Boot Camp NOW on Thursdays!

Schedule change!  Thursdays at 6:30pm, you can now your functional, intense and always fun sweat on with our Sergeant, PC David!

This means bootcamps every Tuesday and Thursday at 630 is another day to level up your conditioning...burn all that energy out with the man himself.

As a result, there will be no more bootcamps on Sunday. However, Grant's strength class will still be on Sunday. These classes are compliment each other, and Muay Thai perfectly. Cardio and endurance, stability and power, and finally your martial skill.

Make sure you're getting the complete package when you train!

YMT Fight Night- Saturday Oct 18th! Watch live Muay Thai Demos!

Get ready for YMT's next show!  Come watch some exciting Muay Thai exhibitions on
Saturday October 18th at our gym.



It will be a night featuring tons of amateur talent from across the GTA to showcase their skills in the ring. No losers in this one! Save the date and get ready for some action!

Validation bout photos by Dave Borland

Here are some photos of our guys from the Tri City event Validation, taken by Dave Borland. This is getting a separate post to properly give credit to the photographer:






















All Right Reserved- Dave Borland for Tri City Fighting Series.

Soak Up that Post Class Clinching

 Not sure if you've noticed, but there's been an awful lot of clinching going on after class. PCD has been nice enough to facilitate. Great opportunity to work on a highly neglected yet super important aspect of our sport.

Historically, Muay Thai gyms from Ontario dominate in the clinch during competition, across the board. You need look no further than a MT tournament in the US of A to see evidence of this. Thus, when fighting in Canada, you absolutely need to have a solid clinch or else you could be in for a long night. Just ask somebody who had their first demo and never after class stayed for clinching.

 Check out this article emphasizing the importance of clinching:

"I am here to tell you: if you are not technically sound in the clinch, then you are horrible in the clinch.  Regardless of any strength or size advantage."
http://www.phillymma.com/muay-thai-clinching-like-trying-to-bathe-a-150-pound-cat-philly-kickboxing

Peace.

YMT recap of the Tri City Fighting Series- Validation show

Sawadeekhup/kha! A quick recap of Saturday's event:

Validation was the inaugaral WKF Muay Thai show in Canada and was a great success. A sold out crowd filled the Alpine Club in Kitchener with shouts of "oway!"

Mike Zhang fought a hard 3 round fight, managing to ramp up his energy in round 2 and 3, finding his mark with a barrage of punches. His opponent did well trying to defend by closing the distance, but Mike's intensity kept it difficult for him to do so. It was a nearly non stop fight between these two, trying to convince the judges who wanted it more. In the end, Mike took him the unanimous decision as he was able to ride his momentum and overwhelm until the final bell.

PC Cam also fought for the full scheduled 3 rounds. Opening up strong with legs and hands, he exploded inward which led to the clinch. While he managed to throw his opponent in the first round, his opponent was able to adjust afterward and avoid being turned or moved very much for the rest of the fight. This is where the bout became close. PCC was able to utilize hands and legs on the outside, but once in the clinch, it became a tight race. His opponent did a good job of smothering him to the ropes and maintaining his balance. It was a tight grind towards the end. After the final bell rung, it was his opponent who was awarded the split decision win. 

Thank you to everyone who came out to support these boys. The #YMTeam was amazing and probably shook the room with their cheers. You can check out some pictures in the post below!

Team YMT at the Tri City Fighting Series: Validation Card

York Muay Thai repping hard at the WKF's inaugaral amateur Muay Thai card show...The Tri City Fighting Series' Validation card.

Tri City Fighting Series: Validation- Oct 4th! Mike Z and PCC repping

Get ready for the WKF's inaugaral Muay Thai event in Ontario...

Organized by Kru Darryl Marin of Darkside Muay Thai, the card features a 4 man tournament for the vacant 139.5 lbs Ontario amateur title!  Top dogs in the community: Raul Rojas (Southside), Derrick Henriques (Darkside), Eric Rocha (Evolution) and Randy Fortier (OAMA) will be fighting for the belt.

Also on the card, representing York Muay Thai:

Mike Zhang fights against home town boy Omar in what should be an exciting fight



and PCC fights Andres, a two time TBA tournament champion, from Alliance AZO all the way in Kalamazoo:




Come out and support! The show only has a few tickets left... YMT officially has none but you might be able to scrounge some up from other gyms!

Doors open at 6, first fight at 7pm!