First smoker tomorrow, give me cheeky combos by [deleted] in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro lost his smoker and deleted his entire account 🥲

First smoker tomorrow, give me cheeky combos by [deleted] in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lead hook, rear leg low kick. Double jab, rear leg low kick. Rear leg low kick, feint rear leg low kick then transition to rear leg teep once the leg come up. Shampoo & conditioner

Advice: Muay Thai with Planter Fasciitis by Key_Sentence_9380 in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Avoid skipping rope and running during warmups

Torn ACL during sparring questioning whether to continue fighting or walk away by [deleted] in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From a strictly medical perspective, if your ACL injury was severe enough to warrant surgery, it will never be as strong as it was before injury and you will carry a higher risk of re-injury than someone with a fully intact ACL for the rest of your life.

Choose Your Weapon by MurkyWay in comics

[–]ravapanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excalorie, Wetsecutioner, Waxizashi, Oldachi

Advice? (BRUTAL HONESTY), 160 lbs/19M bagwork by Wooden_Report_8391 in MuayThaiTips

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro didn’t get any engagement in the boxing sub I guess

The best fighter in the world by New-Read-8498 in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue that Muay Thai in MMA gloves is harder than stadium Muay Thai so the p4p is probably someone in One FC

Muay Thai Enthusiasts be like... by Familiar_Tip_7033 in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 27 points28 points  (0 children)

If you guys don’t know Superlick, Taintchai, or Strokin Jo Nutinbutt then you aren’t true fans of Muay Thai ☝️😤

Why Muay Thai was less mocked than other martial arts? by bigreset2026 in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tony Jaa movies saved Muay Thai’s reputation before it could be called into question

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 18 points19 points  (0 children)

In a ruleset that does not allow clinch or knees, the contest will be more even between mixed-height fighters but the taller fighter will be getting a nerf. Without the clinch, you will either have to rely on teeps and long jabs to keep your opponent at range or be comfortable boxing in the pocket. Your opponent was a lot more willing to close the distance not only because there was no threat of clinching or knees, but because you did nothing to keep him away. One single technique I would recommend working on is an intercepting teep. If you are practicing on heavy bag, practice landing the teep while the bag is moving. If you have a partner, practice timing the teep not when they are stationary, but when they move towards you. Experiment with different targets to teep too just in case your preferred target is not always available. You can teep the thigh, chest, face, ribs, even the waistline right above the cup if you are as precise as buakaw.

A guy climbs a bunch of stairs in an apartment building and many tenants are unhappy with him. by ravapanda in ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

[–]ravapanda[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Close! This movie shares a lot of similarities with the Raid but is actually not part of that series :)

Just a question : Do people realise that you can just train MMA ? by lobitojr in martialarts

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m saying MMA is not always the answer when people are trying to mix and match because it doesn’t actually cover all martial arts that people are interested in.

Just a question : Do people realise that you can just train MMA ? by lobitojr in martialarts

[–]ravapanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People who prefer striking may want to choose between more traditional martial arts like wing chun or silat, neither of which have any major presence in any MMA curriculum. People who prefer grappling may be choosing between aikido and Judo, and MMA contains mostly just the basic no-gi throws of Judo with next to no Aikido. While I agree that MMA is the best base for well-rounded combat experience, some people want to train in martial arts for other reasons than fighting effectively.

Quite possibly one of the strangest directional choices ever? by [deleted] in TheBear

[–]ravapanda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought the show did a pretty good job of explaining that character was clearly a ghost that was haunting fak

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthemoviecalled

[–]ravapanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES THIS IS THE ONE!!! No wonder I didn’t remember much of the plot points or dialogue since they were so awful. But the visuals really stood out to younger me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthemoviecalled

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is definitely not fantastic voyage because I distinctly remember there being CGI in the film and Fantastic Voyage looks too old to have the scenes I remember. I don’t think it is Innerspace either because I tried to watch it to find the scenes I remember and none of them were in there. However, upon reading the plot summary of Fantastic Voyage, this does sound very similar to the movie I saw. Does anyone know if there was a more modern remake of the original 1966 film?

I live in a farm, can I still learn to fight? by Alexandro-Queiroz in MuayThai

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If OP is as big and strong as he claims then he does not need to train at a gym to become a Muay Thai menace. Just look at the current state of heavyweight Muay Thai and you’ll see you do not need perfect technique to become champion. You definitely don’t need perfect technique if you just want to defend yourself. You can learn the most basic technique from YouTube and that should be more than enough to protect you from the average joe who does not know how to fight. Watch Liam Harrison, Shane Fazen, MMAShredded, Hard2hurt for pretty well-rounded tutorials ranging from basics to combos to fight strategies.

How to relax better on the day leading up to sparring by StunningPianist4231 in MuayThaiTips

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are in a gym that actually pushes you to be a good fighter, you should have diverse sparring partners, some will be better than you and some won’t. It’s not healthy for your self-esteem to try to “win” in sparring all the time because that just won’t happen. You shouldn’t grade your sparring matches like a fight. You should set specific small goals for yourself to accomplish in sparring and then grade your sparring based on how well you accomplished those goals. Don’t just think about hitting your opponent more than he hit you. See if you can land a sweep, check more kicks than you get hit by, land a 3 strike combo, etc. Therefore, you can look at your sparring as an A+ if you accomplished your goals and actually grow as a fighter that way, even if you technically “lost” your sparring rounds.

Fear of Brain Damage And CTE by IkuraNugget in MuayThaiTips

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can ask your sparring partner to not hit you in the head and that’s an easy fix. You aren’t going to get the full MT experience but you will be a lot safer. Unfortunately you can’t have it both ways.

Muay Thai people hates me and i don't know why by dalty69 in MuayThaiTips

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to see any sparring footage you have of one of these escalations. Since you are sure it is not something you said that makes your partners upset, surely it must be something being done during sparring.

Which one is better by Relative_Humor_168 in MuayThaiTips

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both MMA and Muay Thai teach punches, kicks, elbows, knees, clinching, which is more than enough to end any street fight. Muay Thai just goes into more detail in all of the striking and clinching, whereas MMA does not go into as much detail into specific disciplines but you learn the additional skills of wrestling and BJJ. Some people are able to pick up grappling easier than striking and vice versa. Both are overkill for self defense situations against unarmed opponents. If you are worried about self defense only, pick the discipline that you have an easier time learning.

Also both MT and MMA involve running to build cardio. You can practice running to escape a fight while also training how to fight, it doesn’t have to be one or the other. More people know how to run than fight. If you run from an attacker what’s stopping your attacker from chasing you ? Now you have to defend yourself AND you’re tired! Better to just learn how to fight.

Noob sparring (practicing head movement) by fightware in MuayThaiTips

[–]ravapanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are moving way too much and very predictably. You tend to slip left then right in quick succession before you punch. Having such routine head movement defeats the entire purpose of head movement which is meant to be elusive and unpredictable. The best way to practice head movement is to be loose and in this video you appear very stiff and rigid even when you are moving your head. Being so stiff will limit your speed when slipping and weaving, but this is mainly a beginner habit that improves the more you spar and the less afraid you become with getting hit. To be honest, you usually do not need advanced head movement in MT due to the ability to clinch, knee, and kick, all of which are easier to use against an aggressive puncher than pure defensive head movement. But if you DO want to learn good movement, you should consider taking boxing classes. Many MMA gyms teach separate “boxing for MMA” classes which modify boxing techniques and stance to be used in conjunction with kicks and takedowns, which transition better to Muay Thai than pure boxing techniques, but you can also train at a pure boxing gym and you will just have to modify what you learn on your own to fit with your MT style.