When should I have my first real Muay Thai fight?

I%26#039;m 16 and started training only like 5-7 months ago I have no idea but it hasn%26#039;t been THAT long but was wondering when should I shoot to have my first fight and how should I prepare?|||The only way to prepare for a fight is through sparring. However, you%26#039;re only 16 %26amp; you may not be old enough to compete in any fight tournaments yet. It depends on the laws where you live. When you say you started training, do you mean you have been taking a group class, which often do not do any actual contact sparring? Or are you working hands on with a qualified Muay Thai trainer in every aspect of the discipline? If your plan is to begin fighting you need to be working with a qualified trainer %26amp; you should be spending the majority of your time doing nothing but dedicating yourself to the practice of Muay Thai training as well as strength, speed, flexibility, cardio %26amp; balance training/conditioning as well as eating a healthy diet. Good luck.|||don%26#039;t listen to these guys. You can definitely compete at age 16. Before going into competition you really need to step it up though. Put on all your pads, shin guards mouth piece, ball guard, gloves head protector ect...... and sparr with someone (maybe someone else that want to compete and is new like you ). and go 60-70% hard punches kicks ( really try to hit each other, just don%26#039;t go all out and put everything into it). do this for a while before you try to fight.


btw most amature fights keep shin pads on and wear head protectors and rib guards on while you fight so you wont be fighting with nothing but gloves on.|||personally i think about a year of training minimum and after you%26#039;ve been doing it steady for a year you should then ask your instructor if he thinks your ready for a fight, that is if you want to enter fights.





Don%26#039;t bother asking however if you are indecisive about it still. You either want to fight or you don%26#039;t, when you know you definatly want to fight, and your sure your ready for an entry level fight (as i said 1 year minimum) then let your instructor know.|||You shouldn%26#039;t be asking us, but ask your trainer! He is the one who has been training you, and who knows the answer to that question!


Good Luck!|||The guy who said to ask your coach was dead on the money. We don%26#039;t have any clue where you personally are in your training after 7 months and can%26#039;t gauge your progress day to day. Your coach can though.





Tell him your interested in stepping your training up and competing in some amateur matches.|||Muay Thai is one of those unique arts where a complete noob can pretty much get off running and after as little as several months of good training, can acquire enough of the skills to fight effectively.


Here%26#039;s a good gauge of whether you can fight or not. Grab your partner, have him put the gloves on. You get a pair of Thai pads, or focus mitts and a belly protector. Let him throw a few things at you without telling you. If you can catch his techniques, be it a kick, a punch a knee whatever, if you can catch his techniques with your pads without him saying anything...you are ready for sparring and possibly a real fight.


What does this catching mean? Essentially what you%26#039;ve done is anticipated and reacted to his every move with the pads. This is a very important skill and translates closely with fighting.|||Hopefully you are talking about sparring.


I would recommend you ask you instructor/coach.