Green Armband - Full  Syllabus

Muay Thai Grading Syllabus for Adults
Green Armband 
 

Preparation
 

The following are requirements for the Green Armband grading:

 

A valid Master Sken Academy license.

Full uniform which must be clean and presentable i e: camp shorts, t-shirt, ankle supports, current armband.

Bag gloves, sparring gloves and groin guard.

You must have trained regularly at least 3-4 times a week 6 weeks before the actual grading. This affects your marks in the grading.

To fully understand the camp rules as you will be asked to repeat 3 rules of your own choice. 

Know at least 3 fighters rules word for word. 

Know 1 pledge of Muay Thai word for word. 

Be able to demonstrate basic Muay Thai techniques.

Be able to hold the focus pads and kicking pads in the correct manner, as this aids both you and your partner when performing the individual techniques. 

 

It is important that you are at the grading at least 45 minutes before the grading starts.

 

 

Techniques and Exercises
 

When demonstrating your techniques you must use correct form and concentrate on your guard and stance.

 

Do not drop your guard and do not place your feet too close together. 

All techniques are performed in left guard stance.

 

 

The key elements when performing the techniques are: 

 

Speed

Power

Accuracy 

Quality

Timing

Balance

Flexibility

 

 

Ram Muay Thai no 2 and 3 

This is a traditional pre fight dance to show respect to the master and your instructor, camp and is also used to warm the body and mind before the fight begins.
There are Ram Muay Thai’s for each grade you must know two. If you have ability and perform well in the grading you may double grade at the discretion of the Kru or Master.

 

3 Self Defense Techniques 

5 Boxing Techniques with 3 Boxing Combinations.

All must be done in left guarding position only.

 

Left jab right cross.

Left hook right hook. 

Left uppercut right uppercut.

Left jab spinning right punch right cross/ stepping right punch left spinning punch left cross.

Right flying punch, left flying punch.

Three boxing combination of your own choice using all the above techniques.

 

5 Elbow Techniques with 3 Elbow Combinations.
 

Left cross elbow right cross elbow.

Left uppercut elbow right uppercut elbow.

Left circular elbow right circular elbow.

Step to left follow right reverse elbow half turn or full turn, get back step to right follow left reverse elbow half turn or full turn.

Right flying elbow left flying elbow.

Three elbow combination use all the above techniques.

 

 

5 Kneeing Techniques with 3 Knee Combinations.
 

Without holding, right front knee then left front knee.

Without holding, left side knee then right side knee.

Grab partner around the neck and hold him left knee right knee, turn him to your right, left knee right knee, turn him again to the right and release him.

Grab partner around the neck and hold him follow hopping left side knee then a hopping right side knee.

Have your partner hold the kicking pad at chest level and perform a left flying knee then a right flying knee.

·       Three knee combination of your choice using all the above techniques.

 

5 Kicking Techniques with 3 Kicking Combinations

All kicks are to the body, only spinning hook kick should be head height.

 

Skipping left front kick, right front kick.

Left roundhouse kick, right roundhouse kick (strike with your shin).

Left side kick right side kick.

Left turning back kick, right turning back kick.

Left spinning hook kick, right spinning hook kick (hit with your heel not with the side of your foot.

Three kicking combination of your choice using all the above techniques.

 

3 Full Combinations
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3 full combinations using all the techniques (boxing/ elbow/ knee/ kicking).

 

3 Muay Boran Techniques

During your training in the grading class you will be shown a minimum of 3 Muay Boran techniques. You will perform 3 of your own choice.

 

Free Sparring 

You may be asked to free spar for one round this must be controlled. This is specifically testing your techniques.