Thai-Ju-Jitsu Methodology
Stances
| Traditionally in Thaiboxing the stance is high which forces you to lift the leg high. This allows the grappler to shoot in and take you down. Thai-Ju-Jitsu keeps the stance low; to avoid having to lift your leg as high whereby your foot returns to the floor more quickly to prepare for the sprawl defense against a grappler. It also makes it easier for you to shoot in on your opponent after a striking attack. |  |
Boxing
Western boxing was implemented to enhance the punching, parrying, bobbing and weaving skills, since Thaiboxing lacks in the area of punching skills. When bobbing and weaving, hands and elbows are held high in front of you to defend against the knees.
Blocks
| The knee block is one of the strongest defenses in Thaiboxing, which is used against the low kick. The outside knee block is done by lifting your left leg to defend against a right kick. This can also be done with the right rear leg to defend against the left kick. With the crossblock the left knee defends against the left kick and the right rear leg crossblock defends against the right kick. Keep in mind that both hands are held high to protect the head and your elbow and thigh meet to create a shield. |  |
Kicks
In Thai-Ju-Jitsu what's high stays high, what's low stays low meaning that all punching attacks from standing will be to the upper extremities of the body and all kicks are intended for the legs. Leg kicks are always used after a punching combination, so that it becomes unpredictable as to when the kick will be executed. The Thai kick is used to prepare an entry for takedowns or causing hemorrhaging to the leg. Philosophy; if you can't walk, you can't fight.
Takedowns
Wrestling has proven itself to be the most proficient when it came to takedowns. It's for this reason that Thai-Ju-Jitsu adopted it and implemented it into its arsenal.
Ground Positions
| Crossbody : allows you to get control of your opponent so you can execute a submission or obtain a better position, but this position is limited on striking ability. |
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| Mount : to be feared, because it's an excellent position to strike and apply submissions. |
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| Knee mount : your opponent's worst nightmare. Excellent for striking with very powerful punches and elbows etc. gives you great range to stay away from your opponent's punches. Allows you to have control over him while maintaining the possibility to change positions and using distractions by striking to execute submissions with ease. Frequently asked question, what about my groin? Punches will take care of that. |
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| North and south (69) : excellent position to apply armlocks and knees. It also allows you to stay away from the dreaded guard. |
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| Guard : commonly looked at from the perspective that being on the bottom means that you're loosing the fight. Contrary to that belief, you're not. This can pose as playing possum. There are many possibilities for submissions, reversals and strikes. This position is commonly used in our RAPE G.U.A.R.D program (Grapple Against Unlawful Aggression using Restraining and Defensive techniques). |
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| Rear mount : commonly referred to as checkmate or the lion killer, leaving your opponent totally helpless and at your mercy, for a barrage of strikes and the devastating rear naked choke. There are also possibilities for armlocks. |  |
Control
Being able to control the above-mentioned positions rendering your opponent helpless to escape, therefore allowing you to execute a knockout or apply a submission more effectively.
Submissions
| Manipulating and applying pressure to a joint in an unnatural way causing temporary or permanent damage, depending on the pressure being applied. The choke, the most lethal of all submissions, considered checkmate because it renders your opponent in an unconscious state. It is also referred to as the lion killer. |  |
Position, Control, Submission
P.C.S. is the order in which grappling techniques are most effective. Obtain the position, control the position, and execute the submission.
P.C.S. can also be applied in escapes. In order to escape, you must avoid your opponent from taking position, whereby making control impossible and the submission unattainable.