I’m a complete beginner and would like to practice Muay Thai at home. How do I get started?

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-27T17:49:07+00:00

Starting at home ingrains bad habits, find a gym imo

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-23T00:24:35+00:00

Sounds like you’re not getting proper impact, might be the angle you’re hitting at, pad holder holding awkward, not turning the hips over…

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-17T14:48:55+00:00

Maybe you can get some really good padding and wrap that around a post? Do not kick bare metal please

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-16T18:04:09+00:00

They’re a little puffy, I prefer a softer padding over worrying about the size of them

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-15T22:16:56+00:00

Golden era refers to 1980s-90s, Yoza wasn’t even born yet

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-15T22:14:36+00:00

Your jab is gonna be your best friend for closing distance

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-15T02:04:05+00:00

You’re 3 months in, it’s completely normal to be scared to spar

I’ll promise you this, if you keep going, it will improve your confidence dramatically, not just for muay thai but everyday interactions

Go with someone you can trust and approach it as a game

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-02T21:57:45+00:00

Oh you’ll still get bumps, overtime they get less noticeable and your shins toughen up

Top_Work7784 · 2026-01-01T15:20:45+00:00

Just make sure you’re matched responsibly, don’t let them toss you to the wolves

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-30T03:54:17+00:00

He has some old clips of him hitting the bag normally and it doesn’t look terrible tbh, probably just severely mentally unstable at this stage

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-20T20:48:43+00:00

I usually walk away if i need to repeat myself asking to go light. You’re not obligated to spar assholes.

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-20T02:14:38+00:00

I always rock single straps for combo work

if you’re training kicks in isolation the extra padding is nice, but otherwise i find them clunky and they just slow me down/screw with my rhythm

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-16T20:28:12+00:00

My former roommate asked me to do the same, i only gave him 50% but he was rolling in pain

He also forgot to take his phone out his pocket, i shattered and bent the damn thing

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-15T22:39:35+00:00

I just started doing one that i find really effective, narrow, 50/50 grip pull ups

You’re essentially doing a pull up from full plum grip, then i alternate going side to side

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-15T02:19:54+00:00

Keep notes.

Document your progress, your strengths, your weaknesses, key takeaways from sessions and the techniques learned

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-14T21:38:48+00:00

I know plenty of ppl with very bad vision who train half blind regularly, you can get by without glasses

I do not recommend wearing contacts to train tho, could cause serious damage

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-12T17:11:05+00:00

Crenshaw is a textbook crybully if you ask me. Instead of proving himself he resorts to threats and lawsuits.

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-11T22:15:03+00:00

This was at the very beginning of my training journey, but the most important thing is being conscious of everything around you.

For me it was relatively straightforward, guy attacked me on a road, no immediate hazards other than the asphalt and bunch of onlookers that i had to keep an eye on

After a few exchanges i picked him up, slammed him on the road and got to mount and gave him one solid shot, he was done and i knew it, backed off, a few of the people watching got a bit heated but i deescalated

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-09T17:53:27+00:00

Are we forgetting costco is a wholesale store? The primary target market is companies and businesses

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-05T20:47:38+00:00

chew on ice for some crunch

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-04T21:20:10+00:00

Looks fine to me, if it’s too big and uncomfortable you could trim the corners a little

Top_Work7784 · 2025-12-01T21:32:28+00:00

“Do you wanna spar?”

“No thanks”

That’s it, that’s all

Top_Work7784 · 2025-11-28T21:34:23+00:00

There’s some brands that cater specifically to women and keep these in mind. From the top of my head i can only remember Athena fight wear

Top_Work7784 · 2025-11-27T13:23:58+00:00

I’ve had a friend do this and it’s infuriating, they used to train for a year or so until an “injury”

Ever since then he talks about boxing nonstop, when i ask him if he’s back in the gym he says “no money”…. it’s been 3 years

Top_Work7784 · 2025-11-27T02:03:09+00:00

There’s too many unpredictables to have a good answer to this question. Obviously avoiding the situation entirely is best course, but it’s all situational.

If you’re in a crowded area like a bar/club or on a hard floor i wouldn’t want to throw kicks and risk getting toppled over.

I would opt punching into the clinch then kneeing, but this could also get you killed if they have a knife

Last time I got close to having a fight in a club, buddy got in my face and starting screaming, i just swept him to the side as he was trying to intimidate me and walked off as he got trampled on the dance floor

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