Muay Thai Chaiya Techniques - Basic Kicks Part 01

Muay Thai Chaiya Kicks
Learn the Yat Khao (knee), Chat (front kick) and wiang kaeng (turning shin kick) of Muay Thai Chaiya.
Filmed at Baan Chang Thai in Bangkok, I'll take you through these kicking techniques, and give you tips on training and practice, so you make a good start at home.
This is part one of two, so once finished here, go straight onto part 2!
Thanks to Ajarn Lek, Kru Aof and Kru Yee at Baan Chang Thai for their generous help with the filming.
For those of you who want to continue learning from home, I've just setup my new website www.LearnMuayChaiya.com, which has lots more videos for you to learn at home from. Also the ability to upload the videos of you training so that I can give you pointers, hints, tips and make sure you're learning is going along the right lines!
Check out the following sites for more information:
www.learnmuaythaichaiya.com
www.mymuaychaiya.com
www.samkhum.com

[@TutorNapol]

Awesome teaching

[@jorgeemanuelvega8752]

gracias lindo vídeo :D saludos desde argentina ♥

[@TroyNaumu808]

excellent instruction video

[@nathanbrown19]

Thanks for your support. I was lucky enough to have a good friend recommend me to Kru Lek and Muay Chaiya.I've done a little ring style, and the differences are... everything? Ring Muay Thai is a sport, and so it lacks the depth of the old styles of Muay Thai. Each of the old styles have different stances, guards and styles of attack and defence, but all (including ring muay thai) share many look mai moves (such as jarakay fad hang) that differ depending on the style.(sorry for the slow answer!)

[@elitonaciolyacioly1173]

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[@nathanbrown19]

I haven't learnt from Kry Praeng, but as far as I know the main teachings of his style (excluding the grappling) is from his time studying with Kru Tonglor Yalae. What I have learnt and teach is from Kru Lek, who learnt from Ajarn Kaet Sriyapai and Kru Tong. Kru Lek teaches what he learnt from Ajarn Kaet AND Kru Tong, with a deep understanding of the style that he got from Ajarn Kaet.

[@jamesvieira2417]

Sp campinas grato mestre

[@ramseymodiri2752]

Great stuff, can y’all do videos on teaching punches from this stance? Jac cross etc?

[@surfside-hj2ue]

Nice.

[@Z3N1T4]

Muay Chaiya looks like such a great style I know it fares well against ring muay thai what I'm wondering is how well it does against other styles say MMA. The one legged hop seems like an opening for a takedown have you had any experience sparring with MMA fighters?

[@getitisinsanej2727]

nice vid

[@hootchieman5]

@nathanbrown19 - hi nathan , thanks for the great lessons , i wanted to ask you which part of the foot should intend to hit with ? - in order to be effective and ofourse not to BREAK it cause i hurt it once by not doing it righti. Im assuming the Heel ?

[@GregRetrorian]

Hi Nathan, just curious have you heard of Kru Preang? If so what are your opinions on how he teaches Muay Chaiya? by the way, I like this style!

[@sportmuaythai]

nathanbrown19, I appreciate foreigner taking deep interest in Thai culture. What brought you to MC? Have you done any ring sport muaythai? If so, what differences have you found?

[@2009col]

@OosteifoO I have trained thai boxing for over 20 years,1 year of that in thailand. I have also studyed muay chiaya privatly with nathan brown.It is a very effective and lethal martial art without question. If you think it is not an effective style.i sugest you get yourself down to baan chang thai.Put on a pair of gloves and spar with Tae or nathan.If you have an open mind you will be very impresed indeed i can assure you that.

[@nathanbrown19]

Apologies for delays on answers - I don't always get notification from youtube...

[@nathanbrown19]

Good advice! All martial arts have the potential to be deadly - it's really easy to kill some one even without training. Learn to make war, and then learn to make peace :)

[@TroyNaumu808]

knowing that a grappler would attempt to shoot in can also be agood thing. Just as when you are up against a kicker...he will go for your support leg. Knowing this,a fighter can use that as a lure to make then go for it. Bait them in. Less experienced and or cocky fighters will take the bait all the time. The knee block stance is effectve, knowing the how is just the beginning-the the why iaimportant. In defending against kicks i prefer to do a forward knee strike to knee thier foot or shin.

[@ramseymodiri2752]

How bent do you keep your leg? Slightly or very curved? I notice it’s harder to land cause it takes some of the range away if your legs to bent

[@nathanbrown19]

Think about it the other way around. Change how bent your leg is based on your range. Practice adapting the kicks to different ranges... If you're legs too straight, then you're too far (you can actually pull off pretty effective kicks when your super close)

[@bradking2113]

Hi Nathan, when using the knee i notice that the toes aint pointed down to sharpen the knee , why is that for

[@nathanbrown19]

Hi Brad. Lifting the toes helps strengthen and solidify the foot, ankle, shin and knee (in my experience pointing the toes down only weakens the knee, and doesn't sharpen the shape). In Muay Chaiya the knees are used both as primary defense and attack, and so preventing possible damage is important. Also, the Chat front kick can be used after a knee (or knee check) and this is much easier to execute if the toes are already raised.

[@bradking2113]

@@nathanbrown19 Thanks Nathan , it does make a lot of sense doing it that way... I just asked my partner how far the gym was from her place , not that far away.Hopefully when everything opens back up again will get to come and have a look and learn .So at the moment will study the videos and train myself

[@elitonaciolyacioly1173]

Apmbk Recife pe

[@hakimiabdullahaisha]

i'm from malaysia

[@brozac1011]

@MrSecondhorseman it's more primitive and more traditional

[@MERVILLE3]

@nathanbrown19 Check out Anderson Silva to see how to counter a grappler.

[@xXxmicrowavexXx]

i'm half thai and i have been training mea mai muay thai nearly whole life and i don't use it on no one just defence so yeah just use for defence beacause muay thai is really deadly martial art so you know don't use it on anyone and violence don't solve anything

[@IskandarTheWack]

@blackangel1113 Learn Pencak Silat

[@2009col]

@OosteifoO

[@elitonaciolyacioly1173]

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