Jai Noah and I met at L.A. Budo around 9 Am to carpool to Elite MMA to Meet Ajarn Nelson to work on our ring craft and clean up our techniques. It only took 30 minutes even with some missteps on the freeway. so we waited for Ajarn in the car. He arrived promptly at 11 AM and told us we could have waited in the gym.
We were originally going to train for 2 hours but we were there for 3.5 hours. He really is a giving instructor. We started with using the ring to help us stretch and warm-up. We then went right to work on workin on our teeps specifically being able to pinpoint where we wanted to teep. We utilized the ring and turnbuckle to help us with this. We next worked on Escapes from the corner against hands, feet and round kicks. We spent a good deal of time on this, which we ALL needed. We then worked on escaping both in the center of the ring and on the ropes if someone catches your round kick.
We then worked counter clinching techniques that we could use instead of fighting for the plum (Thai clinch). this was AWESOME!!! It was so effective set so simple. It will take some practice to use though. He also said he was not happy with the state of fighting exchanges he sees in the ring for Muay Thai. Was like you are saying "Hi Honey, I am home. She replies, "Yes dear." It is too much I attach you defend, now switch. He said good Muay Thai combos should annoy and overwhelm your opponent's defenses, then you go in for the kill. combos should be fives and sixes not twos and threes.
He said that for Muay Thai you first need to learn defense, attacking is easy. That is why we spent almost 2 hours on defense. We then proceeded to practice our 3 kinds of teeps on the heavy bag. Doing several rounds of it. We then stretched out a little and then did several round of teep skip step Round kick on both sides.
We finished with stretching and Ajarn Nelson telling us about the philosophy of Muay Thai. You must turn hard things soft and soft things hard. A fighter must always treat not only his fellow fighters in his camp with respect but also his opponent. if you cannot find any opponents you could not fight and you would be out of work. So he said that Muay Thai is much more than kicking and punching it is about becoming a better person. He said many successful fighters go on to become successful business men, doctors layers, because of what they learned in the ring. We then went to lunch (more like Linner; lunch + dinner)
We had an engaging 2-hour conversation about a host of topics including religion, specifically Buddhism, his time in the Thai Military, how Thai's love their king and bout Isan. The Isan* (Isan/Thai: อีสาน [ʔiːsǎːn]; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issan, or Esarn;[1]) is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River (along the border with Laos) to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima. To the west it is separated from Northern and Central Thailand by the Phetchabun mountain range. The people of the region are also called isan and are of Lao decent. He said that the Isan are the ones in Thailand that do most of the menial jobs, and also serve in the military. Most importantly most Nak Muay (Muay Thai fighters) are Isan.
After finishing our food we carpooled back to the dojo. We learned so much today that information was leaking out our ears.
*from wikipedia
He said that for Muay Thai you first need to learn defense, attacking is easy. That is why we spent almost 2 hours on defense. We then proceeded to practice our 3 kinds of teeps on the heavy bag. Doing several rounds of it. We then stretched out a little and then did several round of teep skip step Round kick on both sides.
We finished with stretching and Ajarn Nelson telling us about the philosophy of Muay Thai. You must turn hard things soft and soft things hard. A fighter must always treat not only his fellow fighters in his camp with respect but also his opponent. if you cannot find any opponents you could not fight and you would be out of work. So he said that Muay Thai is much more than kicking and punching it is about becoming a better person. He said many successful fighters go on to become successful business men, doctors layers, because of what they learned in the ring. We then went to lunch (more like Linner; lunch + dinner)
We had an engaging 2-hour conversation about a host of topics including religion, specifically Buddhism, his time in the Thai Military, how Thai's love their king and bout Isan. The Isan* (Isan/Thai: อีสาน [ʔiːsǎːn]; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issan, or Esarn;[1]) is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River (along the border with Laos) to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima. To the west it is separated from Northern and Central Thailand by the Phetchabun mountain range. The people of the region are also called isan and are of Lao decent. He said that the Isan are the ones in Thailand that do most of the menial jobs, and also serve in the military. Most importantly most Nak Muay (Muay Thai fighters) are Isan.
After finishing our food we carpooled back to the dojo. We learned so much today that information was leaking out our ears.
*from wikipedia
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