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Salab Fan Pla (Cross-Switch/Fish Teeth) is the first Mae Mai, involving a cross-step evasion followed by a counter-strike to the exposed side. [1] The fighter steps diagonally across the opponent's at...
Pak Look Thoy (Impaling the Stake) is a downward elbow strike onto the opponent's crown or shoulder, driving the point of the elbow like a stake into the ground. [1] It is used against bent-over oppon...
Ta Then Kham Fak (Old Man Holds the Melon) is a clinch technique where the fighter secures the opponent's head (the melon) and delivers knee strikes while controlling posture. [1] It teaches head cont...
Chawa Sad Hok (Javanese Throws a Spear) is a long-range thrusting technique using the elbow or fist driven forward like a spear. [1] The fighter steps deep and drives the weapon forward with full body...
Inao Taeng Krit (Inao Thrusts His Dagger) uses a close-range upward elbow thrust to the chin, mimicking a dagger thrust. [1] Named after the Thai literary hero Inao, this technique targets the exposed...
Mon Yan Lak (Mon Warrior Supports the Pillar) uses a straight push kick (teep) to the opponent's midsection to maintain distance and control range. [1] Named after the Mon people's pillar-bracing tech...
Paksa Waeg Rang (Bird Looking Back) involves a deceptive body turn that lures the opponent, followed by a spinning elbow or back fist to the face. [1] The fighter appears to turn away, then explodes w...
This Mae Mai involves a powerful straight knee thrust to the body, driven forward with full commitment like a javelin piercing an elephant. [1] It represents maximum forward commitment in a knee attac...
Hak Kor Erawan (Break the Elephant's Neck) is a devastating clinch technique that twists the opponent's neck using the clinch grip, named after the mythical three-headed elephant Erawan. [1] It combin...
Yo Khao Phra Sumen (Raise the Sumeru Mountain) involves lifting the opponent's leg catch into a throw or delivering a rising knee while lifting. [1] Named after the mythical Mount Sumeru, it represent...