What makes Muay Thai so different is that it is both a martial art AND a fight sport. This means two things: 1.) nothing is taught unless it WORKS in a real fight against someone that really wants to hurt you and 2.) the most rare and sacred gems of knowledge in Muay Thai are usually learned in the ring. They are details that are so small they can be invisible even on tape if you don’t already know them. They are details that are often learned after a lot of pain and sacrifice. This can make a lot of fighters very secretive about their best techniques. (It certainly did that for me.)
I’ve won 8 championship belts in my career as a professional fighter. I’ve fought legends like Somluck Khamsing, Yodsanklai Fairtex, and Matee Jedeepitak and the fact that I had to bleed for my best secrets made me want to hold them very close to me for many years and only allow people who are deserving to even see them. What I realized though is that doing that isn’t necessary because even if I give everyone access, only 15% will even take advantage. Out of those that take advantage only the top 5% will train with true seriousness and put in the practice necessary to internalize these techniques so that they can perform them at a high level on an at-will basis. That top 5% are those deserving few that I had hoped to pass these skills along to anyway.
AskChike has something for everyone who loves Muay Thai, but for that top 5% I’m using this site to pass along my best techniques that I used to try to keep secret. I truly hope you enjoy it and Chok Dee in your Muay Thai journey!