Master list of muay thai combos

Have you ever been lost with what combos to throw on the bags or pads? The coaches here at Legacy have put together some of their favorite muay thai combos. They are very basic, yet they work at the highest levels of competition. Don't just glance over them, study them, and know them well.

Don't forget to read our related blogpost called "CREATING MUAY THAI COMBOS."

Lets dive into it.

Major Single Strike Attacks

Jab
Cross
Rear up elbow
Lead up elbow
Rear side elbow
Lead side elbow
Rear swing kick
Lead swing kick (switch kick)
Rear low kick
Rear pushkick
Lead pushkick
Rear knee
Lead knee (switch knee)

Defenses

Parrying punches
Blocking against punches
Shin blocks against kicks
Arm-shield Blocks against kicks
Dracula guard
Catching kicks

Counter Strikes

Parry any punch to swing kick counter
Parry any punch to straight knee counter
Shin block to swing kick counter
Counter the cross with a rear swing kick or rear low kick
Counter the jab with a switch kick

Basic Punching Combos

*all hooks are lead hooks

*all jabs or crosses can be substituted for uppercuts

Jab, cross
Jab, cross, jab, cross
Jab, cross, hook
Jab, cross, hook, cross
Jab, jab, cross
Jab, cross, lead body hook
Fake jab, cross, lead hook

Elbow Focused Combos

Lead up elbow, rear side elbow
Lead side elbow, rear up elbow
Jab, lead up elbow, rear side elbow
Pull down opponent guard and side elbow
Jab, cross, lead side elbow,rear up elbow (important to close distance)
Jab, cross, lead side elbow, rear up elbow (important to close distance)

Kick Focused Combos

Jab, cross, hook, rear swing kick
Jab, rear swing kick
Jab, cross, switch lead kick
Cross, switch lead kick
Cross, hook, rear swing kick
Hook, cross, lead swing kick
Jab, jab, cross, swing kick
Jab, lead uppercut, cross, switch kick
Inside lead kick, cross
Jab, body cross, lead hook, low kick
Lead teep, rear swing kick *2
Rear swing kick, lead teep
Cross, switch kick*2

Low Kick Focused Combos

Jab, rear low kick
Jab, cross, hook, low kick
Cross, hook, low kick
Jab-hook, low kick
Rear upper, hook, low kick

Teep focused Combos

Jab, lead teep, jab fake lead teep -> any rear weapon after that works based on range.
Jab, rear swing kick, lead teep
Teep, fake teep, rear swing kick (or low)
Jab, lead teep, rear face teep
Swing kick, fake swing kick to rear teep

*Side note - timing teeps (lead especially) vs swing kicks is very important.

Establishing an effective teep leads to many opportunities to step a a variety of combinations for all range of weapons

Knee Focused Combo

Cross, rear knee
Jab, switch knee
Jab, cross, switch knee
Left hook rear knee
Cross, hook, rear knee
Lead teep, fake lead teep, rear knee

*knees are great counters after blocking kicks or parrying punches, example:

Parry jab to rear knee
Parry cross to switch knee
Either side shin block against kicks to either side knee

Combos Starting with a Kick

Rear swing kick, cross
Switch kick, cross
Switch kick, cross, hook, low kick
Lead push kick, rear swing kick
Rear push kick, lead swing kick

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