pedrupenduku

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Pedro Penduku,

 

Chambered means that before fully executing the roundhouse kick, you bend your knees and then straighten it out upon impact at the target. Check a karateka or tkd jin or yaw yan fighter do a roundhouse kick. They would raise their leg (its like doing a leg block) with their calf close to the leg and then extend the shin/knee at the moment of impact. Muay Thai style of roundhouse kick is done dead legged. The shin goes up directly to the target area, there's no chambering of the knee. Imagine doing the kick without the knee involved. I suggest watching videos at youtube and you'll the difference.

It's correct that the leg should be on a slightly bended position.

 

Why not asking your instructor to become a member of MAP? We are the accredited sanctioning body for Muay Thai and your gym can participate in any tournaments organized by MAP. Your gymmates/instructors could also try out for the Philippine team if they become accredited chapters.

I will try to ask him about that sir, they do join interschool tournament and just last sunday on of his students won the championship in the said tournament, he told us that the kid was only 11 years old and fought in full contact karate. its not muay thai though. He asks us if we want to join a tournament too, but i'm not ready for that... need to undergo a good training first....

hhmmm. Modern muay thai? Traditional muay thai or muay boran is the foundation of muay thai techniques. It's not commonly thought here and I learned it in Kaewsamrit Gym. Ask your instructor to teach you wai kru, the ceremonial dance done before a match. He can't use the excuse that he's teaching modern muay thai because wai kru is an integral part of muay thai. If you're claiming that you are fighting/competing in muay thai but couldn't do the wai kru then its either B.S. or you're not teaching authentic muay thai.

 

Muay thai has only two kicks that are commonly used, the teep and the round house kicks (and its many variations). They do have turning back kicks but rarely use it in the ring because its takes too long to execute and when you miss, you are at a disadvantageous position that you opponent can take advantage of. How does he execute his roundhouse kicks? Is it chambered or dead legged style? That alone will tell you if your instructor is teaching you authentic muay thai or muay thai flavored with other martial art.

when you say "chambered" did you mean that the legs are not fully extended? like the leg should be in slightly bended position? if that's what you meant by chambered then yes that's whay he teaches us (pardon my ignorance sir), i don't have any background in any martial arts yet so I wouldn't know if he is teaching us an authentic muay thai or a muay thai flavored with other martial arts, this is the first martial arts I'm learning.

He teaches us a thai kick (thigh kick), where in you will kick your opponent at the knee joint, the outer part of the foot will hit the opponent's knee joint, then the round house kick, where in you kick to the rib part or to the head of the opponent.

I will ask him to teach us te wai kru, i've ask him once and he knows what that is though...

Kindly ask if Street Fighting Club is an accredited chapter of Muay Association of the Philippines. And who is their instructor?

 

Since you have a friend to train with, I suggest you also buy the thai pads. This will help you with the timing and the distance of executing techniques.

 

Thanks for the complements but I am not qualified to teach the art. I am just and will always be a student. I can give you some tips though and you can always ask me something about muay thai.

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that's good to hear sir, thanks really appreciate that... my trainer says that what he is teaching us is a modern muay thai, because I am doing some research on the internet regarding the muay thai moves and when I ask him of a particular move that he did not teach us, he will say that that move is from the traditional muay thai...

how many kicks of muay thai do you know sir? coz based on the research I did on the internet, it has 6 kicks...

pedrupenduku,

 

You can try K-1 Extreme Sportshop near Greenhills San Juan. Their phone number is 726-5187 look for Jaime Alexis Sin. I think their banana bags costs around Php5-8k, depending on the brand. Another martial arts store is Squadron shoppe in Makati Cinema square, sorry I don't know the contact number.

 

Here's another suggestion, why not just find a good muay thai gym within your vicinity? They should have a banana bag for training. The usual problem with having equipment at home is that there are chances you will not be that motivated to train and hit the heavy bag (I'm guilty of this). Plus, nobody's there to correct you if you're executing the techniques right.

I have been looking around for a mauy thai gym here in our area, but sad to say there are only a few, and the two gyms I found are connected to each other, the gym that i'm in right now is just a branch of the main one that is located in manuela... the gym name is "Street Fighting Club", the instructor teaches Kickboxing, Self Defense, Grappling, Arnis and Muay Thai... its the most convinient and affordable (for me) that I can find.

for the Motivation thing, I have a friend that trains with me, so we can also train at home together... we just need some equipment...

thanks for the contact number and person of the store that you've told me... i'll visit the store on my free time... so you also have a banana bag at home? good for you...just hope you'll be motivated enough to use your equipment... and you've been training for 4 years now, so i'm pretty sure you very good at it... you can even teach muay thai if you want to... :-) and i'll be glad to be one of your students...

i'm assuming you live the us, or someplace that uses dollars for currency. what you do is go to an upholstery shop, or to a sail maker, you can also try a canvas supply shop. note: these are different from the ones you find in the philippines. take along a photo of a banana bag. they should be able to make you one for a lot less then the sports or ma supply shops.

 

what to fill it with? go to the beach, or to the local builder's yard (construction supply), and get some sand for the bottom of the bag. fill it until the sand is about 5-6 cms thick at the bottom. now, find a wetsuit manufacturer. ask them for the leftovers that they have from making wetsuits. get as much as you can. if you end up short, go to a tailor or clothing manufacturer and ask them for the leftovers. fill the bag with the neoprene and cloth. pack it in until it's as tight or as loose as you want. after a few days of use, the stuffing will settle, top the bag up with more material.

 

do not, i repeat, do not make the mistake of stuffing the bag so that it's rock hard. some people think this is macho and will condition their shins better. no, they are idiots. you want the bag firm, but soft enough so that you leave dents when you kick it fullpower. if you want to condition your shins for ring fighting, search for my previous post about it.

 

if you live in the philippines, you can still make one, you'll just have to find somebody willing to try stitching one together.

 

good luck.

Thanks for the suggestion sir, I live here in the philippines, I'm actually in las pinas... I will try your suggestion to go to an Upholstery shop and ask them to make one for me...for the stuffing... i'll try to look around for a tailoring shop or maybe ask them (upholstery shop) for the leftovers of their materials... that's a good idea sir... thanks much!!

do you also practice muay thai? where? and where are you located?

Sir leloup

I tried to search for the Thai Banana Bag over the net and most of it costs over a $150 each, the filled ones cost over $200 each... been looking around and asking too where to find one but still no luck... is there any place that you can suggest that I can get one and how much would it be (if you have an idea)?

TIA

I suggest buying the banana bag. It's a six feet high bag and its the one often used in muay thai gyms.

 

Actually I trained for just a few weeks in Thailand. It is impossible for me to stay there for several months as I have work and businesses here in the Philippines. Plus, its very costly to train in Thailand. If you plan to go there and train, I can refer you to the muay thai camp where I trained, Kaewsamrit Gym. It is voted as trainer of the year in 2002 and runner up finishes as trainer of the year in 2001, 2003 and 2004 (pardon if I get the years mixed up).

 

I'm based in Makati and I train at Muay Asso. of the Philippines Headquarters at Ultra Pasig.

Banana bag? is that different from the regular punching/kicking bag that I see in the sporst house?

or is it the one with a nylon like rounded bag? the texture of the fabric that like for those military bags? the bags that I saw are just about 4 feet high, will try to ask around for the banana bag you suggest. thanks for that sir....

Brazilian Jujitsu or Japanese Jujitsu? What's your purpose for cross training in jujitsu? Do you intend to compete in MMA? If you do, it is advisable to spend a few years first in muay thai, to make it your base art and then cross train in jujitsu. Baka kasi malito ka sa stances, foot work and everything. Have been training in muay thai for 4 years but last year lang ako ng BJJ.

Don't know the difference, so I can't really say which of the two I would practice/train in the future.

There are no short cuts. It's doing hundreds of roundhouse kicks everyday on a heavy bag. Have trained in Thailand and was told by Thai fighters, when I asked for the same tips, that the pain doesn't really go away. By constant training, you just increase your tolerance for the pain.

I see... I thought there is a special training in developing your shinguard and armblock muscles... I would buy a punching bag and practice at home...

you've been training muay thai for 4 years? WOW!!! and you even trained in thailand... cool!! wish I could go there and train even just for a year or less, it would be nice, i'm still a newbie in muaythai been training for a month pa lang, and I do it on sat and sun only, plan to train everyday after a month or so maybe...

I don't really plan to compete in MMA, I just love the idea of knowing not just one form of martial art... its purely self defense... but maybe will join in an inter school competetion in the future...

by the way sir where are you located? i'm in las pinas near SM Southmall...

hahaha. yea very demanding both in time and in body resources.

took me years to develop my 'shinguard' muscles and 'armblock' muscles.

 

muay thai is a contact sport. that's the reason why I can't spar after my appendectomy. i have a 'weak' spot now.

 

cardio, strength training and diet works best hand-in-hand.

 

aside from cardio, muay kata and shadow boxing, the only muscle i exercise now is my trigger finger.

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Sir can you teach me how to develop my shin guard and armblock muscles? i know it takes time... but a few tips from the person who knows the sport better than me is a great help...

TIA

anyone here into Ju Jitsu? I also intend to learn Ju Jitsu in time... after training in Muay Thai, do you think it is a good Idea to get a book in Ju Jitsu and try to practice it while training in Muay Thai?

Is muay thai a good martial arts to lose fat or be fit..I want to lose fat..but i feel lke doing cardio alone is a waste of time when you can practice a certain martial arts and lose wight at the same time...wat do you think?

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yeah its a good excercise to lose unwanted fats... and its also a good martial arts, I'm also into Muay Thai :-)

anyone here into muay thai? I saw a gym that teaches muay thai in las pinas near five wounds... does anyone have an idea of that gym? any feed back anyone?

Turtoise

rhinoceros

That's it WALLIS is the name... and i'm sure na madami pa ibang taxi and katulad nila... lalo na ngayong season... so let's just beware, piliin na lang yung mga taxing mapagkakatiwalaan....

Happy Holidays peeps!!!

kilometrico ballpen

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there was a taxi na naipalabas sa TV i forgot the name, kulay red ang name nya...

and usually ung mga taxis na siguro mga less than 5 ang units nila yun ang mga mapipili sa pasahero...

and most taxis now adays bihira na ang nagme-metro puro lahat gusto is kontrata, better yet kung sasakay kayo ng taxi

ang piliin nyo is yung TAI (Toyota Alabang Inc.) Taxi, for sure metro sila lagi and hindi sila namimili ng pasahero..

yan lang po ang napapansin ko...

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