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Muay Thai Training Camps – Thailand

Published by seeking on March 16th, 2012 - in Muay Thai

So you want to learn Muay Thai?

As Mixed Martial Arts gains popularity, more men and women are beginning to train in this physically demanding sport. To be a true Mixed Martial Artist, you must learn many forms of fighting styles, such as jiu jitsu, Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, Karate and Muay Thai Kick Boxing.

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Muay Thai Kickboxing has become a forerunner in hand and feet striking, as well as viscous knee and elbow attacks. The speed and power of a kick delivered from a well-well-knowntrained Muay Thai Fighter is a force to be reckoned with in the ring or octagon.

In Thailand where Muay Thai originated from, disciples of the fighting style begin their fighting careers as early as the age of eight years of age. A person from the Western World may find that a young child fighting in a very violent sport appalling. For Thai boys it is a right of passage and many times a way to support the family economically.

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Muay Thai is Gaining Growing Popularity

Published by seeking on March 14th, 2012 - in Muay Thai

Muay Thai boxing is the national sport of Thailand, and in all probability the most popular game of that country. Thai Boxing can be seen throughout Thailand in hundreds of stadiums and is now gathering popularity throughout the world.

Because the Thais quickly adapt to anything which may give them an edge, Thai Boxing has evolved towards greater efficiency for centuries. Most recently they have adapted various Western Boxing techniques, training methods and strategies to their already formidable tools. In the past 50 years Thai Boxing has enjoyed even greater popularity. Modern western style gloves, weight classes, three minute rounds have been adopted. Because of the rigorous nature of its testing ground and directness of its techniques, Thai Boxing and Thai Boxers are some of the most highly respected Martial Artists throughout the world.

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It is an exciting time for the sport of Muay Thai to gain the international recognition as one of the most effective and exciting stand-up combat sports. It is most suitable for self-defense, weight loss, and more. It is excited that Muay Thai under USMF, WMC and International Federation of Muay Thai Amateurs (IFMA) has been recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federation in 2006, making it a step closer to becoming an Olympic sport.

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Muay Thai Training – Essential Elements of Muay Thai

Published by seeking on March 12th, 2012 - in Muay Thai

Muay Thai training is versatile, engaging and dynamic. Depending on your gym, who your teachers are and what their backgrounds are, training routines will vary from gym to gym. However, there are elements that are and should be consistently incorporated into your training programme. The key elements are:

Warm up / Cool down: The idea is to build up a sweat and prepare your body for the vigorous exercise to follow. It is important to run, skip or bounce on old truck tyres (which is helps improve balance) for at least 15 minutes as a warm up to every Muay Thai training session. A suitable routine of around 15 minutes will prepare your muscles for training. Do not forget to do some gentle warm down exercises at the end of each training session. This will help your joints to remain supple and protect you from injury.

Running: is essential to develop stamina and toughen the legs. Running is best done in the early morning and should vary in distance day by day. At least one day a week should be a rest day.. Be careful when running on uneven surfaces and wear good shoes. Steadily increase the distance you run each day.

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Muay Thai – Thai Boxing and Children

Published by seeking on March 8th, 2012 - in Muay Thai

Known by many as Thai Boxing, Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and is avidly watched and followed by much of the population of the country. This form of ‘hard martial art’ is not only a sport but is considered to be a form of entertainment, and makes for a fun night out for many visitors to Thailand who have never seen a Muay Thai fight before.

What is Muay Thai?

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Muay Thai is an ancient martial art that has its origins hundreds of years ago. Throughout the centuries the sport has changed and evolved somewhat; different forms of the sport have developed over the years from the origins of Muay Boran (ancient boxing) into the form of Thai boxing that we see today.

As well as being a sport, Thai boxing has been a form of warfare as well. Armies were trained in the art of Muay Thai in order to protect kings, and with a history like this you can easily see how it has become such a highly regarded sport in Thailand!

How does Muay Thai differ from Western boxing?

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Muay Thai Training – Tips For Beginners

Published by seeking on February 25th, 2012 - in Muay Thai

These tips to do Muay Thai Training Safely will allow you to start the training right and end it with amazing results:

Professionals: seek the guidance and supervision of professional Muay Thai instructors for all aspects of your training session: warm-up, pad work, heavy bags and cool-downs.

Basics: Start slowly, get a good grasp of the fundamentals and the proper Muay Thai techniques so that you can train intelligently and improve progressively.

Patience: Muay Thai as you may have already realized is intensive and demanding, there will always be something new to learn and mastering this art takes time. Be patient, take it one day at a time and keep moving forward.

Discipline: As obvious as this may sound, a level of discipline is necessary. Results will come through consistency, consistency comes from perseverance and determination, both are a product of your focus. Focus on your goals, start today and do not stop until you have achieved your objective.

Enthusiasm: Another way to say this is lighten up and enjoy it. The process of moving from a newbie to a master is a roller coaster, you will laugh, you might cry. Keep an open mind, give it your best and enjoy the results.

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Muay Thai for Self Defense

Published by seeking on February 24th, 2012 - in Muay Thai

Muay Thai also known as Thai boxing is an ancient form of self defense developed on the battlefields of ancient Thailand.

Nowadays, Muay Thai is used all across the world. The powerful and devastating bone breaking techniques of this martial art are used by the Thai military, the United States Navy SEALs and also the CIA.

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There is no color belt grading system in Muay Thai, other martial arts use belts to show the advancement and skill level of students.

Muay Thai students test their skills in the Thai boxing ring; these full contact competitions can be very brutal. The fighters are focused on winning the championship belts which show their dominant skill of Muay Thai fighting.

The striking techniques taught in this style are very powerful.

This martial art involves very little in the way of grappling techniques, the emphasis is more on bone breaking kicks, powerful punches and jarring knee and elbow strikes.

A student of Thai boxing is trained so as to be able to put an opponent down with just one strike, usually breaking bones and in some cases killing them with just one lethal kick or elbow technique.

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The Benefits of Martial Arts Training – Why Other Athletes Are Embracing It

Published by seeking on December 21st, 2011 - in Muay Thai

The benefits of martial arts training are huge, diverse and wide ranging. The present focus on Muay Thai and Mixed Martial arts (MMA) has brought the multi-disciplinary aspects of training in these systems to the attention of the athletic world.

The training that a MMA or Muay Thai fighter undertakes is arguably the toughest and most demanding training both physically and mentally of any athletic pursuit.

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However, all martial arts systems provide most of the benefits of the aforementioned fighting systems with necessarily having to train at the physical level of the elite fighters within those disciplines.

Some of the benefits that obtained with training are:

1) The hugely complex movements that are present in the execution of many of the martial arts techniques assists in the ability to move through many different angles and the performance of very movement rich methodologies.

2) There is very detailed attention to the bio-mechanical aspects underlying the fighting techniques used in the martial arts fighting disciplines; this factor assists in the development of efficient movement for many athletic pursuits.

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Kickboxing Fitness For the Average Person

Published by seeking on December 8th, 2011 - in Muay Thai

Any fitness and diet regimen should include a good cardiovascular exercise. The average person can maintain fitness with kickboxing. It’s a great way to get a complete workout. And at the same time, you’re learning self defense moves.

Kickboxing is one of the best forms of cardiovascular activity. You can burn anywhere from three hundred to up to a thousand calories an hour. It combines boxing with kicking and is practiced for fitness and self defense. As a form of exercise, cardio kickboxing combines high intensity, high impact martial arts and boxing with aerobics. It does not involve competition but is more geared towards a workout for its health benefits. It is meant as a way of fully conditioning and toning the body.

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Kickboxing keeps your heart rate in the target zone for aerobics so you lose weight as well. If you’ve been sedentary for a long time up until this point, it’s a good idea to work up to a kickboxing class gradually. Try doing some low impact aerobics like walking and light jogging, or try taking a lower impact cardio class. Eventually you’ll get yourself up to speed and you’ll be able to keep up in a regular cardio kickboxing class.

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Thai Wai

Published by seeking on November 23rd, 2011 - in Muay Thai

Thai culture, Thai custom & Thai tradition.

What is wai?

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Wai is a form of Thai culture which represents various aspects of Thai honorific system. For example, wai shows Thai politeness, respect, honor, and friendship. Thais wai when greeting or leaving. Along with a wai, Thais usually say “sawasdee,” which means “hello” in English. The wai tradition has been succeeded to the present generation since Sukhotai Period, approximately A.D. 1238). Wai can also be used in articulating apology or gratitude. For these purposes, a person who wais usually says, “khor-thod” or “khob-khun,” respectively.

How to wai

1. Put the palms together. According to Buddhism, Thais call wai “pra-nom-mue” (keep waiing all the time) or “unchalee”. When waiing, put your palms together, straighten and press your finger tips together. Raise your palms to your chest and keep your elbows close to your body. When talking to priests and the royal family, Thais always “pra-nom-mue.” When leaving these respectful people, the younger usually “unchalee” them.

2. Bow your head. Wai can be in the form of “wan-ta.” In so doing, Thais bow their heads and high their palms up until the index fingers touch their mouths or noses, depending on the person who they wai.

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How Muay Thai Kickboxing Workouts Changed My Body

Published by seeking on August 16th, 2011 - in Muay Thai

I’ve been taking muay thai kickboxing for about 3 months

now, twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. It has been

an amazing experience. The thai kickboxing workouts are

intense, make no mistake about it. Even though I am in

a beginners class, the sweat pours like a hot summer rain!

We start each kickboxing workout by lining up in the gym

facing our Kru, or teacher. He bows to us, we bow to him,

and he welcomes us with a few words. We then start with

skipping rope.

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As crazy as this may sound, I found jumping rope to be

incredibly challenging. I started with 25 extra pounds

around my waist, and perhaps my co-ordination was a little

off. The rope is covered in hard plastic, plus I’m barefoot

and the rope would smack my toes and it really stings!

I would watch the more experienced students jump rope and

see if I could keep up. Sometimes I could go 15-20 jumps

in a row before I would hit my toes or head with the rope.

But after a month I got the hang of it. We jump rope in

the thai kickboxing workouts until we start to sweat, maybe

4 to 6 minutes.

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Muay Thai – Thai boxing and children

Published by seeking on June 27th, 2011 - in Muay Thai

Known as Thai Boxing, Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and is regarded with enthusiasm and monitored by a majority of the population of the country. This form of "tough martial art" is not just a sport, it is considered a form of entertainment, and makes for a fun night out for many visitors to Thailand, who have never seen a fight Muay Thai.

What Is Muay Thai?

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Muay Thai is an ancient martial art that originated hundreds of years ago. During 'Centuries, the sport has changed and developed something different forms of the sport over the years have developed from the origins of Muay Boran (ancient boxing) in the form of Thai boxing, which we see today.

Besides being a sport, Muay Thai is a form of warfare as well. Armies have been trained in the art of Muay Thai to protect the king, and with a story like this one can easily see how it is grown as a sport highly respected in Thailand!

What is different Muay ThaiWestern boxing?

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Muay Thai Kickboxing is a good Street Fighting Martial Art?

Published by seeking on June 25th, 2011 - in Muay Thai

Muay Thai or Thai Kickboxing is an increase in popularity in recent years thanks to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), when many competitors use this brutal art and sometimes fatal. In fact, they were inspired by Gracie, mixed martial arts matches after a trip to Thailand where they saw competitions similar to those in his native Brazil to promote. Muay Thai is the national sport in Thailand long before the UFC was still full of rituals. Sport can alsofound in other parts of Southeast Asia and is regarded as Pradal Serey in Cambodia and Malaysia and as Tomo known. What draws many of its competitors, this martial art is the attack of lighting on the hands and feet. In contrast to the style of Western boxing, traditional or "old school" Thai boxing is not over yet, someone was eliminated. This is a brutal and demanding martial art.

The training begins in Thailand at a young age with the boys start training as soon as it can be done. Women are also involvedwith the sport and have their own tournaments. American Kathy "The Punisher" Long, who competed regularly for the magazine Black Belt in Muay Thai and is now training a number of male competitors, and commentary for UFC. There are schools and competitions around the world, from California to Russia, as the sport continues to be popular.

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