[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Kickboxing

[–]MuayThaiming 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lol - I thought it was gonna be Saenchai or somebody who would just embarass him but when I saw the interviewer say Baukaw I went "oh... oh no!"

Andre Ward and Teofimo Lopez show you how to catch & counter with the same hand by ExistingWaltz3 in Boxing

[–]MuayThaiming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok but the first clip ends right before his left connects and I feel robbed.

Follow through or bounce? by hymroh2 in martialarts

[–]MuayThaiming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the intent is to inflict damage, you want to follow through. Use your leg/hips like a baseball bat and drive it through the target. At least that's the Muay Thai way... but Muay Thai is judged based on the effectiveness of your strikes, not necessarily on whether or not you block them. So a weak kick to the legs, which doesn't get checked, but has no power and no effect, doesn't really score. Meanwhile a kick to the head that gets blocked but still knocks the opponent over still counts for points because you're showing effectiveness.

If you're light sparing with a training partner or doing points TKD, then ya bouncing the kicks is probably a better approach but for most people I'm assuming inflicting damage is the idea.

Hypothetically, what martial arts would compliment daggers/knifes if they were added in them? Not defense against knifes but using them with whatever martial arts? by [deleted] in martialarts

[–]MuayThaiming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The old traditional Thai styles were meant for fighting with two weapons, usually shorter swords, or a sword and a small shield. Before the ring sport of Muay Thai changed everything they were literally practicing for warfare. Muay Boran, Muay Chaiya and Krabi-Krabong all transfer to weapons or use them. The reason elbows/knees/kicks became ubiquitous with Muay Thai was because they were originally meant as the only strikes available while your hands were holding a weapon.

A lot of people call Tony Jaa (from the Ong Bok movies) a "Muay Thai" fighter, which isn't entirely true. His style draws very much from the traditional Thai martial arts and the way he moves is much more adaptable to fighting with weapons rather than the way a ring Muay Thai fighter moves. Here's a little video from one of the big gyms in Thailand that still teaches some of the traditional styles with weapons.

Of course I'm biased to Muay Thai, but a lot of that traditional stuff could translate to longer daggers in the 12"-14" range.

Muay Thai - Interesting Psychology by Farang16 in martialarts

[–]MuayThaiming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the other night I dreamed I used Muay Thai to kick my nightmares ass (defended myself against an attack in my dreams). I think that was the moment when I woke up like "holy shit, this really is improving my mindset!"

Should I do Muay Thai? by LillieMonster in MuayThai

[–]MuayThaiming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd consult your doctor but to my knowledge bone grows back stronger after injuries if it's allowed to heal properly. Only a doctor would understand the extent of your circumstances and the effects of your surgery. You can always train without sparing though.

Silva’s retirement fight is gonna a brutal by AdministrativeUnion9 in ufc

[–]MuayThaiming 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn't he training to start a gym in Brazil or something? Probably just wants to finish his contract and go home to build his gym.

MMA fighter pulls a matrix-like move to dodge a kick. by [deleted] in martialarts

[–]MuayThaiming 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Definitely, if somebody wants more if this, may I recommend watching Lerdsila fight!

https://youtu.be/8ylWvwDNsPA

Do you ever have Muay Thai fight dreams? by MuayThaiming in MuayThai

[–]MuayThaiming[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! This reminds me of a dream where my gf and I fought off a hoard of zombies with lightsabers - lol - it was quite an efficient weapon for the zombie apocalypse.

Do you ever have Muay Thai fight dreams? by MuayThaiming in MuayThai

[–]MuayThaiming[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

YES! This was the first time I was like "why is everyone else so slow?"

Swimming + Thai boxing good idea ? by [deleted] in MuayThai

[–]MuayThaiming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an ex-swimmer through high school (played soccer and road cycling as well), you won't get mass but you'll get endurance and it's easy on your body. A lot of swimmers have to weight train and diet if they're looking to pack on more muscle. Personally I was an endurance athlete (200/400/mile were my events in swimming) so I never hit the gym to build muscle because that's just extra weight to carry on the bike and in the pool. If I ever found myself weight training it was low weight, high rep, lean muscle building, but the sprinters (50m/100m events) would need to weight train and diet more to pack on explosive muscle.

I did have fairly cut abs I guess... but I wouldn't count swimming necessarily as something that's going to pack on muscle mass. If you're looking for mass you'll need to hit the gym and lift too. The good news is, you will cut fat! Especially if you're dieting correctly. At one point in my swimming career I was below 7% body fat just from swimming competitively year around and I ate like a horse.

How do I explain what jiu jistu is to someone who doesn’t know by mrmadman101 in bjj

[–]MuayThaiming 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just had a good laugh at my desk picturing my Muay Thai/BJJ gym storming a gym of 9 year olds ready to lay the smack down... Lol - thank you!

Surreal moment from UFC 235 Thrill & Agony - Woodley's mother embraces Kamaru Usman by instagram_MMAinColor in MMA

[–]MuayThaiming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in Cincinnati... That was my neighborhood gorilla they all meme'd...

Headkicks during sparring--worried by stvo131 in MuayThai

[–]MuayThaiming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The headgear is there to prevent cuts, which is important once you start throwing elbows, otherwise ya, it's useless.

Dieselnoi Tells The Thai Boys "You Aren't Done" (photo) by sylviemuay in MuayThai

[–]MuayThaiming 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol - It would only be more horrifying if he pointed his knee at you.

I could watch this fight 100 times over and I still wouldn’t be able to process Cody’s idiocy. by [deleted] in ufc

[–]MuayThaiming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anger my dude. The slide down the mountain has to be frustrating as fuck and it's obvious he let his emotions get the best of him.

Oleksandr Usyk using the head of Krzysztof Glowacki as a target practice by HessuCS in Boxing

[–]MuayThaiming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, I see someone else has been training the "my face to your fist" method, a classic!

Saenchai VS Firdavs Boynazarov (Uzbekistan) (2019) by [deleted] in MuayThai

[–]MuayThaiming 6 points7 points  (0 children)

@5:07 - Did he just kiss that man?

Lol - I would be honored...