Christoph Delp

This ultimate guide to the basics of muay thai (also known as thai boxing) addresses fitness training, self-defense, and competition. Muay thai is popular world-wide not only because of its exciting competitions but also because it develops power, stamina, agility, coordination, and speed. In this hands-on manual, renowned trainer and author Christoph Delp presents fundamental technique and strategy sections along with corrections for the most frequent mistakes made by both beginning and advance martial artists. Thai champions from the famous Sor Vorapin gym in Bangkok present techniques stap-by-step, showing readers the fine details of each one.

In this book you will find:

History, rites, and equipment for muay thai training and combat.
Correct starting postions, footwork, and fighting distances.
Powerful punch, kick, knee, and elbow techniques.
Instructions for fighting in close proximity and clinch positions.
Effective attacking, defensive and counterattacking strategies.
Comprehensive training regimen content and planning.

Suitable as both a self-training guide and a supplement to club training, Muay Thai Basics offers authoritative instruction for thai boxers and other martial arts enthusiasts.

Christoph Dep is a qualified management expert and a thai boxing instructor who was trained in Thailand and has extensive experience in competiton. His broad knowledge of martial art and fitness is available to a world-wide audience through his many publications. Delp lives in Germany and Thailand.

Contents

Preface
Part I Background
Chapter 1 Development
Chapter 2 Tradition
Chapter 3 Rules
Chapter 4 Equipment
Part II Basic skills
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Starting position
Chapter 3 Steps
Chapter 4 Fighting distance
Part III Attacking techniques
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Fist techniques (chock)
Chapter 3 Elbow techniques (sok)
Chapter 4 Kicking techniques/kick (te)
Chapter 5 Pushing foot techniques (teep)
Chapter 6 Knee techniques from a distance (khow)
Chapter 7 Clinch techniques (garn goad plum tee khow)
Part IV Combination of the attacking techniques
Chapter 1 Use in training
Chapter 2 Sequence of combinations
Part V Defense and counter techniques
Chapter 1 Introdcuction
Chapter 2Tactics to counter fist attacks
Chapter 3 Tactics to counter elbow attacks
Chapter 4 Tactics to counter kicking attacks
Chapter 5 Tactics to counter pushing foot attacks
Chapter 6Tactics to counter knee attacks from a distance
Chapter 7 Tactics in clinch situations
Part VI Training
Chapter 1 Tips for training
Chapter 2 Historical trainng
Chapter 3 Training contents
Chapter 4 Training plans
Bibliography
Book team
Photo acknowledgments… (plus d'informations)