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No, but many of them treat every sparring session like a fight. That's not how I prefer to train.
Yeah it happens, they have schools that teach that (speaking from experience)
No, but many of them treat every sparring session like a fight. That's not how I prefer to train.
No, but many of them treat every sparring session like a fight. That's not how I prefer to train.
Hello guys, I have 2 questions about injuries/pain.
I have 2 major causes of pain in Muay Thai.
1. When I kick, especially in my gym where you have to kick alot (pads mostly), maybe because my hips lack flexibility, I have hip pain after every training (like a hip strain).
2. Low back pain (or blocked lower back): I think this is due to abdominal training. When doing lots of crunches and especially low ab exercises, like leg raises, after that my lower back gets blocked completely.
So I am wondering how to move forward with this. Since ab training is so important, should I just continue to develop more core strength since stopping completely would just result in weak abs? And as to kicking, is it about opening the hips more?
3. Finally as a bonus question...At my gym here in France, we do extremely heavy sparring every session which always results in exacerbating the mentioned injuries. Even beginners are supposed to spar. Is this normal or should I change gyms? I feel we dont work technique enough and do too much sparring.
Every gym is different, doesn't matter what style they train, most gym I train they do light sparring, but one western boxing gym I used to train at they sparr 100% no matter your level, but of course you are match with someone your level.Another French quaker on sherdog, interesting
While I'm not going to pretend being a doctor and answer your first 2 questions I might be able to help with the 3rd.
What gym do you train at in France? And is it a proper MT gym or just a Kickboxing gym?
The reason I ask is because typically MT sparring is rather light, and usually beginners aren't thrown in the deep end of hard sparring sessions from the start, unlike what you'd see in Kickboxing (especially Dutch style / K-1 type Kickboxing) or Kyokushin Karate.
Every gym is different, doesn't matter what style they train, most gym I train they do light sparring, but one western boxing gym I used to train at they sparr 100% no matter your level, but of course you are match with someone your level.
Has anyone regretted training in Thailand during the summer due to the heat and humidity?
No, but many of them treat every sparring session like a fight. That's not how I prefer to train.
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Then obviously the individual brand stores Boon, Thaismai, Fairtex, Twins, Top king etc
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maybe a little bit at the time, but looking back, no. it got to about 40 degrees C in the afternoons, and the air was so thick, you could hardly breathe. would i trade that for anything? nope.
That’s cool. Also, did your stamina improved from training in the high humidity?
Has anyone regretted training in Thailand during the summer due to the heat and humidity?
The only environmental issue is pollution. During burning season up north I don't even train, because you're breathing in so much smog you can taste it.
They say that at its peak (a 3 week window) the smog is so bad that just walking outside for a day is equivalent to smoking 3 packs of cigarettes.
Just curious, what part of Thailand were you training at?
Don't think these forums are frequented much. Have you done some Google searches? I'm planning my return around what info I can find on the net. I went to Santai in Chiang Mai Jan 2018, they were one of the cheapest gyms and the food around that area is very good and very cheap. Santai was good for grounding the basics. If you are a fighter they train you separately, they have many foreign fighters fighting from their gym but they generally want you there at least a month to have you fight. In terms of bang for buck they are very good.What gym do you guys think is the best bang for the buck?
I'm leaning towards FA groupDon't think these forums are frequented much. Have you done some Google searches? I'm planning my return around what info I can find on the net. I went to Santai in Chiang Mai Jan 2018, they were one of the cheapest gyms and the food around that area is very good and very cheap. Santai was good for grounding the basics. If you are a fighter they train you separately, they have many foreign fighters fighting from their gym but they generally want you there at least a month to have you fight. In terms of bang for buck they are very good.
From what I can tell areas like phuket and koh samui are more expensive and westernised. Cost of living is alot higher in phuket and other beach locations, I can't comment on quality of the gyms as I'd only being going on reviews.
I've been told by my trainers that the serious training is done out of Bangkok and to look for gyms with a good ratio of Thai vs farang. The costs seem to vary in Bangkok but I'm picking based on reviews, training intensity, location, thai/farang ratio, whether it is crowded, and only a small part cost.
Also I found the locals really appreciate when you attempt to learn their language and you often get better deals and treatment.
I was for awhile but after watching a few of their live streams I worry about it being crowded. But their location is great, close to train etc. Have you followed their Facebook to get a feel for the gym?I'm leaning towards FA group
Check out Phuket Top Team. Their boxing coach is a former WBC champ.Is Thailand a good place for western boxing too? I want to go for a month and wouldn't have a problem training Muay Thai because I love combat sports in general, but I am a boxer by heart. Looked around a bit but can't find too much about it.
Sorry if this aint the right thread.
Check out Phuket Top Team. Their boxing coach is a former WBC champ.
And in the Muay Thai side you can train with the legend himself, Lerdsilla. After much research, I'm planning a trip there myself.