Video: Xtreme Muay Thai Tutorial: Fakes & Feints by Eric Nolan's Xtreme Training Center. Not affiliated with MatRecap; their version may differ from this drill.
Technique recap
Feints draw reactions you can exploit, a key part of Thai ring craft. Faking a kick to land a punch, or vice versa, makes your offense unpredictable.
3 key details
- Sell the feint with the hips and shoulders.
- Watch for the reaction.
- Follow with the real strike immediately.
Your 10-minute home drill
- 2:00Shadow with feints
- 3:00Knee feint to punch
- 3:00Punch feint to kick
- 2:00Stretch
Safety
Light shadow work.
Instructor disclaimer
Follow your instructor's version. Schools and styles teach this technique differently. This page is general education, not a substitute for qualified instruction.
