Basic technique

IMBA Muay Lert Rit’s approach to combat is structured around striking (hitting the opponent as hard as possible), throwing and, once on the ground, finishing the enemy with kicks or knee drops. The taking down phase is, as we have seen, of crucial importance for implementing this general strategy. The technique shown here is one […]

This technique’s entry phase involves the insertion of the executioner’s arms inside the attacker’s. As far as the second step is concerned, the neck wrap is performed from above, using the whole arm and not just with the hands and wrists, as it is done when executing Hak Kor Erawan maneuver. The enemy’s head is […]

One of the primary goals of the fighter must be to take the opponent’s back so that he can be more easily dispatched. This same principle is part of the all-time fundamental approaches to fighting in many cultures: the attack from the rear, though reprehensible according to the chivalrous code of combat, must be used […]

If you control the head (of the opponent), you control the whole body: in the wrestlers’ world, this saying is well known and for a reason. Even if they are confronting a trained opponent with well-developed neck muscles, thai boxers are highly skilled in applying Muay Thai’s trademark neck hold, Chap Ko: by locking one […]

The corner of the chin has always been considered in Muay as a privileged target: an elbow strike or punch that reaches that sensitive area, is an optimal solution to floor an opponent with one single shot. However, only a foolish person or someone taken by surprise exposes his chin without reason. It is therefore […]

Clench the fist tightly and strike with little finger’s side. The side of fist as well as forearm (ulna) can be used as hitting surface. On impact, maximum weight transfer is is required, driving into the target. Preferred targets are face, side of neck, top or side of head, back of neck.

Muay Lert Rit kicks are basically low line strikes. Straight kicks or round kicks are delivered below the belt’s line for two main reasons: in the first place low kicks are safer and secondly they are usually more powerful than high kicks. • Low kicks are safe. When we target the groin or legs of […]

Real fighting takes place at close range: being able to subdue opponents in close range combat is the chief goal of Lert Rit training. Before becoming a sport oriented fighting discipline, Muay Thai was a precious tool in the arsenal of siamese soldiers who employed barehanded techniques together with swords, spears, axes and knives. Battlefield […]

Rad Nguang Aiyara is a basic defense against a body kick; the kick’s impact is absorbed by sidestepping and grabbing the attacking leg. The opponent is then quickly thrown down and controlled on the ground.

Graisorn Kham Huai is a low side kick aimed at the opponent’s knee. Best performed with a diagonal step at the same time as the opponent is kicking (straight kick to the groin or face), thus making this counter technique virtually unstoppable.