Grandmaster Ho's Secrets in Countering Muay Thai Fighters

GRANDMASTER HO'S SECRETS IN COUNTERING MUAY THAI FIGHTERS

Using "Planting Willow in front of Camp" to fell an opponent as he attempts some knee strikes

We in Shaolin Wahnam are very lucky because Grandmaster Wong's sifu, Grandmaster Ho, was a professional Muay Thai champion. Initially he learned Shaolin Kungfu because he wanted to improve his Muay Thai fighting. But having experienced the depth and superiority of Shaolin Kungfu, he gave up Muay Thai to devote himself to Shaolin.

Muay Thai was at its height at the time when Grandmaster Wong was learning from Grandmaster Ho. Muay Thai fighters were winning matches in the rings against martial artists of other styles. The Muay Thai knee jabs, where a Muay Thai fighter would put his hands around the neck of his opponent and throw continuous knee jabs, were dreaded by many martial artists.

Fortunately for us, Grandmaster Wong learned many secrets from Grandmaster Ho on how to handle Muay Thai fighters. Grandmaster Wong shares many of these secrets here, including how to counter the dreaded knee jabs.

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Intercepting a Knee Jab

Grandmaster Wong demonstrates how to intercept a knee jab and simultaneously releases a neck grab, followed immediately with a strike.

Countering a Muay Thai Knee Jab

Course participants practice countering a typical Muay Thai knee jab.

Exploiting an Opponent's Momentum

Here is another effective way to counter a typical Muay Thai knee jab by exploiting the opponent's momentum to throw him onto the ground.

Grandmaster Ho's Secret against Muay Thai

Grandmaster Wong repeats the counter slowly so that the course participants can see the movements. This is one of the secrets against Muay Thai fighters that Grandmaster Wong learned from Grandmaster Ho.

Practicing the Grandmaster's Secret

Course Participants practice the secret of Grandmaster Ho, who himself was once a professional Muay Thai champion.

Effective Counter against Dreaded Strike

The Muay Thai knee jab is dreaded by many martial artists. It is inspiring to see here that the course participants can handle this otherwise dreaded attack very well -- thanks to the legacy of Grandmaster Ho Fatt Nam.

The Dreaded Continuous Knee Jabs

Here is another dreaded Muay Thai attack, the continuous knee jabs, that has made Muay Thai fighters much feared by many martial artists.
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Throwing a Dreaded Opponent to the Floor

You can counter the dreaded continuous knee jabs and throw the opponent to the floor.

Sharing another great Secret

Grandmaster Wong shares another secret he learned from his sifu, Grandmaster Ho Fatt Nam. Instead of blocking a Muay Thai knee jab with force, you can use his momentum to fell him onto the ground to execute your decisive strike. This Shaolin pattern is called “Planting a Willow in front of Camp”.

Flowing with an Opponent's Momentum

There is a fine point regarding the neck grab. The secret lies in following the opponent's momentum.

Planting Willow in Front of Camp

The counter against the Muay Thai knee attack is called “Planting Willow in front of Camp”. Applied skillfully it needs minimum force to counter the powerful Muay Thai knee attack.

Effective Counter against Knee Jab