Muay Boran Monkey Style-Counter against rear hook

Step 1
As the opponent lunges and attacks with a rear hand hook to the head, the Muay Wanorn boxer stops the strike with the rear hand hitting the biceps of the attacking arm. The stop is aimed at blocking the opponent’s punch in his initial phase and at opening the side of his head, paving the way to a vicious counterattack.
Step 2
Once the opponent’s attack has been stopped and his balance temporarily broken, the Muay Wanorn stylist follows up immediately with a powerful lead hook that targets the attacker’s jaw. This punch is executed from a short distance and is very difficult to block. The first counterattack is immediately followed by a rear uppercut elbow aimed at the chin.
Muay Wanorn Style.
Amongst the many devastating actions used by Nak Muay over the centuries, a large family of techniques have been inspired by the agile movements of the Wanorns, mythological humanoid monkeys very popular in Hindu tradition. Hanuman, Ongkot, Pali, Sukrip, gave their names to a lot of powerful Muay Boran maneuvers that, as a whole, are called Muay Wanorn, the Monkey style of Fighting.
Wanorn or forest dwellers, are smart creatures that, in case of need, can go back to their reptilian brain very quickly. Starting from a very relax state, they can suddenly burst forth violently, savagely attacking the enemy, hitting from every direction. When they assail their opponents, they smash powerfully using their knees, palms, forearms, elbows, closed fists, giving their enemies no chance of escape.
The 5 main principles that characterize this style’s techniques are:
1.the Wanorn must be deceptive and unpredictable,
2.he must be poisonous to the opponent,
3.he must destroy his opponent’s attacks,
4.he must bluff the opponent,
5.he must scare the opponent.
Practitioners are encouraged to demonstrate all of those characteristics when fighting and when performing the solo set.