chugger

hello
i am new to this board well new to martial arts period.
i am taking muay thai and i might fit some BJJ in there as well if i have time.
is there anything i should do or buy or bring to better prepare myself for my first lesson?
thanks
chris

Tom Yum

Don't chug a beer..jj

Bring money for hand wraps, bring a towel to whipe away your sweat, keep an open mind and have fun!

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gregimotis

Welcome to the forum, welcome to the martial arts.

Right from the get go you'll want:
A mouthguard ($2.00 at any sporting goods store), make sure it's a 'moldable' type.

A cup.

Other stuff can be got later, or the gym may have some to sell.


More important than your first class is your fifteenth class. That's the class where the newness wears off, but you aren't really very good yet so it hasn't gotten fun. It'll happen five or six weeks into your training and might take a couple months to get through. It's where most new martial arts students drop out. Don't let it get you.

When you start feeling like you'd rather stay home than go to class - or maybe you've missed a couple classes already and sort of want to go back but aren't getting around to it, then you'll know you've hit the time I'm talking about.

When you get there, post a thread on this forum stating that you're having trouble getting motivated and we will taunt and cajol you back to class. Our pleasure.

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chugger

i am so stoked i cant wait
what hand raps should i use im not sure if the place sells them or not
i will find out more when i get there
i will let you guys know how it goes when i get home
its a private lesson as well
so hopefully it will go well
thanks
chris

S.Anucha

learn Burmese Naban to compliment it with Muay Thai

Have fun... you're an Aussie right? Hopefully you have a good teacher and they do a lot of clinching.

Burmese Naban! scrap the BJJ and try to learn that, it seems to be geared towards pure self defense, wrestling mixed with submission and also clinch work. Very weird and easy shit. I know a little now, its very nice indeed for what I know, you use your head a lot and biting, eye gouging, well not quite gouging but more like distraction method by squeezing the eyes, breaking the jaw by using your head, lots of little tricks in it, its what i am trying to learn, also has all the usual BJJ submissions only Naban teaches you and TRAINS you fouling techniques, Naban is actually a war tool which is part of the Burmese Kachin hill tribes fighting system, soemthing like Burmese Boxing, it is not MMA, there has been a cival war in Kachin state, in our time, and those dudes have used all this.

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chugger

no aussie here
it was fun but i had to cut the lesson short my right ankle is sprained beyond recognition from a snowboarding incident sunday but other than that i am hooked.

we worked on footwork, jabs, straights and hooks, a few blocks and body kicks. this is such an intense workout i was sweathing in 10mins
but i cant wait to go back
he kept asking me if i had any prior MA experience so maybe i was doing the right thing or learning exceptionally quick.
he did compliment me on my kicks he said they were very strong for a beginner.
but i cant wait till friday my 2nd lesson and hopefully my ankle will be better i can go 10/10ths
thanks
lata
chris

S.Anucha

hey, good work. Did you do much clinch work?

You know Thai boxing is 50% strike hitting and 50% clinch work. You can go deeper and learn weapons and ground fighting but I reckon you're on the right path if you learn the basics first.

Who is your teacher? just curious. the phrase "...i am so stoked i cant wait..." gave me th impression you were from Australia, sorry if I was wrong.

The most important thing is, make sure your teacher is good! thats all.

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"...Don't worry. When you are in the ring, you're all by yourself. No one can help you. So, all you can do is fight. So fight! Don't back down. Like in life, no one is going to live your life. So, no one is going to fight your fight for you. Muaythai is not winning or being better than the other guy. It is learning to lose before winning and to give from your heart before receiving. In muaythai, you always win and lose. So, don't worry. (Smile)..."

DJColdfusion

Remember the advil and a good icepack or two.

Damian Mavis

Dude! I get stoked too and I'm Canadian! Dude!

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seany85

glad to hear you enjoyed it,

heres a good website that S.Anucha told me about

www.muaythai.com

also

http://www.muaythaionline.net

i hope these are helpful