Be really interested in some thoughts on this. Sure there'll be plenty of "stop being a ..." responses, but that's OK. So I've been training...
I post this mainly as inspiration for fellow asthma sufferers who might be thinking about taking up martial arts. This week I had my first asthma...
...and how to get there. So I've been training in Muay Thai and FMA for almost 6 months. I'm a recreational martial artist but I want to be as...
I've been training Muay Thai for 3 months now and have just had my first proper sparring session. It was intense, but enjoyable in its own painful...
Any recommendations? I totally understand the need to toughen and condition hands, but I hurt my thumb running punch and punch-defence drills a...
One more equipment thread if I may, I have got kit on the brain at the moment. Decided to buy myself some high quality sparring gloves to save...
One for folks in the UK: has anyone ordered from Monster Muay Thai? The prices are great, even when the quite enormous shipping costs and delivery...
I train at home with nothing but gymnastic rings and heavy bag. I like gymnastic progressions for strength and flexibility so I have downloaded...
Is there a sweet spot between price and quality when buying gloves and shin guards? Found these on Sugar Rays. Any good? Also see a lot of Duo...
A club near me teaches a range of different styles and offers some different packages, one of which I would like to trial. It is unlimited Muay...
I have had the fortune to meet and talk with a great martial artist who after a lifetime of training in aikido has added extensive training in...
This might be an obvious question, but I'd be interested in hearing from people who train at one type or the other. What are the pros and cons...
I was listening to an old episode of the Martial Secrets podcast this morning, in which Rory Miller was bing interviewed. He made the comment that...
Has anyone read any of his work? A Karate instructor friend of mine posted a quote from "Modern Bushido" onto his Facebook page, and it piqued my...
I have started at a good few clubs in my time, but last week I had the best and most professional welcome I have ever had. I explained on the...
As part of my rehab I have been advised to build my workout routines around pilates. I have this advice given to me by four different...
Which is more important in choosing somewhere to train? I am lucky that there are a number of great looking gyms/dojos near me, but each has...
No, not which is more "bad ass"! Which is friendlier to those nursing back/hip joint injuries? I recently took an aikido class, assuming this...
Hi all, I did a bit of martial arts training when I was at school and university and after a long lay off I would like to "get back into it", a...
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