Remember as a new student you're supposed to symbolically kiss your partners feet before each round. You gotta keep these traditions going if you want to be accepted there.
If you dig deeper into Muay Thai there are very interesting postures/guards mostly utilized by fighters from Golden Era. "Drakula" guard for example. MT is beautiful!
I am not regular in MT but after i watch some good vids here i learned more about proper kicks and esp defense against kicks (and lots about ellbows) than in 40 years of Hapkido, Taekwon do and Modern Arnis before...so i say Dont mess with a Muay Thai Guy! And so i will train these moves in my own training of course...
Thank you for explicating on the elbows-out guard. I would always get frustrated when someone would tell me "hey, you're leaving your body exposed." Like, that's the point. I would also add that keeping your elbows flared out makes it much harder for your opponent to land hooks and kicks to the head, both of which are techniques that concern me a lot more than body shots.
It is the guard I use most, interspersed with a mid/long guard. What I've found is I like using pointy elbow blocks on the foot the most. Elbows in that position allows you to do a 'hulla hoop' silly looking jelly-loose hip motion(if that makes sense?); a wiggle just like when you loosen out your hips. So I can ropa-dope my body away from kicks and such. Being a wiggly target & there being unusual body target realestate; people throw their teaps and kicks deep into the spots your elbows usually cover. So you just return your elbows to that position with downwards & forwards force like you are elbowing their teap. Optimally I land elbow down&forwards on their toes or top bridge of the foot just as they drive it in. It'll f@#k their foot up bad. It can make me a pain to spar with, a much loved tool in the arsenal along with short inner-thigh knees in clinch & full-weight koala-resting/riding my opponent in clinch to drain them to shit.
From a very young age my dad has always tought me the long guard and definetly on the street because it looks more passive. The problem is, now I always use it with boxing too :)
Really great to hear some advice for tall guys. It's a tough topic to hear much about because a lot of styles were designed by shorter guys. Love to hear what techniques and style's are best for tall guys. Thanks.
Try to pickup up a thing or two from successful people close to your weight and height you will always find something that works great for you once you have it down
I’m 5’9 with about a 71” reach, I use the long guard against all body types and kinds of fighters, it can work if you know what you’re doing, I prefer to use the long guard with taller fighters in training so I can get better at using it when I face someone my own size
Oossss means "very yes" in Okinawa. Basic translation is "fucking A". We said it when we arrived and greeted each other initially, and before a match or sparring.
Watch some og's like, Ramon Dekkers, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts, and the other Dutch fighters like, Nieky Holzken, Gokhan Saki, Tyrone Spong, Albert Kraus, Andy Souwer, Badr Hari, Rico Verhoeven, and many more.. Dutch thai boxing is heavy.
The muay khao concept is new to me. I don’t strictly train Muay Thai by any means but I myself tend to like to bait people and then counter like hell. I do a similar flaired elbows thing
Somluck Kamsing Somluck Kamsing (name used in the 1996 Summer Olympics) or Somrak Kamsing (Thai: สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์; RTGS: Somrak Khamsing; born January 16, 1973) is a Thai Muay Thai FIGHTER and Olympic gold medal-winning ** amateur boxer **. During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen. His older brother Somrot Kamsing also competed at the highest level as an amateur boxer. Muay Thai career At age 7, Somluck began training and fighting in Muay Thai. At 11, he moved to Bangkok to fight in the bigger stadiums. Prior to switching to amateur boxing he was viewed as one of the best fighters in the sport. He didn't compete competitively in Thailand after making the switch, but he did take up the occasional fight against foreign fighters.[2] In 2012 he made a return to the major boxing stadiums, not as a serious fighter, but to fight other semi-retired legends in hopes of attracting people to the sport. He beat fellow legend Jomhod Kiatadisak on October 4, 2012 at Rajadamnern Stadium in a fight with the largest ever side bet in Muay Thai, 5.27 million baht on the line.[3] They fought again in December 7, 2012 on the Lumpinee stadium birthday show. This time Jomhod Kiatadisak won by points. They fought third match with a 6 million baht side bet on February 7, 2013 and Somluck won again by decision.[4][5] However, he lost to American Nak Muay Chike Lindsay by unanimous decision in a modified Thai boxing Push Kick: World Stand Off in Pomona, California, on March 2, 2013.[6] Somluck fought to a draw with another legend, Yodwanpadet Sor Junlasen under special rules, at Rajadamnern Stadium on 2 April 2015. Somluck was only allowed to punch while Yodwanpadet could fight full Muay Thai.[7] THIS FIGHTER WAS A SIGHT TO SEE !!
I think Muay Thai has a serious issue with mobility out of fear of low kicks. Samart didn’t use the traditional rear foot heavy style and was able to move and evade much more easily. Committing to counting on getting your leg cut up is a bit strange to me. It feels very cultural. Like when Brazilians looked down on leg locks.
Do a video talking about how to fight people with more weight than you, say if they are running at you, standing grappling with you or just trying to trade punches with him.
As you may know...DieselNoi = Little Diesel engine...MT boxer (Nak Muay) carries a stage name as a first name (it tells his/her character) & training gym’s name as a last name to honour his trainer/teacher....Honour & respect is very important to must uphold (if you are a just protector/fighter) in Martial Arts , Performing Arts & Learning process in traditional Thai (Siam) as a whole...try Muay Boran style & Krabi Krabong (sword & staff/stick fighting) similar to Filipino-Eskrima/Arnis ...but with Wai Kru ritual (respectvto teacher).....🙏
Little note for anyone trying out the long guard: most fighters I've seen tend to shoot out into long guard when they need it then bring their guard back. Almost like they're pushing something away rather than walking like a zombie. Although I'm sure some guys can make the latter work!
@Meditatin_Bry Jonathan haggerty isn't a lowkick specialist, his known for his dangerous elbows and a good teeps. And the last time I checked he lost his belt to iron man and the fight after that. I personally am not a Liam Harrison fan but I'll give credit where credit is due.
@Meditatin_Bry the fucking sentence before that, the timestamp is for lowkicks, only person that does dutch-style lowkicks who is also at the top is Liam Harrison, most of his fights get stopped because of a KO or the opponent can't stand on their legs
I always wondered what they called tapping the ball of your foot on the ground. Muaythai's traditional style, in northern Shaolin kungfu we would call that "fighting from a hanging leg stance". So some techniques are universal techniques.
Dutch style too me makes a lot sense. The Long Guard and Muay Khao stancer is risky in my opinion. Me being a Jkd&Kali practionier can find loopholes in these guards and make your opponent pay. Plus they have weakness not accounted for!!!! Dutch style goes pretty well with my martial arts background. The way I see it. It's very adaptable!
You should watch Badr Hari, seems like he's using every style of muay thai is his fights. He's a master in it (with 92 knockouts) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hVnNrbtLuoM.html
Shane I’d love to see u do a video on boxing v kickboxing who wud win and a breakdown love wath u do keep up good work . Your an inspiration to me and probably millions of other people . So thanks we are so grateful Shane .👏
In a kickboxing fight, a world class kickboxer beats a world class boxer every time. In a boxing match a world class boxer beats a world class kickboxer every time.
Ye but wath about in a street fight u wouldn’t be in Cline to through many kick well maybe low kick or head kicks of course but body kicks not ideal. But the clinch can be super effective against someone who doesn’t no how to defend it,and a boxer wouldn’t know.
I use the dutch style as my primary stance. My main sparring partner is a guy whose 6'9 btw. I am 6'0, not short, but short in comparison to him. I also use lots of leg and body kicks, against everyone. I dont use headkicks, though I need to start doing so. Against everyone else though? The other guys, who are NOT 6'9 but are near my own height or very slightly taller(like 1 or 2 inches at most), and many are smaller than me in both height and weight, so I am neither the tallest/biggest guy in there, nor the smallest, by any stretch. Ive been training 2 years and 6 months, jiu jitsu for 1 year 1 month before that with gracie. I always use a tight guard whoever Im fighting though I will use long guard and posting depending on the defensive needs of the situation. I prefer blocking over all other forms of defense due to its reliability and the fact it keeps me in my stance. But I will do other forms of defense if its better for the occasion, using footwork to evade...though I dont use head movement that much except when we are working pure boxing, because I am afraid of eating a knee meant for my body, or a kick(and amplifying its power by slipping INTO it...yeah both those things scare me lol).
im 6.3ft(1.91m) but i prefer to fight like the dutch style, compact pressing aways forward ,closing the gap and boxing the hell out with low kicks at the end.
SUM MO' COMMENT ACTION It’s weird some dudes have massive legs just from doing running and conditioning from Muay Thai and others need to do leg days three times a week. Joe Valtelini is a good example.
@@summocommentaction3273 genetics arent all theyre cracked up to be. i can build muscle easly and look pretty good, but im honestly not that strong, at least with gym weights. Ive got good funtional strength for grappling and striking, but im jealous when i see guys smaller than me squatting 6 plates or more when i cant. Ive got pretty thick, long legs. I think the longer limbs are a detrement when lifting heavy.
I KNOW you have a Much larger channel, But you Should do some videos with Icy Mike over at hard2hurt. I think a couple/few Collaboration videos would make for some really cool Cross-promotion... And most importantly, some Awesome content!! 👍 You produce some Great, high quality, informative stuff, man! Keep it up 👊💥
To clarify dieselnoi was very much a muay khao fighter great knees and he used the long guard not typical muay khao guard so go for what suits you best
Had to smile watching this. Just realised that it's now something like 35 years since I (as a guy with a background in Aikido and Ju-Jitsu) started cross training in Muay Thai. I never did take it to a high level, but I did enough for it to change my outlook.
