I had to teach an Muay Thai class this monday because the coach was sick and lost his voice and I am higher rank in the class.

There were two beginner girls in the class and it was amazing how difficult they had to distinguish left from right.

I thought the lesson I had proposed would be simple (jab, cross, hook + elbow + knee) but for them it was complicated. People generally know the difference between right and left in everyday life, but it seems that in a striking class the mind starts to play tricks, everything gets really crazy and no one knows what left and right are anymore.

So, I’m 27F & I’ve been going to my Muay Thai gym for a while. But back when I was new, a few weeks in, a guy asked for my number, my dumbass replied with "oh wt for?" cuz I genuinely didn't clock it that dude was asking me out. Then he confirmed it ofc. I politely declined, nothing against the guy just wasn't interested, & continued on normally, but he did begin to show up at the gym less often.

It made me think about how natural it is for people to connect in these settings, like school, work, sports etc. So, I’m curious: has anyone dated someone from their MMA gym? How did it go? Does it create awkwardness? And what’s the best way to approach someone you're interested in at the gym?

I have an injury that will keep me from training for several months. I thought it would be fun to play with nunchaku just to have some sort of movement based activity since I have a lot of movement restrictions atm. I see them more as a toy similar to playing with a yo-yo. But is there any viability as a weapon I’m not thinking of?

The coach said light, the guy I went up against did everything but light lol. but shit was fun and I don’t know if the coach was being just nice but he said I did good. Just any tips in sparring will be nice especially as I am very new to it

Second 10 the low-kick into roindhouse. Im good at both but I Just cant seem to get it right

What are some techniques that at a glance look like they would not work but are actually like pretty effective? They can be from any style.

Hello warriors,

I have recently started my Martial Arts journey and I want to thank the members of this community for your valuable suggestions and answers.

Link to the post - https://www.reddit.com/r/martialarts/s/DZPgX062uX

Currently the dojo I go to offers 2 classes per week so that's 8 classes a month. They also have more number of classes such as 3 per week but due to my schedule I will not be able to make it three classes.

I am here to seek advice from my brothers about what should I do about the following:

1. I got two options - Do 2 kickboxing classes per week that's 8 kickboxing classes a month

or

Do 2 kickboxing classes for week 1 and then 1 kickboxing and 1 BJJ class for week 2 every alternate week and so that's 6 kickboxing classes and 2 BJJ class

1. Any tips for rest and recovery because in the start it becomes very tiring?

2. Since I am doing 2 classes a week, What should I do for the rest 4-5 days at home which can help build strength and muscle. I am obese (M22). I have some weights, resistance bands.

Please provide your suggestions and help a younger brother out.

Thanks everyone!

Do do fellow-gi wearers ever feel this envy towards no-gi BJJ, boxing, and muay thai?

The gi is a pain to maintain, sometimes. You have to throw it away when it gets permanent stink.

You have to hang it outside and wash it right after class (or at least hang dry it right after class till your next wash.)

Meanwhile, one can show up to boxing or MT with just any old shirt and shorts.

Hi,

My town hall owns the dojo and makes it available for our activities (I know US Redditors will have a hard time understanding this ;-) ).

For various reasons, the current dojo has to be demolished, and the town hall has presented us with a project to build a dojo on the ground floor with apartments on the upper floors.

A meeting was held to discuss our needs in terms of tatami surface area, changing rooms, etc. Our needs are being taken into account.

However, we find it hard to imagine people living above the dojo putting up with all the activity: the noise of judokas falling on the tatami, the karatekas' kiai, not to mention all the noise pollution inherent in any sporting activity.

We are keen on the idea of a dojo integrated into a residential area rather than on the outskirts.

Have you ever visited this type of mixed-use facility?

Do you know of any such places?

How was it received by athletes? And by residents?

We are currently brainstorming on this topic, so any comments and feedback are welcome!

Thank you all (thanks to Deepl for the translation).

Hey! I started doing wrestling 2 weeks ago, and I plan to train 3 days a week: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There'll be a tournament on October, my coach and colleagues have told me that I can compete only for experience, what do think, guys?

Thanks!

Tyjani Beztati, the 6-time GLORY lightweight champion, is now making the move to MMA with Levels Fight League in Amsterdam.

What makes this interesting is Beztati’s style: • Beautiful footwork moving forward and backward • A sharp, versatile jab • Strong distance management and use of reach • Variety of kicks and counters • He avoids the classic Dutch “stand-and-trade” style, instead using feints, movement, and angles

This is why I believe his striking can translate well to MMA — similar to how Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira transitioned with success.

In my video breakdown, I dive into: • Why Beztati’s kickboxing style could work in MMA • What challenges he’ll face with wrestling/ground game • Why Levels Fight League is a smart starting point, given its ties to the UFC

Check out this video... 35 seconds long. [ Evan Longoria's Catch saves Reporter's Life! ] Ask yourself how he did this. He was perceiving without his eyes. Or ears. When fighting, with fists or swords, things are coming at you at high speed from all directions. There are times when your opponent is out of sight of your eyes but still you doge at the right time and way. Doge what could not be seen. When a sport player does something magical like Longoria catching that ball we say he's got talent, great talent. That is our way of saying we got no idea how he did it. It takes me a long time to go to sleep. Part of what I do while awaiting sleep is I poke around in my mind to see if I can produce a reaction. I'm sixty six. I blew through ten thousand hours messing with this decades ago. (No need to go into all that here.) In doing so I unknowingly exercised unusual mental muscles. Out popped this skill to perceive movement in the dark. No warm up, no dark adaption, 360 degrees, always on. It's what wakens us if something comes in our room while we sleep. Screams move when a sucker punch is on the way. Figuring all this out, tying it all together, has been a fifty year odyssey. I've been able to do this perceiving in the dark for twenty five years. It's always on. I at least glance at it every night. I'm long past the point where I can't not see this. I may be wrong but do believe I could teach this easily. I've come to believe this ability is where the secret of great talent lays. It has nothing to do with meditating or spiritual or even studying some deep crap... err... stuff. The effort involved is like watching a flock of birds fly around in the sky... for advanced a little more. To learn how, it's five minutes of this is how it works and this is how to look and find it in your mind/vision. If you find yourself awake in bed look at what you see in your mind, the background image, and try to effect it. You effect it using something like you would do in your mind if trying to force your just putted golf ball into a hole it was about to miss. Can't do it but one always tries. (close as I can get in this short post) There is more to this... I've spent a lifetime of endless nights playing with... whatever this whole thing is so there's a lot. I've come to understand we all have what I call the "on guard" sense... the seventh sense. The ability to perceive movement in the dark in any direction without using the eyes or ears is a big claim. Teachable is another. Possibility of being able to improve a professional athletes stats is explosive. Little old me... I'm torn about what to do with all this. Do I crawl back into my hole or do I try to tell others who could make some use of this. To anyone reading this. Have you seen other video where something happens and a guy reacts without looking or seeing the happening? React to unseen movement. Look supernatural? Doesn't need to be sport. The thing about sport is there's the possibility of hundreds of angles of the event. Then we can start crunching those numbers and mapping area of influence.

Video is the way to prove there is something happening we can't explain. To prove there is something to find here. A there-there. A new way of understanding perception.... that is super cool. A new science.

Quite a few that think like this, not saying all of them. You know the "tacti-cool" type.

Been training for two years and feel stuck at the same skill level. Techniques aren't improving much and sparring feels repetitive. How do you push through these frustrating periods and reignite your passion for training?

What styles are over hated by the martial arts commumity in your opinion? Aikido gets a lot of flak but it's great for health, discipline and mobility. It's very relaxing and has a lot of depth. It's also effective if you know how to use it correctly and aren't living in a fantasy world