Reply to: Muay Thai

[theemeestroo]

Where you thinking of training?
Oop north, Master A in Manchester is pretty good. Trained there for a while.
Master Sken has one in Stockport as well. Check out his site.
www.mastersken.com
He has a load of affiliate clubs around the country (SIMTA or something)
There is one in London I know of that a mate of mine trains at and he says is alright
If you are interested in muay thai check out this

http://www.ancientmuaythai.com/index.htm

A guy I trained with when I was living in America.
He has a place in thailand now and the site has a lot of history etc about muay thai

[Churchill]

Fancy yourself as Jason Bourne, do we Churchill? :

Nah mate, I'm older, wiser, fatter and 'arder!

[cailin maith]

I used to have one of those when I did martial arts as a kid, they were mildly fashionable then though with KK being popular. A grown man in this day and age though, that's cruelty to children, humiliating his son like that, lol

Thats what we thought.... the kid is sooo bold aswell, really needs a slap on the ass but last night the dad was telling him off and even the kid was laughing at him!

[Charles Foster Kane]

lol - reminds me - last night one of the older guys in my class (comes with his son) actually had a headband on - karate kid style!! don't know how everyone kept such straight faces!!! I was wetting myself!

I used to have one of those when I did martial arts as a kid, they were mildly fashionable then though with KK being popular. A grown man in this day and age though, that's cruelty to children, humiliating his son like that, lol

[DodgyAgent]

This is how karate should be done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_vvI26NnwE

[cailin maith]

Yes, that sounds like a fundamentally different grading system, what with using coloured arm bands rather than coloured belts. I hear there is a radically new grading system coming in, they're going to use coloured headbands apparently.

lol - reminds me - last night one of the older guys in my class (comes with his son) actually had a headband on - karate kid style!! don't know how everyone kept such straight faces!!! I was wetting myself!

[Charles Foster Kane]

I've trained a couple of Muay Thai gyms, both had a grading system, it's not like Karate with belts etc you get coloured arm bands.

Yes, that sounds like a fundamentally different grading system, what with using coloured arm bands rather than coloured belts. I hear there is a radically new grading system coming in, they're going to use coloured headbands apparently.

[r0bly0ns]

Anyone got any info on Muay Thai. Quite interested in taking it up. I did Karate for a while, but there wasn't as much fitness as I would have liked and it was way too rigid and structured. Does Muay Thai have belts or stages like Karate?

Have you thought of giving freestyle Karate a go?

Much more fitness orientated, with a bit of tradition.
The guy who runs my club has black belts in Wado Ryu Karate, TaeKwondo and Aikido and he incorporates them all into his Freetyle.

[XTC]

I've trained a couple of Muay Thai gyms, both had a grading system, it's not like Karate with belts etc you get coloured arm bands.

You don't learn patterns like traditional MA like TKD or karate, you have to demonstrate techniques and know the basics of the art etc

You also don;t have to partcipate at all in the grading system unlike TMA

Cool thanks mate.

[cailin maith]

so pathetic,

He asked a question and I answered.

How about you bore off and stop stalking me.

lol!!!

[DodgyAgent]

so pathetic,

He asked a question and I answered.

How about you bore off and stop stalking me.

OK

[dotnetter]

so pathetic,

He asked a question and I answered.

How about you bore off and stop stalking me.

[DodgyAgent]

I've trained a couple of Muay Thai gyms, both had a grading system, it's not like Karate with belts etc you get coloured arm bands.

You don't learn patterns like traditional MA like TKD or karate, you have to demonstrate techniques and know the basics of the art etc

You also don;t have to partcipate at all in the grading system unlike TMA

I suggest you go and bore like minded bores on this site DN

http://www.martial-forums.com/?gclid...FRmzEAodSEtmgw

[dotnetter]

I've trained a couple of Muay Thai gyms, both had a grading system, it's not like Karate with belts etc you get coloured arm bands.

You don't learn patterns like traditional MA like TKD or karate, you have to demonstrate techniques and know the basics of the art etc

You also don;t have to partcipate at all in the grading system unlike TMA

[Clippy]

I've started Krav Maga recently. It's the dogs!

Fancy yourself as Jason Bourne, do we Churchill? :