Muay Thai Press Kick / Down Roundhouse Kick
This video shows how to do a Muay Thai Roundhouse Press Kick alias Down Roundhouse Kick. In Thai, this kick is called Te Kot เตะกด (Te = เตะ = Kick) (Kot = กด = Press). As you can see from its name, the exact translation is not Down Roundhouse Kick. Different muay thai schools teach the Te Kot differently. Some schools for example will teach you to press your kick into your opponent when he comes towards you. Other schools will teach you to press down the opponent's fighting stance at the hips, and that's why the Te Kot is sometimes also called Down Roundhouse Kick. However, The Down Roundhouse Kick is also know as a kick from above to the opponent's neck. This requires a lot more flexibility and I will add another instruction for this. When you "press" you opponent's fighting stance down with a Press Kick, you pull your knee up a little higher than necessary and kick down just over your opponent's hip. For more detailed muay thai instructions, click here. For more muay thai video instructions, check out muay thai videos main. This instruction was created in co-operation with Muay Thai Santai
Execution
- Start from the muay thai fighting stance.
- Lift you knee like if you were doing a normal muay thai roundhouse oblique kick (Te Chiang).
- Then kick down into your opponent's hips.
- To make sure you head stays protected, keep your lead hand on your head and extend the other arm behind the kicking leg. Don't separate the elbow of the lead arm from your rib cage too much. Also make sure you keep your chin down.
- Fully extend your hips and kick with the bottom of your shin. Don't kick with the ankle.
The heel of the standing leg is elevated and the knee fully extended. Twist on the ball of the foot. When your shin impacts, your foot should point at least 45° away from your opponent. - Then pull back the same way and go back to your fighting stance. When you kick with the back leg, you have to pull your kicking leg all the way back again. Plant the kicking leg at the exact same spot where you started. Never let your kicking leg just fall where it goes. That would be bad technique.
Advice
- Learn the Te Chiang (Normal Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick) before you try the roundhouse press kick.
- Practice this kick on a heavy bag.
- The muay thai videos are supposed to be a help for the animated instructions. Our animated instructions are more detailed and interactive.
Performance
- In this Video: Kru Phon, Dejsoria, Sok Lek - Muay Thai Santai
- Team: Muay Thai Santai
- Coaches: Kru Phon
- Taped by: Mavi
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