Muay Thai is made up of these elements:
CHOK - punching
SOK - elbows
KHAO - Knees
DTE - Kicking
TEEP - Thrust kick
CHAP KHO - Clinching
CHOK
Jab - Mat na/Mat yaep
Cross - Mat trong
Hook - Mat tawad/mat wiang san
Uppercut - Mat soei/Mat ngat
Overhand - Mat khork/mat wiang yao
Backfist/Spinning Backfist - Mat wiang klap/Mat clap lang/Kwang jag narai
Superman punch/Cobra punch - Kradot chok
Body punches are not used as they are in Boxing, due to leaving the head open for elbows and knees
SOK
Forward elbow thrust - Sok phung
Horizontal elbow - Sok tat
Elbow slash - Sok ti
Uppercut elbow - Sok ngat
Reverse horizontal elbow - Sok wiang klap
Spinning elbow - Sok klap
Double elbow chop - Sok klap khu
Jump elbow - Kradot sok
Sok can be a single strike, or a double eg jab, elbow with same hand, or jab then "cross" elbow with other hand
Sok can be used ac counter against a rising kick, knee, or body punch, as a destruction KUDAKI
TI KHAO
Straight knee strike - Khao trong
Diagonal knee strike - Khao chiang
Curving knee strike - Khao khong
Horizontal knee strike - Khao tat
Step-up knee strike - Khao yiap
Knee slap - Khao ti/khao top
Knee bomb - Khao yao
Flying knee - Khao loi [
Khao dot - Jumping knee strike
Khao loi - Flying knee strike
Khao thon - Straight knee strike
TEEP
Straight thrust - Thip trong
Sideways thrust - Thip khang
Reverse thrust - Thip klap lang
Slapping thrust - Thip top
Jumping thrust - Kradot thip
Used to defend, block and off balance, like a Chas D'Arret
DTE
Straight kick - Te trong
Roundhouse kick - Te tat
Diagonal kick - Te chiang
Reverse roundhouse kick - Te klap lang/Jorakhe faad hang
Half-shin, half-knee kick - Te khrueng khaeng khrueng khao
Step-up kick - Khayoep te/yiep te
Down roundhouse kick - Te kot
Axe heel kick - Te khao
Jump kick - Kradot te
DEFENCE
Blocking - shin for low and mi kicks, forearm/glove shielding for high kicks and punches
Parrying punches
Evasion - including esquive for low kicks
Interception - jab or tiip, kick supporting leg
