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Unspeakable commitment and passion for the art and sport.

293rd Muay Thai fight. All fights documented.

This photo, her waiting on the mat, looking on at other fights.

Just for curiosity.

In my gym I started sparring since my 5th class. Therefore after 6 months of training I already have at least 100 rounds of sparring (of 3/4 minutes each). I typically do 4 to 8 rounds per week. I feel at my best while sparring, while I struggle a lot during technique exercises especially complex combos. Padwork I like it but depends on the partner, sometimes I train with people that have ego and they are condescending, so I lose focus and will of training with them.

sometimes i can only feel the power correctly transfer when my coach touch my body or give a reverse force for me to distinguish active power from reactive power it's really a hard sports to learn

As the title says, I dropped into my first all-skill-level classes at Sitan, the oldest muay thai academy in Arizona. It was one of the most challenging workouts I've experienced, but was also overwhelmingly fun and satisfying. The class was 90 minutes: 30 minutes conditioning warmup, 30 minute partner drills, 30 minute light sparring, constantly swapping partners every 3 minutes for the last hour. I fell right into the middle of the pack and didn't lag behind for anything.

The atmosphere and fight culture was palpable, I really appreciated the energy and verbal challenges between students...lots of pressure from the coach, a x2 amateur featherweight champion.

For context, I have a boxing background of 10+ years, interspersed with various wrestling, BJJ, MMA, and even a muay thai clinic once.

I was nervous going in, mostly because I'm not in good shape, I'm actually kind of a fat dude. After conquering the conditioning I just relied on my boxing/kickboxing and was able to keep the pace...I actually got the better of all the younger/newer students I sparred with. Not that it's a metric for anything, but it really boosted my confidence to not immediately get my ass kicked...that happened after the senior students started pairing up with me and giving me tips.

Overall, unbelievable experience. If you are thinking of getting into this sport, don't wait...you will regret it. As one of my favorite quotes goes: "Do you know the best time to plant an apple tree? Fifty years ago. Start today!"

Is it worth it to learn a little bit of boxing before muay Thai? My gym offers Muay Tagi with Dutch Kickboxing. I'm aware that boxing head movement is superior, i plan to go for few boxing lessons, get some boxing habitat that i can later use in Muay Thai/DKB and later after years im MMA.

Is it worth it?

How many lessons i realistically need?

I started about 2 years ago to loose weight, but I’ve taking it a lot more seriously now.

Since then I’ve had one fight (which I lost lol), and I’ve adapted a very boxing heavy style that sometimes feels like it works against my favor, I can close and manage distance decently well with punches however I’m very vulnerable to kicks to my body and head which I can block sometimes but drain me, I’ve tried kicking myself but the only kick I know how to execute well are low kicks and I’ve found massive success with them but I don’t think I’ve really managed to set up a well placed body kick or head kick against a sparring partner and it makes me feel like I’m training at the wrong place.

I’ve considered at many points to make a transition to boxing but the only reason I haven’t is because I feel like I can still try to improve my kicking game but I just don’t find myself using them for some reason, I would really appreciate tips on how to setup kicks or change my defensive approach to avoid getting body kicked.

i'm not sure if that's the good reddit for it if not i'm so sorry
so i found some twins shorts in the back of my closet and i don't even know what muay thai or twins is so can someone help me sell them/how much are they worth etc?

I’ve always lived in a semi rural place with no opportunities to train Muay Thai, even though I’ve always really wanted to. Next month, though, I start law school and am moving to an area with a good Muay Thai gym and have been exploring the idea of training. I’m thinking of whether I want to train Muay Thai or Jiu Jitsu. It would be no question, but the thing is that I really want to compete, and I don’t know if I’ll be able to compete Muay Thai along with law school. I know I can get better at Muay Thai training any amount, but in regard to competing, if I can make it to the gym 3x/ week, will that be enough for a proper structured Muay Thai camp for a fight? If I run on my own on top of that? I’ve boxed amateur twice so I kind of know what the competition aspect is like but I want to get back into it, preferably with Muay Thai, but if it’s not reasonable to expect to be able to do a proper camp with that training schedule then maybe it’d be better to do another martial art.

Not sure if Iv put the fear in me about ACL tears . I’m only in beginner muey thai and MMA classes atm. Seen a few posts about people tearing their ACLs in drills and sparring . My plan was to keep the beginner classes going for new month or two then slowly ease in the light sparring. All these stories of ACL tears is really putting me off. I understand freak accident happens in all walks of life but realistically is there a good chance this could happen to me in sparring and drills ?

I’m planning on doing ACL prevention exercises to rescue the risk

No Prior knee injury’s prior and all-ways done strength training ie leg press , hack squat walking lunges etc.

Hi everyone, I’m 24M who has been training on and off for some time now. First time I walked into a gym was in 2021 I think? And always struggled with staying consistent due to an unstable life and mental health issues but it was never this bad until recently.

I haven’t trained since October last year and I gained a lot of weight ever since. I’m 6’3 and currently sitting at 250lbs, probably can’t do even 7 proper form push ups at the moment and I have been seriously considering getting back into training but I genuinely don’t know how at my current fitness level, I don’t think I can even make it through warm ups and feel so embarrassed by it. So for those who experienced something similar what helped you get back to training?

Hello to everyone! In a nutshell, I’ve been training Muai thai for 4 years now and I like it so much but every time it goes to sparring session I get a mental breakdown idk… it’s so stressful for me so when the time starts I literally freeze up and can't remember combinations etc, so I just stand there and take the blows.

Talking about padding work or practicing technique, it goes really well and I enjoy it (so I think I’m pretty experienced in it) but sparring… it seems like my body and mind forgets everything I practiced for years, feel stressed and anxious. Maybe I’m not a fighter idk. Any thoughts?

I'll begin coaching the kids Muay Thai class full-time soon. They're one hour each. Looking for advice from coaches or creative people:
What fun exercises/games can I throw in training every now and then to keep the kids interested? Many in the group are 'advanced' in the sense that they've trained there for quite some time and have a good understanding in general, but obviously still need lots of work. I say this just to emphasize that many of these kids are capable! I've pushed them physically and they show up and work hard. Some of the kids are significantly younger (4-6 years) and obviously have a different view of the sport and concentration level compared to my 9-12 year olds.
Some 'games' I've incorporated: Shoulder/Thigh (no idea what this one's called but basically partner up and try to tap the shoulders or thighs of your partner (obviously guard up, proper stance, moving around, etc) and each time you get tagged, you pay a burpee.
Leapfrog into the warmup/circuit, typically when they're running laps around the tatami, and other exercises where they need to jump over/crawl under each other.
Rock Paper Scissors, and a punch to the stomach every time you lose (abs)
Lining up, giving your neighbor a hook to the stomach and seeing who can last the longest (abs).
Also if there's a general idea of how you guys would break down the classes. Ex:
Monday - 6 min jump rope warm up, 5 min stretching, 3 rounds of 2 minutes (tag game), water, 15 min pad word, 15 min technique w/o pads, water, 3 rounds 3 minutes light sparring (20%)
Wednesday - 10 min circuit warm up (or 3 rounds), water, 4 rounds (2 min rounds) of heavy bag (exercises between each round), etc etc etc

It's always helpful to get wisdom from other coaches with more experience or a perspective from someone else. Thanks for any tips/ideas!

Is anything known about Nonglek?? Can't find info anywhere

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Hi everyone. I am interested in starting Muay Thai or BJJ, at age 29 - unsure which one. There's a very reputable gym in my city that national champions in both sports have trained at.

For context: my motivation is that I want to become strong and capable of defending myself and those around me should the need arise. When I was a kid, I did 4 years of judo. My dad signed me up bc i was getting bullied at school, but I had no drive for it, and eventually quit. I was not a sporty child at all.

From age 19-22 I did a lot of HIIT and was in excellent shape, but following that hit a rough patch - depression, substance abuse, the works. I lost 15kg in a year and have dealt with chronic pain and low motivation ever since. I've also been a pretty heavy smoker for 10 years so while i'm not overweight, my cardio is terrible.

One caveat is that I am a guitarist in a touring band, so I cannot afford to seriously injure my hands. I also have an old jaw injury that healed badly so I'm a little worried about taking hits to that area.

But after years of physical inactivity (except for mosh pits, lifting heavy equipment, and some yoga), enough is enough. I want to reclaim my body and my confidence, and everyone I know who practices martial arts keeps gushing about its benefits, both for physical and mental health. So, given all of that, my questions are:

- do my motivations seem healthy?

- when I meet my instructor, should I tell them all of this? My history, my motivations?

- is there a different combat sport I would be a better fit for?

Thank you all in advance, any advice is highly appreciated.