The first lesson towards attaining the 1st stripe of the white shorts syllabus.Two rounds of skipping at 3 minutes each.

Muay Thai Fundamentals for white shorts:1st Stripe/Lesson 2 Shadow boxing the 10 punches and punch Defense for 2 x 3minute rounds.

Throwing punching combinations on command in order and in random combinations.

A demonstration of strikes on the heavy equipment for resistance and form.Striking and integrating the shadow box skills of imagining counter strikes with defensive responses.

In this lesson the holder must know how to feed numbered combinations, how to counter with the focus mitt and the technical skill of holding for a partner.

Defense under semi sparring conditions of the jab and the cross.3 Defense against the jab (stop block, parry and cover).2 defences against the cross (parry and cover)

Sparring drill protecting the body from randomly called combinations

The culmination of introducing boxing Defense and striking with the final lesson of free sparring with controlled power of 30% to head and upwards of 70%to the body to demonstrate conditioning and defensive offensive ability.

Lesson 2 follows the low kick lesson.Now its time to defend against the new learned skill of low line kicking just above and just below the knee.

A much needed detail is learning to get to the outside of the leg without constantly getting into direct clashing or smashing with the opponents knee or shin.

Catching the leg kick from the ride defence and deciding to plow or sweep from where the leg is caught.The grip on the ankle or calf will determine the action.

Learning to block the body kick and transition to a catch and sweep

The front switch round kick to the body is an essential tool for the left side to right side target zone.The liver body shot and ribs must be a key area of attack.

Two methods of defending the head.Head cover and parry and bent knee Matrix.With these skills one may then catch and sweep or plot opponent.

A head kick can be thrown in many ways.In Muay Thai a swinging style of head kick is thrown.In this example a more snapping motion from the knee is demonstrated at the peak of its height.In other videos the round kick and the Brazilian (question mark kick) will also be demonstrated.

The details needed to execute the push kick safely and effectively.A great kick to control distance and counter the round kick.

Defending the teep and the push kick with two simple concepts creates many options to choose from when defending linear type kicks that are at the longest range.

Executing the round kick with precision and timing will determine success or failure to make contact to specific targets including liver, spleen and the ribs.Proper angle will also determine getting blocked by the opponents defensive shield or travelling over and around.

Connecting the knee and elbow just upon contact to protect the body yet prevent the base leg sweep.

Proper distancing and focus on the support leg creates more precision and targeting skill when executing the push and teep for recovery and power.

Using the lead hand to deal with front and rear push and teep Is ideal in that it can be used no matter the lead or the leg of the opponent attacking

First lesson of Stripe 3 advanced defensive movements and counters Which will progress to what is know as the matrix movement.

Stripe 3,Lesson 2 continues the progression of the cover and slip versus the rear cross.Be sure to watch lesson 1 to see the slip and cover versus the jab.

Stripe 3 lesson 3 gives the final progression of the cover and slip lessons Dealing with linear strikes such as the jab and the cross.