The positioning for body hooks in Muay Thai is not always the same as what you find in Boxing. The long body shot allows the person throwing it to stay up in a higher posture, which lends itself well to the punch not being read as easily by an opponent (as the position looks similar to a number of other striking techniques).
Here, top UK Muay Thai coach and founder/head instructor of the amazing Northern Kings Gym in Newcastle Craig Jose (alongside the equally brilliant NK fighter Juan Cervantes) goes over details on how he likes to both use this type of body shot and one way he likes to feint it in order to land the hard left knee.
This clip is taken from a much longer and more comprehensive video already featured on the Warrior Collective YouTube channel. Click on the link below to check it out!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFZDyMigTHI&t=34s
Give it a well earned watch and then make sure you smash the follow button on Craig, Juan and Northern Kings Gym across all social media today!!
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