Anyone on here do Muay Thai?

[Dischord]

Took my first lesson yesterday and it seems great so far, even if it's just for a bit of tuition and kicking the shit out of some pads for an hour. Wouldn't mind getting into it competitively though.

Anyone on here do it and got some tips/advise? I find it hard to change my stance to left foot forwards to get power from my right leg.

Got no problems with high kicks, went over the pads and almost got my mate in the face by accident And that's after 2 operations and a broken femur so I feel kinda chuffed seeing other people struggle to kick.
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[smegbrains]

Keep doing it, keep practising and don't listen to any gung ho crap on the internet.
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[Tarmacsurfer]

Particularly if you want to compete, learn to soak impacts. Conditioning makes a huge difference to ability in the ring.

Other than that, I echo smegbrains' sentiment, what works for others may not work for you.
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[Dischord]

Yeah, a southpaw stance comes natural to me (but I'm right handed).

I always end up leading with my right foot. It doesn't make sense though as it is my most powerful leg so really I should lead with my left and kick with my right but it felt weird yesterday and subconsciously I'd always go back to the right foot leading.

Sounds like I'm making a big deal over something simple but for some reason it was the most difficult thing I had to do yesterday

Oh...and I can't skip for shit lol
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[Whosthedaddy]

You'll be surprise at how quick you learn to skip properly and efficiently.

I used to do Thai Kick Boxing and was in the squad to go and fight in the British Amateur Championships, it was great fun and damn hard work. I took a blow whilst sparring to the ribs and that was it. I missed time from work albeit the first day of a new job, but had trouble lifting my arm for a few weeks. I then decided that fun is one thing, being competitive and having commitments is another.

I never really had the killer instinct and never had the urge to bash the shit out of the opponent. Style, technique and a bit of flair made me happier.
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[Fnatic]

Nope, I want to learn Krav Maga or BJJ.

[L3G3ND_MTX]

BJJ is a briliant thing to learn, im slowly learning myself (self taught) found a brilliant youtube channel that demonstrates just about every bjj move there is, sweeps/transitions/rubber guard+advanced rubber guard.

Im learning mui tai aswell (probably spelt wrong) again self taught, its all about stances/movement as long as u learn to get moment and movement correctly the power comes with it, forcing the power in a bad stance useually puts you off-balance and leaves your guard right open.

Good thing to learn might be MMA several martial arts because in the end one thing u learn in one can transfer to the other which is a great help.

I like the idea of mui tai (spelt wrong i know) i dont have long reach and prefer closer (clinch) combat, knee's and elbow's but like said before, one bad blow and u can get quite badly hurt, so just be careful and good luck with your training.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[L3G3ND_MTX]

I meant self taught as in don't have an instructor, me and 2 friends all train togather learning and practicing new stuff on each other.

Not attending a gym yet, closest one to me is about 20 minutes away in a car and i have no transport at the moment, i would have to catch several busses to get there so not viable option.

I know the proper spelling is there but the thread title does'nt come up when your typing a post.

[Catalyst]

I've been doing My Tie for years, learnt when i was about 10. Heres a picture to show you how much my skills have increased over the years.

https://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8571/17718.jpg
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I've been doing Mai Tai for years - ever since their classic single 'Body & Soul':

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-eWy9xG9GY8/RuJq4E9MxpI/AAAAAAAABdk/-lxr6d_i_-g/s320/mai_tai-history_s.jpg
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