Thailand’s foremost martial art, Muay Thai kickboxing is well known for its spiritual and disciplinary elements. Because of this, a great way to transform your personality for the better is to be a disciple of this ancient Thai martial art form.

You see, to study Muay Thai is to go into the depths of tough body conditioning and to master the actual fighting skills. This takes a lot of mental and physical discipline because mastering the techniques is highly strenuous and physically demanding and as such, not everyone can be able to go through with it. So if you are considering picking up the sport, you must ask yourself whether you are able to take the strain and hardships.

There are many aspects of the training and here are some of which you must consider. Firstly, the sport is so robust and demanding that you must be physically very fit before you can step into the ring. So to develop your fitness and stamina, many coaches are demanding that students have to run 8 to 10 miles almost everyday in rugged terrains.

Then there are the agonizing body stretches to limber you up before the training starts. This is to make your body highly receptive to the other exercises and actual training movements.

Practice sessions usually start with shadow boxing. To the uninitiated, shadow boxing do look very simple to execute, I kid you not, this activity is also very physically very demanding and you will be dripping with sweat and puffing your lungs out in no time. Shadow boxing is meant to help you to observe and perfect your techniques of aiming of strikes from your punches, elbows, knees, and kicks.

After the shadow boxing training, you will now have to deal with huge and heavy punching bags. This will help you a lot to develop body conditioning, muscle memory of your strikes and developing strong striking power.

Next in line will be practicing with the striking pads where you hit moving pads with whatever strikes and kicks you can deliver in the most devastating ways. The pads are either held by your coaches or fellow students and that is why they are moving targets. Just like conventional boxing, Muay Thai also incorporates rope skipping as one of its routine to build footwork speed, co-ordination, rhythm and stamina.

Of course, weight training is part of the program to develop your strength, power and toughen up your body so that you are better off in taking your opponent’s blows to your body.

Now, if you are overweight, you will be very happy to note that all these physically demanding activities will burn off pounds and pounds of your body fat. If you are the naturally thin type, you will build solid rock hard muscles and those who ridiculed your small built had better take notice.

While learning the sport and to be in tip top condition, you will have to stay away from smoking, alcohol, drugs and other addictions that could compromise your progress.

So if you are considering taking up Muay Thai Kickboxing lessons, you must be mentally prepared to take up the challenge. One sure thing is that you will be spiritually and physically transformed with the tough discipline the sport demands.

Author Bio: Chris Chew is a fitness, health and relationship consultant. Read his free articles at Muay Thai Lessons In Singapore and Singapore Personal Trainers Gym Instructors

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