Is muay thai good for street fighting? Does muay thai help in street fights? Muay thai is definitely good for street fighting. Even with just a few weeks of muay thai training you will have simple but effective fighting techniques that can be used effectively in a street fight. Muay thai is a relatively simple…
What are the best beginner martial arts to learn? Based on simplicity, effectiveness and availability of instruction (online and live training), here are the best beginner martial arts to learn. But before we get into specifically the best beginner martial arts to learn, let’s look at what is the best martial art for beginners to…
When it comes to street fighting and real world combat, two fighting styles often compared are boxing and muay thai. And a common debate is which is better, boxing vs muay thai for self defense? In my own opinion and coming from a slightly biased viewpoint of being a muay thai practitioner, then muay thai…
A haymaker punch is a wide arching punch with a major swing back load up before being delivered with full force and commitment. Due to the time it takes to load up and wide swing back motion in the loading of the haymaker, it is quite easily spotted and defended or countered by experienced fighters.…
Here are the most commonly used muay thai sweeps and how to use them effectively in competition and sparring. Sweeps are one form of takedown used in muay thai. There are also throws and dumps as well as pulldowns. Muay thai also has throws, which are usually done in close range in the clinch. This…
The muay thai switch kick is both a powerful and fast technique that can cause enough damage to end a fight or can be used to set up other attacks. A lot of students struggle to throw effective switch kicks so in this post we look at the most important aspects of throwing an effective…
MMA or Mixed Martial Arts is a combination or hybrid of the most effective martial arts techniques for one on one fighting in a cage under a particular rule set. Over time from the very first UFC where Gracie Jiu Jitsu dominated and introduced the world to the effectiveness of ground fighting to be able…
What is the best martial arts combo to learn, study and train? This will differ by person as each person has different goals when it comes to learning and training martial arts. But the best martial arts combo would really depend on your goals with the martial arts and these can be summarised in 3…
Does muay thai include grappling and what are the main aspects of muay thai grappling? We look at grappling in detail and how important grappling is in muay thai and the some of the main techniques included. But first a quick definition of what grappling is and how muay thai grappling differs as a unique…
Do boxers lift weights? Should boxers even include lifting weights in their strength and conditioning training? The typical vision of a high level boxer is a ripped, muscular, elegant moving pugilist without a lot of muscle mass, but massive KO power in his hands. But in modern day boxing competition, are traditional training methods of…
