Buakaw and Matt Embree's fights from the weekend (videos)

Buakaw and Matt both had big fights (not against each other) this weekend! Neither had an easy time and made for exciting match ups!!

Clinch!

Free clinching at YMT on Tues, Thurs and Saturday after mixed levels classes.
Monday after mix class: basic clinch drills for beginners

Practice on a partner, help a beginner, learn from a more experienced student....There's always something you can take from and give to the experience!

Tips For The Muay Thai Beginner

Great read from Laura Dal Farra on beginning your training in Muay Thai...check it out if you are considering YMT as your home base!

"As a Muay Thai beginner, being armed with some preliminary advice will help you make the most out of your time, money and effort. So whether your current focus in training Muay Thai is recreational or competitive, here are some guidelines to help you begin."

Read:
http://milkblitzstreetbomb.com/muay-thai/tips-muay-thai-beginner/

Simon Marcus Talks GLORY 21 Title Fight vs. Artem Levin

Muay Thai Ontario Info and GM Session on Sun May 3rd @ Training Ground Muay Thai

Sawadeekha Gym Owners, Kru's and Coaches, Muay Thai Ontario would like to invite you to an information session on Sunday May 3rd at 3pm at Training Ground Muay Thai (1203 Fewster Dr, Mississauga). Muay Thai Ontario has been in the developmental stages for years now and we are very excited to be moving forward in 2015. We understand that, after all these years, many of you will have questions and/or concerns. We look forward to providing all of you with an opportunity to ask any questions as well as share information about our organization. MTO would like to welcome the community for an open forum and information session covering the following topics: The state of the sport of Muay Thai in Ontario Our goals & mission Long Term Athlete Development Membership Participating in and holding events Upcoming event calendar (Shows, Courses & Seminars, etc) Team Canada for the IFMA World Cup In this information session we hope to answer all the questions that the community has. If you have questions that extend beyond the topics above there will be plenty of time for Q&A during the meeting. If you’d like to send us your questions in advance, please email info@muaythaiontario.org. Students are welcome to attend. In addition, we will be offering a Google group hangout to allow for distant gyms and students to connect remotely (details to follow). Snacks and refreshment will be served for those attending in person. Please join us in building Muay Ontario. The only Muay Thai sanctioning body to service the needs of the growing Ontario Muay Thai community. You can RVSP to our Facebook event here. Sincerely, Jenypher Lanthier President, Muay Thai Ontario Brian Edwards  Vice President, Muay Thai Ontario Michael Reid  Treasurer, Muay Thai Ontario Facebook Twitter Instagram Website We are proud to announce our inaugural event will be held on May 29th by Krudar Muay Thai at 99 Sudbury in downtown Toronto. Please visit Krudar's the event page for details. Tickets will be available for sale online next week.   Share Forward

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A shout out to all of the helpers that make the kids classes at YMT fun, educational and safe! Hadja, Shanks and Mike, we thank you for investing in these future heroes!

Do You Know What Day It Is??

It's Thursday, which means (just like Tuesday), you get PC David running his bootcamp at 6:30!

It's Kru Cam here, telling you a little more about the BC class...

Originally, the bootcamp was a great way to round out the gym schedule by giving students a chance to blast out their cardio and endurance in 1 hour: with exercise, pads and bag work. It evolved into something much more. Some days you can't stay at the gym for too long and need to get in and out...this was one of the purposes the class fulfilled.

Since then, bootcamp has also attracted some super hard core students who are looking to add extra conditioning to their regimen, by doing the bootcamp first before the mixed levels Muay Thai at 7:30. It's become a haven for casual and hardcore enthusiasts alike to utilize the hour.

The preparation to the workouts have also evolved. You can see PC Dave frequently working on his clip board or carrying it around. He meticulously plans every work out, with elements and structure he has been learning from Strength coach/guru Grant Turner, to maximize the effectiveness and safety of the work out. As "balls to the wall" as it gets in bootcamp, you're never doing something random. While it is not a full instructional Muay Thai class, the emphasis on form is still applied to the exercises and bag work to ensure the students are sweating the most without hurting themselves in the long run.

Lastly, the biggest draw here is PC David. He is at once the scariest and sweetest coach in the world. He expects nothing less than your best, pushes you to your limit, but always reminds you that he's on your side. Very few people have his ability to be so strict and loving at the same time. If you ever work out next to him, you'll hear that he actually yells the same stuff at himself that he yells at his students: positive motivation. It still amazes me how driven he is as an individual, and how well he is able to spread that spirit to his students.

Aaaaand don't forget to stay for PC Construction's class at 7:30!  We are lucky to have him!  He is an eternal student of the art of Muay Thai, which means he has an ever growing pool of knowledge to draw from. We are a Muay Thai school after all, and he's one of the best at helping students refine their techniques and strategies. It's worth sticking around to hear some of his stories too. Don't miss it!

Kru Jen and myself will be back at the gym as soon as we are both healed up!