What's in a Fighter's Name

A great story from the heart of Thailand, and some insight into the meaning behind Thai fighter names... a tradition which differs the typical Western fighter nick name. Definitely worth a read!

Read: http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2015/01/boon-rot-whats-in-a-fighters-name.html

The future

Truly strong people are willing to bend down and help raise others up. Proud of our kids. 

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Learn to Run! Mon and Wed @ 6:45pm

Learn to run clinics with Papa Tee, every Monday and Wednesday at York Muay Thai! 6:45pm. 

Want to run with efficiency and without knee pain? Come on out!

"I used to suffer from shin splints when I started running, but with Terry's help I was able to adjust my form, and the pain went away eventually. 5/5 would recommend!"

- Alexei

They always come back!

A reunion of the #ymteam2011! All of these guys trained hard together to get ready for the TBA 2011 tournament. Some of the best times were had and best bonds were formed during all of the tough training and travelling. Soooo good to have them all train together again last week!

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The article, AN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGIST IS STUDYING THE BEHAVIOR OF MUAY THAI, is an interesting one. Mari DeWees, professor of sociology, examines the multiple aspects of the art we all know and love, and gives interesting insight into how the future might play out. 

Learn about the current conditions in of Muay Thai in Thailand, the dynamics between teacher and student, how foreigners are treated vs Thais and much more. 

Read:
http://fightland.vice.com/blog/an-american-sociologist-is-studying-the-behavior-of-muay-thai

Courtesy of Vice Fightland

Tip of the Day

Whether in shadow boxing or on the pads, bag, or in sparring...there are always opportunities to refine and improve. Each one can help in a different way with certain aspects of your game.


Tip for the day:
Once you've gotten the basic idea of a technique down, try doing continuous repetitions of it on the bag or pads without stopping to correct yourself of any mistakes.

This does not mean mindlessly striking the target over and over. Instead, try to feel the mistakes AS you pump out reps. Try fix your technique AS you practice...adjust range, adjust positioning of hands and shoulders, etc etc.

In a fight, this is what will happen anyway. You'll have to trust the technique you have trained already, but need to be able to adjust it on the fly.

Improving your self awareness in the moment is one of the many benefits Muay Thai training can bring to your life. Take advantage of it!

It's important to build confidence and power, but also control and compassion. Behind every strong fighter should be a caring human being. 2 sides of the same coin.

Video of YMT Kids Class learning to technical spar:

http://instagram.com/p/xrj2bKvTy_/?modal=true

Us showing our 2 sides: