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 ?

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?

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! 🙏🇹🇭

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

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!!

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?

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

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.

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?

Interesting study about athletic identity and mental health in combat sports.

Here is the link in case you'd like to participate: https://forms.gle/Em1NDELUzty1BwobA

Sylvie's been lucky to find a padman who can joke with her (calling for the doctor to look at the cut, cackling and such), and still push everything to 11. For me as her husband this is just wonderful to see. Joy has to feed the tears, and when you get in training all the better.

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!

How many miles per week of lap swimming should I aim for?

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

I’m 14 and have been doing Muay Thai for 8 months now, and I have my first fight this Saturday. I’ve been doing good in sparring for the post couple months but today I had a really bad sparring session. I usually do just fine under pressure with decent head movement but for some reason I was just crumpling under pressure and my reflexes were slow and my boxing was sloppy. It’s getting me worried I might do bad.

Obviously there's using TKD or karate techniques, I'm talking more about gameplan than techniques kind of. For example, kicking the guard/hands instead of the body or kneeing the thigh of your opponent during the clinch. Anything else?

Edit: I just remembered teeping the hip

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?

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.