TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 1
Demonstrate and explain:
Fighter stance
How to walk (front, back, and sides)
2 basic punches
2 basic elbows
2 basic knees
2 basic kicks
Basic Clinch Stance
● Before testing student must perform a 5km run without a problem
● Student must know how to wrap someone else’s hands
● Student must perform legitimate Muay Thai techniques
● 4 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 1
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 1.2
Same as LEVEL 1 PLUS
2 basic punch defenses
2 basic elbows defense
2 basic knees defense
2 basic kicks defense
2 basic clinch techniques
● 8 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 1.2
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 1.3
Same as LEVEL 1.2 PLUS
Control of distance from opponent or pad holder
1 punch and 1 counter
1 kick and 1 counter
1 knee and 1 counter
1 elbow 1 counter
How to turn in the clinch
● 12 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 1.3
● Required to know the full Wai-Kru
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 2
Same as LEVEL 1.3 PLUS
4 punch combination (how to defend the punches)
4 elbows (how to defend the elbow)
4 knees (how to defend the knee)
4 kicks (how to defend the kick)
4 clinch techniques
● 17 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 2
● Sparring will be required to pass test (3 rounds of 3 minutes with a partner)
○ Sparring must be clean and technical if someone gets hurt or KO you
automatically fail test
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 2.2
Same as LEVEL 2 PLUS
How to hold pads properly
4 punch combination (how to defend and/or counter the punches)
4 elbows (how to defend and/or counter the elbow)
4 knees (how to defend and/or counter the knee)
4 kicks (how to defend and/or counter the kick)
4 clinch techniques (how to defend and/or counter the clinch)
● 22 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 2.2
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 2.3
Same as LEVEL 2.2 PLUS
6 punch combination (how to defend or counter the punches)
6 elbows (how to defend or counter the elbow)
6 knees (how to defend or counter the knee)
6 kicks (how to defend or counter the kick)
6 clinch techniques (how to defend and/or counter the clinch)
● 27 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 2.3
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 3
Same as LEVEL 2.3 PLUS
How to walk (front, back, sides and how to cut angles)
8 punches (how to defend and counter the punches)
8 elbows (how to defend and counter the elbows)
8 knees (how to defend and counter the knees)
8 kicks (how to defend and counter the kicks)
8 clinch techniques (how to defend and counter and/or counter the clinch)
● Need to understand ring control: how to cut the ring off, how to use ropes to your
advantage
● 36 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 3
● Sparring with strikes and clinch will be required to pass test (5 rounds of 3 minutes with
partner)
○ Sparring must be clean and technical if someone gets hurt or KO you
automatically fail test
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 3.2
Same as LEVEL 3 PLUS
● 45 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 3.2
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 3.3
Same as LEVEL 3.2 PLUS
● 58 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 3.3
● Must be able to teach what you have learned
● Should be able to corner a fighter during a competition
KIDS MUAY THAI TESTING
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 1
Demonstrate and explain:
Fighter stance
How to walk (front, back, and sides)
2 basic punches
2 basic elbows
2 basic knees
2 basic kicks
2 basic clinch techniques
10 pushups
● Student must perform legitimate Muay Thai techniques
● 2 months of consistent training is required time for testing Level 1
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 1.2
Same as LEVEL 1 PLUS
Demonstrate and explain:
2 basic punches and defenses
2 basic elbows and defenses
2 basic knees and defenses
2 basic kicks and defenses
● 4 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 1.2
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 1.3
Same as LEVEL 1.2 PLUS
Demonstrate and explain:
Control of distance from opponent or pad holder
2 punches and 1 counter
2 kicks and 1 counter
2 knees and 1 counter
2 elbows and 1 counter
How to turn in the clinch
● 6 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 1.3
● You will be required to know the full Wai-Kru
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 2
Same as LEVEL 1.3 PLUS
Demonstrate and explain:
3 basic punches
3 basic elbows
3 basic knees
3 basic kicks
3 basic clinch techniques
● 9 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 2
● Sparring will be required to pass test (3 rounds of 3 minutes with a partner)
○ Sparring must be clean and technical if someone gets hurt or KO you
automatically fail test
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 2.2
Same as LEVEL 2 PLUS
Demonstrate and explain:
3 punch combination (how to defend and/or counter the punches)
3 elbows (how to defend and/or counter the elbow)
3 knees (how to defend and/or counter the knee)
3 kicks (how to defend and/or counter the kick)
3 clinch techniques (how to defend and/or counter the clinch)
● Before testing student must perform a 5km run without a problem
● 12 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 2.2
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 2.3
Same as LEVEL 2.2 PLUS
Demonstrate and explain:
How to hold pads “properly”
4 punch combination (how to defend or counter the punches)
4 elbows (how to defend or counter the elbow)
4 knees (how to defend or counter the knee)
4 kicks (how to defend or counter the kick)
4 clinch techniques (how to defend and/or counter the clinch)
● 12 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 2.3
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 3
Same as LEVEL 2.3 PLUS
Demonstrate and explain:
8 basic punches (how to defend the punches)
8 basic elbows (how to defend the elbows)
8 basic knees (how to defend the knees)
8 basic kicks (how to defend the kicks)
8 basic clinch techniques
● 24 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 3
● Sparring will be required to pass test (5 rounds of 3 minutes with a partner)
○ Sparring must be clean and technical if someone gets hurt or KO you
automatically fail test
TESTING MUAY THAI LEVEL 3.2
Same as LEVEL 3 PLUS
Demonstrate and explain:
How to walk (front, back, and sides how to cut angles)
8 punches (how to defend and counter the punches)
8 elbows (how to defend and counter the elbows)
8 knees (how to defend and counter the knees)
8 kicks (how to defend and counter the kicks)
8 clinch techniques (how to defend and counter and/or counter the clinch)
● Need to understand ring control: how to cut the ring off, how to use ropes to your
advantage
● 24 months of consistent training is required for testing Level 3.2