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Opinions on Muay Thai (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 21 hours ago by SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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So with the increasing far right movements and their violent thugs getting more confident, I figured it might be the time to get some self defence training going.

From a young age I have been doing judo and boxing though it has been some years since I got lessons. I occasionally spar or shadow box but I need to do more I feel.

My eye fell on Muay Thai but I have no experience in it. It seems like it is a respected self defence art by many but I wanted some opinions before I went.

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Muay Thai is a practical system, and will build on your existing boxing experience. That said though, I find that the quality of the instruction tends to be more important than the system itself. It's also worth noting that training for sport and self defense will have different focus as well, so you want to find a club that's more oriented on the practical side of things. Regular sparring is particularly important in my opinion, because that's how you start developing intuition for timing and distance, as well as getting used to being hit.