The best thing you can do to get yourself ready for your first Muay Thai class is: “ To Just Go To Your First Class “ don’t over think it. Show up and when it’s done show up again. Stay consistent and the rest will all fall into place 👊🏾.
@@Grownupbobbyhill yeah it's really fun and challenging, but the training is EXHAUSTING it also doesn't help that i have chronic fatigue (basically my energy levels are very low every day), after every 5-minute 'round' of training i am so tired that i can't even stand straight because of this my coach wanted me to go home and stop, but i said no and that i'll still continue i think that he got a bit of respect for me after that the community aspect of it is definitely a bonus, most people are there to work on themselves in a way or another lastly i sadly couldn't go to the training today and had to stay home (it's happening right now, which is even more annoying, i guess) due to a muscle tear
I started muay thai a month ago, I am 16 years old, 5"7, 140lbs, my journey started at the gym 1 year before in 2022 august, weightlifting, cardio, running. It was a great thing that I attended my first class with great physicality and cardio. My legs were bruised for 2 weeks from the kicks I took, they weren't that powerful, but we had to repeat it many times and you know.. the legs weren't used to it. It's better now, my legs are getting used to the constant kicking and the knees, they still hurt, but it's not as bad as it was. I would recommend beginners to take this into consideration and prepare for sore legs and painful days. I could barely walk after my second class :D but I'm still going, I see improvement and without PAIN and HARD WORK, nothing is achieved! That's my experience, thank you so much if you read it!
I agree as a Muay Thai noob who has been going for a few months taking care of your legs is important. Make sure to stretch your hips and calves. Go on a quick walk, hike, swim, or jog after my first class my calves were so sore and tight I could hardly walk. Otherwise everything is spot on lots of cardio to warm up then pad or bag work!
I went to my first class raw dog straight off the sofa. It was rough… alot of vomit. Getting side splits the first 15 seconds of jogging.. ugh. Lots of pain in the legs. BUT.. 2 years later it’s just a regular part of my day. Lost 40 lbs. Jog 3 mins barely get my heart beating now.. love it!!
@@bizzzz not bad really. Coach is a firm believer in the idea that one has only so many head punches in them. And it’s not beneficial to use them up in practice among friends.
True. I did my first session of muay thai today again after 4 years. Warm up is jump rope and til now I still couldnt do the jump rope thingy that the coach said to just jog around the gym as warm up 😭😅
Thank you for such useful and informative content! It definitely helped give me confidence to begin muay thai and some useful information to know before starting. I am currently a severely unfit 25 year old who is looking for a fun way to work out and get fitter. I’m 286lbs / 130kg / 20 stone 6lbs and when I say severely unfit, I mean it. Especially since having Covid. Walking up a flight of stairs is enough to get me losing my breath. I went to my first muay thai class last Tuesday and had a great time. Skipping over a rope was definitely tiring and due to my weight, my calves and shins really felt it, but I still enjoyed. I practiced getting into the correct stance and a couple of small combos. Luckily, a friend was also interested and came along so we could practice together in the session. I’m excited to see how far I can go and how much fitter I will become through weekly classes!
Late on this response but I hope its going well for you, I was in a very similar situation, but underweight out of shape. For me, going from newbie to helping people newer was the best part of training. For anyone reading this, go do it! It's fun, it keeps you in shape, and learning something new is good.
Hi I would like to know if muay thai compared to other contact sports (mma, kickboxing) is somewhat safer for the brain being quite scared by the new CTE data. I am asking this question because I noticed that in Muay thai there is more emphasis on body strikes and fewer head strikes than in other sports and those are delivered by lighter weight fighters. Is this a fair round? Are these reasons real? And another reason would be that I see many former muay thai fighters reaching their 60's and having a career of over 300 fights and being mentally well. I ask because I have a 7 year old boy who wants a career in contact sports either kickboxing, mma or muay thai.
Is muay thai even more physically demanding than boxing? I did boxing for a few months and realised that I wasn't fit at all, there was a lot of rope work, drills, heavy bag, light sparring.
I’ve become a lot worse at cardio as I litro became a shut in for my exams for like 3 months. I’ve started BJJ and I also want to try Muy Thai but I think I should first train for 2 weeks on cardio to get back into slightly better shape and keep gym up. Is this a gd use
I’m about to start muay thai BUT I did karate for multiple years, although I forgot how to fight, I’m worried it will take over and change my muay thai technique to a mix of karate and muay thai
I was in the exact same position you are except i do Jiu-Jitsu, but same as you my mom especially was skeptical. The main thing she was scared of was the hitting. I had wanted to do boxing for years but covid happened and of course the parent situation. A few months ago i started planting the seeds of trying out Muay Thai (plus someone we know does it). What convinced her and my dad to let me do Muay Thai was self defense because i have my Jiu-Jitsu on the ground and i would have Muay Thai on the feet. Plus i’m going to college now and taking public transport. SO BASICALLY, I’m saying come up with some reasons that Muay Thai would benefit you in the long run and slowly introduce the idea.
Yeah you should see someone if this is too long to watch. This is the problem with people who grow up on tiktok videos, they have no patience for anything.
@@KeyserSoze23bro this guy is trippin tho 😂 he’d rather spend 5 minutes on his ahh doing nothing than to watch a video that’s telling him something, his brain is definitely fried
I'm not in the best shape, but I work a manual labor job, and go to the gym 3 times a week. I'm 27, 5'10", & 210lbs. I say this as a warning: my first few MT classes were GRUELING! For any MT noobies, this is my advice: RUN! Before you join the gym, run. Run every day. Run for 3+ miles. You need insane stamina for MT. Most days, I would be gassed after the warm-up, to the point I couldn't keep my guard up, much less spar and practice. It's not a pleasant feeling to let your sparring partner down because you're too exhausted to participate. If your cardio is not at a good level, you will struggle like I did.
Lmao my class start tomorrow and I haven’t been doing anything 😂. I been on my ass chilling when the pandemic started, ima get my ass kicked for some months but ima stick with it
I'm 32 6ft 75kg work manual labour never stepped in gym strictly calisthenics. Went to first muay thai class and the most difficult part was the jump rope. Like it was embarrassing how bad I was
I’m going into my first Muay Thai class blind, literally and figuratively. I’ve never taken any Martel Arts classes before but also I’m considered legally blind (my vision is better than the numbers say) so I go everywhere blind 😂
@@joiemercedes4122 it was painful but a lot of fun. I don’t currently take it because I can’t afford it right now but I’d love to go back to it when I can
I train jiu jitsu at a fighting gym and right after jiu jitsu class it’s the Muay Thai classes and I’ve seen how the Muay Thai class warms up and I got very intimidated and tired watching them I was gonna join a fitness gym and try to slim down and drop 30 lbs ( im 5’5 193) then do Muay Thai classes after jiu jitsu classes next year but I talked to my training partners and they say to just do it right now it’s gonna suck regardless first few weeks will be tough but after that I’ll get acclimated to it if y’all have any advice I’m glad to hear you out
@@Wvsolo12 yea I'm really liking it. When I was a kid my brother had taught me a sort of blend of the two so it isn't entirely alien to me 😊 I just wish I could find a good class. It's not overly popular where I live (Northern Ireland).
I just started training at college. I’m little out of shape and couldn’t keep up with every conditioning workout but definitely did my best and want to keep showing up until I can!
Go and get humbled it will make you work harder he recommended going into running first well I think the best way to learn to swim is jump in the deep end
I'm really wanting to start doing muay thai, but I dont know why I'm just really nervous of going to it. I feel like I'm very socially awkward. Any tips you can give for this? Are the people at these gyms usually hate seeing beginners or that kind of thing?
Yeah but what about 61 years of age? The main goal is to get in shape and learn the art best I can . I'm not that tall at 5.7 at best but love to jump rope even though at times it kicks my ass 😂
Excellent instructional info! I subbed this channel! I'm 57, 169 lbs. and in superb shape and looking into developing more into Muay Thai. I live within walking distance of the SITAN Muay Thai Gym in Arizona and will hopefully soon take a beginner class there. Thank you!
If you’re sparing you will normally have your gloves and shin pads on. Anytime you have your gloves on you want to wrap your hands to protect your wrists and hands. Take care of them and your legs and you’ll be able to get more sessions in without or reduced injury
Went to my first Muay Thai class and i knocked out all my sparring partners then i challenged the head coach and knocked him out too, i think i might be good at this muay thai thing!
That’s not Muay Thai mate. You went to a Thai restaurant and knocked out all the waiters and managers. But they’re pretty tough so in fact you might be really good at it.
i agree with the list BUT the shorts part are straight up bullshit.. i use and1, nike's, jordan's, champion shorts for every martial arts and for bodybuilding workouts! NEVER had a single issue with them
The best thing you can do to get yourself ready for your first Muay Thai class is: “ To Just Go To Your First Class “ don’t over think it. Show up and when it’s done show up again. Stay consistent and the rest will all fall into place 👊🏾.
i am contemplating joining, but i have many thoughts holding me back
do you have any tips? i am almost 15 years old
@@_TheNoobPlayer bro now is the perfect time. Perfect time to get a primitve outlet early in life so ur evenly tempered and what not through adulthood
@@Grownupbobbyhill don't worry, i have already been doing muay thai since the middle of september :)
@@_TheNoobPlayer niceee man good deal, u likin it?
@@Grownupbobbyhill yeah it's really fun and challenging, but the training is EXHAUSTING
it also doesn't help that i have chronic fatigue (basically my energy levels are very low every day), after every 5-minute 'round' of training i am so tired that i can't even stand straight
because of this my coach wanted me to go home and stop, but i said no and that i'll still continue
i think that he got a bit of respect for me after that
the community aspect of it is definitely a bonus, most people are there to work on themselves in a way or another
lastly i sadly couldn't go to the training today and had to stay home (it's happening right now, which is even more annoying, i guess) due to a muscle tear
I started muay thai a month ago, I am 16 years old, 5"7, 140lbs, my journey started at the gym 1 year before in 2022 august, weightlifting, cardio, running. It was a great thing that I attended my first class with great physicality and cardio.
My legs were bruised for 2 weeks from the kicks I took, they weren't that powerful, but we had to repeat it many times and you know.. the legs weren't used to it. It's better now, my legs are getting used to the constant kicking and the knees, they still hurt, but it's not as bad as it was. I would recommend beginners to take this into consideration and prepare for sore legs and painful days. I could barely walk after my second class :D but I'm still going, I see improvement and without PAIN and HARD WORK, nothing is achieved! That's my experience, thank you so much if you read it!
I agree as a Muay Thai noob who has been going for a few months taking care of your legs is important. Make sure to stretch your hips and calves. Go on a quick walk, hike, swim, or jog after my first class my calves were so sore and tight I could hardly walk. Otherwise everything is spot on lots of cardio to warm up then pad or bag work!
-01/02/2023 @ 0441-
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I may not be in shape, but I'll find a way to get in shape.
Wish me luck.
gl homeboy
How's the journey going?
How'd it go bro !
How’s it going
Im 3 weeks in. Best workout I’ve ever done. And also very humbling
I went to my first class raw dog straight off the sofa. It was rough… alot of vomit. Getting side splits the first 15 seconds of jogging.. ugh. Lots of pain in the legs. BUT.. 2 years later it’s just a regular part of my day. Lost 40 lbs. Jog 3 mins barely get my heart beating now.. love it!!
How jolted is your head getting sparring?
@@bizzzz not bad really. Coach is a firm believer in the idea that one has only so many head punches in them. And it’s not beneficial to use them up in practice among friends.
@@breakfreefromthematrix Thank you Sir
Great info! Just want to add that knowing how to jump rope helps. I hadn't jumped rope in years before my first class and looked a bit silly lol
It also helps with stamina/cardio , especially if you don't like running or can't do it for some reason.
@@ReginaldNakMuay for sure
True. I did my first session of muay thai today again after 4 years. Warm up is jump rope and til now I still couldnt do the jump rope thingy that the coach said to just jog around the gym as warm up 😭😅
Thank you for such useful and informative content! It definitely helped give me confidence to begin muay thai and some useful information to know before starting.
I am currently a severely unfit 25 year old who is looking for a fun way to work out and get fitter.
I’m 286lbs / 130kg / 20 stone 6lbs and when I say severely unfit, I mean it. Especially since having Covid. Walking up a flight of stairs is enough to get me losing my breath.
I went to my first muay thai class last Tuesday and had a great time. Skipping over a rope was definitely tiring and due to my weight, my calves and shins really felt it, but I still enjoyed.
I practiced getting into the correct stance and a couple of small combos. Luckily, a friend was also interested and came along so we could practice together in the session.
I’m excited to see how far I can go and how much fitter I will become through weekly classes!
Late on this response but I hope its going well for you, I was in a very similar situation, but underweight out of shape. For me, going from newbie to helping people newer was the best part of training. For anyone reading this, go do it! It's fun, it keeps you in shape, and learning something new is good.
Stay consistent man. You got this
Consistency will change your life
41 and thin but I'm going in, thank you for the help, feeling much better knowing what to do when I take my first class. Stay Awesome
I'm 39 and thinking of starting. I used to box but it's limited.
Do it! I also started at 41 and it was the best decision I ever made. Age is just a number!
Howd it go bro? Going in at 40. Been doing around 300 pushups throughout the day but i smoke hella weed. Gonna hurt
Been doing this about 3 months now. Love it.
Awesome video! Just got into Muay Thai as an unfit asthmatic. These are great tips!
How is itso far?
@@Ourelleetsyhe dead
starting this friday, so excited!!
How are you doing? Do you like it?
Update?
I just discovered this channel and I dig it! Thanks for doing you.
Starting this Thursday 👍
started last twesday. Just insane the amout of conditioning needed. used to run, play sports and go to the gym. Nothing got me so tired!
@@geovani20091 Ok, that was great and I’m sore
Update?
Thanks for this bro! 👍
My first muay thai class is in 30 mins, feeling pretty nervous
Hi I would like to know if muay thai compared to other contact sports (mma, kickboxing) is somewhat safer for the brain being quite scared by the new CTE data. I am asking this question because I noticed that in Muay thai there is more emphasis on body strikes and fewer head strikes than in other sports and those are delivered by lighter weight fighters. Is this a fair round? Are these reasons real? And another reason would be that I see many former muay thai fighters reaching their 60's and having a career of over 300 fights and being mentally well. I ask because I have a 7 year old boy who wants a career in contact sports either kickboxing, mma or muay thai.
more body shots but mauy thai has the most brutal head shots in my opinion
Thank you for the infomative video!
im a blue belt in traditional taekwondo just want to learn muay thai clinch punches and elbows
Is muay thai even more physically demanding than boxing? I did boxing for a few months and realised that I wasn't fit at all, there was a lot of rope work, drills, heavy bag, light sparring.
Kinda the same but the kicking gets you tired
lmao It sounds incredible and terrifying all at once.
That's the best way to describe it, yeah lol.
I’ve become a lot worse at cardio as I litro became a shut in for my exams for like 3 months. I’ve started BJJ and I also want to try Muy Thai but I think I should first train for 2 weeks on cardio to get back into slightly better shape and keep gym up. Is this a gd use
📝💡
I’m about to start muay thai BUT I did karate for multiple years, although I forgot how to fight, I’m worried it will take over and change my muay thai technique to a mix of karate and muay thai
Hey I’m a 15 year old wrestler wanting to start Muay Thai but my parents especially my mom are sceptical about it does anyone know what I should do?
I was in the exact same position you are except i do Jiu-Jitsu, but same as you my mom especially was skeptical. The main thing she was scared of was the hitting. I had wanted to do boxing for years but covid happened and of course the parent situation. A few months ago i started planting the seeds of trying out Muay Thai (plus someone we know does it). What convinced her and my dad to let me do Muay Thai was self defense because i have my Jiu-Jitsu on the ground and i would have Muay Thai on the feet. Plus i’m going to college now and taking public transport.
SO BASICALLY, I’m saying come up with some reasons that Muay Thai would benefit you in the long run and slowly introduce the idea.
Do a free striking sport like boxing so they know your commited
Rip
How about a 48yo with stiff hips lol
wtf this is so long I'm not watching this
Go to a doctor if you cant watch a five minute video, your attention span is fried kid
Yeah you should see someone if this is too long to watch. This is the problem with people who grow up on tiktok videos, they have no patience for anything.
@@user-bf3yh6ue7p Most Gen Z have ADD now, it's mostly not their fault just the world they were born into.
@@KeyserSoze23bro this guy is trippin tho 😂 he’d rather spend 5 minutes on his ahh doing nothing than to watch a video that’s telling him something, his brain is definitely fried
😂
I'm not in the best shape, but I work a manual labor job, and go to the gym 3 times a week. I'm 27, 5'10", & 210lbs. I say this as a warning: my first few MT classes were GRUELING! For any MT noobies, this is my advice: RUN! Before you join the gym, run. Run every day. Run for 3+ miles. You need insane stamina for MT. Most days, I would be gassed after the warm-up, to the point I couldn't keep my guard up, much less spar and practice. It's not a pleasant feeling to let your sparring partner down because you're too exhausted to participate. If your cardio is not at a good level, you will struggle like I did.
Dude, went to my second class today , hard to keep my arms up after 30 minutes 😂
Lmao my class start tomorrow and I haven’t been doing anything 😂. I been on my ass chilling when the pandemic started, ima get my ass kicked for some months but ima stick with it
I'm 32 6ft 75kg work manual labour never stepped in gym strictly calisthenics. Went to first muay thai class and the most difficult part was the jump rope. Like it was embarrassing how bad I was
@@dav1ll3 howd it go?
This is bad news. I am an avid gym-goer and I lived by "cardio kills gains" im so screwed for my first class
I’m going into my first Muay Thai class blind, literally and figuratively. I’ve never taken any Martel Arts classes before but also I’m considered legally blind (my vision is better than the numbers say) so I go everywhere blind 😂
How was it? Do you still take the classes?
@@joiemercedes4122 it was painful but a lot of fun. I don’t currently take it because I can’t afford it right now but I’d love to go back to it when I can
@RebelHart9 that sucks. I wear glasses too, but can see upclose. I won't let it hinder me though! Hope you can get back into it soon!
This sounds like an anime origin story. Blind warrior.
@@jonirischx8925 I’m basically Daredevil 😂
24.01.2024 7pm will start my first class at 8:15pm wish me luck 💪🏽
Spot on advice. As someone who started MT very recently everything you said was applicable for me personally..
I train jiu jitsu at a fighting gym and right after jiu jitsu class it’s the Muay Thai classes and I’ve seen how the Muay Thai class warms up and I got very intimidated and tired watching them I was gonna join a fitness gym and try to slim down and drop 30 lbs ( im 5’5 193) then do Muay Thai classes after jiu jitsu classes next year but I talked to my training partners and they say to just do it right now it’s gonna suck regardless first few weeks will be tough but after that I’ll get acclimated to it if y’all have any advice I’m glad to hear you out
Great video! I just began taking Muay Thai and your channel has been super informative!
Me:wrecked my knee
Also me:starts doing Muay Thai (I do swimming and I did ju-jitsu before I hurt my knee).
How you finding it ? And enjoy it more than jui jitsu?
@@Wvsolo12 yea I'm really liking it. When I was a kid my brother had taught me a sort of blend of the two so it isn't entirely alien to me 😊 I just wish I could find a good class. It's not overly popular where I live (Northern Ireland).
You started muay thai with a hurt knee?
No Pain, No Muay Thai
I just started training at college. I’m little out of shape and couldn’t keep up with every conditioning workout but definitely did my best and want to keep showing up until I can!
Great video! I’m going to my first Muay Thai class today! I’m pumped.
ngl i just been watching vids i cant afford classes
im so nervous for my first muaythai class next week
44 years old here skinny fat done zero cardio in years should I go?
Go and get humbled it will make you work harder he recommended going into running first well I think the best way to learn to swim is jump in the deep end
Do it, you're body will adapt faster than you think
I'm really wanting to start doing muay thai, but I dont know why I'm just really nervous of going to it. I feel like I'm very socially awkward. Any tips you can give for this? Are the people at these gyms usually hate seeing beginners or that kind of thing?
Most everyone at the gym welcomes beginners because everyone was a beginner too at some point!
Yeah but what about 61 years of age? The main goal is to get in shape and learn the art best I can . I'm not that tall at 5.7 at best but love to jump rope even though at times it kicks my ass 😂
I am going back to do Muay Thai classes soon. Favourite martial arts.
First day 😭
Excellent instructional info! I subbed this channel! I'm 57, 169 lbs. and in superb shape and looking into developing more into Muay Thai. I live within walking distance of the SITAN Muay Thai Gym in Arizona and will hopefully soon take a beginner class there. Thank you!
Do I need wraps for sparring and when should I spar, I'll ask my coach but just asking here aswell
If you’re sparing you will normally have your gloves and shin pads on. Anytime you have your gloves on you want to wrap your hands to protect your wrists and hands. Take care of them and your legs and you’ll be able to get more sessions in without or reduced injury
How do you feel about wearing Muay Thai shorts to your first class? I’m switching from traditional boxing to Muay Thai.
I Just wear MMA Shorts..Muay Thai shorts are a little short for me, and I'm not a competitor so it doesn't matter
No shorts is more fun
@@campfirestories6681they won't expect a kick from a third leg
me who already joined and is having a fight next week 👁️👄👁️
Going to my first muay thai class tonight @7:35 pm thats in pretty much an hour from now
Is rib flare/pectus excavatum an issue as someone wanting to start?
Went to my first Muay Thai class and i knocked out all my sparring partners then i challenged the head coach and knocked him out too, i think i might be good at this muay thai thing!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
No you didn't.
That’s not Muay Thai mate. You went to a Thai restaurant and knocked out all the waiters and managers. But they’re pretty tough so in fact you might be really good at it.
Frank Dux is that you?
Thank you! This is really helpful!
Do i need to split?
About to start my first class tn
How’d it ho
i agree with the list BUT the shorts part are straight up bullshit.. i use and1, nike's, jordan's, champion shorts for every martial arts and for bodybuilding workouts! NEVER had a single issue with them
The gyms i've been to all prefer shorter shorts, preferably thai shorts. If it's a muay thai gym
Bro just put Thai shorts on they look way better 💀
@@anthonysosa9299 For real they amazing a lot of the time and help with a clean colour matching and flexibility
That was a bit dramatic