Muay Thai Footwork and Counters - Taking Dominant Angles

All the best Muay Thai fighters ever have amazing footwork. If you want to be able to fight forever, you need a strong defense. And if you want a strong defense, you need good footwork.
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When facing an aggressive puncher, moving straight back is one of the worst things that you can do. If you create the bad habit of backing straight up when being attacked, you'll end up taking a serious beating because you'll be stuck on the ropes with nowhere to go... it won't be pretty.
Footwork is key if you want to avoid this extremely dangerous scenario. By utilizing relatively basic movements and footwork you'll be able to evade your opponents attacks while simultaneously setting up counters with the angles you create. Saenchai is one of the best examples of how to use footwork and angular movements to avoid taking damage and open up prime angles to attack.
In the Muay Thai tutorial video below, coach Angelo Wolf Sposato of Accademia Kama & Scuola di Sport in Italy demonstrates a couple of ways to use dominant angles and basic footwork to open up advanced Muay Thai counters to land on an aggressive opponent. Try it out!
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[@justinalexander6517]

hats off to the human punching bag. even fainting those knees thats gotta hurt.

[@willbessent]

One person was on the receiving end of all those combos.

[@azn0180]

so beautifully shown and clear. thanks

[@therupoe]

Great video! Thanks as always.

[@Hougenie100]

This is a great video....looks so easy, but very difficult in practice

[@divein6248]

saenchai is amazing, his movement on the ring is just beautiful and poetic

[@mohammedshabir7119]

Excellent instruction

[@aifranamir2419]

I find it funny and cute how seanchai hops to get the dominant angle

[@bobbyfischer604]

That's because you weren't his opponent.

[@yaboy1128]

Aifran Amir wtf is cute about that

[@Munir4U]

Yeah sure its cute. Until you get a shinbone to the face.

[@riveraf5053]

Awsome!!! more videos!!!

[@soullight8632]

Anyone notice that Saenchai hops to get to his dominant angles, just like the fast hopping movements in Muay Chaiya, a Muay Boran style

[@faridfc007]

Fantastic!!!!!

[@goodboybenji95]

Nice!

[@MrNishiith]

very nice :)

[@romanbelic776]

the way hes demonstrating makes me think he spars too hard

[@erminiovrandi8811]

So?

[@martialartsofbangladesh3658]

nice

[@erminiovrandi8811]

Grandi! Stra orgoglioso di vedere dei connazionali in un video di sean, anche l'inglese mi sembra perfettamente intelleggibile (si sa, noi italiani di solito non siamo il top) anche se si sente l'accento di fondo, ma quella è una cosa secondaria

[@ironkhan3643]

perfect timing i really need help with creating angles, maybe it will help me with my next muay thai smoker in december

[@949surferdude]

iron khan how did you do?

[@refraf8030]

@@949surferdude he got killed

[@namphon]

Salab Fan Pla! nice video well done:)

[@ryneagheilim9782]

Saenchai Sor Kingstar's beast mode is superfast footwork and feints that looks so fuckin real followed by deadly damage. Sombat Buakaw Banchamek's beast mode is massive damage, endurance and extreme durability Ramon Dekkers' beast mode is relentless aggression while being able to evade huge kicks. Yodsanklai Fairtex's beast mode is accurate kicks, punches and increased KO percentage. Pick yours or suggest what you might wanna add.

[@ishwarguragai6844]

I am learning muay thai in thailand for 3 days and that time i realize foot work is the most important but my foot work is very slow 😂😂😂😂

[@trujilloroldancarlosarturo4281]

All the people think that muay Thai is too frontal AND lack from footwork but the True Is that u need an amazing footwork

[@DjBaapreB]

Grazzi! Just what i need 🥊👍🗿

[@lovetrollgmr6702]

that first one two punches were stiff lol

[@heraszikos]

very good !!

[@NabilAbdulrashidComedy]

This works well if you're good with both sides

[@mrchrislikestolaugh]

This is the literal definition of passive aggressive...

[@greylarkan5285]

Quarter turn tutorial?

[@bear693]

Ya don't punch so hard on a demo ffs ....I poor guy

[@jovanyrebrand5707]

Russian subtitles please

[@Commievn]

you show saenchai, but no instruction for southpaw ? :(

[@geenastephans314]

flip the vid lol

[@divein6248]

Brock McClain i was thinking the same thing😔

[@willbessent]

Instead of thinking Left, Right think Lead, Rear. Hope that helps.

[@raquelborn]

When I've tried stepping I've found my opponent catches up to me really quickly and I lose the angle. Do I need to step bigger? More ambitious angles?

[@brunogomes1968]

+raquelborn A good fighter will follow you as quick as possible. You won't get the dominant angle for too long, usually long enough for 1 good strike. The trick is just to be as fast as possible with your transitions.

[@raquelborn]

+Bruno Gomes okay, thanks Bruno

[@Cambodia69]

Stepping bigger/wider slows down your ability to turn or change/shift directions; and you'll be off balance - which impedes your ability to attack/defend effectively. That said, the 'problem' you've been having can actually be used to set up your opponent. You can turn your opponent by having them follow your movement, the set up, then catch them as you suddenly switch/shift/move to the opposite direction. So whether you want to use the aforementioned set up, or strike from the angle you've just created, it's about good timing. To be less predictable, vary your speed and use it in the context of what it is you're trying to achieve. And what Bruno Gomes said.

[@faridfc007]

Punch whilst moving to disguise what you are trying to do. Works great for me.

[@bloodstormm]

Sabaki method osu

[@VulgarATT]

how does someone become a contributor?

[@seanfagan]

+BenStarkHH The main thing you need to have is experience in the sport whether it's coaching or fighting. Other than that just a good quality instructional video with good sound!

[@IcaroVolera]

+Sean Fagan (Muay Thai Guy) Hallo! big fan here. Thank you for your videos and channel (all of you guys). I was wondering whether it was possible at all to try not to turn these instructional videos, that often cover very nice concepts, into one or two techniques. I don´t have experience with coaching, or making videos, so take this in the most humble way possible, but sometimes i recognize that there should be much more to be told about a certain topic, and it´s not a problem of time. I love Kenshin videos exactly because they show multiple instances of the same concept, and try to keep the level of the analysis as abstract as it gets. Footwork? what are dominant / dangerous positions, what can be the role of shifting, lateral footwork vs stepping in/out. What´s so different from thai footwork vs dutch kickboxing one, When you see Saenchiai he almost hops around, while when spong does it it´s often a one step switch! I feel like I can reach the best trainers and fighting analysts with these channels and then what i get is a combo that my instructor could have shown me. Again, sorry if I appear like I don´t appreciate the amount of work behind these videos, I can ensure you I do, and i would like to get the maximum from it. Thank you.

[@BasedBowlCutEnjoyer]

This guy is one of those striking coaches that thinks your head gets stronger after being punched... he is right about the technique, but his brand of teaching is dangerous. YOUR BRAIN CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH PUNISHMENT BEFORE YOU BECOME MOHAMMAD ALI.