Just out of curiosity, for those here doing Muay Thai, do you also do Boxing? Same gym or a different gym?
Odin said:My Kru is an ex-boxer so get the best of both worlds....boxing skills depend on your style of fighting though i think...I have a nice left hook that goes down well when someone thinks im going in fot the clinch (")
Selfcritical said:I get the impression that most American MT places teach straight western boxing as the handwork, because the original MT methods of hand striking were........less than optimal compared to it's other components.
Sagat said:I think it really depends on which punching method you get used to. I find I lean into the jab a bit sometimes with my upper body [jabbing from my shoulder] cause I'm a skinny bastard and I sometimes need as much weight as I can get, obviously not to the point that I'm off balance but just enough to stiffen my jab more. I honestly haven't analysed my own habits before, hmmmm........
Selfcritical said:I get the impression that most American MT places teach straight western boxing as the handwork, because the original MT methods of hand striking were........less than optimal compared to it's other components.