thaiboxerken

Welcome to the forum dude!

Hey Defenestration girl.. when ya gonna post your picture? I like picture. hehhe.

well, if anything, they should allow punches to the face, full contact punches. Maybe then they'd keep their hands up.

That's all unreal to me. Why aren't these "Chi" powers being used in the Olympics or in competition? Demonstrations of "Chi" power are about as credible as the "magic" of David Copperfield. You talk about public demonstrations many, many years ago, let's see one today. To me all of these things are merely tricks and illusions. I know some guys that can get kicked in the testes without flinching too, they are just really tough. The guys that do "Qi Gong" probably get kicked all the time and just have gotten used to it, nothing to do with a mysterious energy. I still want to find a Chi master to prove to me that Chi exists. So far, all the "masters" have failed.

There are no absolutes in a fight, but I am talking about most cases. Pressure points will get a person hurt in a fight, if relied upon. Gross body mechanic type movements are what will win a fight. The basics win. Jab, cross, hook and right kick is working well for me. Getting all fancy is fun in sparring, but when the fight is on, the basics are what will make or break you. As for pressure points, I have yet to have them done to me effectively, even by the "experts". Maybe someone will change my mind someday, but if they can't get it to work on me when I'm letting it happen, then something is wrong.

They have a veratality to be used with stick technique or boxing-punching techniques. Tonfa can be very effective if you realize that you can still use your boxing skills with them. You don't always have to hold them with the handle either, you can hold the other end of the tonfa and use the handle to hook people with.

I'd let them punch to the face and kick with shins, and let them kick to the legs. I would allow clinch fighting and knee, elbow and headbutt techniques.

One steps are when your partner feeds you an attack and you react with techniques of your own right? These are a great way to learn. It is only part of the equation though. Practice the one-steps.. then make em 2 step feeds and 3. Then you can see if it works full speed with some padding on, same one-step drill but faster and with contact. After that, you can spar with the one-step, full speed with contact the attacker using only the one feed but at random timing. After that, see if you can pull it off during any sparring sessions.

I use my lead leg for a teep (front push kick, foot-jab). When I'm going to use a thai round kick for it, I either to a quick switch or I step up with my right foot. I like to throw a jab to the face as I switch or step so they don't see the kick.

Pressure points are not to be relied on. In a real fight, people don't feel pain. Stick with more solid and concrete methods like leverage and impact. If you are busy trying to win a fight with pressure points, you are in for a sad loss. Use pressure points only if you are desperate and trying to get out of a bad grappling situation.... which means you should've taken Jujitsu.

Yea, i agree with Angus, bring your knee up as high as possible then shoot your foot out and turn your hip over and down when your are kicking. Keep your hands up too. You might consider not using the side kick much at all because it makes you very vulnerable for take-downs in your sport. I would stick with the Muay Thai style fight for striking.

Even in Muay Thai there are different "styles". The straight leg type of kick is used to wear a person down at longer range. The bent-leg kick is used to break the opponent. I prefer the bent-leg kick, it is much more powerful and emphasizes hip power.

A TKD kick is chambered with the knee up and is primarily thrown with more quad strength. A Muay Thai round kick isn't chambered and the leg is relaxed when kicking, the power comes from the hips and a 45-degree angle step in. A TKD kick uses the instep and top of the foot to hit, Muay Thai practitioners use the shin. I would have to say the Muay Thai kicks is much, much more powerful that the TKD kick.

Sorry guys, I have been busy working in Dallas the last week. Anway, Weight training does NOT slow a person down, that is just a myth made up by people that don't like muscular guys. If you train for power in your weight training, you will find your punches and kicks will be faster, actually. To train for power, I suggest doing only 3 sets at the maximum and 6-8 reps or lower. Push yourself and try to get the repetition with explosiveness. How much you weight train will be up to you and your coach to figure out. I train about 3 times a week for 20minutes a session with weights. I can bench-press 400# and no one doubts the speed or power of my punches and kicks. Make sure you work your legs too.

Don't worry about it.. A belt is just a clothing accessory to hold up your pants. Forget it, just keep in mind that you are doing good in your training and that you are coming along great. The only belts that really matter are won in the ring.

Today, I trained some more with the Sarong. I learned how to tie people up, knock them out and kill with that Sarong. Learning how to use the Sarong easily modifies to scarves, purses and ties. It is amazing the amount of impact damage a Sarong can do, especially when wetted.

it's harder to block a Thai style kick with your legs in a "karate" stance because to do it properly, your shin bone needs to meet theirs, which means you'll need to place your foot out at a 45-degree angle from your centerline. If you just raise your leg on centerline, the kick will turn you and place you off-balance.

We do self-defense type of motions and attacks from a relaxed regular standing position sometimes. This is to simulate "what if you aren't ready and somewhat attacks you". A person doesn't always have time to get into their martial arts stance. I explode at a 45-degree angle towards the opponent and kick them in the legs very hard then follow up with a flurry of punches and kicks until they can't fight.

There are some ground techniques in Muay Thai, the art.. not in the ring. Also, ground fighting isn't emphasized on the battlefield because if you spend too much time on the ground, you'll get trampled by horses or stabbed by an enemy other than the one you are grappling with. Muay Thai was developed from Krabi Kabrong and the battlefield.

Krabi-Kabrong, the predecessor Thai Kick Boxing, an ancient weapons based art is taught to the Thai Military and many other martial artists. Krabi-Kabrong teaches six different weapons: Staff, Gnow (bladed staff), single sword, double sword, Mai Sau (wooden club worn on the forearm), and the combination of spear and shield. During training the student will start learning to use the weapons against the same type of weapon. After time and learning have progressed, weapons will then be matched against the other types in order to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each. Krabi-Kabrong employs unarmed techniques that are precursors of Thai Kick Boxing. Buddhism is an integral part of the training. Krabi-Kabrong also involves spirituality and tradition that is very important to the Thai people. Initially students go through a ceremony in which they will be protected from injury, during this ceremony they promise to uphold five principles of Krabi-Krabong: 1) always speak the truth and never seek to deceive others, 2) never steal, 3) never take life in vain (both human and animal), 4) never engage in wrongful sex, and 5) do not use alcohol and other mind altering drugs. Additionally each student must perform the dance-like Wai Kru before a fight. The Wai Kru is deeply embedded in Thai culture due to their Buddhist beliefs because it pays homage to the students' deities, their ancestors, their instructor and all those who have passed away teaching the art.

Hmm.. I just go in there and kick them, punch them, grab them and use my knees. My mentality is to go in there and break the guy. He stepped into the ring, so he knows he put his life in danger. I'm going to try to kill and injure him. Ok.. i'm not that hard-core. But I try to get my fighters to go in there without holding back what I've taught them. I teach my students that safety is the ref's job, not theirs. Obey the ref at all times and go bash the other guy.

Yes.. if you check out the "video technique" section of that site, you'll find Eric Paulsen. He ROCKS!! He is a Jeet Kune Do/ Shooto guy that was undefeated in Japanese Shootwrestling light-heavyweight division for 5 years and champ for 5 years. He is retired now. Yes, I have had the pleasure of learning a few things from him. One of my friends is very good friends with Eric and we'll have Eric in Phoenix givin seminars soon. The "muay thai" guy i'm not so sure about, his fighters throw their punches weird. The BJJ guy shows some good stuff too.

I don't respect blackbelts any more than anyone else, unless they earn it from me. You can say I'm disrespectful, but I have no idea what that blackbelt really means in your schools. There are too many McDojo's out there for me to respect a person just because they are a "blackbelt".

I find that some martial arts can teach the weakest non-fighting types of people how to fight. Other martial arts teach the strongest fighters nothing and can actually hurt a fighter's ability. I feel there are martial arts that work great for a higher percentage of "average" people where some other martial arts take years of developement and only can be used to fight by only talented people. There are many that say "Muay Thai only attracts people with a 'fighting' mentality". This is somewhat true, but there are also many people that never want to fight and train Muay Thai. I've taught the cutest little girls Muay Thai and the art itself has turned these little girls into fighting women. It's very rare that I get a student that 'just won't get it'. The tecniques work and the training develops the 'fighter mentality'.

SCA.. lol. I've been to a few event... these guys are nuts, they just stand in front of each other and bash... no foot-work or tecnique. Most of these guys are fat geeks that didn't get enough from playing D&D on paper. My cousin fought in a tournament to become "king" of the area..... even at that level, they were truly just bashing each other without tecnique.