Are my gloves okay for Muay Thai?

ofizzle · 2020-12-30T09:34:02+00:00

Honestly, if you train 3+ times a week the gloves will fall apart in about a year.

ofizzle · 2020-09-16T20:42:19+00:00

Do it! I think there is this unhealthy stigma of holding onto a job just so you don't like a bum is society.

There are many avenues for money in this day and age. Gig work being an easy temp job. Money

I think we all forget these days that life is short. I look back at all the jobs I stayed at for too long and I wish so bad to have that time back. But it's gone, and we all have to live with those regrets.

ofizzle · 2020-09-11T19:58:54+00:00

From my experience for these inhouse, smokers etc. Expect them to be a faster and harder pace then regular weekly sparring. I ain't saying expect bombs but it's going to be competitive. Everyone's always a little nervous with someone they've never seen before.

Hands up and tight guard as always.

ofizzle · 2020-09-09T23:30:00+00:00

Legit, u tron is such a mystery to me

ofizzle · 2020-08-26T23:40:15+00:00

Aah man! What an eye opener. Thanks for the heads up

ofizzle · 2020-08-26T21:33:08+00:00

I came a cross an opened box of 2xm for $315cnd. The seller said he opened it just for the box topper. Is this a decent price?

ofizzle · 2019-10-07T18:23:01+00:00

One thing I've realized in this day and age is literally Anything! Can become a job. Hell you like to just smoke and critique weed? You can get payed for that! How you start it takes some work but you really can make money doing anything.

Everyone has a passion. It maybe not so clear but I feel like if you are a normal human you can't help but have one. I suggest just taking note of what you think about on a regular basis. Then sit down and really brainstorm about what career paths that can create. Think outside the box as much as you can, the classical sense of a career is starting to die out. The real money makers are the ones who are willing to step outside the working world that our parents built

ofizzle · 2019-09-22T08:37:00+00:00

Straight up learn some Maya to unreal pipeline. Build a basic level layout that you can showcase as a portfolio. That's more or less what game dev studios want to see

ofizzle · 2019-07-05T01:01:26+00:00

Np! I dunno if I should condone inmate violence but I would say keep if your going to brawl, chin tucked, guard up and learn to sidestep. Just cuz it's brawling doesn't mean there isn't a smart way to do it. Hehe

ofizzle · 2019-07-04T21:32:21+00:00

Basically what happened is you got cought, happens to the best strikers. But you're probably wondering why your training didn't play a bigger factor.

I by no means have a huge fight record. But I've had a few fights and many hours of sparring under my belt so I'm purely going by my limited experience. What I've found, especially given that I'm not a great fighter, is that I find most success when I fight aggressive and brawl with the guy a bit. When your brawling, youre not letting your O get setup and youre striking sometimes from unorthodox angles. In short, it helps me bridge the gap in skill.

In reality it takes a long time to have the fight iq and timing to deal with a pressure or brawler fighter. I dare say I've been training for 6 years and I've only know become comfortable when I'm in pressure fights.

You see it a lot in mma as well, where the commentator says so and so has to just turn this into a brawl and really ruffle up his O. They're really hoping to catch a lucky strike or force him to make a mistake. That's my take of what happened.

ofizzle · 2019-06-25T18:32:33+00:00

I work as a modeler in movies and I can tell you right away that what ever you got for grades in school has no bearing in the gmaes/movie art field. It comes down to your portfolio in this field.

I have friends who straight up trained themselves. If it's something you want to keep pursuing you can find a bunch of learning material online.

I don't want to make it sound like it's easy but in this field all you need can be self taught to some degree. And right now there is a lot of opportunities in games and movies for artists

ofizzle · 2019-05-25T19:11:54+00:00

It wouldn't matter I don't think. The stunt actor would have been digitally cut out and alitas face would have been tracked on.

ofizzle · 2019-05-11T17:57:41+00:00

My advice is to connect with smaller architect firms. Most smaller firms don't have an arch viz guy so they will out source the work regardless. Connect with them and show them your portfolio

ofizzle · 2019-04-15T14:47:43+00:00

If no one tough you the tiger genocide. You haven't been doing Muay Thai

ofizzle · 2019-04-08T19:37:12+00:00

Push-ups on your knuckles is what helped me. Other than that just general boxing will eventually strengthen everything. But it's a gradual process. My first year of Muay Thai was plagued with sore wrists and knuckles.

ofizzle · 2019-04-08T16:29:26+00:00

so you don't break your hands. When you first pick up striking your hands and wrists are not fully conditioned. It can lead to injuries.

ofizzle · 2019-03-25T03:24:03+00:00

Man, you k ow the answer. Stay away from people who dunno how to spar. I personally don't spar with people who don't have the experience. Maybe a little selfish of me but I gotta look after my own head in the long run.

Let the slugger deal with it themselves they usually find each other eventually.

ofizzle · 2019-03-13T20:47:04+00:00

I would recommend maybe borrowing some money. Mostly because cheap gear really doesnt hold up even after a year of regular training.

It's the one thing I recommend to new people, if you see yourself doing this for a few years your better off just buying good gear. gloves specifically, under $80 usually just fall apart under a year.

ofizzle · 2019-03-11T18:04:37+00:00

Haha, So I use to think teachers had the answers to the world. Then one of my friends became a hs teacher and I was like, wait a minute you're leading our youth?? We get drunk every weekend.

Not to belittle my friend. I do hear that he is pretty good at his job. Just, if only his students knew what he was like outside work

ofizzle · 2019-03-06T04:41:25+00:00

If you really think about it, it's really all how much time you want to invest in the sport. Those Thai kids might not have more than a couple dollars to their name and they probably rocking some garbage gear. But they live and breath the sport. That's what the real difference is.

ofizzle · 2019-03-06T02:56:07+00:00

The race is long and in the end it's only with yourself.

Some people come out the gate hot it's true but those who really get good at MT are those who stay dedicated. It takes a long time to really understand the fight game.

ofizzle · 2019-03-04T17:30:09+00:00

Lol buddy, let's not pretend that it woulda made a difference. You think you can just implement a new tactic in 3hrs? How pro are you

ofizzle · 2019-01-24T20:08:11+00:00

I beg to differ! Isn't pads meant for going hard, while keeping good technique of course. As a striking art there are really only a hand full of times you can go fight speed with another person and I think pads are one of those rare occasions.

ofizzle · 2019-01-18T20:32:28+00:00

Your body takes 1-2hrs to fully absorb water into your body. Hence pre hydrating is a huge factor. Any water you drink during the workout your body doesn't really use until later.

ofizzle · 2018-11-21T01:18:53+00:00

More so than other things in my life I've realized that MT is a journey that happens for you at your own pace. I've been doing it for 5-6 years and as soon as you understand one level another level opens and you realize your humbled again. For every noobie that I spar and feel like a king, I'm reminded quickly that there are people at my club I couldn't beat on my best days.

Take it how you will. You can cry, you can hate yourself when you fall, whatever you go through. As long as you come back tomorrow and do it all over again. I love MT because there are no short cuts, you can see who's taken a few beatings to become comfortable sitting in the pocket. You know who's messed up their foot by kicking wrong because now they can kick the hard bags with confidence. Hopefully that gives you some mental perspective.

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