Infon on MT roundhouse.

[MenteReligieuse]

Ok, I can't get an instructor in MT around here (as far as I know, anyway I don't have time or money for one). So I'm trying to get as much serious documentation I can get to upgrade my sparring skills.

 

Now this video explains the classical MT roundhouse : http://www.groundfighter.com/uploads/videos/MuayThaiVol4.ram

 

I found this video extremely helpfull in explaining the mechanics of the kick. I just want to know from peeps who train MT if that is the way they learned it too!? (EDIT : Ok, to play the first movie, you need Real player.)

 

This video : http://www.swedishmuaythai.nu/film/kick4.wmv shows it a bit differently I think. The last kick seems to be the same with the previous video though, except for the arm.

 

So what ya guys think? Should I start practicing the kick as explained here?

Edited December 8, 2004 by MenteReligieuse

[SevenStar]

I haven't looked at the vids yet - I will in a sec. my first opinion though is that you should hold off on the vids. Either attend a seminar, have a thai boxer come to your school, or something. Have him show you the techniques. THEN, use the tapes to help you train them. By only using videos, you may miss something. If that is the only method of learning it you have available, I would just stick to whatever you are currently training and focus on using those techniques more effectively when you spar.

[Topic]

The first video is exactly the way my gym explains it, the whole body goes into the kicks, and as he explained sink down ur body when u kick below the waist and hwne u kick above the waist lift your toes up and push your body up.

[SevenStar]

crap, I can't connect through the firewall here at work. From what topic is saying, it sounds like the way I was taught as well. It's easy to miss little details when you practice on your own though. We have a guy at our club who trains bjj, but not thai boxing. He tries to teach himself based on what he sees us do, and he's always missing something. It's hard to geet the details of something when you don't have someone constantly looking and correcting you.

 

Like I said, I'd stick with what you are training, then, after having someone actually show you the kick, then try to start working it. Go back to them every so oftenn so you can make sure you are doing it right.

 

how far are these guys from you?

 

http://www.senshido.com/main-t2a.html

 

it looks like there's alot of thai boxing in ontario. How far is that from you?

[MenteReligieuse]

Ontario ..6-8 hours i think? Perhaps I could go there during a weekend or something.

 

EDIT : Looks like they are located in Montreal (which is in Quebec), that is like 2-3 hours drive !

[SevenStar]

excellent. Making that drive every so often could be of great help to you.

[DiscoZ]

Can't see the first one, second one one looks a bit different from how we are taught. We tend to put more hip action into it.

[MenteReligieuse]

Need real media player for first vid.

[Shane]

I couldnt open the first one but the second one is a bit different than ours we also tend to put more hip into it ROLL THAT HIP!!!!!

[VinnieDaChin]

theyre good, yea, but you wont become good just by watching the video. i suppose its better than nothing, but dont stop trying to find a teacher.