I started self Muay Thai and wanted to know where the best place to land your kick is when kicking the bag? I started out landing on green, and it felt great. But I heard it was supposed to be higher like red, but it hurts so much to hand a kick here.. what’s your thoughts?

Hello!
I haven’t done muay thai in 2 years. I really want to get back to it, i’m just not sure how to start. If anybody has any advice, I would really appreciate it!

Backstory: I took private lessons for 2 full years. I quit because it was so expensive. Then I realized I wasn’t taught much… i never sparred not even once, i dont know any of the clinches. I am good at roundhouse kicks and elbows and that is pretty much it. Unfortunately I can’t pay for private lessons anymore. I’m looking for ways I can improve myself on a budget 😊

Hello,

Looking for some advice (28M). I have been training slightly over a year 3-4 hours a week plus conditioning.

I really want to improve and have come a long way but recently I feel like my coach is pointing out all these issues with my form, which i do appreciate him correcting, but I am feeling a bit down on myself.

He'd pointed out some issues with some basics a while ago and id practiced loads on the bag to and thought I fixed it, but then it came up again recently. I practiced again loads at home and watched a bunch of videos, including practicing along with some of sylvies beginner series but im still not sure its right.

I went in for my next session ready to practice more but was being corrected on another technique I feel I should know by now. Theres been some other small things I feel like I am not getting better at despite my efforts. I feel like I am disappointing my coach by messing up the basics.

What would you do to improve? I am practicing all I can think of and I feel like it doesnt show.

I had sparring last night and the last two rounds of the night i went with the same kid a little younger than me (26) and he absolutely pieced me up more than I have ever been. It was really surprising and hurt my ego super hard. I have gone dozens of rounds with this same kid and while he often gets the better of me it has never been like this. He was landing HARD shots on my chin at will and i felt like there was almost nothing I could do about it. Felt like every shot i threw he was able to slip and counter me bad. I’m aware of a few things i could have done differently like managing my distance more and feinting more to set up my combos as i was just standing in the pocket with him trading shots definitely playing his game. The thing is is pressure fighting is also my preferred style so getting beat at my own game so bad like that was a really rough pill to swallow. Honestly still processing it i felt so defeated last night and just wanted to quit. but it’s lit a fire in me today and i just want to get mine back as quickly as possible. Guess im just wondering if any of you have had a similar experience years into their training where when you finally thought you were getting good and finding their style someone absolutely just tagged them up and made them rethink everything? If you have dealt with a similar thing how did you handle it?

I feel like the ring surface is different. I can’t find my footing properly, and I feel like I could slip at any moment.

Does anyone know if products like GRIPTEC (anti-slip grip spray) are allowed on the soles of your feet during an official Muay Thai fight?

Has anyone actually used it in competition? Does it help with ring traction without making pivots harder?

It’s well discussed how useful the outside leg kick is but the inside low kick seems to be used a lot less. I understand there’s some extra danger of hitting the knee on the inside which is likely why it’s not used as prolifically.

Still, are there examples of fighters who use this kick proficiently? Whether for scoring/damage or to set up other attacks. I’m in the mood to study some film so if you know of specific fights where it was used to good effect please send links as well! Thanks.

Hello all pretty new to Muay Thai , I did do it for a solid 3 months about 4 years ago and just got back into it.

I’m definitely older .. 30(f) I am pretty uncoordinated, but I really do enjoy the sport, I will say it is intimidating having a room 10-1 ratio guy-girl . And seems as tho many of the guys don’t want to train with me bc they won’t get the practice they need . I am trying to improve myself and do take it seriously
I don’t plan on going anywhere with this, I just appreciate the art of mma, the confidence it gives me, the psychological aspect of it and overall skill development.

Also any advice for sparring? My blocking is terrible

Basically the title. For context, I'm a Computer Science student and I'm strength training along with some Muay Thai. This is my weekly routine:

Sun: Muay Thai

Mon: Legs (With Squat)

Tue: Upper (With Deadlift and Bench)

Wed: Rest (Whole Day Class)

Thur: Muay Thai

Fri: Full Body Strength (Deadlifts, Bench, Farmer Carries etc.)

Sat: Rest (Whole Day Class)

Maybe you guys have some insights on this.

I'm still working on my routine, but the one I'm having a hard time planning the most is Tuesday since I also have afternoon classes. Maybe you guys can recommend to me how many exercises I should do and what to focus on.

Body Goals:

- Functional Strength

- Explosiveness

- Athletic (Lean but muscular) Physique

I can only allot 2 to 3 hours for these physical activities per day. What are your insights? If I'm doing too much, what do you suggest? If you were in my situation, what would you optimize?

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I'm looking to enroll my son in a martial arts program and really want him to do bjj or muythai. Problem is, my work schedule limits me to get out of work early enough to take him to classes.

How many times a week should a 7 year old take classes for it to benefit him and grow with MT?

I’ve been training BJJ for about 10 years now (really 7 consistently - purple belt, probably getting brown next year) and I’ve always wanted to train Muay Thai but never had a close enough or decent enough gym to train at. Tried one and it just wasn’t clean and they let dogs on the mats so I stopped after the trial lol. Anyway I just found one that opened up fairly recently (3 years ago) that’s pretty established now and even has a few amateur fighters doing well locally so I figured it’s solid. I’m not looking to fight really, maybe a smoker at best eventually to “test” my skills. So I have a few questions for the community.

1. I only really have time to train 2x a week. I’d like to keep BJJ at once a week. I’m decent enough now to progress fairly well at 1-2x a week so I want to keep 1 to not lose it all. For Muay Thai, I’m sure twice a week is solid. If I get a heavy bag at home and do an additional self work out practicing hitting the bag, would you count that as a 3rd day of training?

2. What’s the Muay Thai community like when it comes to “open mat” style training? It’s fairly easy to drop in at other BJJ schools to train. Is that a thing for Muay Thai? Do you travel and drop in at other gyms?

3. Does anyone train both a separate gyms? I know most people say find one that has both, but that’s not feasible where I live. How has that been for you? Did you eventually just choose one or stay with both?

I appreciate any feedback.

I measured myself and according to measurements I should be a large which is what I ordered, is it too short though?

Hello I have been doing Muay Thai for like a year now and I decided to get a new pair of gloves . I was looking to buy a pair of fairtex bgv1 or twins bgvl3 but then I read pretty mixed reviews about their wrist support . I had a tfcc injury on my left wrist . If I wrap tightly with 4.5 wraps, do you think this will still be a big problem ? Do you have any other suggestions on gloves around this price range that have adequate wrist support but can also be used for clinchwork ? I am in Greece so I only have access to the European market .

I came home from my very first MT lesson about an hour ago, and tbh I really enjoyed my time there, it was a lot of fun and I'd love to go back and maybe even pick it up as a habit.

My only problem is that it's genuinely the first time I'm trying any kind of combat sport, so I'm really unfamiliar with having a partner for training. Today, as I got to the gym, the guy teaching only told me to "go with the flow" and do as the others did, so I approached someone who looked like they knew what they were doing and asked if we could work together for today, to which they said yes. Today was apparently a pad work only session, so my partner told me to get some gloves on and then both them and the teacher explained the exercises to me as we went. It was a great time. But then the roles switched, leaving me with the pads, so obviously I had a hard time doing the exercises right for my partner. They explained some things to me but I felt like the pad role was way harder to pick up than the 'attacking' role. So when the session ended, I just felt really bad for my partner, because having to work with me meant they got a subpar training session, which just sucks.

So now, I'd love to go back, but I also feel like if I do and don't make significant progress immediately, then every hour I'm there is an hour someone more experienced can't get a proper training. Would situations like this happen often? Is this feeling justified, and does it go away? Or am I just overthinking this?

I'm studying abroad somewhere that seems to offer this version of MMA - it's the most convenient price muay and considering the distance to campus

Back home, I started practicing Muay Thai 2 months ago and got really invested - trained 4 times a week. Now I really want to improve and maybe compete

So will practicing this martial art (Striking MMA) help or hinder me concerning Muay Thai?

Since that loss he’s beaten Sinsamut and stopped Rungrawee after getting dropped himself. ONE just booked the rematch for October 2.
That’s real momentum, but 84 seconds is also barely enough first-fight data to build from. What can Jarvis realistically change this time — survive the early pressure, or make Eersel respect him immediately?