Muay Thai or literally Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the “art of eight limbs” as it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins.
Muay Thai is a martial art, there is no belt system. Belt ranking as it is seen in other martial arts is considered by Muay Thai practitioners to be only a Western practice. The only “belts” that are earned in the sport are similar to those in pro boxing that are only earned after winning a major championship title fight. Attaining that champion fighter physique has never felt more possible than through MMA. MMA classes utilizes the best of the arts of Boxing, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial art systems.
Muay Thai is referred to as the “Art of Eight Limbs” or the “Science of Eight Limbs”, because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight “points of contact”. This is, of course, opposed to “two points” (fists) in boxing and “four points” (hands and feet) used in other more regulated combat sports, such as kickboxing. A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as a nak muay.
A typical Muay Thai class:
- Jumping rope (5-10 minutes)
- Shadow Boxing (5 minutes)
- Beginner techniques and drills *mostly just punching combinations* (20 minutes, afterwards we put on shin guards)
- Advanced techniques and drills *using both punches and kicks* (15-20 minutes)
- Intense cardio session (5-10 minutes)
- Cool down and stretching (5 minutes)
A typical class is anywhere from one hour to one hour and a half, of course, this can be slightly more or less depending on your gym’s schedule. A class can be held in a variety of spaces depending on your gym size, some gyms do bag or pad work depending on the layout.
At this time We offer Muai Thai only as private lessons.