Brave Dave

Holy ****, that video clip is SICK. Remember to drink your milk guys. Ohhh man, now I can't get that image out my head. That is horrible. Errrrgh, right, as of today I quit Muay Thai completely and will take up smoking instead.

Hi, I have redone my web site about my trip to the Lanna Muay Thai Boxing Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand and was wondering if anyone wanted to see it. Its got over 150 photos, 50 video clips and loads and loads of info. I don't know how many Thai boxers there are in this forum but I think most martial artists would find it interesting, especially the video clips from some of the fights I saw over there. Peace http://www.theapproachingstorm.com/thailand/mainmenu.htm

MuayThaiDM, its very difficult to explain how to do an elbow or knee by just writing the technique down especially as there are lots of different sorts of each. One sort of elbow is very similar to a hook where as another brings the elbow down from above so as to chop through the other guy's guard and hit his forehead or the top of his nose. Knees can be either long knees -where you go for them in much the same way as you might with a teep- or close knees which are given when in the clinch. These can be from the side into the kidneys and ribs or straight from the front into the stomach. Its all very nasty stuff but if you want to see in more detail a knockout though knees and elbows then may I suggest a video clip on my web site that I took when in Thailand. It shows a guy from our camp give his opponent two elbows to the face when in the clinch followed by three hard knees to the face, one of which splits his nose. I also have photos on the page of the exact moments of impact. Check them out... http://theapproachingstorm.com/thailand/fights.htm And hey Yoda. I am currently in Hull with Tornado Gym but I used to train in York in a private gym in Tadcaster .

"in the ring is it true that the adrenalin dose not alow you to feel pain so much. and how can I toughen myself up." In Muay Thai the first round tends to be relatively slow and cautious. Of course this is so that the fighters can test each other out in blocks and attacks but it is also so that adrenaline is triggered and given time to flow for the very reason it stops the fighters feeling as much pain. Fighters will often kick each other at the same time and clash shins and neither of them even wince. This is because of the concentration, adrenaline and general pain tolerance that each has. Its after the fight that you realise just what's happened to you and you limp around for a few days. To toughen yourself up is it simply a matter of long, constant drills on the bags and pads. The shins and elbows slowly become tougher and tougher whilst nerves are deadened. There is no quick way about it, it can only be done through hours and hours of kicking. As for kicking trees and things, I asked about this when I went to Thailand and they said No, kicking trees is silly because it'll just damage your bones. So leave all the 'kick the tree' stuff to Hollywood and get conditioned in the gym

Straight away. They're the main parts of Muay Thai and the factors that decide the winner between a kickboxer and a thai boxer or indeed anyone else. Though we don't do them in sparring (except light knees) but we sure knock the hell out the bags with them.

Hey pizzaboy, thanks for the critical analysis but I'm not too sure as to what you mean. You said the scrolling action made you dizzy and that I should anchor my background. Well I already have. On every single page. And the colours are just to make the text look a bit more interesting. Ahh well, still glad you liked it. Peace

Hi. I'm a newbie and I as well as saying hello to everyone I thought I'd also tell you of my site I made about my 14 week trip to the Lanna Muay Thai Boxing camp last year. No, this isn't spam as I think that it is something that could be relevant to a lot of people here, some of you may have even been there yourself. Anyway, this all looks like a good forum and so I look forward to being part of it. Cheers... http://www.theapproachingstorm.com/thailand/mainmenu.htm

Hi. I'm a newbie and I as well as saying hello to everyone I thought I'd also tell you of my site I made about my 14 week trip to the Lanna Muay Thai Boxing camp last year. No, this isn't spam as I think that it is something that could be relevant to a lot of people here, some of you may have even been there yourself. Anyway, this all looks like a good forum and so I look forward to being part of it. Cheers... http://www.theapproachingstorm.com/thailand/mainmenu.htm