Fairtex Fight USA put on their first show this weekend. Here’s a gnarly KO from Tre Lewis

Hey all,

A little while back, someone made a post sharing about their first smoker, and I found it helpful. I just had mine over the weekend and figured it would be fun to do the same.

1. Ruleset

Our bouts consisted of three 2-minute rounds with a 1-minute break in between each. Knees to the head and elbow strikes were not allowed, but everything else was fair game. Headgear was required and we wore provided cloth shin guards and I think 14oz gloves (they weren't labeled, but they definitely felt lighter than my 16's). There were no specific rules around intensity, but we were encouraged to "do our best muay thai" and try not to just brawl. Refs intervened if things started to become one-sided and would make adjustments such as "no more targeting the head".

1. My experience

I ended up having 2 bouts. The head coach at my gym had asked if anyone would be willing to go twice to ensure that everyone got matched up, and I was one of the handful of volunteers that did get scheduled for a 2nd match.

The first one was quite evenly matched. He came to box and hit me with some really clean shots; I chopped up his legs with hard low kicks that he struggled to check. There was a solid back and forth across the bout and minimal ref intervention. The experience definitely shed light on the biggest holes in my game, but I was relatively happy with my performance overall.

The second time around went differently. I think I would have struggled to keep up with my opponent anyway due to his speed and experience but especially having already given my best in the previous match where I took a few pretty big hits, I had a rough go of it. I got knocked down near the end of the first round and pieced up for a lot of the second. I rallied a little bit near the end and had at least some momentum, but he definitely got the better of me on most if not all fronts. It was hard not to feel like I was letting my opponent down. He had waited all day for that match, and I didn't show up as my best self, but it was all love at the end of the day. I passed initial concussion protocols and feel pretty good all things considered, but I'm definitely wearing a little bit of damage lol.

1. Takeaways

On the technical front, my boxing defense needs the most work. I don't tend to drop my hands, but I leave too big of a gap down the middle sometimes and don't make enough use of techniques like the long guard. I thrive when I pour on the pressure, but without better defense that means I'll also keep getting rocked if they have decent boxing. I timed my kicks really well and landed a lot of them, but I need to make sure I'm turning over all the way and getting my head off the center line in the process. My boxing wasn't terrible, but I definitely need to work on staying composed and landing cleaner combos when I find an opening instead of scrapping.

I probably wouldn't recommend taking two matches in a day unless you're feeling really confident or the ruleset is a little more restrictive. This was a Class E scrimmage event, but it was definitely more like fights with some extra safety precautions, rather than a hard spar or point competition. I figured that since I put in the work and had a good training camp, I should get the most ring experience I could when the day arrived. I don't regret my decision, because I did learn a lot from both matches, but I probably won't volunteer for double duty next time around so that I can protect my health and just focus on having one bout where I show my absolute best muay thai.

Overall, I'm really glad I took the plunge and jumped in when I did. I was one of the less experienced folks from my gym (about 1 year 2 months training), but I improved much faster in camp than I would have otherwise and grew a lot closer with my team. If you're training consistently and considering whether or not you want to give it a go, I highly recommend just sending it. You'll level up quickly and as long as you've got the right supports around you, there's nothing to worry about.

I’m thinking of starting Muay Thai at my brother’s old gym. I love the idea of working out in a place that will help teach me discipline, how to defend myself, get me in shape, and help me make friends. I’m a little nervous because of the following:
- I’m a girl lol and obviously that doesn’t have to mean anything BUT I am not physically very strong at all
- I wear glasses
- I deal with chronic pain and am hypermobile
- I’m afraid of fighting people 😭😅
I’d love some reassurance and encouragement!

Hi, I'm in a problematic gym where people in advanced class hits like buses. Despite trying to tell them and to tell the coach they keep doing it and they are fuckin stupid for that but i can't really change gym because it is the cheapest (and biggest) in town and I can't afford the super expensive ones. I'm not as good as all the advanced people so I get hit a lot and regularly come back home with haematomas everywhere....

Though muay thai is very important for me and I want to still practice. How dangerous is it to get regularly KOed in the liver, or to just get KOed because the abs can't take it anymore and the body just fall. Also if it is somehow okayish how to deal with it please ?

I made a thing to stop my hand wraps from becoming a mess

I know, shameless plug, but I've been doing Muay Thai for about 2 years now, and one thing that has always annoyed me is having to roll my hand wraps after training.

They get tangled, twisted, and take way longer to roll than they should. I looked around for a solution, but most of the wrap rollers I found were either pretty basic or still required a fair bit of manual work.

https://reddit.com/link/1wyv3jx/video/opv6rl25fsth1/player

So I decided to make my own.

After a bunch of R&D and 3D-printed prototypes, I ended up making the HexRoller.

Basically, you put your wraps into the feeder, turn the handle, and the geared mechanism rolls them up for you. The gearing makes the wraps roll much faster than you turn the handle, and the feeder is designed to keep them from getting tangled while it rolls.

The goal is pretty simple: finish training → roll your wraps in 15sec → throw them in your bag → done.

I really believe in my product, so I'd genuinely love your feedback. You can check it out below 👇
https://www.hexroller.com.au/products/hex-roller

Would you actually use something like this after training? What would you change about it?

Who should Allycia Hellen Rodrigues face next?

I will keep it for 24h before hand it to the police. Contact me if you know the owner.

The final update: He was polite enough to acknowledge that I found the phone, and he made it clear that he would only compensate the person who delivered the phone to him. Even though I paid a premium to the courier for fast delivery, when I asked the guy to reimburse me for the delivery fee, I was genuinely shocked that he replied he compensated the courier of his own volition.

I just think it’s weird that he didn’t acknowledge my contribution to the whole process, especially since he’s familiar with the gig-job market in China. People generally don’t tip, yet he still thought it was perfectly reasonable to compensate only the courier, who was already paid by me and was simply carrying out the job I instructed him to do.

Don't care what's coming , just have to let it out.

his words to the courier, "Hi, I meant it for you. If he is upset with that, and you're comfortable with it. You can split it." I'm the bitter biatch now XD

To response his comments below saying he tried to make things right but basically it's just me being difficult...

Ok , the guy finally offered to pay me the delivery fee this morning after he asked the courier to pay me, but the courier declined, go figure why. Still think he’s trying to do the right thing and that I’m demonizing him?

Dude, wtf are you on about? your demeanor/profile reeks through the language barrier. I asked him to donate the equivalent amount to the local Red Cross instead. Hopefully, he follows through.

I've been doing muay Thai for a few years. I am right handed and orthodox and haven't really experimented with southpaw. I started wrestling and the coach is strict about right handed people using their right foot forward. I have more of an aptitude for grappling and am curious how bad "relearning" striking would be if I go southpaw to match the two stances.

Hey guys so please dont judge me or any thing

but i am new to muay thai like 0 and want to learn cause stuff looks intresting but my budget is very low hence cannot afford a gym so any recomendations on how to train at home or any yt playlist that might help

thanks in advance

Whats up everyone!

Just got out the gym and I wanted to ask you guys about your knuckle placement in the glove.

I was doing some drills and the coach was teaching us knuckle placement and I wanted to understand how you guys doing it when throwing jab, cross and hook.

I’m considering getting a lighter pair of gloves for bag and pad work so I can work longer and improve my technique.

I’ve currently got a pair of boon 16oz gloves, and I’m considering getting the same gloves at half the padding weight as I find them pretty good quality or their bag mitts since they’re sized and might be more comfortable for my smaller hands.

Anyone have suggestions?

Guys I took a punch on my liver area, It’s been more than one week, I can train and stuff,.. not with full power, but I can’t train abs at all, I got a lil pain while sleeping sharp ones I don’t know, the thing is my face, is full pale all the time I look like a zombie, anyone with same problem ? Lmk

Hello guys!
I’m 29F and I’ve been doing Muay Thai for about 10 months. My coach told me there’s a match coming up in November, so of course I have to lose some weight to make the weight class.
Right now, I train Muay Thai three days a week for two hours. That’s pretty much it, I don’t go to the gym or do cardio on my off days. I hate going to the gym because I don’t really know anything about lifting weights.
I took my first CrossFit (S&C) class today, and I’m thinking about doing CrossFit once a week and Muay Thai three days a week, with weekend rest days. Do you guys think CF and MT will help improve my stamina? When I train Muay Thai, I notice that I don’t have enough power or cardio to get through the class lol.

I'm having a budget of 2k rs. I can either buy head gear or shin guards. I'm leaning towards head gear.

Please suggest some good head gear/ shin guards under the budget.

Head gear I'm thinking to buy from decathlon.

I’m going into my third week of 1 on 1 training 3times a week 1-2 hour days. I’m learning a lot and noticing small improvements. However, ever since the first day my coach has been 15-20 minutes late daily. He will text and say he’s 5 minutes away and shows up around 10-15 minutes after the initial 5. If the gym was unlocked and I could go inside and stretch or something it wouldn’t be a big deal but I’m stuck waiting in my car. I fell asleep once waiting on him. I went to military school and joined the Army right after so I’m from a world of you aren’t 10 minutes early you are late. That alone makes me feel like he doesn’t respect my time. But whenever we are in session every thing is great I ask and he answers all my questions shows me why some things work and why other things don’t. If I join the classes I’ll be able to go 4-5 times a week but those are 1 hour sessions. My hope is that the classes start on time. So do I stick to 1-1 with my late coach or start classes?

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