Of all the violent striking martial arts Muay Thai and Lethwei sit on top of the mountain. The two sports have very similar origins in their Southeast Asian birthplaces, making them much more similar than western kickboxing and Muay Thai. Thai boxing is very well known around the world, but its close relative, Myanmar’s Lethwei, …
The heavy bag is every fighter’s best friend. Once you know how to use it to train different aspects of your fighting game, it’s always there for you. If you have one at home, you will never have to conform to gym working hours or training partners. The standard heavy bag used for Muay Thai …
Muay Thai and kickboxing are like first cousins. They are closely related but still very distinguishable from each other. Because they are the two premier kicking striking sports on the planet that include kicks, they are often compared to each other. Many fighters cross-compete both ways with a few adjustments to their game. If we …
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that sports where the end goal is to separate your opponent from his consciousness are dangerous. Boxing and Muay Thai are both legacy fighting sports with a rich history and traditions of controlled violence and inherent danger to the health of anyone who dares to enter the …
Thirty is too old to start Muay Thai if you’re looking to become a professional fighter. Most pro fighters in Thailand start at 6-8 years old and by the time they enter adult tournaments, they have accumulated thousands of hours worth of fighting. Malcolm Gladwell came up with the rule that it takes 10,000 hours …
Muay Thai is a powerful martial art that utilises the knees, elbows, fists and shins as weapons; for this reason, it’s called the art of the eight limbs. It improves your reflexes, strengthens and conditions your body making you a much harder target. However, is Muay Thai good for beginners? Muay Thai provides a solid …
Very few styles are as effective and dangerous on the feet as Muay Thai. It’s not a coincidence that in the pursuit of real effectiveness in MMA, Muay Thai is the first choice of striking discipline to learn. Muay Thai is very dangerous because the goal of competition is to hurt the opponent to a …
Scheduling your Muay Thai training properly can make a world of difference in the speed with which you improve. But deciding exactly how much you should train each week can be a difficult task. It all depends on your current level. As a beginner, 2 times per week can be enough, then progress to 3 …
What’s the purpose of weight classes in Muay Thai? To make Muay Thai matches fairer, fighters are marched together by weight. This helps ensure that fighters are going to be roughly the same size. This seems quite obvious but, everything else being equal, larger fighters are going to be able to hit harder than lighter …
Muay Lao and Muay Thai are the same martial art, they are just practiced in different countries: Laos and Thailand respectively. “Muay” comes from the Sanskrit word “Mayya” meaning “boxing” and this unarmed kickboxing style of martial art has been a part of Southeast Asia culture for hundreds of years. The Khmer Empire existed …
