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moveChecking the kick

เช็กแข้ง · chek khaeng

The one exchange where the defender wins outright.

Fighter throwing a lowkick during an amateur muay thai competition.superwebdeveloper · CC BY 2.0

What it is

Lifting the shin to meet an incoming round kick, so that the two bones collide and the thrower takes the worse end.

The long version

Everything else in the sport costs something to defend. A blocked punch still moves you; a caught kick still turns you. A checked kick turns the attack into an injury for the attacker, which is why a fighter who checks well can change somebody's whole game plan inside two rounds without throwing anything.

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