dukemushroom

well, it took my first muay thai class on monday. so far so good, i go again tonight. people there are awesome, good environment. if anyone would like to give me any tips on anything it would be awesome. instructor is samuel f. adams, he was the IKF North American Amateur MT welterweight champion if anyone knows who he is. well, wish me luck

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CHOKE UK

well done.

I bet your body still aches!

You must have painfull hard boiled eggs on your shins still!

Have you been in the ring yet????

I could hardly walk for a few days after my first few lessons which lasted over 3 hours!

you will probably find the lads are really humble and down to earth,
unlike many Ma schools.

Tip; forget any karate nonsence you may have learnt,
it aint no good where you are going!!!

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alexjxaver

if you only going to 2 classes a week, dont expect to get anywhere fast

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dukemushroom

after the first lesson my shins were all red, not bruised yet...got a pretty good bruise on my arm though. oh yeah, i don't plan on only going 2 days a week...i plan on at least 3 a week, 4 or 5 if i can make them. i've only been to 2 classes but so far i really enjoy it, a lot more physical than TKD.

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CHOKE UK

Duke mushroom,
how do you find it compared to tkd.

i compared the two and found there was no comparison!

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Tom Yum

Congratulations on your start!

Those welterweights can hit pretty dang hard, huh? I bet he's tough too. I've seen guys of his caliber do round robin drills against amateur cruiser weight and heavy weights and put them to shame.

For those of you new to the round robin drill, everyone in your class pairs up. At the start of the bell you start sparring with your partner with medium to full contact. When the 1 minute break bell goes off, you rest and switch partners so you're sparring the next guy in line.....the challenge is when you find out the next guy in line is a head taller, 50 lbs heavier and dabbles in power lifting

These things go on until the last two guys are standing. If you get TKOd or hurt, you're pulled out of the circuit and work on something else (heavy bag, speed bag, jump rope, calisthenics). Sometimes people can't continue into the later rounds or work so hard that they either puke or passout. In the end, you have 2 guys still goin at it for the 12thr round!!!!!!

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CHOKE UK

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nowhere near as demanding as a Karate-kata!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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dukemushroom

man, there is no comparison btw. MT and TKD, they are totally different. i like MT much better personally because it involves more contact during training, my TKD class only had sparring once a week the rest was all forms, in MT i get to train on the bags and with other people all the time.

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CHOKE UK

Duke, It is so refreshing to hear someone admit that Mt is superior to the art they have trained in for years.

you have made a wise move.

I have such a hard time trying to explain this to karate people!

I disagree with a post from Alex earlier where he said that twice a week is no good.

well twice a week is better than 7 days a week at most other MA.

I found that Mt is so efective in the training that improvement is extremely rapid.

Its not one of those Ma that boasts about having 2000 techniques and therefore you never really have enought time to learn any completely.

but you'd better get fit, or you will pay a heavy price in the ring!

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dukemushroom

yeah, i've started weight training again but i'm always listening for tips and tricks!

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Tom Yum

Weight training is great for supplementing your power. Be sure to run too, but work up to your runs.

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dukemushroom

i just started running again today, i could only go 5 mins but it's a start right? I'm trying to lift on days i don't go to MT, like tues, thurs, and sat., and then run on days i do go so mon, wed, and fri. and i do my abs on mwf also.

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CHOKE UK

Duke you are a bit keen.
carefull you dont burn yourself out!

Id concentrate on cardio more than the weight lifting too much.

Have you been in the ring yet?

You will see it's fitness that can win you a fight more than brute strength!

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dukemushroom

no, i haven't been in the ring yet...i think i have to wait a while before they'll let me.

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CHOKE UK

Lucy you.

At my clas, if you have experience at another martial art, you are invited to step into the ring straight away with an experieced fighter who basically just toys with you, not really hurting you!

just to prove how little your previous martial art experience was worth.

My punches and kicks were powder puff!

I had never concentrated on speed and power as they do in MT!

I felt embarrassed!
As the instructor just said "dont worry, it happens to us all, it's how i started!"

But as time went by i realised he was right!

MT is the real macoy!

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