When it comes to combinations and feints, a lot of people focus on trying to learn the advanced stuff before they master the basics. A good feint will cause your opponent to react to your feint, giving you an opportunity to find a hole in their defense. Here are 3 Muay Thai feints that you should know and use during sparring. #1. The Fake Teep The fake teep is a move that everyone needs to have in their tool belt. When you get good at throwing fake teeps, you can use them to set up your your strikes from a safe position. The best part of the fake teep is that it will cause your opponent to re ..read more

One thing that often separates good Muay Thai gyms from the rest is the quality of pad holders at the gym. If you look at the top Muay Thai gyms around the world, they consistently have students that are high-level pad holders that work with the fighters at the gym (they are often fighters themselves.) As the old proverb goes, “iron sharpens iron.” This means that the higher the overall level of students at a gym the better the training environment. Good pad holders often act as secondary instructors that work with beginner students to help them improve their technique during the rounds. This ..read more

While everyone is allowed to express an opinion, some opinions are more valuable than others. If you ever scroll through Youtube, Instagram Muay Thai comment sections, or browse Reddit, you will often come across a number of self-described experts online. While 95% of people have genuinely good intentions and are hungry for knowledge, there is a small group of people who make discussing Muay Thai a very difficult thing. These are the people who offer unsolicited tips on why your technique is wrong on your Instagram video or give a pointer about how you need to work on something. Here are the 5 ..read more

The more Muay Thai pad holders you work with, the more you realize that there are few that are very good, most are average, and some are plain bad. As a beginner, you won’t have any reference points to help you determine what is good or bad. Similar to your first relationship, you won’t know how good a trainer is until you compare them with others. Over the past decade, I have been lucky enough to work with over a hundred different pad holders in Thailand, and I can recall maybe a dozen or so that stick out in my mind as the best. The majority did a good enough job, and there were probably ano ..read more

One thing that often separates good Muay Thai gyms from the rest is the quality of pad holders at the gym. If you look at the top Muay Thai gyms around the world, they consistently have students that are high-level pad holders that work with the fighters at the gym (they are often fighters themselves.) As the old proverb goes, “iron sharpens iron.” This means that the higher the overall level of students at a gym the better the training environment. Good pad holders often act as secondary instructors that work with beginner students to help them improve their technique during the rounds. This ..read more

While everyone is allowed to express an opinion, some opinions are more valuable than others. If you ever scroll through Youtube, Instagram Muay Thai comment sections, or browse Reddit, you will often come across a number of self-described experts online. While 95% of people have genuinely good intentions and are hungry for knowledge, there is a small group of people who make discussing Muay Thai a very difficult thing. These are the people who offer unsolicited tips on why your technique is wrong on your Instagram video or give a pointer about how you need to work on something. Here are the 5 ..read more

The more Muay Thai pad holders you work with, the more you realize that there are few that are very good, most are average, and some are plain bad. As a beginner, you won’t have any reference points to help you determine what is good or bad. Similar to your first relationship, you won’t know how good a trainer is until you compare them with others. Over the past decade, I have been lucky enough to work with over a hundred different pad holders in Thailand, and I can recall maybe a dozen or so that stick out in my mind as the best. The majority did a good enough job, and there were probably ano ..read more

The art of striking is the ability to land strikes against an opponent. A fighter who is able to effectively land a strike against his or her opponent is considered a good striker, regardless of their fighting style or background. While the individual techniques will change depending on a fighter’s martial art background, any fighting style can be effective with the right timing, speed, and technique. The reason Muay Thai is considered the most effective striking art is that it is the most versatile. Known as the art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai utilizes your hands, legs, knees, and elbows to create ..read more

In the past month, businesses around the world have closed down due to the coronavirus. With most local governments doing everything possible to promote social distancing, training at a gym is nearly impossible. Even though you might not have access to a pad holder, heavy bag or even training equipment, there is no reason why you can’t keep up your training while you are in lockdown. The only thing you need for a good Muay Thai workout is enough space to throw kicks and ideally a mirror so you can see see your technique. The living room usually is the best place to set up a home gym because yo ..read more

Have you ever wondered why some Muay Thai fighters look so dominant in the ring, yet when they face certain opponents they look like a completely different fighter? The old Boxing adage that styles make fights is especially true in the world of Muay Thai. To the untrained eye, fighting comes down to size, strength, and grit. People will often bet on the bigger, stronger, scarier looking fighter if they don’t know anything about either fighter. Appearances can be very misleading, which is how gamblers at local Muay Thai stadiums can hustle foreigners who bet on the fights in Thailand. I’ve witn ..read more