r/MuayThaiTips

i just got through my first month of muay thai and wanted to ask y’all for tips on being more confident and how to put more power into the moves

i dont know why but i cant bring myself to punch or kick anyone full force and/or don’t know when it’s appropriate to do so. and sometimes when a more experienced partner returns, damn, the power behind their moves hurt but also i’m like amazed at how strong and fast they are. i’m also so shit at defending myself but i know just eating some punches and kicks will help my tolerance anyway. i feel an immense amount of guilt if i hurt someone even though it’s a combat sport and that’s the point!!

how do i get over this? i had an amazing partner today who told me to stop underestimating myself but i low kicked her KNEE and was so mad at myself for kicking the wrong spot and kept apologizing. she brushed it off and told me i needed to just keep going and stop apologizing lol. i also had another partner tell me i was too nervous and have to relax. i dont know what she means exactly though, like relax where? and how? 😭

I’m 17 so don’t have loads of money and I’m looking for any gloves that aren’t crazy expensive when I say crazy expensive I mean like $100+

Y’all, I went to train today at Kru Muay Thai in Chalong, it’s a fairly new gym only opened a few months ago, I have to say it’s nice and clean inside, their floor and equipment is clean and new, I was immediately greeted by friendly the coach was a raja champ and as we started during shadow box he tweaked some things as he saw my elbow form which was helpful and then asked me what my goals were for Muay Thai. Class was good ratio of 2:1 trainers to students. Class was competitive and during padwork the trainer held stuff which your usually pad holders don’t like face teeps and stuff and he also corrected my form which was a plus . Overall I recommend this gym for beginners and fighters to learn authentic Muay Thai in fitness street

Thinking about going to Thailand to train for 6-8 weeks. Any advice/tips, dos and don’ts. I’ll be staying in Bangkok, debating between FA group and Pinsinchai

I really like to switch my stance when i fight and have been training alot to be comfertable in both but i am starting to wonder if its bad to switch my stance alot?

I rarely see high level muay thai fighters switch their stance. Its seems much more common in kickboxing and MMA, why is that?

Are there any folks here that switch their stance and how do you feel about it? Benefits, cons etc.

Im an amateur fighter, I’ve been training since last spring last year so 13 months and I have 7:0. On May 30th I will have my first amateur title fight in the national league finale which will be the biggest fight I have ever had and THE SAME DAY they put the open Czech championship which is a huge thing too. Im going to them both. The finale will be around noon and the championship later that day.. Its just stupid to put it in the same day and I need some tips to make it since the championship is a pyramid so you can have more fights in the same day if you win the first one ykwm what can I do to keep energy throughout the day???

Hello everyone. So I've been training Muay Thai for about 5 months. But the last two weeks, I hadn't got the time to train again, and this week I finally started training again (I also gained about 3 kgs).

Suddenly, all my moves were awful. My coaches (yes, I have 2 coaches) corrected me in almost all movements.

So here is the list and question:

1. The striking got no explosiveness. Whenever I tried to strike, I either pulled the striking too soon or I pushed it instead of exploding. From your guys’ experience, what kind of training should I do to fix this?
2. The kicking is still not "axing". 2 weeks ago I figured out how to fix it but suddenly I forgot. I gained the knowledge here in Reddit that you don't forget to turn your left foot so you can turn your hips more. But if you guys have any advice, I'm really open!
3. The elbow is still not relaxed. How do I make it relax?
4. The breathing. I used to breathe out with my mouth instead of my nose. So it's kinda hard to unlearn this and learn how to breathe with my nose instead of my mouth. So when should we breathe out between our nose and mouth?

Here is the full video if you guys want to watch the whole padding session

Padding Session Last Night With One of My Coaches