Common mistakes in holding Thai pads You
don't need to learn to hold Thai pads to become a fighter. However,
learning to feed Thai pads is a challenging part of the art and is necessary
to become a teacher. If this is your goal, make sure to pay careful
attention to Thai pad holding technique as you progress. Listed
below are several things not to do:
- Don't put your thumbs on the inside of
the hand strap. You can get your thumb sprained or broken.
- If your thai pads have buckles, use the
buckle but not the secondary loop. If the pad holder is injured
you want to be able to get the pads off him right away.
- Adjust the angle of your pads to the kicking
angle of the kicker. Students with little hip flexibility will
kick in a more upward direction. For students with better hip
rotation don't create too little surface area by holding the pads at
a near parallel angle to the ground. The kicker's leg can bounce
off the pad and hit you in the stomach or groin.
- Don't reach out as the kick comes in to
try to keep it away from your body. This can cause the kicker
to miss and hit you either above the pads (face) or, more commonly,
below the pads (stomach, groin). Hold the pads and relax your
body, and exxhale when the kicker's kick makes impact.
- Don't hold the pads near your face for
high kicks or while kneeling for a low kick.
- Don't stick out your toungue, no matter
how tired you are.
- don't put your head down if you are holding
for plum position. you stand a good chance of getting a knee in
the head. Combatively you want your head upright.
- DON'T FORGET TO PAY RESPECTS!!!
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