Muay Thai Boxing Moves : The Muay Thai Basic Boxing Punch

[DoAction]

HAHAHAHA! Are you kidding me?! Are you actually teaching people to lean their heads forward past the lead leg? They tell you not to do that in every style there is.

[Artaxerxes1986]

never seen a jab like that before!



[Fatalsingh]

i was taught that with my jab i put my front leg forward with my jab then bring back the hand the same speed as i threw the jab...also moving my leg back

[ryonbarclay1]

TIGER KNEE!!!!!!!!! THIS is wat i wanna learn :D

[cgwhiting]

The thing I don't like about Muay Thai are the gay shorts

[yurpvideo]

@cgwhiting you start not to care when your kicking there head off, and hes strugggling to reach ur ribs because hes wearing skinny jeans.

[cgwhiting]

@yurpvideo true...true

[Darul789]

seriously. know bodies going to be thinking about in a fight if their jab has 60-80% of their weight on it. and if u get kicked on the shin while your doing a jab like that your going to drop easily. seriously your kcis are a lot better than your punches

[krupple]

@Darul789

That's why you think about it in practice until it becomes automatic.

[TheNaculangga]

sexy jab!

[viktorsolorzano]

The jab foot work is horrible!!! second power shot its decent , watch out for that ACL on the knee dude!

[bloodybutsa]

i have seen abit of videos about muay thai i dont like this video.

check out this one itz brilliant watch?v=0-_m2UHKXD4

[xHexagon]

The stance is wrong. Should be leaning slightly back, not to the front. It is boxing in this case, not muay  thai

[ghns1133]

@xHexagon you only lean back when outside and not right in the pocket. Who the hell are you that u are an expert.

[TheTramsen]

@xHexagon you are 100% wrong.

This video is exactly what I've been taught in my muay thai training, it's the very first and basic stuff we learned.

the only thing he's doing that is odd is his leg-work. but you should indeed lean forward and not backwards in muay thai.

[xHexagon]

@TheTramsen Yeah, sorry for this. My instructor told me my stance was old, but i still lean a lil bit back, cause i'd feel more comfortable when evading kicks. But his jab sure looks weird :S

[Xx1RAZMATAZRAZ1xX]

am lookin 4 the one they do a spin an punch

[FUSSYMUAYTHAI]

every thing comes from the ground up!

foot work and stepping is imperitive.

angle stepping ..

rythem matching ,synchronization and beating some one to the punch.

dont argue with the master do as he does , these are excellent and free.

you all should pay high dollar for this material.

[Stefmtforlive]

awesome

[getlost87]

is it an american variation of MT ?lowering your hands during kicking&2 wide stance.

[jurv10]

I'm sorry I don't mean to sound like another "YOUTUBE EXPERT FIGHTER" but like in a real match if he put all his weight on that foot when he jabbed, wouldn't the other fighter notice? Like when he leans in that would be the perfect time to kick since he has the majority of the weight on that leg. Idk just looks like an accident waiting to happen.

[cptprice14]

arent you supposed to take a small step with the front foot when you jab?

[Kinzer007]

Step Not lean

[blaknobu]

jab escencial en cualquier lado o en cualquier pelea

[Michaelguldhammer]

OKAY Werid jap ?

[hobofromhelltp]

I didn't think you were supposed to move your body forward when you threw punches for balance issues. That's what my instructor taught me anyways.

[eyuencw]

this is boxing, not muay thai

[DopedUpYeti]

@eyuencw You know, it's called "Muay Thai Boxing" for a reason... You use Muay Thai fundamentals, but not all of the strikes because many can cause serious injury.

[ovey01]

Some geeza showing the basics of muay thai and what most people can do is slag him of i just gota say it mite look wierd becuase everyone has there own stance or style im a lefty so my stance is reversed but i can switch to either side left or right im comftable with both if you fought me you would think wtf he doin but you would soon no what i can do :D

[LucasCG13]

The traditional Thai stance gets crushed in an MMA setting. What he is showing here is more applicable to a situation where you are threatened with takedowns.

[sabertoothman]

@LucasCG13. To bad Anderson Silva Uses the Traditional Muay Thai stance.

[LucasCG13]

inaccurate. his style is more western boxing. sometimes he messes around with the muay thai stance though

[sabertoothman]

@LucasCG13 Haha. look it up.. and shogun rua he is about 90% muay thai stance except his hands are a little bit wrong

[LucasCG13]

@sabertoothman Andersons stance looks nothing like a traditional muay thai stance. IMO its much closer to boxing than muay thai. I never said that it was straight up western boxing you fools need to learn to read.

[cptprice14]

@LucasCG13 ok

[LucasCG13]

he actually lists Roy Jones Jr. as one of his biggest influences.

[cptprice14]

@LucasCG13 roy jones jr. is my second favorite boxer and my first is prince naseem hamed but yea did you hear about the possible roy jones vs spider silva after spider silvas contract with the UFC is over?

[LucasCG13]

@cptprice14 now that would be cool. Have you seen the video of Silva's pro boxing fight its actually pretty impressive.3

[cptprice14]

@LucasCG13 i think i did but i heard he had two boxing bouts

[sabertoothman]

@LucasCG13 Yeah i know and nothing like western boxing.....

[LucasCG13]

@sabertoothman actually nothing you say resonates with any kid of credibility because the guy in the video isn't even using a tradtional thai stance. Study MMA a bit more and talk to me. The bottom line if you put a boxer next to a muay thai fighter and asked which one does Silva look like more? - you would probably say the boxer. You'd be crazy to fight MMA with only a boxing stance or only a muay thai stance. Anderson has a mixed stance. IMO its Boxing, Wrestling, muay thai and a lil kung fu

[cptprice14]

@LucasCG13 anderson silva does not use a western boxing stance.

[LucasCG13]

@cptprice14 Read above for clarification. 

[Milkbarfc]

MUay Thai? And he is an expert?

[jokerstylerule]

HAahha this is not muay thai stance it's totally boxing stance :D muay thai is 70%of weight on your back lag and 30% to your front leg!

[sabertoothman]

@jokerstylerule. Thank you for pointing this out. This is not Muay Thai. I saw the video on the "Muay Thai Hook" and it is not a muay thai hook it was boxing. Kind of like this one.

[badbehaviourTV]

Nicely shown, good for shadow boxing and self training.

[mehle3]

this is shit

[trapkosaurus55555]

ok this is definitely the biggest fag i have ever seen. man stop acting like a muay thai fighter, it´s a shame...

[Minde88uk]

@trapkosaurus55555 if u can do any better show us

[breaklock]

doesnt metter : dancing, boxing whatever expertvillage is crap

[alphadominant]

for hvns sake, it's not a cross, but a RIGHT jab.

cross comes across!

[Sjamsucks]

He doesn't even have a proper stance =/

[jonny232323232323]

a cross is not a straight punch. it comes across.

the straight right is a backhand.

u dont know shit

[klsforever]

is it just me or does the jab looks pretty werid?

[callum961]

that jab is weird

[jokerstylerule]

am doing muay thai i can tell you he fail lol

it's more 70% on back leg and 30%front leg same for the hands and he fail for the jab :D

[cptprice14]

@klsforever its the jab. hes supposed to step into the jab with his lead foot

[razvanfatu]

@klsforever It looks weird because he has too much spacing between his feet, it's a very strong stance but less dynamic.

[Idealbastard]

I noticed that too!

What are they thinking?

This is total shit

[michaelhernsin]

@Idealbastard You clearly have no idea what Muay Thai is then. It's a pretty basic punch. Idea being you use your momentum/hips to throw the punch, and a stable foundation to block/kick afterwards. Learn before speaking =]

[nasri]

It's weird some of expertvillage's videos are great and others plain suck. Wonder how they pick their instructors.

[9050James]

i dno wat hes doing with that knee there looks a bit retarded to me...

[adoyle1987]

pause the video evrytime he leans onto his front leg. in this position most of his body weight is on his front leg so when his opponent throws a low kick to his front leg he cant move or block the kick as too much weight is on his front leg. If you are learning muay thai DO NOT take advice from this clowns videos.

[subs367]

this video sucks, his technique is almost idiotic

[Audi100]

damn, where is the best place 2 ...go on the net?

[adoyle1987]

Watch videos of THAI boxers such as saencai, yodsaenklai, buakaw, orono etc... also the videos titiled "Lumpini & Rajadamnern stadium champions training" are excellent for learning the thai way to train and you will pick up some excellent techniques from a varied group of fighters all with contasting but xcelent styles and technique.

[dc4life1234]

i was thinking the same thing, lol

[Xahmbi]

60/40 leaves you plenty of room to manuever

[marinlille]

yea but opponent won't (it will hardly) throw a low kick in the time he's recieving a punch

[hazard2000]

Not like your going to blocking to many kicks while your in the middle of throwing a punch...

[matterhorn7]

WHAT IS THIS??? are they teaching these crazy things! the first punch!!?? were did u learn your muay thai instructor? please peps look for a better video on to throw punches! or just go to and buy a DVD with THAI people

[monkeycudgel]

or you could go find a school and train with proper instruction

[mytimetravellingdog]

who leans forward with a jab like that?

my muay thai instructors would argue differently. and putting 60-80% of your weight on your front foot for a jab!?!?!?

there is no reason to ground so much weight for a jab that wont do much damage and will make it much much harder to defend and any leg kicks coming in will be that much more damaging

[monkonmartin33]

little bit too wide stance mister instructor.

[davdd69]

terrible jab, by shifting ur weight forward it takes a long time to return to your stance, unless there is a follow up attack after every time you jab, that is a stupid thing to do

[VietFiddle]

Yes. Sir.

This teaching is not from experience or experiment. It is from imagination instead.

[mytimetravellingdog]

definitely, his stance is bad as well

he is making his front leg very vulnerable to leg kicks, unable to block with that leg and getting a kick with grounded weight like that hurts a lot more than in a decent stance.

and the jab is a distancing punch a lot of the time as well leaning forward like that messes that up.

if i was in the ring and jabbing like that i'd aim to destroy his lead leg

[rexsee99]

can fithg

[nakai823]

i bet u wouldnt say rite at em cuz theyd woop ur ass

[ChorakedNoi]

Who made this guy an expert?

That is woeful.

[OrangePHX]

expert village not looking so expert.

[clichedjoker55]

shuta h3ll up;

[runefilms16]

durahell if u hate it dont watch there vids dumb shit they rock :]! teachhh me loads of shit..

[wassa12345]

exactly they tought you shit ....not stuff

[clichedjoker55]

yup;yuP;uR rite..

[JdoubleRO]

dont like it, dumbest jab ever! even for basic teaching i dont think is the best way to teach beginners punching techniques coz they are gonna have to change it coz that my friends was useless!

[DuraheLL]

i hate expert village...

[xjaystanx]

if you got sweeped you fall right on you butt.

[honorablebradio]

your too heavy on the lead leg during the jab. especially in muay thai. your gunna get that leg eatin up. you wanna be light on your feet when throwing the jab. plus your hand are low even for boxing let alone muay thai. pick em up mike tyson, or ya gunna eat some head kicks too.

[manupdrk]

to clarify some "confused" views. If anyone paid attention, he's showing the BASICs of Muay Thai, starting with the basic punches. OF COURSE it's not going to look like it can knock someone's block off, that's not the point of this lesson. The things you see at tournments or even movies (lol @ movies) are the advanced techniques that are rooted from the basic skills. Ask any accomplished Muay Thai fighter, and the best lesson they had was the basics.

[kevinscottmilner1975]

@manupdrk i agree 100 percent

[soulblader7]

his punches are epic fail

[lucasfrom]

WHAP gonna catch the lead leg alllllll day

[pirateXhunterXzoro]

why is it that every video i watch from expert village is fail?

[kennym2006]

Stance is too wide and you bend your knees too much

[BrolicTank]

i want to learn hardcore muy thai !!!

[tiasmatte]

go to thailand

[Mexitor]

i feel bad for him now, because i pointed out his stance

[immortaliserwow]

Hulkout666 u r in a mistake, dude. Not only are their punches strong but they elbow hit tough as well. What i didnt know is that they move the centre of weight when punching....i mean this looks rediculous here :S THis is first of all slow and second one moving this way is vulnerable to be easily taken out of solid stance with a single low cick. A far as i know i MT when punching the stance barely changes due to the closed legs stance which is suitable for front-cick deff (Mae geri in karate)

[hulkout666]

This guy's technique is lousy. In fact, a lot of Muay Thai guys can't punch worth shit. The kicks are good, but their punches and upper body defense suck.

[lemonchaos17]

It would help to see the effect of a full force punch of either of those of like a punching bag or something.

[omanafire]

His first and second cross punches during the side view were not consistent with his others.

[Vangardthedrifter]

shut the fuck up

[GetThaYayo]

dude work on your stance,this is way too wide ,you;re losing alot of power with this,kep your guard up more and get on your toes

[VladimirNikolov]

i wanna see him doing double left punch fast.

wrong imo -_-

[NUBIANSPACEMONKEY]

Lol thats not good at all !! sorry but your wrong , your jab is fault ... in a real fight you will be off belance. and plus you have a wide center of open space , to get hit by a counter strike. basically YOU SUCK in demonstration

[shadowolfMK]

my thought is the same

[warloc666]

im only 14 n idk wtu thnkbut my opinion is hi front leg was to far forwardhe needed to bring it back a bit i ccud of easily leg sweeped hm

[truespur]

i think you need to pay more attention in your english class

[swimnoahshark]

stance is to wide,get off your heels,raise your hands so there slightly over your eyebrows,both feet should be facing foward with your lead about a half step in front of your back foot,keep your elbows in,hands should be turned so that it looks like your holding a flashlight,ow and you should be making a CHU sound with every punch/elbow/knee/kick(incorpor­ates the diaphram and core muslces with ever acton,also helps for blows to literally bounce off your stomach)

[18isKOOL]

boxing punches are kinda diffrent

[joesteph1952]

He's punching slowly to be "instructional," and a number of martial artists take a wider stance than a boxer would b/c they find it easier to kick. But the percentages of weight shifts that go to 70-80% are too high. It's only if you're punching completely through the target can you commit such a high percentage.  If these were "front push kicks," then I would understand the higher numbers. He should have taken a few seconds to demonstate at real-time speed for credibility.

[mintymohawk]

Haha....these kids are like fucking probably 16 commenting on how the form is wrong...

[annathar66680]

Your knee and arm extension is so long!! it means less balance and punch power effectiveness!! is just my opinion! I have learned another way!!

[v3rsac3x]

lool

[xexuuuuu]

joder esto si que es basico xD

[Predator12051981]

like jon420 below says, this guy is teaching basics, its incredible the amount of people who have commented on his stance and punches etc. if you read the title it says "THE MUAY THAI BASIC BOXING PUNCH". Im suprised no-one made a remark like "duh, look at how slow he is throwing the punches, i could dodge them" The fact people try to pick holes in his technique just shows lack of experience/knowledge, ive been doing Muay Thai for 7 years and no two people fight the same.

[cray6786]

stance is way to wide and you need to stay off you heels on that back foot. i would have eatin that leg up with kicks

[jonzuzel420]

hes teaching BASICS u stupid fuks

[towno123]

man soz to say but u fail...stand way to tight no proper pivet etc u do that and ur gonna get knocked the fuk out

[lordofpump]

so stupid his stance is way to wide, he is to rigid

[Sloteus90]

bul shit!

[Mexitor]

i notice he doesn't even step in with the jab for more effectiveness

but, I'm sure he can't with that wide stands

[milano1919]

i've been in thailand... and i have never seen the first punch he's teaching... that punch is used on the solar plexus... so it's not against a face...

[McZakKa]

lol he sais cross but it's nothing like a cross, it's a forward straight punch

[cage987]

he's looking to get kicked in the nuts lol

[suddenbob]

true, he's asking for it with that stance :).

[jaggajatt08]

fuck expert village

this IS bullshit

[KICKBOXER510]

haha this is bullshit

[Closecallgs]

why listen to a stupid video.

go to a real camp and learn the proper art of muaythai

[fernando19bonetto]

look the jabs...terrible

[leeboonshong]

is this some kind of joke?? his waiting to get f*** with his legs so wide? bullshit.

[Jiggafly117]

hes asking to get sweeped.

[ntm02]

this is muay thai; strong leg and strong stand.

[DemonosZXZ]

legs closer breath and pivot is all you need man, turn the shoulder straight jab step into it keep you hand up and chin down thats all man, side jab is an easy transition from that point and a hook is a good follow up, jab cross jesus man what does he know?

[Sovvolf]

Has any of these poeple ever actualy trained in muay thai??? how wide does he want his stance??? leaving his stance that wide could easily put him of balance and makes him vulnerable to getting kicked on the inside of the leg were it will realy hurt. my advice to them is to actualy learn the style before trying to teach it lol.

[everblade619]

legs too wide,has to be arms length

[jiff8]

what shit are teaching in that camp!

[johnfromnone]

yep, his stance is too wide for

muay thai.

even though he is only covering straight punch

technique (very poorly), he should have demonstrated an upright stance enabling him

to effectively block low kicks.

the wide stance is mma.

it's amazing how expert village is allowed to peddle this crap.

[chhaytea]

This is the way different what my Kru teaches me. You're actually not supposed to lean too much in muay thai for punches, because people are more inclined to pull you in and knee you.

[Zerlot]

Does this guy know what he's talking about? Or is he just sprinkling bullshit dust at us?

[ahmedzup]

he doesn't even talk about breathing ROFL

[shibbby66]

this is an instructiona video. he is going at 1/10 speed. of course he would get his leg kicked. he would get kicked in the face too if he fought that slow.  also "he looks more mma". that is so wrong. he is holding his hands against his face like a bboxer/muy thai fighter and throwing punches. this is textbook muay thai. MMA you would have your hands out and be perrying the punches away because you can't cover up with the small gloves

[Mexitor]

i got to take a couple of classes

& his stance is wrong, it is to wide

not saying he doesn't know anything because im pretty new on muay thai

im better in boxing tough

[steve250782]

good eye i agree and ive studied this combat before

[LEBOinAUSTRALIA]

is this boxing or muay thai

[shinslinger5000]

Horrible. Hes begging to have his front leg destroyed by low kicks :\

[tubular2174]

I agree with u man, his leg looks a easy target

[Taras08]

the only time you ever really bend your legs whilst jabbing is if you have just jabbed them and then you want to do a body jab. You only bend your legs then so you can keep the power in your jab!

[RichieG33WXM]

shut up!

[Taras08]

left even

[Taras08]

lol that aint muay thai at all if he tryed to hit me like that i would just give him a low kick on his right leg lol

[kylekott]

perhaps you missed the title...muay thai "BASIC" boxing punch

[Taras08]

It nothing to do with muay thai at all. You never move your legs like that when you jab since you always defend yourself against kicks it looks more like a boxing stance then a muay thai stance so no its not a "basic" muay thai punch at all its nothing to do with muay thai!

[kylekott]

then make your own vid and show us some proper muay thai

[Taras08]

No go to a muay thai gym like everyone else has to! If you want to learn thai boxing wrong stick to watching youtube vids like this ;)

[kylekott]

i do....just wanted to see your expert skillzzzzz! lota people can say shit but never back it up with a vid.

[Taras08]

if you do go thai boxing you should know i'm telling the truth this guy looks more like mma then muay thai!

[RichieG33WXM]

why are you watchin how to do a basic muay thai punch if ur such a pro? lyin cunt

[Taras08]

type in muay thai boxing in the box at the top and see which is the second video

[LethalDrug7]

lol this is just a "who ever points out the most mistakes has a bigger penis thread" give him a break

[olaogjud]

wpw expertvillage got more than 76,418 videos!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DarkAlex3000]

el epanso compianasi compasionel

[ViciousRiceX]

the stance is too open just imagine a low kick from a strong muay thai kicker into the inside of that leg

[raikoMasato]

That's not even the right stance. Only the spreading of legs was right. It's to drop.

[Luciano202020]

this aint muay thai u suck

[dibbz1]

stance seems to be boxing stance, not Muay Thai!!!

[markandeya99]

yeh definatly this guys stance is wrong .. in muay thai the front foot stays on the balls of your toes almost looking like there bouncing there leg.. watch any other video and youl see it!

[NBIGALBAL]

wtf?! please dont wtch this youll learn nothing in this vid...

[justinhasproblems1]

fool you stance is wrong i hate people like you you dont even have the basic punch down hahaha fool dont watch this video he sucks ass

[yakrutoiruski]

wow.

his legs are soooooo open, hedbe done for before he throws that punch. u gotta keep your legs much closer than that.

[humvoffla]

looks a bit strange imo. but ok!

[4game4fun]

Great vid. couldn´t be better =D!