I want to start taking Muay Thai, what are some basic things I need to know?

And what are some major things I need to know before hand?|||1 Conditioning, rope jumping o running will do


2 Proper gear, muay thai shorts, a t-shirt, headgear, mouthpiece, 16 oz gloves and shin pads and cup.are the basic stuff you will need.


3 Shin conditioning, do NOT roll your shins with tubes or things like that, you%26#039;ll leave nasty bumps and kill the nerves, the way to condition is kickin a heavy bag over and over and over with you shins.


4 basic punchin techniques, jab, cross, uppercut, hook, you can also use elbows.


5 basic kicks, front kick, back kick, roundhouse, there are 3 roundhouse kicks. Low kick is aimed to the thigh, medium one to the waist or stomach and high to the head, you can also use knees, the muay thai roundhouse kick is arguably the most powerful kick out there.


6 Guard, ALWAYS keep your hands up to protect the face, and elbows to your body,


7 Stance, your feet at the same distance as your shoulders, weight evenly distributed 50-50 on each foot, keep on your toes. Your chin should always be down unless you are on a clinch.


8 Clinch, grab the back of the opponent%26#039;s head and pull down as you knee, the knee goes up as you shoot your hip, as you clinch your head is always looking up.


9 Important tips, as you kick alot of power comes from your hip, same as you punch. When you jab you do it on your toes, when you power punch your feet should be flat. When you do the roundhouse your shoulder should point the same direction as the leg kicking, stand on the ball of your foot and pivot, do alot of sit ups and squats to develop core strenght.





have fun! , muay thai is a tough martial art that you learn to appreciate more and morethe more you do, and is effective and no-nonsense, is one of the toughest out there. :-)|||that you will get more from 6 months of Muay Thai than karate, TKD, or any of the kung fu%26#039;s. simple, brutal, nothing fancy that wont work outside the training. I did years of Kempo, only to find that Mauy Thai had the answer... less flare, but more damage. why learn 200 moves when a few will take you through the rest of your life.





I dont dislike the others, but just think that the most efficient moves are simpler and brutal.





good choice grasshopper.|||Don%26#039;t expect any %26quot;spiritual%26quot;, %26quot;invisible attack%26quot;, %26quot;magic%26quot;, etc...





Expect a lot of hard work, especially first 3 to 6 months.





Stay very very humble.