Should I do boxing and Muay Thai at the same time?

Should I do boxing and Muay Thai at the same time?

  Our course on winning any street fight is out! Learn how to win street fights using one Muay Thai technique! Check it out here! Boxing and Muay Thai are excellent arts to mix together. The slick defensive head movement of boxing can be a great compliment to Muay Thai if modified to account for knees and head kicks. I highly suggest against training these arts concurrently though. To mix styles you must first become proficient in one then proficient in the other completely separately. Once you have learned enough to have a true understanding of each you can see where things need to be modified and adapted to get them to work together. Trying to cross-train two striking arts at once will only hinder your ability to truly absorb everything either one has to offer and put you in a “Jack of all trades; master of none”...
How much brain damage (if any) are you likely to get over time from recreational sparring in Western boxing or Muay Thai kickboxing?

How much brain damage (if any) are you likely to get over time from recreational sparring in Western boxing or Muay Thai kickboxing?

  Our course on winning any street fight is out! Learn how to win street fights using one Muay Thai technique! Check it out here! This really depends on whether or not we’re training intelligently. Hard sparring is very rarely needed. 90% or more of sparring needs to be done light so that timing is improved, but damage doesn’t build up. Even in Thailand all Muay Thai sparring is done extremely light. The only hard sparring is done with boxing so that fighters get accustomed to feeling power as well as seeing and defending punches with bad intentions, but headgear is always worn and vaseline is always applied to the face when this sparring is done to reduce damage done to each fighter. Furthermore boxing sparring happens far less often than Muay Thai sparring in Thailand so that fighters do not take too much damage in the...
What are ways to slip to avoid a jab and right cross in boxing or Muay Thai?

What are ways to slip to avoid a jab and right cross in boxing or Muay Thai?

  Our course on winning any street fight is out! Learn how to win street fights using one Muay Thai technique! Check it out here! There are several different ways to evade a jab and a cross (both separately and in combination). Your basic rule of thumb though to slip so that your head goes in the direction of their back so that they have to punch over themselves to land the next punch in their combination. Also remember that when you make someone miss you have to make them pay. For this reason slipping should be done at the slimmest margin possible so that you have the most amount of time to land a counterattack before your opponent can get back in position to...
How can I improve balance and movement in boxing or Muay Thai?

How can I improve balance and movement in boxing or Muay Thai?

  Our course on winning any street fight is out! Learn how to win street fights using one Muay Thai technique! Check it out here! There’s no magic pill that makes you more balanced and have better movement across the board in either Muay Thai or boxing. Instead we have to think about balance and movement in individual techniques. The good news is that some techniques are used much more often than others. In fact even the most seasoned fighters only throw a handful of techniques with a high amount of frequency and just change the order and timing to find different openings. In Muay Thai your key weapons will be jab, cross, left hook, right round kick, and left round kick. Practice the form and the technique with each one of these techniques separately instead of always working combinations. If you have proper instruction on the form and you train with seriousness then your balance will improve greatly in a short amount of time. Practice your basic footwork steps as well: forward, backward, lateral, and pivot step. These basic steps and basic techniques will have your general movement and balance be sharp. From there you’ll have that foundation you need to learn the more advanced techniques out there. I have a fundamentals course that covers all of these things on askchike.com so feel free to check it out...
Is it possible to train Muay Thai while pregnant?

Is it possible to train Muay Thai while pregnant?

  Our course on winning any street fight is out! Learn how to win street fights using one Muay Thai technique! Check it out here! Yes it is still possible to train Muay Thai while pregnant, but like with any kind of exercise it has to be (1st) modified for safety and (2nd) approved by a qualified physician. Sparring and clinchwork need to be eliminated completely since strikes to the midsection are unavoidable in these two aspects of training. Pad work and bag work should be fine to do as long as jumping techniques are avoided and pad holders are qualified instructors that are experienced enough to remember not to strike to the midsection. Again whatever modified training regimen you come up with should be discussed with a qualified physician before engaging in...
Muay Thai: What causes a person to get knocked out?

Muay Thai: What causes a person to get knocked out?

  Our course on winning any street fight is out! Learn how to win street fights using one Muay Thai technique! Check it out here! A knockout is a result of a severe concussion and a concussion is just a result of hard blow to the head. The brain floats within the skull suspended in fluid and concussions are caused when the head moves at such a violent rate that it forces the brain to crash into the side of the skull. A well timed strike to the jaw or temple can easily cause this. When this sudden trauma happens the brain quickly acts to begin repairing itself, diverting resources to that process at the expense of other brain functions (usually mobility first). This is why when fighters get rocked, the legs start to give out first and they lose the ability to move with coordination even while still conscious. When the brain determines that damage is severe enough to warrant it, it will shutdown the entire body and cause the person to completely lose consciousness while it attempts to repair itself as quickly as...