Thinking of Training by myself

kh_s · 01-30-2003, 02:13 PM

What I plan to do is maybe since my school does not fully teach Muay Thai, I`ll do weights there. As in learning how to do squats and lunges with proper form. I`ll probably buy a Muay Thai Banana bag and only train my knees, elbows, punches. For the kicks, must be left out because I don`t know to do a proper Thai Kick. So will I benefit anything from this and improve my striking power ?

For equipment, I`m just going to buy a sit-up bench, a stationary bike, and some barbells & dumbells. But after I get a Muay Thai gym closer to where I live i`ll go there. If not I guess I`m stuck until I`m older.

So you guys got any advice ?

Szczepankiewicz · 01-30-2003, 02:24 PM

Sounds reasonable to me.

However, watch out for those Sumo Wrestlers.

Spanky

Pretzel Boy · 01-31-2003, 09:03 AM

Hi kh_s, do you have a cam-corder? One way to verify your form might be to record some of your practice sessions and compare what you're doing with an instructional video or book.

I do this with my son (he just began wrestling) so he can review his matches and see what worked and what went wrong. I don't see any reason you couldn't make it work for solo practice as well as a real match.

Just a thought from a new guy

Chuck

darrianation · 02-07-2003, 07:28 PM

YAH I KINDA DO THAT TOO. I STUDIED MT FOR THREE YRS I,VE ALSO STUDIED OTHER MA. I MOVED TO A SMALL TOWN AND THERE IS ONLY ONE KARATE SCHOOL HERE. I DID IT FOR A WHILE BUT I WAS FRUSTRTED AT THE LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION. THERE WAS ABSOLUTLY NO SPARRING, WELL UNLESS YOU CALL 20 MIN A MONTH SPARRING. KNOW I JUST PRACTICE ON MY OWN, SHADOW BOXING AND HEAVY BAG. BUT IT REALLY ISNT THE SAME. NO ONE TO CORECT ME IF MY TECHNIQUE GETS A LITTLE OFF, AND I FIND MYSELF REINFORCING SOME BAD HABBITS. WHEN I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY I GO TO SEMINARS OR TO A WEEKEND CAMP. THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO FIX MY BAD HABBITS. ALSO WITH NO SPARRING PARTNER YOU REALLY GET OUT OF SYNC. I'TS BEST TO HAVE GOOD INSTRUCTION AND SPARRING. BUT IF YOU DONT HAVE THAT THEN DOING IT ON YOUR OWN IS THE NEXT BEST THING. ALSO COMING TO SIGHTS LIKE THIS AND GETTING SOME GOOD INFO.

JP Prideaux · 02-08-2003, 11:41 AM

There's a button called CAPS LOCK somewhere... should be on the left-hand side next to the "A".

01-30-2003, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
kh_s Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 408	Thinking of Training by myself What I plan to do is maybe since my school does not fully teach Muay Thai, I`ll do weights there. As in learning how to do squats and lunges with proper form. I`ll probably buy a Muay Thai Banana bag and only train my knees, elbows, punches. For the kicks, must be left out because I don`t know to do a proper Thai Kick. So will I benefit anything from this and improve my striking power ? For equipment, I`m just going to buy a sit-up bench, a stationary bike, and some barbells & dumbells. But after I get a Muay Thai gym closer to where I live i`ll go there. If not I guess I`m stuck until I`m older. So you guys got any advice ?

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01-30-2003, 02:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109	Sounds reasonable to me. However, watch out for those Sumo Wrestlers. Spanky

01-31-2003, 09:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pretzel Boy Novice Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 16	Hi kh_s, do you have a cam-corder? One way to verify your form might be to record some of your practice sessions and compare what you're doing with an instructional video or book. I do this with my son (he just began wrestling) so he can review his matches and see what worked and what went wrong. I don't see any reason you couldn't make it work for solo practice as well as a real match. Just a thought from a new guy Chuck

02-07-2003, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
darrianation Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,061	YAH I KINDA DO THAT TOO. I STUDIED MT FOR THREE YRS I,VE ALSO STUDIED OTHER MA. I MOVED TO A SMALL TOWN AND THERE IS ONLY ONE KARATE SCHOOL HERE. I DID IT FOR A WHILE BUT I WAS FRUSTRTED AT THE LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION. THERE WAS ABSOLUTLY NO SPARRING, WELL UNLESS YOU CALL 20 MIN A MONTH SPARRING. KNOW I JUST PRACTICE ON MY OWN, SHADOW BOXING AND HEAVY BAG. BUT IT REALLY ISNT THE SAME. NO ONE TO CORECT ME IF MY TECHNIQUE GETS A LITTLE OFF, AND I FIND MYSELF REINFORCING SOME BAD HABBITS. WHEN I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY I GO TO SEMINARS OR TO A WEEKEND CAMP. THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO FIX MY BAD HABBITS. ALSO WITH NO SPARRING PARTNER YOU REALLY GET OUT OF SYNC. I'TS BEST TO HAVE GOOD INSTRUCTION AND SPARRING. BUT IF YOU DONT HAVE THAT THEN DOING IT ON YOUR OWN IS THE NEXT BEST THING. ALSO COMING TO SIGHTS LIKE THIS AND GETTING SOME GOOD INFO.

02-08-2003, 11:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
JP Prideaux Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The pub Posts: 157	There's a button called CAPS LOCK somewhere... should be on the left-hand side next to the "A".

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