Muay Thai Jab
Learn how to do a Muay Thai Jab. A jab is a straight punch with the lead hand. In muay thai, jabs are usually thrown to keep the opponent at the right distance. The animation above shows a jab without footwork. If you want want to put more power into your jabs, step forward, put more weight on your front leg and turn your hips more with the punch. You can also throw a jab while moving backwards or to block off your opponent when he tries to break into your defense. Find more muay thai instructions at the muay thai main page. For muay thai video instructions, click here.