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===Kicking (''te'')===

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!English !! Thai !! [[Royal Thai General System of Transcription|Romanization]] !! [[help:IPA|IPA]]
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| '''Straight kick''' || เตะตรง || ''Te trong'' || {{IPA|th|tèʔ troŋ|}}
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| '''[[Roundhouse kick#Muay Thai method|Roundhouse kick]]''' || เตะตัด || ''Te tat'' || {{IPA|th|tèʔ tàt|}}
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| '''[[Semi-circular Kick|Diagonal kick]]''' || เตะเฉียง || ''Te chiang'' || {{IPA|th|tèʔ tɕʰǐəŋ|}}
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| '''Half-shin, half-knee kick''' || เตะครึ่งแข้งครึ่งเข่า || ''Te khrueng khaeng khrueng khao'' || {{IPA|th|tèʔ kʰrɯ̂ŋ kʰɛ̂ŋ kʰrɯ̂ŋ kʰàw|}}
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| '''[[Kicking#Reverse roundhouse/wheel kick|Reverse roundhouse kick]]''' || เตะกลับหลัง || ''Te klap lang/Jorakhe faad hang'' || {{IPA|th|tèʔ klàp lǎŋ|}}
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| '''Down roundhouse kick''' || เตะกด || ''Te kot'' || {{IPA|th|tèʔ kòt|}}
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| '''Axe heel kick''' || เตะเข่า || ''Te khao'' || {{IPA|th|tèʔ kʰàw|}}
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| '''[[Kicking#Flying kicks|Jump kick]]''' || กระโดดเตะ || ''Kradot te'' || {{IPA|th|kradòːt tèʔ|}}
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| '''Step-up kick''' || เขยิบเตะ || ''Khayoep te/yiep te'' || {{IPA|th|kʰa.jɤ̀p tèʔ|}}
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[[File:Women muay thai.jpg|right|thumb|Kicking (''te'')]]

The two most common kicks<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://muaythaiteacher.com/5-main-kicking-techniques-muay-thai/|title=5 Main Kicking Techniques In Muay Thai|date=2016-04-05|newspaper=Muay Thai Teacher|access-date=2016-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826032922/https://muaythaiteacher.com/5-main-kicking-techniques-muay-thai/|archive-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> in Muay Thai are known as the ''thip'' (literally "foot jab") and the ''te chiang'' (kicking upwards in the shape of a triangle cutting under the arm and ribs), or roundhouse kick. The Thai roundhouse kick uses a rotational movement of the entire body and has been widely adopted by practitioners of other combat sports. It is done from a circular stance with the back leg just a little ways back (roughly shoulder width apart) in comparison to instinctive upper body fighting (boxing) where the legs must create a wider base. The roundhouse kick draws its power almost entirely from the rotational movement of the hips, counter-rotation of the shoulders and arms are also often used to add torque to the lower body and increase the power of the kick as well.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cimadoro |first1=Giuseppe |last2= Mahaffey |first2=Ryan |last3=Babault |first3=Nicolas |date= April 2018 |title=Acute neuromuscular responses to short and long roundhouse kick striking paces in professional Muay Thai fighters |journal= The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness|volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=204–209 |doi= 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08295-6 |pmid= 29619797 |s2cid=4647910 |url=https://research.stmarys.ac.uk/2208/1/Cimadoro-et-al-Acute-Neuromuscular-Responses-Short-Long-Roundhouse.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430162224/https://research.stmarys.ac.uk/2208/1/Cimadoro-et-al-Acute-Neuromuscular-Responses-Short-Long-Roundhouse.pdf |archive-date=30 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

If a roundhouse kick is attempted by the opponent, the Thai boxer will normally check the kick, that is, he will block the kick with the outside of his lower leg. Thai boxers are trained to always connect with the shin. The foot contains many fine bones and is much weaker. A fighter may end up hurting himself if he tries to strike with his foot or instep. Shins are trained by repeatedly striking firm objects, such as pads or heavy bags.