Open the Hip and Standing Leg for the Muay Thai Kick or Knee

I put the camera on the base of a freestanding bag so that I could record what was going on with our feet. (Any time you don't understand how Master K is doing something, watch his feet!) The knees go in opposite directions, rotating out and the foot of the kicking leg rotates "in" to arc the shin down into the target. We transition into knees, because he's showing me how the kick and the knee are so fundamentally the same, with the hips opening and the lower back driving forward for all the power. I really struggle with this. If I get the rotation right, then my balance and head are wrong and I get no height on the kick; if I get height, then my head is in and my hips are back and I get no power or rotation. Bah!
This is one of the best training videos I've ever recorded, I think, just because it's so important and never explained.
Find Master K at www.masterkelbowko.com, in New Jersey, United States; or at [phone]

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[@udinbata]

Found this in 2019,...comparing to her these day,...Wow...what a journey !

[@8limbsUs]

@sharked Yes, he kept telling me to "slow down" my kicking leg and "speed up" the turn on the standing leg. I found the only way to slow down the kicking leg is to utterly relax it and let it become a whip or like a baseball bat trailing behind me and just focusing everything on that standing leg. But getting the turn and THEN the thrust is hard on kicks; I can do it with a knee, no problem, but I can't get height for a kick. Yet.

[@muayboran5152]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu - Muay Thai ...yes that is right. These afternoon my instructor hit me with karate and Muay Boran kick. And i still feel the difference of Muay Thai kick coz it is still hurt inside my muscle coz when he kicked me with Muay Thai i felt like his bone and my bone squished my muscle 😵, unlike the karate kick stays only in the skin.

[@esl2008]

This is fantastic! Something that is not emphasized enough. Also cool to have jazz playing the background. Class!

[@buggaboo2707]

Love watching these... can see the improvement over the years... you are lucky to have found master K.

[@vrdallas9259]

A true gem in the world of Muay Thai, such a great wealth of information and useful instruction! Thank you for all of your hard work and for sharing it madam.

[@100islandDressing]

Thank you for posting these informative videos. I have been following your videos and learned much of it.

[@superman1081]

He's a great teacher! Very patient!

[@HellYeah223]

I love the jazz tracks...

[@ralphdavies6608]

Wow i remember this one thanx sylvie for all the great teachings and journey's and specially for your passion and detail and respect i hope you never change your personality and motivation and keep on making great content

[@Valhalla2024]

thanks for uploading this video, i ve been looking for solutions . my knee and kick is weak all the time after i know this method you ve train hard your master is detail you both are awesome!

[@PureRemix]

Wow this trainers amazing!

[@SidneyTurner]

Big thanks for uploading these videos. I dont do muay thai but i find this incredibly interesting. It surprises me how scientific AND artistic the style is. Keep it up dude! :D

[@divein6248]

Muay thai and jazz...beautiful.

[@Emz659]

ive done karate before and recently started muaythai kicking has always been my fave but this info is very good and interesting to me specially speeding up the standing leg and focusing less on the kicking leg thanks alot for posting love your channel osu

[@boogieman6195]

Love the jazz in the background

[@blackcat-xb1xv]

This vid is precious. Its you when you first began learning. People should see it as an inspiration. Not the great one was born with gift but hard working. If im wrong, correct me

[@trillrudeboy]

This video helped, thanks!

[@frankbravo6632]

Very helpful!

[@Beastboy_relly]

finally a southpaw 👏 really helped seeing the progression...

[@agentsmith6570]

What a Journey 😄

[@sharked9500]

woa...I'm actually going through the exact same thing after my 2nd session with Master K, my legs where not spread enough and I didn't hump the air to initiate my kick. Also, this changes the point of impact(max speed) for the high kick. Its a little later in the arc.

[@yurisavchenko4032]

Love this treiner sow this 7 years ago.. Nice Gym

[@8limbsUs]

@aoshi3000 I've heard it called a "banana bag", but we just call it the Fairtex bag. It's full of various kinds of cloth, I think.

[@mikewang3821]

This is nuts.

[@zeea320]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@michaeldtorino]

Fantastic Sylvia Fantastic

[@manuelcervantes5117]

What kind of heavy bag is that? Is it a pole bag?

[@bluegreendragon]

By ‘knees turn in opposite directions,’ you mean, ‘one internally rotates, the other one externally rotates,’ right? You’ve posted a vid with you holding the pad from the freestanding bag, where you drill by throwing knees into it, but I swear I can’t find it again, do you remember which one that is?

[@949surferdude]

Interesting location. What gym is this?

[@thomasbrown3793]

It makes sense with the rear leg and switch kicks... but just kicking with the lead leg I can't really generate that whip effect off of my rear leg. I wonder if there is a different way to kick with just the lead leg? 🤔

[@yurisavchenko4032]

your fist trainer like him much

[@Abor34]

Nice jazz music though...👍🏽

[@thomasbrown3793]

I can't quite wrap my head around it 🤔

[@melgm002]

😍

[@Emz659]

what is this bag filled with ? i need to get one its awesome how much does it weigh ? approximately

[@bigmember5908]

I also wish to know what it weighs!

[@kevend11]

Keep your guard up on one side as you swing your arm on the other side as you kick.

[@muayboran5152]

Hahaha🤣 im training also Muay Boran and sometimes i kick like a karate and my instructor who is a great Muay Boran, Muay Thai, Muay Chayai and etc. Said to me when i kick like karate he said that Muay Thai does not kick that way. Coz we kick like baseball batt and i understand it and did my best to kick like Muay Thai kick and i did it

[@turbothrottletrouble4217]

Karate kicks' power comes from the leg only, whereas in muay Thai, you use the full body, every part of it, to kick. And also, Thais don't focus on the kick, but more on the stance, the hip rotation, the twist, and then the end result is a kick!

[@uclababybruin4210]

lol.