Five lessons I learnt from “Idris Elba: Fighter”
It used to take many months of training for a beginner to be ready to fight at amateur level and often years for professionals; thing… Read More »Five lessons I learnt from “Idris Elba: Fighter”
Thai Boxing
How rules affect fighting styles
Have you ever heard a sentence like: “this guy fights like a karateka or like a Thai Boxer”? There are indeed typical techniques that characterise various fighting styles. However, while different martial arts styles or even individual schools promote or enhance the use of certain techniques it is more often the case that rules will have the strongest influence on fighting styles; this post analyse how and why this is happening.
Differences between Kickboxing and Thai Boxing
Many people, too many people, confuse Kickboxing with Thai Boxing (also called Muai Thai): perhaps it is because of the generalization that many schools do… Read More »Differences between Kickboxing and Thai Boxing