My first go at Thai Boxing was tonight.....ouch

[lalaland]

I started Thai Boxing tonight and loved it! I am definately going to take this sport up and have found a place that will offer me, a complete beginner to all martial arts, 3 nights a week training.

 

I am very keen on learning and advancing through this art and watched some more advanced people tonight before my session. It looks excellent and I enjoyed having a go later on.

 

I have a couple of questions though, being a noob to this, anyone help?

 

1) My arms and shins are swollen, bruised, lumped and hurt. I can put up with this, but does it get to a stage where this doesn't affect you as much?

 

2) Should I wear shin pads or would this prevent me from toughening up?

 

3) What kit should I start looking to buy and what's a good make?

 

4) I am quite stiff and wooden at the moment and had trouble pivoting on my foot to kick tonight. It was my first time and I can appreciate we all start somewhere, but did anyone else start like this? (confidence boost required )

 

Sorry if this are crappy questions, but I just started today after many months of wanting to start and I am really excited about what could be a great past time for me.

 

Any other advice would also be welcome.

 

Thanks

[Ben Martin]

1) yes

 

2)if you want 2 wear pads you can but it will prevent you from toughing up. but if you do wear them you can practice your kicks on a heavy bag with out them and that will condition them but will take longer.

 

3) anything that doesnt fall appart. all my kickboxing stuff comes from playwell.

 

4) it can be hard to pivit in bare feet but you will get used to it and find it easier in time.

[lalaland]

Thanks for the reply.

 

I am keen to do this sport, but also want to do well in it.

 

I have been told it takes about 6-8 months to reach the first grade at our place, so that's something to aim for.

 

The guy I was partnered with last night was giving me full powered kicks on the pad work, not sure if that's what everyone does, but he had a lot of power (he'd been going a year or so, then stopped, then started again).

 

And the B2 class that I watched before my class looked a lot of fun, but that's aparantly about a year or so away from me. Something to work for though

[SevenStar]

you get used to the pain and the workouts - you will be sore less and less, and you learn to shrug off the pain after you've incurred it. Better days are ahead

 

definitely wear pads. it won't prevent you from toughening at all. shin pads are not thick, first off. you will still fell the impact and still toughen. Second, when it comes to toughening, bruising is bad. you can't continually toughen when you have to lay off a little due to bruising.

 

As for pads, I use either ringside of twins.

 

the mechanics of the roundhouse are actually very technical. you will learn it in time, just be patient - and work your knees alot. various knee strikes, like the long knee and the round knee work the same motion as the roundhouse kick and the teep. It sometimes helps to learn the knees first.

[lalaland]

It wasn't a roundhouse I was trying to do, it was a bantham (or something like that) which is aparantly a simple kick.

 

I was having problems pulling it off right and put this down to me being new etc. and just hope I improve.

[TigerHeart]

Hi, mate am from south london my gym is know for their strong kicks. Me myself have done around 11 lessons enjoy every bit.

 

Well, now try to condition your body outside of the muay thai class.

 

Muay thai kicks;

 

Teep, yun (Front push kick)

 

Roundhouse and spinning kick (Jalakaefanhan)

 

Spinning elbows, Knees alternate

 

Side teep, Round teep (Yunyotee)

 

Punches, Are the simple attcaks in Muay Thai