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This post will cover some stuff I learned about muay thai training and some things you should be extremely aware and careful of.
As someone who does a traditional art and a combat sport, I've learned traditional arts tend to have better and more answers to things than combat sports. Social media and promotions like UFC like to paint a picture that combat sports are the best and traditional arts are shit. Which is definitely not the case at all. Look at the theory your art is based on and ask if it's actually something it can accomplish. Then look at the practicality of the art. Then look at how you train. Your training should resemble something that makes it practical, and that inturn will reflect the theory. One thing I definitely noticed in my training for a combat sport is muay thai for me, lacked balance and answers if something fails.
Thai boxers can definitely generate power. They are fit, conditioned, etc. But in my training, we usually focus on hitting. Never how to recover if a hit misses. Or balance in general. Power comes from the ground up. Balance is what makes the connection between you and the ground. If you were to stand on one foot right now some people may start to wobble. Others can't bend down on one leg. That has to do with balance. The more stable you are, the more balance you have and more power you can get. It also protects your stance. A stance is pretty much a certain position/pose you channel in order to execute your systems theory. Thai practitioners don't feel it as much since we usually hit bags, pads,etc in class. You essentially counterbalance on impact and that prevents a long of stability loss. But one thing I learned is try doing a roundhouse kick or any spinning attack properly in slow motion in the air. You will definitely lose balance or your body will naturally try to counterbalance itself. That means you haven't trained everything you need to. Impact is definitely important for every system. But in fights you won't just be hitting. You'll be receiving pressure and force that will move you in any direction which will threaten your balance and lose your stance.
Another thing is try doing a roundhouse kick or any spinning attack in the air at regular to full power. You'll notice after the mark you usually make impact, you'll lose balance instantly. When your foot reached the ground again, your back will be turnt to the front. Definitely not a good position to be in an actual fight. Some things you need to discover and find on your own. Everyone is different, so sometimes you will have to create ways to make up for what you lack.
Spinning attack are indeed good but not something that should be done a lot. They have power but there a point where all power and balance are lost. Training in wing chun made me see things differently since since wing chun is a straight system. The punches come from the solar plexus and the kicks are straight. Boxing, muay thai, etc use the body's natural circular rotation to generate power. However straight lines are faster than circles. Even a jab Is at a bit of an angle. Many systems are essentially circles that try to hit like a straight line. Look at a muay thai roundhouse. You are creating an arc if there is no target. With a target, the kick is still circular. But you use enough of the shape/angle to get power. However, the arc was just cut in half. The shape you made is now 1/4 of a circle. Same as doing a sharp turn driving a car on a highway. You cannot halt/redirect all that kinetic energy without something bad happening. Energy can only be transferred by shaped and angles that are similar.
Keep training and always question what you know. Always test systems your life may depend upon.
As someone who does a traditional art and a combat sport, I've learned traditional arts tend to have better and more answers to things than combat sports. Social media and promotions like UFC like to paint a picture that combat sports are the best and traditional arts are shit. Which is definitely not the case at all. Look at the theory your art is based on and ask if it's actually something it can accomplish. Then look at the practicality of the art. Then look at how you train. Your training should resemble something that makes it practical, and that inturn will reflect the theory. One thing I definitely noticed in my training for a combat sport is muay thai for me, lacked balance and answers if something fails.
Thai boxers can definitely generate power. They are fit, conditioned, etc. But in my training, we usually focus on hitting. Never how to recover if a hit misses. Or balance in general. Power comes from the ground up. Balance is what makes the connection between you and the ground. If you were to stand on one foot right now some people may start to wobble. Others can't bend down on one leg. That has to do with balance. The more stable you are, the more balance you have and more power you can get. It also protects your stance. A stance is pretty much a certain position/pose you channel in order to execute your systems theory. Thai practitioners don't feel it as much since we usually hit bags, pads,etc in class. You essentially counterbalance on impact and that prevents a long of stability loss. But one thing I learned is try doing a roundhouse kick or any spinning attack properly in slow motion in the air. You will definitely lose balance or your body will naturally try to counterbalance itself. That means you haven't trained everything you need to. Impact is definitely important for every system. But in fights you won't just be hitting. You'll be receiving pressure and force that will move you in any direction which will threaten your balance and lose your stance.
Another thing is try doing a roundhouse kick or any spinning attack in the air at regular to full power. You'll notice after the mark you usually make impact, you'll lose balance instantly. When your foot reached the ground again, your back will be turnt to the front. Definitely not a good position to be in an actual fight. Some things you need to discover and find on your own. Everyone is different, so sometimes you will have to create ways to make up for what you lack.
Spinning attack are indeed good but not something that should be done a lot. They have power but there a point where all power and balance are lost. Training in wing chun made me see things differently since since wing chun is a straight system. The punches come from the solar plexus and the kicks are straight. Boxing, muay thai, etc use the body's natural circular rotation to generate power. However straight lines are faster than circles. Even a jab Is at a bit of an angle. Many systems are essentially circles that try to hit like a straight line. Look at a muay thai roundhouse. You are creating an arc if there is no target. With a target, the kick is still circular. But you use enough of the shape/angle to get power. However, the arc was just cut in half. The shape you made is now 1/4 of a circle. Same as doing a sharp turn driving a car on a highway. You cannot halt/redirect all that kinetic energy without something bad happening. Energy can only be transferred by shaped and angles that are similar.
Keep training and always question what you know. Always test systems your life may depend upon.
