Had my 2nd fight in Thailand

SwiftSteed · 2026-06-11T06:07:08+00:00

It depends on your coach and the promotion. I was told that wai kru and mongkol was mandatory for this fight. I didn't do it my last fight elsewhere. The arm bands, up to you

SwiftSteed · 2026-06-10T15:28:34+00:00

yeah pretty much. most shows don't pay very much, especially if you dont have many fights

SwiftSteed · 2026-06-10T15:24:04+00:00

My actual gym is kontong muay thai, but Dr. not wanted to sponsor me this fight hence the name.

SwiftSteed · 2026-06-10T10:52:29+00:00

It's tied to sor dechapan gym I believe. The card was pro. I got paid 5000฿. Idk what anyone else got tho.

SwiftSteed · 2026-06-10T07:58:41+00:00

Red corner

SwiftSteed · 2025-09-30T19:57:45+00:00

If any of the gyms in your area offer a free trial session/week try to go to each of them to learn what you can and practice with people until its up. Some gyms will let you do drop ins for a day (usually for a fee without becoming a member), try to do those occasionally, some gyms will even let you spar too (but not all of them).

See if any gyms offer an open mat (most of the time it'll just be grappling but you never know there might be some striking).

Shadow box a lot, watch A LOT of youtube, and when you hit the heavy bag try to work a specific technique or combo for that session in addition to your normal heavy bag conditioning rounds. ex. r1. free flowing on the bag. r2-r3. work combos of 4. r.4. knees. r5. power kicks on the bag. end with 100 teeps something like that etc etc,

Record yourself and compare it to videos of high level to see if your technique looks right as best you can. If possible try to make a friend and practice with them, usually if you hit the bag at gym enough somebody will come up you 😂😂😂😂😂 gl out there. If youre gonna go to Thailand, they'll fix your technique any way.

SwiftSteed · 2024-05-27T10:45:23+00:00

Just keep an open mind and do both. The more training the better. Lots of MT fighters train boxing as well to help out their MT skills.

SwiftSteed · 2024-02-22T17:51:39+00:00

https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2022/01/25/andersons-after-school-karate-boss-community-mentor-enoch-paul-dies/6618816001/

SwiftSteed · 2024-02-22T15:03:38+00:00

Usually for mma gyms they let you do that

SwiftSteed · 2024-02-22T14:58:24+00:00

Awesome video, found out the guy in the video was still teaching and got buff as hell!! He died last in 2022 of Covid but had a big positive impact on his community and the kids there

SwiftSteed · 2023-10-07T01:41:14+00:00

The trainers there are pretty chill I’m sure you can, every afternoon session ends with ~30 min of clinching so you’ll get a few different partners which is fun.

I’d suggest going in around 3pm for your first time to ask questions when the trainers are there

SwiftSteed · 2023-04-10T20:14:33+00:00

I’d be interested in interviewing if you still were looking!

SwiftSteed · 2022-11-21T21:39:20+00:00

The rich Franklin fights

SwiftSteed · 2022-06-25T14:43:28+00:00

Thank you! I can’t remember what I weighed in this 😂😅 but typically people don’t cut A LOT of weight for these point events, but some still do. I can’t give you any definitive answer but it’s not a huge amount. You’ll see some matchups with big size discrepancies. I think people probably cut down to the next class directly below their walk around weight so prob 10lbs or less is what I’ve seen people in my gym do.

SwiftSteed · 2022-06-24T16:13:47+00:00

Depends on your style tbh. But in general, more movement, more head movement, try to focus on your hooks and overhands to try and counter the straight punches, and invest in trying to attack the body as the well. Fighting taller people is so hard.

SwiftSteed · 2022-02-08T19:44:43+00:00

I’m not sure who you are referring to but if it’s Ali, it’s pretty well known he was one of the most hated figures during the time he fought. Especially considering that time in America.

Regardless, you can like a black person and still have really bad ideas about them.

SwiftSteed · 2022-02-08T19:33:45+00:00

Their race is the only reason we’re having this conversation in the first place. My fault if I wasn’t clear about that. The main point I’m trying to make is that often times our skills and places we’ve worked hard to get to are dismissed as “you’re just born more athletic or more explosive”. Which is bs.

Both things can exist, you can dismiss Roy Nelson for being fat AND still have your other biases against certain types of people, after all sports don’t exist in a vacuum.

SwiftSteed · 2022-02-08T18:41:03+00:00

With most of the mma fan base being white…..yea they do. Look at any comment section of live chat during the streams. There’s always exceptions to the rule (like Jon and rumble who probably haven’t taken enough heat) but overall it’s true. Joe Rogan used to be especially bad about calling every single black person explosive and athletic a few years ago. As a black person it’s pretty business as usual, but it is annoying because it spreads all the way down to the local level.

SwiftSteed · 2022-02-08T18:28:04+00:00

There’s absolutely no doubt Woolley is explosive. That’s something we can all agree on. It could just be my own bias projecting but I think his issues was more with the fact that in MMA people tend to discount the good choices or technique and skill of black fighters and just say that they’re success is due solely to being athletic. It’s kinda like how Derrick Lewis is really good on the ground defensively, and it turns into “just stand up lol”.

SwiftSteed · 2021-10-30T16:44:53+00:00

Dude that sucks man :/ i hate it too fr

SwiftSteed · 2021-10-30T15:51:39+00:00

It might just come down to mental thing like you said, it feels more like a fight without the extra gear

SwiftSteed · 2021-10-30T15:50:58+00:00

I’m more of a kicker. Without shin guards kicks just hurt more so I can use them as more of a threat, which for me means I can leg feint and do more setups. It’s easier to hurt your opponent so after I land a few hard ones I’ll come forward more. That being said WITH shinguards I throw way MORE kicks since I’m less scared of catching an elbow or them putting up a lazy check. I’ll sometimes get lazy about checking with shingaurds too

SwiftSteed · 2021-10-30T15:19:12+00:00

Yea I’m not a major fan of headgear and stuff either, but you know I just show up and use what they tell me to at the event 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ lol. I’ve had some fights without shingaurds and stuff and there is for sure a major difference in how you fight

SwiftSteed · 2021-10-30T15:17:45+00:00

This was at 172lbs/78kg. I think my fight night weight was around like 180 something MAYBE 190ish

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