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I just started Muay Thai about 2 months ago, and I am right handed and left footed. Do yall suggest switching stances during a fight or just keeping a right hand stance the whole time? Also, when we spar, i do fine against people that have been fighting for awhile, but its the totally new guys that get to me, because the just go crazy punching and rushing. I have heard if that happens to grab them and rest my bodyweight on them while kneeing them, or should i just be patient and let them swing away and wait for the right time to unload?
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There are a few southpaw vs. orthodox stance threads in here, I'll sum up the consensus: Pick one and stick with it. Trying to do both tends to make you sloppy in both partly because you forget where your feet are when under pressure.
Dealing with new guys doing what you describe just takes some practice. Waiting them out can work, especially if they wind themselves quickly. The clinch you describe can work also. Sometimes you can use the foot jab to repel them until they get frustrated or tired. Often you can just fire a cross right into them as they come at you. One thing to keep in mind though, the only really good way to deal with someone who insists on being that aggressive is to hit them hard enough that they are afraid to charge you anymore - be that with knees, or fists, or whatever. While that's good fight strategy, it may not be good strategy for a light spar. Watch how the more experienced handle the same guys, and don't be afraid to ask'em to lighten up a bit.
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fight orthodox. The guys will have some real touble checking that left leg after awhile....just wear them down with the left kick and the right cross.
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Basically if you are sparing and someone is coming hard at you, match them, that's my take. I am often sparring with less experienced people, and if they choose to try to hurt me, I'll be forced to hurt them. So I agree with Greg on this one. If they are wanting to put themselves in danger, it's not my fault.
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if they are aggressively punching you, block hard with your elbow...it will hurt them a bit but not too much
if they are aggressively kicking you, teeb at the cone of their kicking leg(s)...this move is called mon yun lak, it should teach them to cool down |
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Thanks for the info. After working on it, I have found it much better to stay in an orthodox stance and working on kicking with both legs. It suprises alot of people when I'm working the thighs and midsection with my right roundhouse then all of a sudden blast the living crap out of them with a left roundhouse across the head
.....I love this sport
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