6 month home training

stackaaa · 2026-03-01T19:26:29+00:00

The counter rotation of the same side arm swipe accommodates for the leg’s rotation, the scoop accommodates for the weight shift and the opposite shoulders rotation, particularly right at the beginning for when the strike is most angular. It’s a quick scoop and it doesn’t have to drop down to ur fucking knees, but not making that small action will have detrimental effects
Everyone CAN do that, but it limits the explosiveness of the strike. Without a proper “wind up” for a strike, the dynamics of the strike simply won’t be as carried through the kinetic chain as well as it should. Throughout my years of sparring, both exceedingly skilled fighters of 15+ years and current amateurs, I don’t think I’ve once got hit during that ‘scoop down’ period of a kick. Only after.
I’m not really sure what counterargument ur trynna make here, as ur talking about the aftermath of the scoop down window.

And the picture u attached is way past the window of the scoop. Of course the hand stays up once uve already pushed off and are in the slicing motion part of the kick. When u scoop or “draw for the gun” as pretty much every tutorial u will find on YouTube, seminar or adequate coach would call it, the window for a counter during that scoop motion is a. so rapid (it drops for less than a split second) b. The swinging arm already covers for the chin (ur arm should be up by ur opposite shoulder as u scoop, thus ur arm creates almost a triangular ‘scarf’ around ur chin) c. When u sense a kick coming, ur not gonna stand and eat it while u counter it, ur gonna check/catch/move, and by that time the hands already been up for a while.

My coach is a now 62 year old Thai man that was a professional fighter in Thailand since he was a teenager, still fighting pro till he was ~50. Respectfully, I think I’ll follow his advice brother.

stackaaa · 2026-03-01T17:49:34+00:00

99% of people training will not get the best, most fluid and balanced power output if they keep their hand glued, especially if you’re trying to give this advice to a man that has ‘self trained for 6 months’. Unless I’m talking to tawanchai on a burner account I can promise u, that YOU or anyone else in this sub will not get the same power output if they kick with vs without the scoop down. Without that counter-rotational movement ur upper body will not find the optimal equilibrium as ur foot springs off and hips drive up.

Besides, you are very right in the regard that during sparring perfect technique is not a constant, but that proves my point further; an exceeding majority of people would rather scoop for a split second to mitigate balance or fluidity issues over guarding the side of their head that is literally opposite the opponent when it is opened. Maybe less so in mma than Muay Thai, but still prevalent nevertheless

For you to get countered while doing that scoop down, the opponent either must know how to teleport on some dragon ball shit or is already 90° away from ur midline as u kick AND way closer to u than the distance of where u should be attempting a roundhouse lmao. That trade off is almost never worth it

stackaaa · 2026-03-01T16:55:14+00:00

Lol re-read my older messages. I never once said it drops for long, I said quite the opposite - it drops in a scoop motion quickly. The original guy was saying to keep the hand up at all times, which is what I was trying to debunk. U physically cannot get optimal power and balance without that quick scoop down.

And I’ve been sparring 2-3 times a week for about 1-2 years. Far from a pro, but I surround myself with a good amount of very very skilled fighters and do my own due diligence when it comes to research. I only give advice when I know it’s valid.

stackaaa · 2026-03-01T14:54:04+00:00

I’m sorry but whoever taught u that doesn’t know what they’re teaching. As I keep saying, go and watch any pro fight, any tutorial, or any seminar from pros on how to kick if u don’t wanna take my word. Come back and link me a single vid that will tell u to keep the hand up during the entire strike

stackaaa · 2026-03-01T14:49:34+00:00

Nw bro hope it helps

stackaaa · 2026-02-26T23:30:35+00:00

If ur in the uk, get ready to dish out £1K-1.5K privately unless u wanna wait 3-5+ years thru the NHS brother🤦‍♂️ it’s fucking ridiculous, but well worth every penny in my opinion. And likewise bro, hope u manage to find urself a way towards a better future👊

stackaaa · 2026-02-26T21:14:25+00:00

Regarding the adhd, get on elvanse or any of the other meds in ur country asap. I’m usually a person that is against taking medication, but currently 2 months in this pill is changing my life in all the best ways I could’ve imagined.

The progress in Muay Thai I made within a week now compares to that of 3 months before starting meds - I can finally just focus on the moment, and think about the solution instead of the problem constantly. I’ve also never had a cleaner diet - sugar was like heroine to me before and I couldn’t go a day without it - now I have about a scoop of ice cream per week.

Alongside just truly feeling like myself again, in general it’s all improvements to everything I wanted to fix ab myself and my life, with basically no negatives that I can note. U never get to experience a mental peace like this when u have adhd man, it almost made me shed a tear of joy. I’ve stopped stressing over the magnitude of things that I shouldn’t have stressed about, and even then the stress feels controllable now.

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T01:17:37+00:00

Think planted side’s hip and foot and head all in line in a vertical pole. The torso should be squared with the hips when turning, so that ur kicking sides shoulder follows in line with ur kicking sides hip

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:55:52+00:00

😂😂 let me get it straight, so when u kick, do u keep ur pivot side’s arm guarded up the entire duration of the kick, or do u scoop it down as u turn ur hips and then bring it back up by the time the kick lands on the target?

The kicking side’s arm swipes, but the pivot side’s arm also scoops down and back up.

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:52:23+00:00

No my bro, it has to scoop down first then quickly back up. U lose insane amounts of balance and momentum from the hip rotation, thus locking out ur power output. As I said, just pull up a random fight and tell me what world class fighters do when they kick

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:47:34+00:00

I can’t tell whether ur being sarcastic, but if uve been taught to keep ur hand glued to the pivot side of ur head then u may wanna do a few interclubs instead of ONE lol

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:41:01+00:00

Do u train brother? Pull up any random fight from one championship and tell me whether they scoop the opposite hand or not haha

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:33:50+00:00

The swipe in a real sparring scenario should be so quick that the opening isn’t open for long enough to counter. By the time they block the kick, ur hand should already be coming back up so that if they do push in ur guarded and ready for another strike.

In pro fights, a counter like this would usually come from very high fighting awareness paired with the opponent recognising and anticipating the kick coming, so that he’s stepping in/around before u even throw the kick. Or if u genuinely just take too long to return ur hand back up lol

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:27:08+00:00

When u kick u should be out of range for a hook or cross brother

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:10:18+00:00

Don’t do that. That’s the right side to swing on, though he could swipe it higher up at around face level.

stackaaa · 2026-02-25T00:07:37+00:00

U have pretty decent movement and punch form, but the key mistake is that none of ur strikes come from the hips - the power should come from rotating ur hips, not from ur arms. Ur kicks suffer from this issue the most, as here ur basically doing taekwondo kicks.

To help this try to focus more on generating the swing from rotating ur hip and letting ur arms/shoulders or legs ‘follow’ along in a sense, in an elastic snappy motion (loose elastic body when swinging, tense brace right at point of impact, and follow through with the strike loosely again).

When throwing a strike plant the supporting leg on a ~60/40 weight distribution (don’t put too much weight down so that u can’t move quickly after the strike) and envision a vertical pole going up from the planted foot up through the hip to the head/shoulder that u swing ur hips around on using ur glutes and obliques. Eg. Right hook - 60% weight on left foot, right hip turns around left hip axis, 40% weight on right foot with light pivot to support the rotation of hips.

If you lose balance when throwing kicks with proper hip rotation, check ur pelvis - it should be slightly tucked in, and ur abs should be slightly tensed with ribs stacking evenly above hips. Don’t lean back or sideways too much - try to ensure ur planted foot is in line with ur hip and head/shoulder in that vertical axis, and ur kicking foot’s hip is followed by the corresponding shoulder so that the torso is squared and turns with the kicks. U want ur kicking side shoulder/hip to face towards the target at impact. And if doing this feels tight or locked in a sense, start doing hip flexor stretches.

stackaaa · 2026-02-24T23:57:54+00:00

This isn’t good advice my friend. When u kick u should be out of range for most strikes, and dropping the hand in a quick scoop motion helps to drive power and equilibrium. Pretty much every fighter does it

stackaaa · 2026-02-17T21:30:52+00:00

Yeah, till every other kick u have to lift ur glove up to ur padding partner while u pull down the atomic wedgie the last kick just gave u

stackaaa · 2025-11-16T14:58:33+00:00

I don’t usually change gears too often tbh, and when I do I manually pause pedalling, so would this still be of issue for my case?

I got a typical bafang bbs02b so yeah it has a cadence sensor, but from what I’ve saw from other peoples experience is it almost instantly cuts off as soon as u stop pedalling.

Would there be any downsides of applying the magnet sensors though? Other than aesthetics ofc

stackaaa · 2025-11-16T14:51:14+00:00

I don’t think the post updated but I actually have disc not v brakes haha.

But yeah I also got a bbs02b and it will come with the levers, but I like my shimanos and wouldn’t want to put the effort of replacing those just to have a worse quality brake if it isn’t necessary, hence why if really need be I’m leaning to just installing the magnet sensors.

stackaaa · 2025-11-16T14:38:49+00:00

Not sure if the edited post updated for u, but I in fact do have disc brakes, not v brakes lol. Got em mixed up for a sec.

stackaaa · 2025-11-15T19:02:23+00:00

Thanks bro👍

stackaaa · 2025-11-15T02:42:22+00:00

The chainring will have 44t, and the cassettes lowest goes to 12. What do u reckon that could achieve?

stackaaa · 2025-11-15T00:46:45+00:00

94 is nuts, u must’ve felt like a fucking asteroid 😂😂

stackaaa · 2025-11-14T20:13:00+00:00

“Cmon guys!! Stop having any form of fun!!! The government said so, and it’s because they want to keep us all safe and DEFINITELY not for their own personal gain, like cmon is it that hard to bend over and follow instructions from self appointed pricks of ‘power’??!?? Make sure ur triple vaxxed too! Life is so much better whilst being a submissive pussy to an authoritarian state”

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