According to the principal of specificity, the exercises you perform should always be specific to your training goal. Of course, that’s all pretty obvious. So, in terms of Muay Thai exercises, you need to choose movements that will carry over to the sport.
In this case, we’re looking to improve your strength in the clinch. The [...]
Coming to train in Thailand is something every Muay Thai enthusiast wants to do at some point. It’s really the ultimate. The individual attention you get here and the training intensity is rarely matched by the Muay Thai gyms in our home countries.
Five minutes of skipping, some stretches, hitting the bag (while unsupervised) for a [...]
Think back to the first time you did a few rounds of intense pad work. If you’re like most people, you were probably gasping for within only minutes and hanging with your arms over the ropes between rounds.
It’s a frustrating feeling to be honest. You want to push forward and continue but you just can’t. [...]
The Thai’s – with the exception of a few – aren’t exactly known for their punching ability. However, that’s not because they can’t punch hard. Rather, it’s because their traditional boxing ability is overshadowed by their devastating kicks, knees and elbows.
However, having spent as much time at the Muay Thai camps in Thailand as I [...]
Muay Thai kicks are one of the most devastating techniques in all of the fighting arts. No other kicking technique generates more power than the style popularized by the Thais. What makes the kick so powerful is the rotation of the hips.
Turning the hips over as you kick puts your body weight behind it and [...]
