Muay boran &

muay thai

Muay Thai Boran or Ancient Boxing is the mother Martial Art that has recently developed, from 1932, into a combat sport known as Thai Boxing or Muay Thai, better suited to create a more regulated and spectator friendly system much like when English Boxing introduced the Queensbury rules making it the boxing style we see today.

Originally Muay, was the art and science of fighting the fight, as visualised and developed by the ancient Siamese Masters. Traditional Muay owes its origins to ancestral fighting methods of the people of Siam, elaborated and refined thanks to a continuous process of trial and correction. Many off shoot styles were created in these early times but are unified today under the umbrella name of Muay Boran.

Muay is a Siamese martial art that developed over more than 1000 years, going through different “eras”. Throughout the years it has been practised as a hand-to-hand combat system, a popular past time and a professional sport.

Muay Boran is based on the scientific use of the nine body weapons or 2 fists, 2 legs, 2 knees, 2 elbows and the head to attack and defend. Attacks are executed by striking all parts of the opponent’s body. Additional techniques include grappling, throwing and pinning, gripping and twisting.

In our school of teaching, we look to teach the traditional art of Muay Boran while at the same time applying it to the more modern Muay Thai style. We teach both in their pure forms but encourage the styles to be mixed in order to better ensure our students find a tailored style that suits them on a personal level. Teaching in this fashion ensures that the system can still be passed on in its pure form for future generations to experience and to make sure all of the aspects are learnt by the student, whilst at the same time recognising that a modern and up to date application is required for individual use and self-development.

1st Khru – Foot Work Drills & Blocks

  • Basic Stance

  • Forward Step

  • Back Step

  • Shuffle

  • Back Spin

  • Forward Spin

  • Change

  • Side Step

  • Knee Raise Back Step

  • Tiger Stepping

  • Free Movement Drills

  • Side Block

  • Front Block

  • Sheild

  • Combinations of all techniques  

  • All Of The Above in Shadow Boxing, Sparring

  • All of the Above with Bag Work, Focus Mits , Thai Pads

2nd Khru – Long Distance Striking

  • Jab

  • Punch

  • Hook to Head

  • Hook To Body

  • Uppercut

  • Overhand

  • Front Kick

  • Thai Kick to Leg

  • Thai Kick to Body

  • Side Kick

  • Jumping Kick

  • Combinations of all techniques (with Prior Techniques)

  • All Of The Above in Shadow Boxing, Sparring

  • All of the Above with Bag Work, Focus Mits, Thai Pads

  • Muay Boran Punching Form

  • Muay Boran Kicks Form

  • Muya Boran Push Kick Form

3rd Khru – Short Distance Striking

  • Side Elbow

  • Top Elbow

  • Uppercut Elbow

  • Downward Elbow

  • Spinning Back Elbow

  • Back Uppercut Elbow

  • Stright Knee

  • Side Knee

  • Jumping Side Knee

  • Combinations of all techniques (with Prior Techniques)

  • All Of The Above in Shadow Boxing, Sparring

  • All of the Above with Bag Work, Focus Mits, Thai Pads

  • Muay Boran Elbow Form

  • Muay Boran Knees Form

 4th Khru – Clinch Work

  • Standard Tie Up Position

  • Throws

  • Swimming

  • Pull Up and Step Out

  • Kick Out to Throw

  • Basic Defence

  • Push and Step Out

  • Dominant Clinch Position

  • Breaking Double Hands Behind Head

  • Over under to Back to Side Knee

  • Double Under Hooks

  • Breaking Double Under Hooks

  • Combinations of all techniques (with Prior Techniques)

  • All Of The Above in Shadow Boxing, Sparring

  • All of the Above with Bag Work, Focus Mits, Thai Pads

5th Khru – Body Conditioning

  • Shin Conditioning From Kick

  • Shin Conditioning Single Person

  • Outside Leg From Kick

  • Inside Leg From Kick

  • Ribs From Kick

  • Ribs From Punch

  • Stomach From Punch

  • Head Block From Punch

  • Combinations of all of the Above

6th Khru – Muay Boran

  • Basic Forms

  • Tapien Feng Tor

  • Yud Yotha

  • Take Ti Chud

  • Hak Dan Lom Krod

  • Sok Salab Mahd

  • Kwang Pasutha

  • Knowledge of the Five methods

  • Chern Muay – The Hidden Treasure

  • Kon Kae – Counter Fighting

  • Mae Mai – Basic unarmed Techniques

  • Got Rad Fad Wiang – Art Of Grappling

  • Tum Tap Chap Hak – The Art Of Throwing

  • Knowledge of the Three Origins

  • Muay Korat

  • Muay Chaiya

  • Muay Wanorn

7th Khru – Level 1 Instructor

  • Learn The Skills to Teach Level 1

8th Khru – Level 2 Instructor

  • Learn The Skills to Teach Level 2

9th Khru – Level 3 Instructor

  • Learn The Skills to Teach Level 3

10th Khru – Level 4 Instructor

  • Learn The Skills to Teach Level 4

11th Khru – Level 5 Instructor

  • Learn The Skills to Teach Level 5

12th Khru – Level 6 Instructor

  • Learn The Skills to Teach Level 6