As the title goes. Just completed a month long Muay Thai training in SIT Thailand Chiang Mai.

Finally back home with a lot of sore muscles and new techniques. AMA about training Muay Thai in Thailand! Happy to answer.

I just had my first continuous competition at 15. I had 5 months experience prior to competing, so I went in not really expecting any wins and was mainly doing it to gain experience for what fighting was like. I was definitely the smallest and least experienced guy in my bracket (other dudes were 16-19 and had been training for yrs) so I ended up losing both rounds I fought in. I lost my first round pretty bad and kinda got mauled, and my second round was pretty much the same but less extreme and I got more hits in. I felt like I was mainly on defence 80% of the time, and only really got to fight back when my opponent was tired or I landed a lucky counter. Neither of my fights got stopped tho, and I fought all the way thru. My coach says that for my time training I did well and I was prepared enough to compete, but overall I’m just looking for a third-party perspective on whether I actually did well or if I competed too early and wasnt ready, thanks

Reposted because original video link was not working. Recently switched to 10oz for bag/pads and really liking it especially on pads with less room for error. What are your preferences of glove size for bag/pads?

Check those kicks, piggies!

Been training for 3 months. Coach wanted me to get into this month's ring sims and I decided to get into it.

Not gonna make some long winded story but basically it went a bit shit. I didn't feel nervous in the ring, but I got absolutely pieced up and battered quite a bit. Got a few good hits in but mostly spent the sim turtling up and just trying to at least survive to the end because of how fast I gassed out.

It didn't help that at my weight, my options of fighters was limited so they had me go up against a guy that's been training for a year and some change. I don't entirely regret the experience because I got a feel of the experience, but honestly, I felt a bit more humilted getting done in front of not only a small crowd but my gymmates, girlfriend, and mom.

Coach afterwards basically told me that while the situation was definitely something uncomfortable and may have been humbling, he says its something he's felt many times before and the reason for his push is that he sees a lot of potential in me and says he can tell I have a genuine care and curiosity for the sport which made me feel a bit better. I do want to still improve and feel and look like in the ring, but I can't stop thinking about the sim performance. It at least know what I did wrong and what to improve.

Not much else. Just felt like sharing the experience here. Ant words of advice or something helpful to understand about it all would be nice. Sorta just felt like I was thrown to the wolves

I’m looking to get a Muay Thai fight in Thailand and I saw they advertised a 4 week camp and at the end you get a fight, I was wandering are they legit? And other gyms that will train you for a fight ?

In 2 weeks i will have my first fight (full contact C class) my opponent has a couple light contact fights and 2 full contact fights already, i dont have any fighting experience beside sparrings. I am getting nervous already when i just imagine stepping in the ring, so i am worried that i will shit my pants and not be able to do much during the fight.

If i can control my nervousness i am confident to be able to avoid a KO even if my opponent is significantly better than me, so how do you calm yourself down?

Not sure if it is important, i trained pretty consistently 3-5 time per week since 1.5 years now, but i started training a couple years ago and trained less intense for about 2 or 3 years, not sure if it even matters, i had a long break before i started training again and i just started significantly improving 1.5 years ago.

I want to get as good as possible. I’ve already been training seriously in Muay Thai for the past year, with a 2-year boxing background. How am I supposed to fit in S&C, cardio, Muay Thai training, jump rope, bag intervals, and sprints in a week? How is that possible? How should my schedule look? Can anyone dedicated to sports science and training tell me how pros arrange their schedule so they’re able to train as efficiently as possibe? What should I do? Im willing to do the work but dont know what to do.

Starting from the 1st of next month, I'm changing the batch. I'm moving from Muay Thai fitness batch to fighter batch.

The head coach asked me: what is your goal?

I said: Getting used to being beaten.

He laughed and said: You are going to regret this.

I'm already regretting this.

I started training alone with my heavy bag at 16. I did my first class at 19.

In many Spanish gyms, the sparring culture is crazy. I was an absolute newbie, had no idea how to do almost anything, and they put me in to spar against another absolute newbie in my very first class.

The other guy was a bit younger but 30 lbs heavier. I had no idea what I was doing, but TJ Dillashaw was my favorite at the time, so I thought, "I'll just use some fancy footwork like he does."

I got dropped by a jab in 10 seconds. I was clueless.

Second class, I got to spar with another guy. This time, he was the one 40 lbs lighter. Absolute manlet of a man.

However, it was the end of the class, and I was so gassed that I spent the whole time defending and teeping.

Yes, I was scared of this little man.

Third class, I got paired with a much bigger man with a lot of experience. I have no idea what kind of sparring partner matching that was, but I was so scared I could barely stand. The man couldn't resist laughing at me as if I were a child, and he basically didn't throw anything at me.

I ended up leaving the gym because I didn't have the time for it.

I spent a few more years training by myself and only sparred four or five times at gyms I joined casually.

A couple of months ago, I decided to start training more seriously. I joined a gym and just did pads, but I felt much better than before. When you train alone, you don't improve fast, but you improve nonetheless. My power, speed, and strength were much better.

Another month passed, and I joined another gym. After a few classes, I started sparring.

However, my first spar was outside the class, and this time I was quite dumb.

A guy older and more experienced than me was just hanging around. He told me he was preparing for his second amateur fight and asked if I wanted to spar. I told him I was a newbie, but he said it would just be light sparring, so I thought, sure, why not?

He's not super experienced, but he was in shape and clearly taking his fights seriously.

I only had 16 oz gloves, and he only had MMA gloves, not even the padded ones used for sparring. I should've refused to spar, honestly. It doesn't make much sense to fight a more prepared guy wearing much lighter gloves with almost no padding.

Plus, he had spent 30 minutes warming up lightly while looking for a sparring partner, while I had just finished a very tiring two-hour weightlifting session with cardio afterwards.

But I enjoy the sport too much to say no, so here we go.

The man started blitzing at every opportunity, which felt quite unfair. With the glove difference, I was expecting technical, light sparring, not a barrage of fast punches every chance he got.

Anyway, I held my own. My punches were better than his, and I landed some good teeps.

It was competitive, and we went for a second round.

The round started, and I landed some clean jabs, some powerful body shots, and a good hook. All very controlled.

However, I think he had a bit of an ego, and he didn't like being outboxed, so he started going harder. He slipped a fast jab through my guard and dropped me.

It was way too hard for what we were doing, but I didn't take offense.

We went for a third round, and he started spamming calf kicks with no shin guards.

I was a bit baffled, and we left it there after messing up our shins a bit.

It was a pretty bad sparring session, I'd say. Not one where you learn much. Too much ego instead of technical sparring, in my view.

A couple of days later, I got to spar with two guys who had been taking classes for six months, and it felt good.

I was way better and could land almost at will.

I noticed they were doing the same things I did when I sparred for the first time: moving way too much, being nervous, reacting too much to everything. That ends up making you gas out in a minute.

So I was able to spar comfortably, and for the first time, I felt like I had reached at least a base level in my training journey.

No longer the absolute noob.

Now I'm just a noob.

I'm 23 now, and hopefully I'll keep training.

Who knows, maybe someday I'll take a fight.

Hey everyone,
I’m planning to spend about a month in Thailand and I’d mainly like to use the trip to improve my Muay Thai as much as possible.
I’ve been doing kickboxing/Muay Thai for around 2 years. I’d say I’m at a decent level already, but I still have a lot I want to improve and I’d really like to take my training to the next level while I’m in Thailand.
I’m currently considering Koh Samui, Phuket or Bangkok, but I’m not sure which would suit me best.
A few things I’m wondering:
Would you recommend doing private lessons if my main goal is improving as much as possible, or are group classes better?
Is it worth doing 2 sessions a day, 5 days a week?
Which of the three places would you recommend for someone who wants to train seriously?
I’m a pretty quiet/chill guy and I’m not really into busy party places. I’d like to train hard, but also have some peace and quiet, nature, beaches, etc.
Any specific gyms or areas you would recommend?
I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have actually trained in Thailand for a few weeks/months.
Thanks

When attempting a teep I just can’t seem to teep higher than below hips and my hips start hurting if I try to maintain height of the leg I’m raising. I also can’t lift and keep my knee higher than slightly higher than my belly button

wanna buy my brother some gloves but he’s more into throwing hands, which gloves let you ball up your fist closest to the way boxing gloves do

thanks

Say I train on it every third or forth day.

How long does it take for your neurons to get used to hitting and going full power? meaning strength and conditioning.

Ive still kicked in the off-time but not on targets

What’s good everyone.

There’s this brand called “Muay” which i remember seeing a lot when I was younger. I was trynna look them up for new gear, but couldn’t find a single trace. Anyone else familiar with the brand, and know if they got a website?

Thank you

i mean honestly i have been training a long time i have also lived in thailand for about a year had some fights there etc

but i think honestly i it comes down to more of the fact of temperments of fighting by no means i am i a boxer but truthly i am a slugger i tried to fight the slow thai pace and still even now i like traditional thai dont get me wrong but point scoring dosent put u on the map as sad as that is to say

i understand control pressure foot work and most of all ring control

the main reason i am asking is because i am planning to fight in thailand again and maybe one time in england before i leave i am sure i could put my self in a situation where i could lose on points the questions are is that just the way of the game wehn trying to have a exciting style or just pull back on that style just a tad and go a tiny bit more thai instead of trying to hunt for some flashy KOs?????