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Khun Kao · 07-23-2006, 07:43 PM

I am not a member of the TBA, but our pad training is very similar. There are numerous different varieties to how we approach pad drills. Most of the time, the students do partner up and take turns holding/striking the pads. There are other times when we do a rotation of some sort where our students alternate between the different bags (standard heavy bag, tear-drop bag, banana bag, speed bag, double-end ball) with one "station" being with the coach in the ring with the Thai pads.

When the students partner up, often the coaches will partner up with a specific student who needs to work on specific skills and needs the personal mentoring, or if there is an odd-man out.

07-23-2006, 07:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
Khun Kao Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 839 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am not a member of the TBA, but our pad training is very similar. There are numerous different varieties to how we approach pad drills. Most of the time, the students do partner up and take turns holding/striking the pads. There are other times when we do a rotation of some sort where our students alternate between the different bags (standard heavy bag, tear-drop bag, banana bag, speed bag, double-end ball) with one "station" being with the coach in the ring with the Thai pads. When the students partner up, often the coaches will partner up with a specific student who needs to work on specific skills and needs the personal mentoring, or if there is an odd-man out. __________________ Kru Brooks C. Miller GCA MuayThai Board of Advisors USMTA Director of DC, MD, and VA http://khunkao.com/