Teach kids Muay Thai
Intro
Teach kids Muay Thai early and playfully to ignite a lifelong passion for combat sports.
These deceptively simple exercises help children building confidence while practicing combat sports. At some point they develop their own initiative and intuition, and naturally begin to explore and expand upon these exercises on their own, ultimately becoming self-directed learners.
Most important strive to practice everyday even if just for a few minutes!
How to teach kids Muay Thai - Step by step
Level: 0
Age: 2+
Encourage kids to adopt the right stance and guard repeatedly until they instinctively revert to it.
Level: 1
Age: 2+
Learning to throw power jabs while keeping the guard and doing the right foot work.
Level: 2
Age: 2+
Learning to throw power jab cross combo while keeping the guard and doing the right footwork.
Level: 3
Age: 3+
Kids enjoy throwing round kicks when there is a target to hit down. An almost empty bottle of water forces kids to keep balance for the entire movement instinctively enforcing the right technique.
Level: 4
Age: 3+
Practice hitting down a target with push kicks (teep). An almost empty bottle of water forces kids to keep balance for the entire movement instinctively enforcing the right technique.
Level: 5
Age: 3+
Incorporating some defense. Teach your kid to always check opponent kicks after he/she throws a kick.
Level: 6
Age: 4+
Kick, block and switch kick. Alternating attacks to defense to counter attack moves. The switch kick teaches kids to always counter attack after defending.
Level: 7
Age: 4+
Jab, teep, jab. An easy combo to teach kids to combine kicks and punches to confuse opponents.
Level: 8
Age: 4+
Refining round kick technique to deliver more power and penetration. Body weight transfer and hip rotation are the keys to unlock.
Level: 9
Age: 4+
Refining switch kick technique to deliver more power and penetration. Body weight transfer and hip rotation are the keys to unlock.
Level: 10
Age: 4+
Slip jab outside and counter kick. Start moving around the opponent while defending and counter attacking.
Level: 11
Age: 4+
Combo alternating punches and kicks (jab-kick-cross-pivot-kick).
Level: 12
Age: 4+
Improve balance with multiple single leg kicks (Round kick + teep).
Level: 13
Age: 4+
Improve balance and reflex catching round kicks.
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