Achievements and Goals

Up until now my Muay Thai training has been really fun and has taught me some really cool things. Some of my favorite things that i have learned is great fighting technique and stance. This is really important because that will help you in all of your fighting from your stamina to your power. This is also something that you can always improve on so i enjoy constanty training it and getting better. Another thing that I have learned is how to throw kicks with good technique, and this is really useful because kicks are good for power strikes and keeping your range from your opponent. Some goals that I have for the future are to learn inside leg kicks and takedowns, which are extremely useful for taking the fight to the ground or disabling an opponent.

Introduction to Kicking

On Monday we had an excellent training session, and it was one of my favorites. This was the first training session that i began to start practice kicking, which really excites me because that is a big step forward in technique and it adds a lot of things to your fighting style. Once i perfect my technique and gain a lot of experience, i could possibly look into competitions and competing in fights. There is a lot more technique to a kick than most people think, and it is a very useful tactic in a fight because it gives you a lot of range and they are extremely powerful strikes, possibly ending the fight for an unprepared opponent. I am looking forward to future training sessions where i can work more on my technique and form for my kicks, ensuring the most power and best balance for all my strikes. I also look forward to incorporating the kicks i learn into future combinations with punches and blocks. I am having a lot of fun training Muay Thai and look forward to what it has to bring to me in the future, and may even begin training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well. 

Sparring and Slips

     Hello! On Monday I had a solid training session from 5:30 to 7:30. This training session started out with a simple warm-up, just shadow boxing and jumping rope. Once I had my heart rate up and I was getting more into a rhythm we began doing light sparring with partners, which is just light boxing. We had a long session of pad work which focuses a lot on accuracy and speed, and it helps a lot. After this we proceeded to work on Slips, which are slight movements that take you just out of your opponents punching reach, almost as if you slip right by their punch. After we went through all of these different training methods, we partnered up and sparred to begin implementing them into a real fighting situation. This is my favorite part about training because it is the most realistic and it really shows your true form and technique, letting you know what you need to focus on or change to improve.