Teeping as a Southpaw - Sylvie's Muay Thai Technique Vlog

[@sploogloo6892]

My coach teaches the exact same thing. Never, never lift your front foot if you're southpaw unless you have no option (or an unusual opening and thus good reason). You can also back tepe into orthodox and throw the right kick after which is a nice mix-up

[@bluefilmsltd]

Interesting video again, Sylvie. I have to respectfully disagree with the trainer who said not to teep with your front side at all. I'm a southpaw myself and I find the front right teep invaluable, even more so than the left rear teep, which I would only use for power. It's the placement of the front teep that makes the biggest difference. Aiming for the hip area is the place best. Very little damage, but it not only stops the orthodox opponent coming in, but completely disrupts their posture, so they have to find their shape and balance again. Teeping the thigh is good too. Saenchai and Litte Wada are great examples of southpaws you use the front teep effectively.

[@8limbsUs]

This is just the first much shorter part of a much longer vlog, which discusses how to use both teeps. The full vlog is on Nak Muay Nation. You also perhaps mistake an Arjan's pedagogic instruction to me - one of the great krus in all of Thailand, who teaches his own style - for a golden rule to be given to all fighters at all times. Generally there are risks in using the closed side teep in opposite stance, but that doesn't mean that you will be facing opponents skilled enough to take advantage of them, or that you can't develop skill, techniques and timing to overcome those risks. For instance, as I discuss in the longer vlog several krus have suggested that the side teep from the lead leg is the best choice from southpaw, because it lands more solidly on the closed side and is more difficult to catch. I tried to point toward this in the description: "This is a Nak Muay Nation vlog, and the rest of it where I cover how you should teep if you would like to still teep with your lead leg..."

[@bluefilmsltd]

Ahh, I see. Got'cha, Sylvie. Yeah, I must say that I have never fought beyond amateur level, so you are right in that it could be a reflection on the skill of an opponent. I guess I can see how those front teeps can open you up to a nice right cross and the dreaded right rear head kick as you demonstrated. Looking forward to the other parts of this series.

[@jamesmiles5662]

I agree I’m a southpaw front teep fantastic weapon specially when followed up with hands,saenchai never has any problems

[@8limbsUs]

@Blue Calm Productions I just trained with Yodsanan today, a dreaded southpaw, and he instructed the front teep as a persistent irritant, but he was very careful to insist that you needed to snap it back quickly, as part of the technique, and also to focus on the difficulties of what happens when it gets caught. From Arjan Surat's emphasis I gather that what he tells his orthodox fighters - he teaches a very forward advancing style - when facing a southpaw is: catch that front teep and do damage to the open side. Not to say that this is problem that can't be overcome, but only to say it's something to be watched. The same of course goes for southpaws. If you are getting front teeped by an orthodox fighter maybe catching that teep is a good idea.

[@jamesmiles5662]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu - Muay Thai me personally I do Muay Thai and sport karate,when I fight southpaw I use side stance karate techniques and footwork blitz,and it really baffles Thai based guys because not used to seeing sidekicks hook kicks axe kicks front leg kicks,sidekick works all the time because they can’t catch it and can use on knee body and face,and leg is already in to protect leg kicks,but weakness is always getting sweeped,so I swap to orthodox too my traditional Thai stance,but I find skipping front kick followed by punches stops kick being catched,

[@khukurilegsbiswakarma4383]

Thank you for your insight and generosity to share your experience Sylvia! Your advise helps me big time, yes I got caught with a right cross to the face the last time unaware to run or parry with my right hook when all I did was standing there intending to use my right teep to no use at all, I got caught my right teep and got caught a straight right cross. I thought I learned but now I realise and I am sure and assured of my learning after watching this video. 🙏♥️🙏

[@MaverickJasonYacub]

I'm a southpaw, too. I've been analyzing how Saenchai fights, and this short vid really explained why he seldom uses his front teep and would opt to use the rear teep better.

[@desmond4046]

insert tawanchai

[@MaverickJasonYacub]

@@desmond4046 Tawanchai takes things to a different approach and that's what make him hella crafty. His front teep's adjusted to emulate a side kick, making it harder to catch. Not only that, he's also using the L-step to set it up.

[@jovanleon7]

I have the Samart power front teep though, which is a game changer, and I'm a right-handed southpaw with powerful "jab"

[@tommcalpine6062]

Does the Samart side teep only work southpaw vs orthodox? Or against a square stance or does it work against a bladed stance?

[@joebotz1243]

I would like to see footage of this

[@connormcgrath182]

@@tommcalpine6062 because of how he pivots his plant foot and turns his hip to add length and power its almost sure to hit from any stance, he was just so fast it was hard to catch.

[@tamir2F]

A good example is how Tawanchay in One championship teeps

[@tomcunners9887]

Thank you great advice for my daughter who's a lefty

[@liamfoo09]

Samart’s best strike was his right teep though, you even see tawanchai having incredible success with the front teep

[@ryanhill9707]

Great insight! Thanks Sylvie.

[@zoti]

In opposite stance I teach to use the back leg or to use the front leg to teep above the front knee of the opponent. It makes for a very annoying technique for your opponent as they try to move forward and you keep teeping their leg.

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

This was a more of an add. Well done.

[@8limbsUs]

Honestly it wasn't meant to be :) I got kind of lost in the filming. Usually I do a 1 minute public vlog, and then continue for 5 or 6 minutes on Nak Muay Nation. But somehow I barely got the core thought done in over two minutes! So it kind of got cut off. The rest of my vlogs on Nak Muay Nation are great, but I really like my public vlog to be a complete thought, helpful to everyone. The idea here is: don't teep with your front leg when in opposite stance.

[@jav.angel1205]

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu - Muay Thai Please post link to watch complete video. BTW.. I just wanted to let you know your videos are excellent! I subscribe to your MT library...the videos have been amazing. Thank you!

[@8limbsUs]

Jav, all my full technique vlogs are found on nakmuaynation.com for members there in the VIP Course section. I post 4 technique vlogs there a month 5-7 minutes long.

[@rliftingweightslovecatlear9352]

Hello Koch, I am a left-handed Muay Thai player Right-handed players have a hard time playing sparring with me What is your advice to me as a left-handed Muay Thai player, what are the strengths and weaknesses? Thank you

[@zaidizain4436]

How about im a southpaw but my right leg is more powerful than left? It is so difficult for me especially when delivering the power kick

[@bigmember5908]

are you Right handed standing in Southpaw or Lefty?

[@zaidizain4436]

@@bigmember5908 im lefthanded standing in southpaw. my dominant leg is right

[@bigmember5908]

that is a bit odd but isn't really a bad thing, you will take many people by surprise this way I believe when you do kick with your right leg is it a switch kick or pendulum or do you just pick it straight up from where it is...

[@zaidizain4436]

@@bigmember5908 i see. Gonna working on it soon. Thanks for the advice!

[@bigmember5908]

I didn't give you any advice yet!

[@anathamon]

Do you ever train the teep Jon Jones style in MT? Sort of a weird heel kick from the back leg to the front knee? I swear I've seen it in MT fights but now I can't find any examples of it.

[@Ben-kp1dh]

its a savate technique. French kick boxing. I never seen any MT fighters use that leg stomp thing, but I haven't seen too many MT fights on youtube yet. Edit: Source is I watched every single episode of fight quest. Made me realize that Martial arts is very very big and expansive. Open up my mind. One of the coolest things most people don't know about kickboxing is that on the street, you DO kick with your toes not your shins. Reason being, landing a kick with your shoes in their liver is game over. Savate fight with shoes on.