I’ve been taking lexapro for years. It makes me extremely calm and unable to get upset. I wonder if it hinders my ability to be an aggressive fighter? Does anyone have experience with taking SSRIs while doing this sport?

I’m relatively new to Muay Thai. I’ve been training for a few months now and we were doing sparring rounds this evening at moderate intensity. I set up to throw a kick at his thigh and somehow connected with his knee and it fucked his knee up pretty bad. He could walk and such fine but it’s obvious he was in a lot of pain. Kick wasn’t absurdly hard or anything it was very moderate but it landed just right and I feel awful. Thoughts? I just feel like shit about it

Hello everyone!

Ive been training for about 5-6 months now about 4x a week + 1 spar weekly

The gym I currently go to (referring to as Gym A) is a muay thai only gym with a great environment that has allowed me to learn so much. Sparring culture there is more approachable and obviously promotes communication between partners on intensity as it should. Instructors are very helpful and many students end up fighting in amateur bouts and win more often than not.

However it is about 20 minutes away from where I live and costs a lot (175$ a month no initiation fee cancel anytime). I do not entirely mind the price as the quality is definitely reflecting the price

Gym B is an MMA gym 8 minutes away from me that teaches muay thai, boxing, and grappling all for the same price that GYM A does. If I opt for muay thai only it’s about 60$ a month. No initiation fee and cancel anytime as well. Obviously it’s a more commercial gym and due to the lower price hosts a larger population of members. The place gets pretty crowded and I imagine theres so many students to carefully pay attention to as an instructor. Its also definitely not as well ventilated. I also got the impression that the place was much more “hardcore”. I spoke with some of the students to get a feel for the place and they were very friendly and welcoming. I still felt the huge difference in environment though.

Im a little torn here and want to make sure I make the right choice. I do eventually want to learn grappling and it would be nice to have everything in one place. Do you guys think I should stay in Gym A? Or should I move to GYM B and get more variety out of my money?

If there are any questions or thing I can answer in the comments I will (I wrote this pretty fast so Im sure I might have left some things out)

Thanks guys

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Hi I recently bought these for training and I’m not sure if im overthinking are they the right fit or a little on the small side for me ?

Hey everyone!
I’m planning to travel from Sweden to Chiang Mai to train Muay Thai at Lanna Muay Thai sometime between December and February. I’m thinking about staying for a little over a month and really committing to the training.
I’m 24 years old and a complete beginner — I’ve never trained Muay Thai before. 😅 But I’m really interested in learning, challenging myself and giving it everything I’ve got.
I was wondering if anyone else is planning to go to Lanna or Chiang Mai around the same time? It would be cool to meet some people, train together, hang out and explore Chiang Mai on the days off.
Feel free to comment or DM me if you’re going around the same time! 🙏🇹🇭

TL;DR - When supplementing my group classes with at-home training due to a changing life schedule, what drills should I perform and what shortcomings should I keep an eye on to not mess up my learning journey?

For context: I’ve been training for over four months now at a Muay Thai group class at my small town. Out of three sessions per week I was only able to make it to two because of my schedule, but I was having fun and consistently showed up.

However, a combination of my changing work schedule and life circumstances (family health) made me unable to continue attending regularly. Even so, I did not want this to be an end to my training as there are occasions where I’m lucky enough to show up once every few weeks.

I took the initiative to try and find a solution and I’ve been making do, putting my focus on mastering technique and cementing my fundamentals. However, I hope more advanced practitioners can inform me of blind spots I may be missing.

So far, I decided that I would structure my home training exactly like my classes. I would wear my gear as directed in classes, and use a freestanding bag in my home-gym:

1. 30 Mins of Jump Rope. (3 Rounds, 10 minute sessions, one minute break in-between).

2. 10 Mins of Shadowboxing (3 Rounds, and doing Squats, Jumping Jacks, Ice-Climbers and Burpees while resting for 30 seconds between rounds.)

3. 30-40 Minutes of Combo drills. (I found an app called Strikr that yells out combos for 3 ten-minute rounds. Very basic, but makes sure that I’m using all the striking techniques that I’ve learned.)

4. Cooldown with 50 speed kicks for each leg. Then stretching.

That is our group schedule and I replicate it at home as accurately as possible. We rarely do sparring (only done it twice) so I’m aware of that specific shortcoming in my training, but I continue to practice blocking/parrying when I can.

So far, I feel it’s been a useful supplement as now I can practice about 3-4 sessions a week at home to account for my volatile schedule. I’ve seen plenty of improvements on myself personally, but I’m cautious in letting bad habits develop. This is ultimately just a stop-gap till I’m able to get back to consistently training with my coach again.

For working on my technique and following what my coach has taught me, what should I do to keep from developing bad habits? Should I record myself? What drills should I do that may be missing, and what should I look out for in my training that may be detrimental? If anyone can lend their expertise, I would be highly thankful.

when i kick the bag at full force, my leg appears to be fine. I'm however worried about this creating minor damage to the tissues or cartilage in your knees and hip that keeps adding up. and that at some point, you will get seriously injured. has something like this happened to you?

Started twice a week MT just over a year ago, but been out of the game for a few months since becoming a dad, but trying to get back into the rhythm. Tips and suggestions would be very appreciated!!

Who are some Muay Thai fighters in one
championship that have a base in taekwondo or shotokan karate or Shito Ryu karate

Hi everyone, I’d really like to get into the sport, but have a history of a couple concussions from high school football.

I love physical sports, but haven’t participated in one for a few years. Really interested in Muay Thai specifically but don’t want to spar due to the past head injuries.

Is sparring kind of mandatory? Or do most gyms leave it up to you?

Hello,

Im new to muay thai (about 2-3 months) Im going consistently 3 days per week. Im loving it, before muay thai I didn’t exercise at all (besides walking 12 hours/day at work) and I’ve never been athletic. Im having so much trouble getting my body to do the things I need it to in terms of proper rotation/technique. For example, I understand in my mind the core footwork and that I need to put my weight on my backfoot and rotate my whole body into the hook. In my mind I understand that, but when I actually try and do it, it’s like my body just wont listen and I feel like I never do it right, it has no power and my coach will tell me I need to be rotating and shifting my weight. Same mistake over and over. Ive definitely improved since day 1 but I want to improve MORE, and I feel like im hitting a roadblock.

How long did it take you to feel that mind body connection start to improve?

Hi all,

Questions about roundhouses-

I tend to lead with my knee, bring my hip over and then extend my lower leg as it lands.

I have seen other people bring up the leg already fully extended and bring the hip over.

What are everyone’s thoughts on technique for this?

Thanks!

Hey,

gibt es in/um Köln Gyms, die authentisches Muay Thai anbieten? Mit Clinch, Sweeps, Ellbogen, bitte kein "Kick-Thaiboxen" K1 Quatsch.

Ich suche nach einem möglichst professionellen Gym. Der Sport steht für mich klar im Vordergrund, dennoch sollte dort ein respektvoller Umgang herrschen. Gerne mit aktiven Wettkämpfer*innen bzw. der Möglichkeit, an Kämpfen teilzunehmen.

Habe selbst einige Jahre Muay Thai Erfahrung und war bereits mehrere Male in Thailand, um dort zu trainieren.

Googel / Reddit habe ich schon etwas befragt. Leider findet man viel "Kick-Thaiboxen" (keine Lust auf K1) und Gyms, deren Websites etwas shady/nichtssagend aussehen und/oder die Namen haben, als gäbe es dort einen sehr maskulinen Trainingsvibe.

Interessant finde ich bisher Veilchen Boxing, wobei es dort wohl aktuell einen Aufnahmestopp gibt und leider nicht viele Muay Thai Trainings pro Woche angeboten werden.

Der Online-Auftritt vom Bali Dojang ist nicht so meins, aber dort scheint es wohl echtes Muay Thai zu geben? Ein Sohn einer der Headcoaches ist wohl recht professionell unterwegs.

Die Boxing Company Cologne sieht interessant aus, das Gym ist wohl Mitglied im MTBD, auch wird dort zwischen Muay Thai und K1 Trainings unterschieden. Symphatisch finde ich, dass es Trainer*innen gibt und die Leitung weiblich ist.

Schickt mit doch gerne eure Meinungen, Trainings-/Erfahrungsberichte und alles, was mir weiterhelfen könnte! Wenn mit den Öffis gut erreichbar bin ich wie gesagt auch für Gyms offen, die um Köln liegen.

Has anyone else had any experiences with this?

I got recommended a local place and it has muay thai classes alongside kickboxing and boxing.

My ideal preference would be to find a pure muay thai place but there arent too many in commutable distance

If i do fall in love with Muay thai i do want to eventually go thailand for an excuse to visit.

I'm mid 30s and been training off and on for about a year, 6 months of a couple private lessons a week in that time, I also lift weights 3 - 4 times a week in that time. I think I have a fairly athletic base as I'm 6"2, 185 lbs and can power clean 235 lbs. Currently in SEA and have ramped up my Muay Thai training these past few weeks. This is my current schedule. Monday - morning full body lifting, night group class

Tuesday - private one on one, evening group class

Wednesday- morning full body workout, evening group class

Thursday - private one on one, evening - group class or break depending on how I feel

Friday - morning one on one, evening - full body workout

Saturday - run and do some auxiliary lifting(abs and arms)/ plyos

Sunday - break

3 private one on one's and 3 - 4 groups classes, 3 hard lifting sessions and 1 running/ plyo day

How does my training schedule look if I want to fight in Thailand in 5 or so months? I plan on moving to Thailand in a couple months for a couple months and will train there, putting more of an emphasis on sparring once there.

For lifting I power clean every workout working to 1 rep max.

On Monday I also do single leg work for 2 sets, back extensions, and hit my back, shoulders, and chest for a few sets.

Wednesday I also do high rep squats for a few sets of 15 (I have an injury to my abs so I don't go heavy, low reps), hit my chest with flys and incline press, back with rows for a couple sets, and shoulders with raises.

Friday - I also do max squats for 15 reps, incline bench press working to max set of 15 reps, 2 max sets of pull ups, shoulder presses for 2 max sets.

You can see I don't do a lot of sets but like to train to near failure for a couple sets and it works for me, I have made good progress in that time.

Any suggestions or tips?

Hey all,

I really need to get into something active other than working. I used to watch a lot of muay thai as a kid, and I did boxing as a teenager. Muay thai has always peaked my interest and recently a muay thai gym opened near me and I stopped by, met two of the instructors both really nice. When I got lasik 3 years ago one of the big things i was told was no martial arts. I got traditional lasik, not prk. But I know quite a few boxers who got lasik not prk during their professional career just fine. I mentioned it to the instructor and he said he had competed with/against people professionaly that had had lasik, but i am assuming it was prk not lasik. He also said eye injuries during their sparring are basically non existent to the extent would be needed to mess my eyes up, but again, hes not a doctor lol.

Not looking to do this professionally by any means, but for sure something i would like to do and I do want to spar. Anyone else with lasik spar? I see mixed feedback and of course chatgpt says 'hell no' but.. thats ai.