Muay Thai Sparring Drill for Beginners - Easy Drill to Help Improve Your Kick Defense

Shop: https://mtpfightgear.com My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muaythaipros/ This drill will help you develop better timing in your blocks for your kicks. With a partner trade kicks back and forth. Work on blocking every incoming kick and preventing it from going through your guard. This will help you develop better timing in your blocks and allow you to block more kicks. Learning how to blocking income kicks is an essential part of Muay Thai. This sparring drill is designed to help you develop better timing when it comes to blocking your opponent's kicks when you are sparring. To perform the drill you need a partner who is able to control their kicks and work with you back and forth. You should also be using shin guards so you don't hurt your shins on the drill. The drill: With a partner, get him to kick you three times with each leg. Your partner should tell you which side he is going to kick you on at the start, so you can easily block each kick. The key is to focus on technique and control, don't worry about power when you are throwing the kicks. Once you get comfortable blocking the kicks you can get them to kick you an either side, forcing you to guess which leg you need to block. This will start getting your mind used to reading kicks and learning how to block them.