Step 1
As the opponent lunges and attacks with a rear hand straight body punch, the Muay Wanorn boxer parries low with the lead hand from the inside to the outside. The parry is aimed at deflecting the opponent’s punch and at opening his centreline, paving the way to a vicious counterattack.
Step 2
Once the opponent’s attack has been deflected and his balance temporarily broken,
the Muay Wanorn stylist follows up immediately with a powerful rear leg straight knee that targets the attacker’s chin. The knee blow is executed from a short distance and is therefore very difficult to block. Another Muay Wanorn deadly counter technique.
Muay Wanorn Style.
Amongst the many devastating actions used by Nak Muay over the centuries, a large family of techniques have been inspired by the agile movements of the Wanorns, mythological humanoid monkeys very popular in Hindu tradition. Hanuman, Ongkot, Pali, Sukrip, gave their names to a lot of powerful Muay Boran maneuvers that, as a whole, are called Muay Wanorn, the Monkey style of Fighting.
Wanorn or forest dwellers, are smart creatures that, in case of need, can go back to their reptilian brain very quickly. Starting from a very relax state, they can suddenly burst forth violently, savagely attacking the enemy, hitting from every direction. When they assail their opponents, they smash powerfully using their knees, palms, forearms, elbows, closed fists, giving their enemies no chance of escape.
The 5 main principles that characterize this style’s techniques are:
the Wanorn must be deceptive and unpredictable,
he must be poisonous to the opponent,
he must destroy his opponent’s attacks,
he must bluff the opponent,
he must scare the opponent.
Practitioners are encouraged to demonstrate all of those characteristics when fighting and when performing the solo set.
