the rear heel kept slightly off the floor. The knees slightly bent, ready to spring forward, backward, to the right or to the left. The front and the rear knee are raised alternatively to create a lower wall destined to protect the groin and legs against kicks and knee strikes (see opening photo of this article).
2. Position of arms.
In Muay, the body of a fighter is seen as an ensemble of several triangles, whose pointed vertices can be turned into natural weapons which can be used to attack or defend, causing damage to the enemy’s body. A correct guard position allows the fighter to employ these natural weapons quickly and efficiently, with a minimum energy loss. As a general rule, in a correct fighting stance the chin must be kept tucked in, covering the throat. The elbows must be kept close to the sides of the body and the hands on the front. This general rule applies to the long range phase of any fight: the shorter the distance, the more grounded and stable the fighter should become. In fact, compared to long range fighting where mobility is the key, at close range the main attribute of a good fighter is stability. In order to stay on your feet and attack with grabs and strikes at grappling range, you must have total control of your center of gravity at all times. Keep your feet apart and your knees flexed and your upper body slightly arched forward. Also, keep your chest in a line above your knees, since this helps you to keep rooted.
Traditional Muay Thai fighting stances: the Art’s bedrock
Jot Muay or fighting stance is the foundation of all Muay Thai maneuvers; from a good solid stance comes a strong foundation to develop high level combat skills. Nowadays, with the development of the sport of Thai boxing, the many variations of Muay fighting posture that were adopted in older times, have been abandoned. Most instructors teach a modified version of the western Boxing guard that has become the universally accepted standard. However, in the ancient times, when Muay was practiced according to very different rules and regulations, every training camp had a peculiar system to teach boxers to protect themselves with a proper guard position, according to the camp’s region of origin (Northern, North Eastern, Southern or Central part of Thailand).A boxing guard consists of specific feet positioning and specific arm postures. The ultimate goal of fighting positions is to provide the best conditions to perform the following combat maneuvers:
a. Efficient footwork.
b. Total body defense.
c. Powerful attacks.
Accomplished Khru Muay (Muay Thai teachers) should know how the different positions or hand guards can be employed in various combat situations and how they can be used to attack and defend. The general concepts connected to a proper fighting posture in all ancient styles are the fighter’s feet position on the ground and the wall of defense created in front of him by his arms (and legs).
1. Position of feet.
The fighter’s feet position is the foundation on which the entire Siamese fighting system is built: according to an ancient tradition, it is generally considered that the fighter will stand in one of the following 3 ways in combat situations. In accordance with the feet position on the ground, you may stand in a 1-point support position (Yeun Neung Khum), a 2-point support position (Yeun Song Khum or square position) or a 3-point support position (Yeun Saam Khum). This latter is commonly called “the triangle stance”, since the feet are placed on the vertices of an imaginary triangle drawn on the ground.
Going from the first to the third situation, the fighter’s stability and capacity to react to external stimuli, is gradually increased. The triangle position represents the pillar around which the entire “technical standard” of the Art is moulded; in fact, this is said to be the mother of all traditional techniques of Muay and its learning constitutes the true foundation of a real understanding of the Siamese original fighting system.
In a fight, the feet should be at shoulder-width distance, with the rear heel kept slightly off the floor. The knees slightly bent, ready to spring forward, backward, to the right or to the left. The front and the rear knee are raised alternatively to create a lower wall destined to protect the groin and legs against kicks and knee strikes (see opening photo of this article).
2. Position of arms.
In Muay, the body of a fighter is seen as an ensemble of several triangles, whose pointed vertices can be turned into natural weapons which can be used to attack or defend, causing damage to the enemy’s body. A correct guard position allows the fighter to employ these natural weapons quickly and efficiently, with a minimum energy loss. As a general rule, in a correct fighting stance the chin must be kept tucked in, covering the throat. The elbows must be kept close to the sides of the body and the hands on the front. This general rule applies to the long range phase of any fight: the shorter the distance, the more grounded and stable the fighter should become. In fact, compared to long range fighting where mobility is the key, at close range the main attribute of a good fighter is stability. In order to stay on your feet and attack with grabs and strikes at grappling range, you must have total control of your center of gravity at all times. Keep your feet apart and your knees flexed and your upper body slightly arched forward. Also, keep your chest in a line above your knees, since this helps you to keep rooted.
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