Just as we discussed in our previous lesson, tonight's class with my most experienced client pitted all the various Muay Thai weapons against each other in a dynamic and engaging way through specific sparring. This form of asymmetrical fighting is particularly excellent for exploring how different ranges work against each other from a strategic perspective, allowing us to delve deeper into the nuances of each technique.

My client finished his training off this year with a series of rounds that pitted the various weapons of Muay Thai against one another. During our sparring, we took turns to isolate certain techniques and compare them to another isolated technique.

What better way to finish my client's 10-hour course in Muay Thai and this year's personal training than with a throwing of the die game. If you are a regular reader of my blog lesson reports, you will be aware that my most experienced client has used this method over several lessons. This was also part of my recent Kickboxing workshop. The concept is to roll a die or dice through a phone app in secret and then match up the number you have thrown with the corresponding number

When it comes to clinch work in Muay Thai, knee strikes are some of the most effective weapons you can develop. Recently, I had the opportunity to teach the head teacher of the Cotswold Karate School more advanced knee techniques from Muay Thai. After focusing on the spear knee in our previous session, we expanded the training to include curve knees and horizontal knees, both executed within the clinch. This blog post shares the key insights and practical drills from that two

This morning my client from Cotswold School of Karate finished his current block of lessons with me. He will be continuing next week with further work on knee strikes. Today we decided to isolate the spear knee or straight knee strike from Muay Thai.

Having finished his 10-hour kickboxing course, my client began Muay Thai in earnest this week, and we started everything with the basics on the clinch.