Ten basic exercises of Muay Thai Chaiya

Ten basic exercises of Muay Thai Chaiya. When training Muay Chaiya, we start training by doing a standard set of exercises that help us stay in condition and teach us the technique and balance required to execute an array of Muay Thai Chaiya techniques.
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[@TheOnlyRaymondFaude]

Aikido and Tkd practitioner here, found a new art to indulge in. Keep the videos coming.

[@TrinketofAporos]

Thanks a bunch Nathan! I'm planning to come and train at Baan Chang Thai, unfortunately it'll be a year or so before I'll be able to make the trip. Your videos here will give me the basics to practice so I'll be a little more prepared for the real thing, and something to chew on to take the edge off the longing! Thanks so much!

[@andresimoes4471]

Fantastic job Nathan! What a big surprise! (Portugal-Coimbra) I'm glad to meet you, like a normal person first and like a great teacher after!!! Thank you!

[@nathanbrown19]

Thanks Andre, are you in the area?

[@andresimoes4471]

yes! I live here close! one of these days we can take a coffee or something, and talk a litle about all off this. Sorry for my bad english!

[@nathanbrown19]

Hey Andre, I thought you might find my latest video interesting! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXiwlIePpdZ4oMk

[@grapefruitsimmons]

watching this made me realize that when a Thai fighter is does their traditional dance before a match, its not just for show/tradition/focus but youre getting in an extra stretch and warm up, sneaky sneaky!

[@Fwisky11]

It helps you warmup,improving your balance and makes it easier for u 2 performe the muay thi techniques.

[@DerSpartaner]

Cool and nice exercise. Helps me with balance and building muscles in important parts of my Knees and legs. Thanks ^^

[@adrianadecaires]

Fantastic key elements for learning the style. After all , for someone to be well rounded he must grasp the basic and understand the method and reasons behind it.

[@nathanbrown19]

lmfaooo... I'm planning an update on this vid... if I get enough thunbs up on this comment, I'll slip a bit of gangnam in there for you!

[@SerbianKickboxer969]

warms you up nicely,improves your balance,improves your technique...awesome.

[@30intan]

THIS BASIC TOTALLY HELPED ME ! THANKS TO THE UPLOADER

[@Benanickvidsinshreve]

this is awesome. i will be incorporating this into my personal training. thankyou so much for posting this is extremely helpful.

[@nathanbrown19]

Thanks for the great responses everyone :) Remember, these exercises are the building blocks of a larger system. Apart from helping with balance, stamina and cardio, they also give you the chance to practice the fundamental movements of Muay Chaiya. In my opinion #9 is the most important to the style, even though it seems to be one of the least strenuous. If you're interested in learning more check out my other videos and visit my teacher's (Kru Lek) websites or my websites. Chok dee krappom

[@sohoyankee66]

Thanks for posting the video. I will try this.

[@Dungar108]

awsome beggining for someone doing muay thai, or anyone advanced, will work all the basic physical requirements... all the haters are dumb... thanks for vid man, i will ad it to my pre-bag warmup.

[@Artaxerxes1986]

nice, lots of help. but when i train ban mud, pan kaen and pan mud, i do them as deep squats and do 100 of each. makes ur legs so much stronger, helps balance and is much more rewarding workout than just bobing up and down. no critism intended :)

[@dpthinker]

Never seen this before. Very interesting.

[@roshifugai8113]

Namaskar, and thank you for this piece

[@thaditinitini]

exellent exercises. . . thank you

[@ninezerosofficial7436]

great video this was useful!

[@gingerbreadboy]

Not really sneaky if both fighters are doing it and it's standard practice. Brilliant exercises none the less.

[@MDIS]

@PhillyPugilist It is not just to develop the calves but a great tool for warmning up the body before any formal instruction or training begins. The jumping on tyres is to also reduce the impact of the ankle , keen and toe joints upon contact with the earth. The tyres reduce and lowers the risk of damaging the knees and ankles.

[@D9710]

Thanks Nathan

[@thecrowrains]

I just now got through to Ex 6 ~ wow! I am going to stretch out! Whew!

[@nathanbrown19]

Good question, I'll try and keep the answer short. Muay Chaiya is one of the many old styles of Muay Thai (similar to Kung Fu having many styles) Muay Boran is an umbrella term they made for the old styles to distinguish the new modern sport style from them. The key difference between Muay Chaiya (to use it as an example of one of the old styles) and ring style is that the ring style is design for the ring format (with rules, referee, points etc) where Muay Chaiya has no rules - a street style.

[@culturaleyes]

Hi, thanks for posting these great exercises! I was wondering, what is the difference between Muay Thai and Muay Thai Chaiya ?

[@TweentyCents40]

Hello, thank you for the video. Missing the 7th movement, would it be possible to describe it or send me a video to please?

[@AJVSignage]

hello nathan, how r you, remember me? from kota bharu at zeck's place..

[@abybaby02]

hi there...thanks for this VDO...is there any muay chaiya instructors in New Delhi India that you might be aware about..it would be a great help...if not are there any books that i can buy or refer...thank in advance...

[@PhillyPugilist]

do you have a video or link to a video where Thai boxers jump on tires to develop their calves?

[@kimltrich]

WoW

[@linkvicky]

hi,i want to know if i'll need to do these exercises everyday......

[@MrCharlesCYNg]

Hi Nathan, I live in Hong Kong. I believe I missed the seminar in 2012. Do you know any Muay Chaiya teacher is currently holding classes in Hong Kong? When is the next seminar?

[@thecrowrains]

1st time I trial doing Muay Thai Chaiya basics: after Ex 10, talk about lungs burning, hips burning....whole body on fire! [time to jump in the snow!]

[@BeardLyfe]

For number 2 do u push your arms in or out

[@nathanbrown19]

Hey, on all of the exercises, the arm that's moving up should pass on the inside. So, if you are in right guard (right arm on top) changing to left guard, the left arm will rise up on the inside (closer to your face) of you right arm (which should be dropping). Does that make sense?

[@PhillyPugilist]

@MDIS oh ok thanks. if u find a video of it feel free to send it to me.

[@DawgFL]

@XxEmosoul91xX Yes, well put.

[@THAK.ANAN.MAKSANG]

Thailand have four part . North east west south. Muaychaiya is southern style

[@O.R.T.S]

Tak Maksang hey there. I'm really interested in the Thai Combat arts. Would you happen to know whats the name for the north east and west Muay thai style?

[@nathanbrown19]

3 minutes per exercise. Good to take a break and stretch after exercise 6.

[@TheRagingShoe]

May i ask, what exactly are the key differences in Muay Chaiya, Boran, or Thai? And thank you for the video Mister

[@Jimbei420]

the bind fist resembles wing chun chain punches.

[@travisallicott9562]

I wish get DVD

[@nathanbrown19]

Umm... sometimes my heel touches, but I don't actually put weight down on it. The main point to this is that a) you want to use the full movement of the ankle (strengthens and stabilises) b) you don't want full impact on the heel, causing trauma to your ankle and knee joints. Jumping from the heel looks very different, try it!

[@VannMiguel15]

btw im a 14 yr old boy and im planning to learn muay thai this summer in this april and i was doing the exercises that is shown in ur video and im asking myself and want to ask this to u.. Wut is the benefits of doing this?is it like the benefit of waxing on and off,is it like putting ur jacket on and off and on the ground i jsut want to know wut the exercises teach the viewers the doing them, Im not insulting u im just asking :)

[@FakirYahya94]

Where can i begin Master ?

[@jonoce633]

what is this helpful with?

[@Chrisxulo]

hahah I love this sport and thanx 4 the video but there is not sound and my cousin enter and asked if u are dancig Jump style or hardcore LOL

[@DawgFL]

@nathanbrown19 Aha wow, no one has ever commented back to me on a video from almost 3 years ago!

[@Ronnock]

Was there ever a number 7? Or are there only nine moves? Just curious is all.

[@ramseymodiri2752]

Hi is this style more flat footed style and not on the balls of the feet? I’ve heard a lot of people saying being more heavy on your feet for this stance(chaiya)

[@nathanbrown19]

Low level is on the flat, high level is all on the ball. As you progress in skill, so does your application and execution of techniques. Those people saying that about Chaiya will probably have little or no real experience in it 😉

[@nathanbrown19]

Good question though 🙂

[@ramseymodiri2752]

I’m talking about the side stance or regular fight stance. Is it on the ball of the feet?

[@nathanbrown19]

The front stance you see in the exercises, is only done during exercises... The rest of the time, you're in fighting stance, which is meant to be on the balls of your feet. When learning (from basic to advanced) how you apply this varies, but the end goal is to always be on the balls of your feet. This can also be applied during the exercises, but you will find this very difficult on the Yok Khao techniques

[@ramseymodiri2752]

Do you do zoom lessons?

[@AnderzSwe94]

this is muay boran right?

[@josephjrbarber5052]

muay thai chaiya excercise

[@juliusmonkey11]

Muay Thai Chaiya is different in Muay thai that you see in the ring if you watch Human Weapons Muay thai chaiya is the old art of muay thai so it's deadly to try this on streets

[@benoz11]

So thought he was going into the pool at 1:43

[@chaelsonnen1]

that shit is hard but worth it at the end

[@LitcSVGK]

how long do i have to practice the exercises?

[@nathanbrown19]

A basic set includes each exercise for 3 minutes. Once you can do that, work on doing things faster, kicking and jumping higher - you should continue to find them challenging for a while! Another addition is to hold onto small weights - you will notice the difference for sure. How long do you have to practice? It depends on what you want out of them. People who train Muay Chaiya continue to use these exercises throughout their learning because they help to condition the body (most importantly joints) so that you can exercise the full range of techniques in the style.

[@valleycraftblades]

for the rest of your life lol

[@aliciahamino9455]

Nathan Brown thank you

[@nathanbrown19]

Alicia Harewood you're welcome

[@frantzell2116]

what's the difference between muay thai and muay chaiya?

[@FrogersNaxx]

Muay thai a.k.a thaibox is sport and muay chaiya is martial art. Chaiya has different techniques, stance, fighting style, etc.

[@muayboran5152]

My kru (instructor) in muaythai, muay boran, muay chai once said " IF YOU ARE A MUAY CHAI CAN BOTH KNOW MUAYTHAI AND MUAY CHAI BUT A MUAYTHAI FIGHTER DOESNT KNOW THE MOVEZ OF MUAY CHAI". It is used by Thai army . Muay chai use also a double long sword and many more weapon

[@xXChakra2o9Xx]

Where is technique 7

[@Artaxerxes1986]

@MoonCross10 easy to master? erm really it isnt if you are training properly! mastering body weight transference, balance, conditioning (esp. the forearms) etc. all are quite difficult and take a long to get perfect.

[@ORION8291]

Swandi Kaup Kru chiaya OooWay

[@DawgFL]

Lol it's funny because all the people making fun of this are the same people who quit martial arts and never find success. Why? Because of their big headedness and unwillingness to try things.

[@heymikenadam]

pretty sure he looks like me out clubbin on a sat night

[@namphon]

Ubekaa, Bob Spours camp(s) is/are NOT Muay Chaiya.

[@user-od7cl7eg6l]

เอาไว้สู้กับ มวย ย่งชุน-ไทชิ พอไหว..(ไม่ผ่าน ..การเตะก็ไม่ใช่แล้ว)

[@nathanbrown19]

You sound like a true bullshitter yourself. What I have learned (and teach) in my 10 years here is NOTHING LIKE muay thai. Kru Lek has actually made two VCDs, but only limited edition and hard to get outside of Thailand.

[@manachai100]

ทำไรวะ เสียหมด มวยไทย กู

[@Culturedthug1776]

this is dumb, go and spar with someone and hit the bag do some push ups jeez its not the most complicated thing is it.