Muay Thai good football cross training?

I play defensive tackle, but I would like to do something to cross train next season. I refuse to take lacrosse, soccer, or basketball. End of story. Do you think Muay Thai would be good?|||Yes, I think Muay Thai would certainly expand your abilities and offer you some new skills that would transfer onto the field. Is there a Muay Thai school anywhere close to where you reside?





I ask this because there just aren%26#039;t that many Thai Boxing schools in the US. If you have already found a school, then that is great, just get started. But, honestly the same family Karate schools that you stated you didn%26#039;t want to be a part of are now advertising Muay Thai classes. They just have just added the style to their list because it is gaining in popularity. We have a huge number of %26quot;video masters%26quot; around these days. Just as the NFL has a million armchair quarterbacks, martial arts has just as many %26quot;Karate Kid%26quot; trained experts.





If you cannot find a real Muay Thai gym near you, then consider American Boxing, as it has more in common with Muay Thai than Karate does. You can improve your footwork which is what I have read Pro Football players are trying to do when they study Ballet, like the %26quot;82%26quot; Bears did. You ruled out some other sports, so I say go for the Muay Thai if its available, and regular Boxing if not. It is tough, but you have already been through %26quot;2 a day%26quot; workouts during summer training, so you already have the endurance. (People who have not played American football have no idea how tough a summer 2 a day is, but they can Google it up now.)|||i used to train and teach freestyle karate,muay thai and submission wrestling 7 days a week as well as train 2 days a week and play once a week australian rules football.so i required a lot of stamina(especially at 40+years old.lol.).so yes muay thai will help your overall fitness and it will definately help your stamina and flexability.|||Try taking up wrestling, judo, or jujitsu.


I think that would help you with your tackle.|||well, I%26#039;ve been doin martial arts ever since I can remember since I come from a warrior family from india and I%26#039;ve studied muay thai, kung fu, tae kwon doe, karate, kickboxing, and kraav maga. from what I%26#039;ve seen, muay thai and kickboxing are like 98% similar 2 eachother, so yea all that cardio work will prepare u real well 4 football cross training.





btw, muay thai is slightly better than kickboxing hehe|||trust me, take Muay Thai, you benifit from the speed and awareness, screw that, muay thai is just plain brutal, just do it for the hell of it.|||It would be OK unless you hurt yourself. Wrestling, judo, juijitus, BJJ would also be good for your cardio depending upon the school. Don%26#039;t forget the weight training.|||Thai Boxing will certainly help to develop your legs and calves and make them stronger. The punching will develop you upper arms too as well as sharpen reaction time. But for footwork and switching direction in a game you will need to borrow some of the foot control techniques from the team sports you mention above and incorporate them in your overall training program.