Muay Thai Kickboxing Training Techniques

Muay Thai or Thai kickboxing is one of the martial arts trending the MMA world these days. A combination of kicks and punches in a different discipline and intensity has taken millions of people in a craze to enrol to such kickboxing classes and get hooked with it. This martial arts discipline started out to be a battlefield-fighting skill. A lot of theories tried to explain its existence but one’s thing for sure, Muay Thai kickboxing is far more deadly than the weapons in battle. Known to be the “Science of Eight Limbs”, Muay Thai could get your body moving as your hands, feet, elbows and knees get on with the action with kicks and punches.

In order to be performing Muay Thai the right way and learning from your kickboxing classes the easy way, you need to know the elements of such. Here are some elements in this martial arts training:

Warming Up. Such exercises are needed to get your body prepared for such stress. The point of having warm-up exercises is to prevent injury by trying to loosen up your body and maximize the circulation of blood all throughout it. Twenty minutes of warm-up is enough for your Muay Thai kickboxing. You can have a short run, jumping rope, and shadow-boxing, then do some stretching after to further loosen up and allow more flexibility in preparation for your kicks and punches. Hold each stretch for about twenty seconds until all your muscles get loose and ready (if it’s hard, you can try it even for just ten seconds; just don’t bounce). After you’re through with the stretching part, you may now proceed with some rolling exercises to work out your joints. You may have hip rolling (a hula hoop can be of big help!), butterfly or arm-circling to loosen shoulder joints, wrist rotations, and circling exercises for your knees and ankles.

Exercise. Exercise keeps your muscles ready for the stress, thus doing it daily could make it even better. It is important that you get into daily exercise routines to keep your level as is, most especially when you’re advancing in your kickboxing classes. Aside from your daily exercise routine, have some special exercises as well to perform after your sessions.

Endurance. Six to eight weeks could be the running time before you get the level of endurance you’ll need for your martial arts training. Get running and get going with your warm up exercises and kickboxing classes, and you’ll soon get a level up of your endurance.

Intensity. A gradual level up in your martial arts training increases strength and ability. But when you try to go deeper and intense with the training, be sure to know your limits and consider your strength --- decrease the duration of the sessions and take time to rest.

Duration of the kickboxing classes. Overtraining and undertraining could either freak your muscles out or disrupt the skill build-up. At beginner level, two hours is considered a max for ne session --- don’t tire yourself too much, you’ll work your way up in a few weeks time.

Know your limitations. You get too excited with your martial arts training and you keep punching and kicking and doing some more work out without even considering rest periods. It is a must that you take time to rest your muscles and joints to relieve them from the physical stress and avoid injuries. Aside from rest periods, have some massage to keep your circulation healthy.

Physical strength. Working on strength is working on your muscles. Know what muscles are involves and perform specific exercises to tone them and get them tightened up. Squats, punching drills, and some mixes with work outs. Strength is very important in such kickboxing classes to realize your Thai-like punches and kicks, and get on with the action.

So before you get punching and kicking, get familiar with these elements to make the most out of Muay Thai kickboxing.