Kickboxing and Muay Thai has a comparatively long history with kickboxing and Muay Thai compared to other Pacific Islands such as Fiji. Today in Port Moresby and other Provincial Centres in PNG you can train kickboxing, muay thai and MMA and grappling. These martial arts are not available to train in most Pacific Islands countries.…
Here are 5 simple but very effective muay thai drills you can do at home to help you improve quickly. Do these muay thai drills at home outside of the gym and over time you are guranteed to see excellent benefits in your technique. Best of all, these drills can be done with zero or…
The 50-0 undefeated winning streak in combat sports has become ever more popular today among fight fans. A lot of the buzz around this record of 50 straight wins undefeated has been created by Floyd Mayweather as he achieved this record in 2018 to much global recognition. But while Mayweather is credited for brining the…
The question mark kick is an advanced technique used in different striking arts including, muay thai, karate, Taekwondo, kickboxing and MMA. This kick can be a spectacular KO kick and is a very effective and dangerous technique. In this post we cover: The kick requires good hip mobility in order to rotate the hip to…
In general there are two main types of muay thai kicks, straight kicks and round kicks. However within the straight and roundhouse types of muay thai kicks there are 10 different types of muay thai kicks that have Thai names. The 10 types of muay thai kicks that will be looked at in this post…
To learn the basics of muay thai does not take a very long time at all and is directly proportionate to the amount of time you put into learning and training. The fastest way I have found to learn muay thai is through focussed solo training outside of the gym and in between your regular…
Muay thai is recognized as a crucial part of any MMA fighters game. Who are the best exponents of muay thai in MMA and the UFC today? In my opinion they are (in no particular rank or order): Several MMA and UFC fighters have had major success coming from a background and foundation in muay…
Muay thai vs taekwando – which martial art is more effective in fighting? If there was a fight between a muay thai champion and high level Taekwando black belt who would win? These questions are answered in this post. Based on 5 actual muay thai vs taekwando fights discussed in this post, the conclusion is…
Probably the two most popular martial arts in the world today (outside of MMA) are BJJ and muay thai. In this post we look at muay thai vs BJJ as martial arts and fighting styles. And why they have grown in popularity in recent years. Also which is more effective in a self defense situation.…
The question of ‘What martial art should I learn’ is an important one for someone who is just getting the martial arts and is debating over which style would best suit them. This is not an easy question to answer as everyone’s circumstances, preferences and reasons for learning the martial arts are different. In general…
