youremean

I am gonna rate Muay Thai because I do it, but I'm not comparing it to any other martial art, so don't be offended. Physical Fitness 7/10 -Develops muscular strength and endurance -Does not help with cardio unless you're really serious about training and drill continuously for more than 30 min. (that's the min. to get cardio benefits). If you do, however, give it that kinda of dedication, it's really good for your cardiovascular fitness and helps you to be more resistant to muscle fatigue. Power Moves 10/10 I'm not sure what you mean by power moves, but I think techniques such as the "jump flying knee", "up knee", and "clinch & skip knee" are very powerful. Trust me, I know it... it hurts...haha. Self Defense 3/10 I am giving this to every martial art except Jiu-Jitsu. No offense, I don't even do Jiu-Jitsu, but I know that on the street, most fights end up on the ground and/or in a wrestling-type situation within a few seconds. Please don't be offended. All martial arts are awesome... Long Term Training 10/10 Any martial art is great for long term training as long as you enjoy it. Hobby 8/10 It's really fun (I think), but it's relatively new in the US and there just arn't that many Muay Thai tournaments. Plus, elbows are illegal in fights in the US and knees too in most states. That is wierd, since both elbows and knees are allowed in "no-holds-barred" fights... If you found any of this offending, please E-mail me and I will change it.

It might be ok to say which martial art style is better for this and which for that if you actually train in more than one. After all, you wouldn't dis your own martial art. But if you only do one type of martial art, you shouldn't answer this kind of question.

That was awesome.

1. How long have you been in the martial arts and what is your rank (no disrepect intended fellow Senseis!) 2 years 2nd degree red (red with a black stripe), but it's really just so they can devide you up into classes. There's no standard ranking system in Muay Thai 2. What style or styles do you practice? Muay Thai, but our curriculum also has a little Jiu-Jitsu. 3. Does your style include forms, katas or some other simmilar exercise which involves preset routines of movements? I don't understand exactly what you mean. We have some combinations (eg. lead kick - cross - hook - rear kick) , if that's what you mean. 4. If yes give a short 1 to 5 word explanation (IE Kata, short sets, puching drills etc) I guess it's a punching drill. 5. If no, give a brief description of a typical class. I'll do this one anyways. Before class, we stretch-out on the mat. Then, we do a warm-up, such as jogging or footwork. Sometimes, after that, we do more stretching with the instructors. Then we work on one or two "self defense" techniques, which is things such as getting out of a certain kind of choke, or headlock, or bearhug, etc. After that, the instructors demonstrate a striking technique (punches, kicks, elbows, and knees), and then we practice it, usually holding pads for our partners, while the instructors walk around and help people out on their form. After that, sometimes (it depends on how much time we have left in class), we finish with time-sparring or push-ups or sit-ups. 6. Does your training include repetitive drills? Yes, we practice new techniques in repetitive drills, then we put the technique into a combination and repeatedly practice those. 7. If yes, has your teacher ever explained why repetitive drilling is done? and if so, give a brief description. Because, "Practice makes habit."