Thai boxing

Thai Boxing In Thai Named Muay Thai. Muay Thai as a martial arts discipline makes use of the body parts for weapons. The parts of the body which are head, elbow, feet, fists, shin and knee compromise the Na-wa arwud. However in these days Muay Thai fights no longer permit the fighter to use the head. In attacking and defending, the fighter employs a little quantity of grappling or that which is known as the clinch.
The Techniques of Muay Thai are divided into two categories the Luk Mai or that which is known as the minor techniques and the Mae Mai or the major techniques. The very reason why Muay Thai is held to be distinct from the other variants of Martial Arts is because it utilizes the whole body movement while the hip can either be rotated fully or partially for every block ,kick and punch executed.

THE PUNCHING TECHNIQUES include the straight punch, hook punch, uppercut, jab and sometimes spinning back fist.. Judges add less to the scores of the Muay Thai fighters who often use the punches as they are less powerful.
THE ELBOW TECHNIQUES are the uppercut elbow, horizontal elbow, forward elbow thrust. Spinning elbow, reverse horizontal elbow, elbow chop, mid air elbow strike, and the double elbow chop.
THE KICKING TECHNIQUES are the straight kick ( Tip), roundhouse kick, diagonal kick, half knee kick, jump kick, and step up kick. The most commonly used though are the roundhouse kick and the foot jab (Tip).
THE KNEE TECHNIQUES include the straight knee strike, diagonal knee strike, horizontal knee strike, knee slap, flying knee strike, small knee strike, and the knee bomb.
MEANWHILE THE FOOT TECHNIQUES are the sideways foot thrust, straight foot thrust, reverse foot thrust, and the jumping foot thrust. Reply to this

I've done a bit of kick boxing/westen boxing/muay thai i'm just wondering if any 1 has been to 1 of these camps an could tell me what it was really like? Reply to this

hi philldra.

I do thaiboxing here in Australia and am pretty experienced with martial arts, so I'll give you my two cents.

While I haven't been to a camp myself I train with a lot of guys that have. There are some camps more suited to beginners or people who want a good cultural experience. Rawai MuayThai in Phuket is good for this I hear, with the average stay being 2-4 weeks. I think if you're inexperienced in thai boxing, one week may be too short. You will get a great cultural experience like authentic training, learning the rituals etc. but in terms of grasping the art or going towards proficiency you might want to stay a bit longer, or take up some training at home first 😊

That way, with some experience under your belt, you know what techniques to expect and jump into a bit more "serious" or technical training - skipping the absolute basics and giving you better time for your money, so that you may dedicate your day to some proper training. IMO, this way you are able to come back with ALOT of knowledge even if only for a week. Having said that, they don't force you to train or anything like that. With places like Phuket camps, theres so much around you I would expect it would be easy to be distracted. So , with only a week, I suggest making the most of the 2x a day training sessions that most camps have. It usually equates to about 6 hours of training a day.

Don't be afraid to check out the smaller camps, I hear they take real good care of you. But it's all about working hard and earning the respect of the trainers 😊 If you're at a good camp you're bound to be alright.

Fairtex Camp in Bangplee is very famous and is probably one of the more expensive camps around (its around 7700 baht for one week shared accomodation, 2 meals and training). Others will definitely go for cheaper. If you are in Phuket check out Rawai or Tiger Muay Thai (though I would go for Rawai if you don't have much or any experience), Sityodtong or Lana in Pattaya, Lana in Chiang Mai. Reply to this