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**Tom Yum** · 05-30-2003, 08:22 AM

Keep pressure on the south paw by moving to his right side (away from his left power) and fire up jabs and hook off the jab a few times. If he tries to cut you off, fire a cut kick combo and move back to the center of the ring.

Suprise him with a r cross, l hook combo. You will be able to lead with a right cross against a south paw if you mix it up with jabs. Slip his right jab outside and work the body.

Watch for his rear roundhouse and jam it with a right push kick into his hip/thigh and fire up several cut kicks and a rear roundhouse of your own.

double jab and throw a rear round house to see how he handles your round house. Do it again, except let the round house go past his right side a bit and turn it into a right side kick.

**JP Prideaux** · 05-30-2003, 11:21 AM

I dont have problems with SouthPaws... SouthPaws have problems with ME

Just kick the inside of their leading leg... dont forget which side their power shots will come from (sometimes you just plain forget that they are lefties)

I have other secrets to dealing with SouthPaws and Switchhitters... but they exactly that. SECRETS

Imagination is the key. Apply your strengths to their weaknesses and the position of their stance and NEVER forget that they can do the same thing to you.

**CHOPS** · 05-30-2003, 12:24 PM

FIGHTING THE OL' SOUTH PAW

If you are fighting toe to toe, remember stay on the outside of their lead leg. Their right foot should be foward, so stay to the right of their right foot. It keeps them off balance and off your center line. Also when they jab, a nice right hand upper cut under their jab works nicely. Its also easier in my oppinion to set up your right cross (power punch) when you are on the outside of their lead foot.
Hope that helps a little,
CHOPS

**SOUTHPAW** · 08-20-2003, 07:54 PM

FIGHTING LEFTIES

AS A LEFTIE, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I HAD TROUBLE WITH IN THE RING......WORK ON DEVELOPING AN OPPRESSIVE JAB, AND BECOME A BETTER COUNTER PUNCHER. I AM NEW TO MUAY THAI, BUT BOXED FOR MANY YEARS....IT WOULD ALSO SEEM THAT YOU CAN SET UP A LOT OF COMBINATIONS OFF OF A LEAD ROUND KICK. TRAIN HARD AND DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO 'SWITCH HIT'. GOOD LUCK.

**Tom Yum** · 08-20-2003, 09:20 PM

Hey south paw, how do you like muay thai so far? I'm sure your boxing experience pays off big time in sparring against most thai boxers. Did you find it easy to work with leg kicks and knees from the clinch?

**gregimotis** · 08-21-2003, 04:00 PM

Another southpaw....

Work on stepping right and using your right cross. In general, just as has been said, circle to your right. Here's another idea, work on cut-kicking the lead leg. Works well as a counter to the round kick and left cross (it's been done to me a few times

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**SOUTHPAW** · 08-22-2003, 10:10 AM

Hey Tom Yum,
Thanks for the reply. I really enjoy Muay Thai thus far, but there is a lot more to pay attention to. I haven't had a bout in the ring yet, and don't know if I will or not....getting pretty old and boxers don't have an old timers day...but you never know. Usually clinching for me was about getting a breather and stopping my opponents from hooking my lungs out...now I am a big fan of it and using the knees. The ring experience is always a plus whether in Muay Thai or western boxing. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. SP.

**Tom Yum** · 08-22-2003, 11:07 AM

Thanks. So many little differences between the sports, yet so many shared concepts.

The stance for one thing. I tend to prefer a crouched boxing stance, wheras most folks like the upright muay thai stance. It lets me get in the angles quicker and work the body; my favorite, the shovel hook. However, a more experienced thaiboxer pivoted as i tried to change angles and I ran into his knee!

I'm trying to work from a semi-upright stance now

I've also been sweeped and kicked from the clinch, as I don't know as much as some of the guys who have trained in Thailand. The clinch in muay thai could probably be a fight sport itself!

**SOUTHPAW** · 08-22-2003, 11:40 PM

Tom Yum;
True about the clinch...for sure there are many ways to ruin an opponent's day with clenching and kneeing. I find it hard to work from a more upright stance as well, probably due to years of boxing and having developed a style. One thing I am really working on though is using the theep kick as a boxer would use a regular jab, probably not as proficient yet as a lot of good Muay Thai fighters, but I have been effective in some sparring sessions. I have to quit bobbing and weaving so much though, or someone is going to bust my head open with a knee! Of course I am a left handed fighter by nature so I tend to throw off people's rhythm a little bit as well. I have seen some tapes of Rob Kaman and I really like his style, plus he shows a lot of ring generalship and poise. I try to learn something new every time I watch experienced Muay Thai fighters and not get locked into one way of looking at things....whatever works for you is good!SP.

**Kyoshu** · 08-26-2003, 10:19 PM

Just fought and won against South Paw in the weekend. Here's what worked for me, but I'm usually shorter than most of my opponents so I'm not sure how well it would work for you.

- Circle to your left
- make sure your lead leg is on the outside of his
- Make sure to check most/all of his low kicks. With his stance being a mirror of yours there is a high chance of you getting kicked in the pills.
- Try throwing right hand and right leg attacks
- explode in (big thing for me being of shorter reach) with a quick 2-3 punch combintation to make him form a wall and them attack the inside lead leg or the rear leg.
- step over right hand and then attack the rear leg or inside of the lead leg.

See how that goes for you.

Oscar

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