Alright well we have a Muay Thai school by us and i was considering taking it. Heres a few aspects. Its 80 dollars a month for 2 classes per week. There is no belt system (i guess they want traditional style). I called the school but they gave me no real descriptive answers. Its called the Ohio Muay Thai Academy. Does anyone know anything about this? What types of exercises will we practice. I want all details on Muay thai. AND also if you suggest any other martial art over this one please let me know. I live in ohio so obviously some are limited.|||muay thai is a combat sport known as the art of eight limbs, because you can punch, kick, elbow, and knee. thai boxers are known for harder kicks cause they kick with the shin instead of the foot also generating power from the hips rather than snapping from the leg. most of the moves are simple(no fancy movements) and pretty powerful making it a very popular stand up art in competition(striking like k1 and mma like ufc). also kinda unique to muay thai is the clinch aka neck wrestling where two thai boxers are holding around each others necks often times delivering knees to the body and if your lucky enough to pull the other person%26#039;s head down that a knee to the face. thai boxing shouldnt have belts its similar to [western] boxing in the since that you train and compete without colored belts to establish your ranking. if you choose to compete your record will be your ranking.
thai boxing training is similar to western boxing training. they both focus on conditioning you%26#039;ll probably be running alot and doing a lot of push ups, sit ups, squats, lunges, medicine ball training, and jump roping. thai boxers work on focus mitts like boxers for punches and thai pads for kicks knees and elbows. also you%26#039;ll be hitting the heavy bag/thai bag too. and you%26#039;ll do shadow boxing a lot too.
they%26#039;ll start you off with basics of course....how to wrap your hands, proper stance, moving around, different punches, kicks etc...and then work you into combos, blocks, and counter attacks, all the technicals things about the sport.
once you got all the basic stuff down and the coach thinks you are ready you%26#039;ll start sparring(if you want to) to learn timing, reading an opponent all that fun stuff
80 bucks for twice a week sounds kinda steep to me though. my gym offers classes 4x a week throughout the day and you can go to as many classes as you want to and that is $90 per month.
like i said muay thai is becoming popular throughout mma so if you find a mma gym they%26#039;ll probably teach muay thai and perhaps cheaper
as for other arts to take it depends on what you are looking for and how the local teachers instruct for instance if there is karate in your area and they teach you how to realistically fight and focuses on conditioning, sparring etc...then go for it but then again there could be a karate dojo that is just teaching you b.s. and cashing in on you. if you chose not to do muay thai see if you can drop by whatever art you are considering taking and see how they train, ask it they participate in any tournaments or matches and see how well they do, see if they spar full contact of for points(avoid points if you are looking for self defense or in ring fighting), see how long the instructor has been doing martial arts, teaching, or if he won any competitions
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?conte...|||thats a pretty average rate. have you gone and observed a class or taken a free one? or whateve ris hteir offer. take their free offer, if you like the feel of hte place. take it. its a great martial art. but you can say that about any.|||After... Googling the club you want to join, I found this link:
http://www.ohiomuaythai.com/
Thats the club you%26#039;re joining.|||that sound gay dude i would look on the net for your local boxing organisation and find a registered boxing club its hella cheap and as long as you dont get dick heads in your club a great experience
its worth checking out anyway going to a few lessons wont cost much money and will give u a good idea about it just make sure u tell your coach that u r just checking it out for a little|||http://www.muaythai.cc/Muay-Thai-Trainin...|||muay thai is a martial art that uses mustly knees and kicks. it is similar to kickboxing. if you are looking for a way to get into shape, it cant hurt. but in a real fight you are better off looking for a mma training center that deals with ground fighting a little bit more. mma is huge right now, there will be something in your area. wrestling or brazilian ju jitsu are the best for ground fighting. this guy is the best muay thai fighter in the world, so it can happen. http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fight...
look for anderson silva%26#039;s fights with chris leben and rich franklin to show you how dominant muay thai can be|||I didn%26#039;t know Schools were that EXPENSIVE in the US. Muay Thai is a great Combat style with Punch%26#039;s, Kicks, Knees and Elbows. It is great for getting in shape, it will bring up your strength, stamina and endurance. As for what Stevie said, Most MMA fighters use Muay Thai for stand up, and in a street fight you wanna stay on your feet. If your on the ground and the guys friends jump in it`s %26quot;Game Over%26quot;, although, it can`t hurt to learn some ground game.|||muay thai is pretty awesome. i took it for sometime with a friend of mine who was really into it but i think he paid $70 and went 4 times a week. when we trained together, we usually did stamina drill and worked our elbows and shins to the bone. i liked it a lot tho and it really helps out with everything else later on, i.e discipline, focus, as well as a couple fights... only true weaknesses are a high center of gravity and there%26#039;s not to much of a ground fight. i suggest taking brazilian jujitsu as a supplement for ground techniques|||I would say that is a great choice as long as you enjoy the school. Later on you could suppliment with BJJ. Muay Thai is nasty, check out the video of a boxer taking on a Muay Thai guy, ouch.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/341425/mua...
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