Muay Thai Program

Muay Thai Monday & Wednesday 6:15 pm to 7 pm

Curucuru Muay Thay/Kickboxing Program

A Muay Thai striking system
The curriculum grading will mimic the parent club with the following grading timeline and belt levels.

Starting - White Belt
1st grading approx. 6 months - 1st Stripe
2nd grading approx. 12 months - Green Belt
3rd grading approx. 18 months - 1st Stripe
4th grading approx. 24 months - Blue Belt
5th grading approx. 30 months - 1st Stripe
6th grading approx. 36 months - Purple Belt
7th grading approx. 42 months - 1st Stripe
8th grading approx. 48 months - Brown Belt
9th grading approx. 54 months - 1st Stripe
10th grading approx. 60 months - Black Belt

*Additional stripes can be used for an eventual kid’s class and if a student falls short of the expected belt proficiencies needed to grade up.
Proficiency requirements to be promoted to the next grade will be based upon being able to complete the required techniques with speed, power, timing, and application proportionate with the student’s ability and experience. Each grade will have its own set of combinations and techniques that the student will have to demonstrate in 5 ways.

• • Individually
• • In a moving sequence
• • With a partner in a moving drill
• • Hitting pads
• • In a sparring session

Students will have to have a minimum of 70% attendance (extenuating circumstances are to be discussed with the instructors).
The final decision of granting a promotion is at the discretion of the Curacuraland kickboxing academy instructors.

Striking - Hands/Elbows Legs/Knee Blocks Stances Clinch/Grappling

Proficiency is not needed in each technique until it aligns with the belt level. Each set of required techniques builds upon the previous sets. Students will have to be able to do all combinations up and including the new techniques for their new belt level.

White Belt

Techniques
Box step movement, lead to power side, power side to lead side / push in / push out
Leadside Jab / powerside roundhouse kick / Leadside parry

Combinations
1- Leadside jab / powerside roundhouse kick / push off to your powerside
2- Powerside roundhouse kick / leadside jab / push off to your leadside

White Belt first strip

Techniques
Powerside cross / lead leg teep / powerside parry / leadside leg block

Combinations
3. Leadside teep / low powerside round kick
4. Leadside jab / powerside cross / leadside teep / push off to your powerside
5. Leadside jab / leadside teep / powerside cross / push off to your leadside

Green belt

Techniques
Lead side hook / leadside elbow / powerside teep / leadside hook block / powerside hook block

Combinations
6. Leadside jab / push in / lead side elbow / push off to your lead side
7. Leadside hook / powerside cross / powerside teep

Green Belt first stripe

Techniques
Leadside knee / powerside knee / leadside inside roundhouse kick / roundhouse leg block

Combinations
8 Leadside teep / leadside knee / powerside knee / push back with leadside leg
9. Leadside hook / leadside roundhouse / pushout to your powerside
10 Jab / push in / leadside elbow / powerside knee / leadside roundhouse / push out to your powerside

Blue belt

Techniques
Leadside uppercut / leadside snap front kick / Muay Thai plum
Teep sweep parry

Combinations
11. lead upper cut / leadside snapkick / powerside roundhouse kick / push off to your powerside>br> 12 Teep sweep parry / low powerside roundhouse kick / leadside uppercut / push off to your powerside
13 Teep sweep parry / plum / lead knee / powerside knee / push off to your powerside

Blue belt 1st strip

Techniques
Sprawl / switch kick / powerside elbow

Combinations
14 Switch kick roundhouse / leadside upper cut/ plum / powerside knee / push out to your leadside
15- Leadside uppercut / pushback / switch kick teep / push back
16- Teep sweep parry / power side knee / powerside uppercut / switch kick roundhouse / pushout to your powerside
17- Leadside uppercut / powerside elbow / powerside teep / pushback

Brown belt

Techniques
Single leg takedown / body lock takedown / leadside vertical punch / backfist

Combinations
18. Leadside backfist / powerside cross / leadside vertical punch / push off to the powerside
19. Leadside vertical punch / powerside cross / leadside backfist / push off to the powerside

Brown Belt 1st strip

Techniques
Jumping front kick / hammer fist / double leg takedown

Combinations
20. Jab / Powerside cross / lead hammer fist / jumping front kick / Push in

MEETING OUR TEACHERS:

Richard Miller
45-plus years of training
Black belt grading certificates in Shotokan Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Modon-Ryu Jujitsu, Green belt Judo, Blue belt Curucuruland BJJ.
10 amateur boxing fights, 2008 Tae Kwon Do world Masters division sparring champion. 

Ken Edgar Bio:

• Introduced to the Art of Muay Thai at Age 16
• Over 20 years of Muay Thai experience/training
• Fight career 18 wins 4 losses
• Trained under Master Songlith Singthong while in Canada
• Lived and trained in Thailand
• Trained in both Bangkok and Surin
• Obtained teaching certification through Songlith Singthong
• Currently training/competing in Jiu Jitsu under Curucurulandbjj/Brasil Wellness Center

What is Muay Thai or Thai Boxing?

“Muay” translates into “Boxing” in Thai, so Muay Thai literally means Thai boxing. Muay Thai is a Stand-Up striking sport with two competitors throwing punches, elbows, knees and kicks at each other. Head Clinching, Leg Sweeps and Throws are also permitted in Muay Thai. Muay Thai is referred to the “Art of Eight Limbs” being fighters can strike with fists, elbows, knees, and shins.

Class Focus:

• Build a Foundation (Footwork, Elbows, Knees, Kick's & Punching),
• Striking Combinations (Continue to build on foundation and apply striking into combinations/techniques),
• Clinch Work (Controlling the Head of your Opponent to help open up striking opportunity/throws) - Pad Work (Build on Cardio and Foundation while executing: Elbows, Knees, Kick's & Punching)