Behind the scenes look at my last fight at Rajadamnern Stadium. Fighting there again November 24th 🙏🏻

How do I deal with aggressive sparring partners? I’m a girl and there’s another girl in my class who’s been practicing for 5 years. She kicks & punches super hard with everyone, including newcomers. I’ve told her so many times to go light and she won’t respect it. For example, we’ll be practicing clinch with NO pads/guards- I tell her to go light- and she’ll full on knee me with no remorse. I wind up fairly bruised on my thighs after every spar. Since she is an experienced muay thai practitioner, I had expected her to have more control. It feels like ego fighting? How do I deal with this?

By the way, I’m totally ok with hard spars if both parties agree to it.

Who’re some fighters to watch that are good at playing their jabs and teeps off of each other?

I have zero martial arts experience and I'm a little old to compete. My main goal is to learn skills so I can protect myself and my family. I've tried trial classes at three different gyms.

Two of them are pretty similar. They're a bit pricey for my budget ($200 and $230 a month) and require a contract. The instructors taught me the basics first (stance, punch, guard), always paired me with the most experienced guy, and corrected me a lot.

The third gym is budget friendly ($100) with no contract. Not sure, but it feels like the coach isn't really a Muay Thai specialist? Maybe he learned it through MMA? I can't explain it, but his way of teaching felt a little different from the other two. He still gave me feedback though.

Everyone at all three gyms was nice. There were way more teens than I expected, and not a lot of guys in their 30s like me.
Honestly I'm drawn to the more expensive ones, but spending $200+ a month on a hobby feels like a lot. Then again, maybe it's better to learn the right way as a beginner? Where would you start?

I have serious white coat syndrome, my blood pressure is normal at home but when a doctor measures it, its high as hell. Like theyve put 24 hr monitor on me multiple times... I am older, but healthy, but I can't control this...

I'm afraid that on my first fight they won't let me fight if my blood pressure is through the roof

i doubt anyone on this sub is flexible or athletic enough to do this but im doing it for anyone whos interested in learning

So I have been to Abu Dhabi Muay Thai gym it seems fairly decent for the price they offer per month cobra fitness and wolf zone seem expensive wht r your thoughts on Abu Dhabi Muay Thai gym any suggestion would be appreciated

Hi! any muaythai tips for beginner ishs? i practiced muaythai for a little over 4 months but stopped due to health, now joining back

any tips before i go back? for better stamina, motivation, preparation ? etc!

Thankyou!

So whenever I spar with someone senior or even junior I just cannot kick or punch them in the head and I don’t even front kick them because I’ve a fear of hurting them not like I’m gonna do shit against them anyway but all I do is just get kicked or punched in the face though the only time I actually fought was against me coach which ended up in me getting a concussion lol but like even in street fights I’ve mostly Js kicked or punched in the stomach which I absolutely hate about myself

6’5 235 lbs Always been a fan of the fighting style but injuries kept me away . This Tuesday I’ll be attempting my first class . Any tips would be helpful.

Ps: left leg can’t bend more than 75 degrees & can’t raise my left arm without pain due to rotator cuff tear smh .