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Muay Thai Tips - How to Sharpen Your Defense in Muay Thai

by mynotion on May 24, 2009

5 tips on how to sharpen your defense in Muay Thai from the superstar Evolve Muay Thai Instructor Team.

1. Practice reflex drills. Reflex drills are exactly as they sound - they are focused on speeding up your reflexes to a given action. The key to a strong defense (blocking or evading attacks) is to build up your reflex to attacks. An example of a reflex drill is to have your partner throw mid level roundhouse kicks (with shin pads) at you over and over. Your objective is to block every single one of them with correct technique. Eventually, you will gain muscle memory and your body will naturally react to the kick. Ask the Evolve Instructors for a set of reflex drills.

2. Develop your pattern recognition. The faster you can recognize a pattern, the faster your defense will become. For example, try to see if you can see a "pre-signal" before your partner throws an offensive attack at you. A "pre-signal" is something a person does just before he/she...Read More >>



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