{"id":902,"date":"2012-06-21T14:53:47","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T14:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=902"},"modified":"2020-02-25T22:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T22:27:56","slug":"how-to-block-the-feared-thai-kick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/21\/how-to-block-the-feared-thai-kick\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Block The Feared Thai Kick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog\">\n<h4 id=\"top-header\">The Most Feared Kick<\/h4>\nThe Thai Kick is one of the most feared fighting moves. Skilled Thai kick boxers have been known to break the femur of their opponents with a well executed Thai kick. While the Thai kick is powerful, and a worthwhile skill to develop, it CAN be effectively blocked.<!--more-->\n\n[dfads params='groups=292&amp;limit=1&amp;orderby=random']\n<div class=\"flex-video\" style=\"float:none!important;margin: 0, 0, 1rem, 0!important\">\n  <iframe width=\"1365\" height=\"947\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/21MD14QorK8\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-10 medium-centered large-6 large-centered columns\">\n\t[dfads params='groups=290&amp;limit=1&amp;orderby=random']<\/div>\n<h4>Breaking It Down<\/h4>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-3 columns right align-to-p img\">\n  <img src=\"https:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/thai-kick-block.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/div>\nUnfortunately, most martial arts teach ineffective blocks for these powerful kicks. This is good if you are a Thai kick boxer, but bad if you have to fight one. As you can see in the video the normal block (where your raise your knee and move it to the outside) leaves you in a weak position if your opponent is skilled. It will work in a pinch, but not something you want to rely on. The block shown here by Mike Goldbach is a much more effective self-defense technique.\n\nAs explained in the video, the power in a Thai kick comes from the body rotation. Any effective self-defense against the Thai kick must include a way to stop the body rotation. Ideally in any self-defense situation you also want to take the offense as soon as possible.\n\nThe block shown in the video above accomplishes both of these tasks. You are able to stop the attackers body rotation and move him backwards. This removes his ability to use a powerful kick a second time and allows you to follow up your block with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightfast.com\/nbcv\/BFE\/bfe-k.php?utm_campaign=MikeThaiKick&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=0D4E9E9F&amp;utm_term=existing-list\">attack of your own<\/a>.\n\nGo grab a partner and try this out for yourself. Remember a simple block is okay, but good defense won't get you out of a dangerous self-defense situation. That's why you need to learn blocking techniques which transition you into an offensive position, like the one shown above.\n\n[dfads params='groups=292&amp;limit=1&amp;orderby=random']\n<h4>About Mike Goldbach<\/h4>\nMike Goldbach is a 5th Degree Blackbelt in Shorin-Ryu Karate, but he set most of that training aside when he began learning Muay Thai from Chai Sirisute (the godfather of Thai Boxing in the U.S.) who founded the Thai Boxing Association of the USA. From personal experience Mike found that traditional martial arts simply didn't hold up against the powerful moves used in Thai Boxing.\n<p id=\"read-more-link\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/fightfast.com\/ar\/MG-k.php?utm_campaign=MikeThaiKick&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=0D4E9E9F&amp;utm_term=existing-list\">Click here for more Thai Boxing instruction from Mike Goldbach!<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Most Feared Kick The Thai Kick is one of the most feared fighting moves. Skilled Thai kick boxers have been known to break the femur of their opponents with a well executed Thai kick. 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