Muay Thai Chaiya Techniques - Yang Sam Khum Part 2

"The Yang Sam Khum is the breath of Muay Thai Chaiya" - Ajarn Lek

Filmed at Baan Chang Thai in Bangkok, I'll take you through this crucial fundamental technique step by step (excuse the pun).

This is part two of two, so if you haven't seen part one, what are you waiting for?

Thanks to Ajarn Lek, Kru Aof and Kru Yee at Baan Chang Thai for their generous help with the filming.

New: Learn Online!
For those of you who want to continue learning from home, I've just setup my new website www.LearnMuayChaiya.com, which has lots more videos for you to learn at home from. Also the ability to upload the videos of you training so that I can give you pointers, hints, tips and make sure you're learning is going along the right lines!

Check out the following sites for more information:

www.samkhum.com
www.learnmuaythaichaiya.com
www.mymuaychaiya.com

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• muay kad cheuak
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• ajarn lek
• baan chang thai
• bangkok
• thailand

[Ronnock]

I think I'm going to start taking notes of all of your videos and compile a hard-copy, tangible, booklet so that I can start practicing this right away. This way, I can be better prepared when Muay Thai Chaiya comes to the states...or maybe that's wishful thinking, hahah.

[nathanbrown19]

@Ronnock Good idea :) There's a lot of details here - angles of arms, legs feet, order of movement etc... breaking it down for yourself should help.

Don't worry, if I get my way Muay Thai Chaiya should be coming to the US in the not too distant future...

[Ronnock]

@nathanbrown19 Sa-weet! I have a question, I was watching the other Muay Chaiya Channel...um...the name escapes me at the moment, but it's on your website. Anyway, I was watching them do a particular punch drill where it looks like a "leaping" cross with the rear foot off the ground and the head tilted downward. What's the purpose of that punch? Do you know which one I'm referring to? Thanks.

[nathanbrown19]

@Ronnock

I think you're talking about heurn gra-taek (hoping cross) or possibly gra-yot tim mut lang (jumping rear hand jab).

Many of the Muay Thai Chaiya attacking movements can be used with and advancing 'hop' instead of stepping. It's essentially the same punching movement, but the hop facilitates a change in pace/speed and range of the attack.

[TallAlexx2]

coming from an instructor...you're a great instructor...good vids...

[brozac1011]

@Ronnock what's the other channel?

[RetsuRokku]

I am actually taking notes of these useful lessons, together with some advices from books and athletes i've been asking in order to write a handbook for my training purposes. Unfortunately we don't have any Muay Thai gym in the nearbies so, instead of complaining, i started studying this wonderful discipline by myself "yang by yang" hopefully transforming one day a healthy and interesting hobby into something more professional. I hope you'll post some new videos, keep going with your good job!

[Deoz]

good video Nathan

you new site is great too.