r/MuayThai

I'm a muay Thai fighter, been training for a couple of years now, and I've noticed that my footwork and head movement are really bad. I wanna get better at evading punches and taking angles so I was thinking of mix up boxing training in my routine, but I'm scared it will affect my muay thai stance and style negatively, and I might miss out on using my kicks and get weaker at it.

I train Muay Thai 4-5 times a week and also do strength and conditioning plus cardio in the gym 2 times a week. I started Judo a couple of weeks ago and enjoy it but was wondering if it would be better to stick to just Muay Thai or if Judo could give me a better competitive advantage in Muay Thai. Is judo once a week enough? I’m 26M and I’ve been doing Muay Thai for a couple of months and want to compete in the future. Coming into martial arts I had a background initially in bodybuilding but then pivoted towards powerlifting. Once I started Muay Thai I fell in love with combat sports and martial arts in general.

For the pro fighter here please bear with me for my casual take. This is my 4th fight (amateur) but 1st “serious” cut (60=>54kg) as I previously fought at 56,57,58kg. I started water loading from 4-5L a week ago but weight only start dropping like 3 days ago once I start eating cleaner (lean meat, carbs lower gradually and controlled portion of fat) and increased water inter to 6L daily. today morning I woke up at 56.5kg and cycled sessions of hotbath till I get 54kg. No running. My throat’s dry af. Do not recommend.

Im getting way better in last few months and doing sparring twice a week but I notice Im always moving backwards to avoid hits.

Im not a wall in which the other guy runs at (which I should, Im larger and bigger than the most in my gym) but more of a backing down idiot… especially when the other guy is a better and more effective that me.

I would lie if I said its not fear but I wasnt able to overcome it yet…

Any tips? Is it just balls?

I would love to know your opinion on this one guys! Lets go!

There's been plenty of examples of smaller fighters handling (much) bigger ones for instance in classic K-1, where there were no weight classes (later only 2, the 155 lbs. MAX division and the classic unlimited one). Kaoklai may be the most famous, but also Changpuek Kiatsongrit and Nokweed Devy. However, K-1 rules features limited clinch. I was watching some local ammy fights the other day and noticed some heavyweights have the strategy of just grabbing the clinch, pushing onto their opponent, and making the opponent carry their weight. I have already noticed in my own sparring rounds that I find it more difficult to be in the clinch with a taller opponent compared to a shorter one. David vs. Goliath outcomes are already rare and remarkable, but does the clinch make it even harder?

I have struggled with shin splints for maybe 5 ish months now and it used to be really really bad now it is a lot better for reference I’m 16. my shin splints are way way way better now but the problem is that I have been resting I’ve been icing I’ve been slowly upping my training volume but I feel like it’s just not as good as it should as it’s been like this for a month and a half, I just have a feeling that if I up my training anymore it will get worse. I don’t feel it too much during training as I’ve stopped skipping completely while it heals my physio said to keep doing my Muay Thai with no skipping and no box jumps etc in s&c. (I also do tib raises calf raises bent knee calf raises etc) it’s posterior shin pain on my left leg only it dosent feel sore at all to touch just feels in a way tight and I get random sensations sometimes throughout the day I’m wondering if anyone can help me as it’s really important I up my training asap because I need to have fights this year and I have upcoming fights in Thailand

As the title says.

Basically, think Rocky Marciano in boxing. People can say whatever they want about him always being the younger fighter, but he was always the smaller, less experienced fighter in that ring.

He got the ever-loving fuck beaten out of him in those fights; had those fights happened in today's era, the doctor or ref would have stopped the fight if the corner didn't.

and in the end, Rocky made adjustments and pulled off an unquestionable win via knockout. And he even did it twice in a rematch, so nobody could call the first fight, "luck".

That 49-0 record came by sheer courage, tenacity, and adaptation.

What about in Muay Thai?

Hey, I've got two sets of equipment, one that I use for training at my gym, and the other just kind of lays around in my house unused.
I want to teach my friend a bit, cause he sadly can't go to the gym I'm training at, We would use a heavy bag for technique / to learn him how to actually throw stuff
But, I wonder, if it's a good idea to have "play fight" (What I mean, is REALLY light contact) With a friend that's unexperienced?
I want him to learn a bunch of stuff, and I want to know what can I expect from someone untrained, if I would ever get into a situation where I need to defend myself from someone untrained.
Is it a valid thing to do, if we're not aiming to hurt eachother?
Like I said, it would be really light, and we'd mostly focus on the bag work.

I’m a relatively short guy (5’7) and was wondering how I could do some solo drills or some mental notes for pad work. I work with a lot of folks taller.

Recently I’ve been getting this deep aching pain in arms. Everything—tris, bis, shoulders, forearms. Usually only happens after sparring / hitting the heavy bag, but it’ll carry over if I’ve been training really hard all week. Trying to figure out if it’s indicative of growth in technique, that I need to get stronger arms, a mix of both, etc. Need some insight so I don’t run into the same issue again.

I recently came across the page "mobilityforfighting" on instagram. He claims to be a mobility expert and says leg swings are by far the best stretching warm up for Thai boxing and that all your stretching movements should always be dynamic. Throughout the years I have already changed my stretching routine to mostly all dynamic stretches with the occasional static stretch for my arms.

As far as leg swings I've always done the side leg swings and started doing front leg swings as well. I also always do the standing hip and knee circles along with side lunges every day before practice.

Was wondering if anyone here by chance is very knowledgeable on this mobility subject and would like to drop their recommendations/routines in the comments that I should add to this. Flexibility has never been an issue for me but I would of course love to get even better with it. Also if anyone disagrees with only doing dynamic stretches before class I would be curious as to why.

Hey ya’ll,

May be a long shot but I’m moving to Manassas Virginia and am looking for a new gym.

Would any of ya’ll have any recommendations as I would like to upkeep the techniques that I’ve learned and keep training.

Would like to avoid MMA gyms if possible and stick to a Muay Thai only gym but I’ll make exceptions if I have to.