Elbows do not appear by magic. They appear when range, posture, timing, and pressure line up for a split second. That was the theme of this lesson. Rather than drilling elbows from a static position, we built games that forced both partners to earn the elbow range. Each round had clear limits. Those limits made the lesson safer, cleaner, and more honest. In Muay Thai, the elbow is a short-range weapon. It works best when the opponent is entering, covering, kicking, posting

One of my teacher clients from Hostlebro Taekwondo Klub in Denmark continued his regular online training with me and asked for a special session on knees and elbow strikes. The idea came after he had seen my recent work with Cotswold Karate School through social media. It was a good request, but for a single lesson I decided to narrow the brief. Rather than try to cover every knee and elbow option, we focused on straight knees on the heavy bag.

This report outlines the details of a 1.5-hour Muay Thai personal training class conducted for a long-term client who has been training with me since 2014. The client has completed all my courses, including boxing and MMA, and has focused on Muay Thai for the past year.

Good Muay Thai sparring should not feel like a choreographed exchange. It should ask questions the fighter has to solve in real time. Tonight’s 1.5-hour class with my client was built around that idea. The goal was not to collect rounds for the sake of fitness. It was to teach better strategy, better ring generalship, and better decision-making under pressure.