I don't really enjoy watching Muay Thai fights. I know how that sounds coming from a Muay Thai performance coach. But when I finally understood why — through a conversation that made me say something out loud I'd never [...]
If you want better Muay Thai progress, mistakes are gold. Aviation doesn't improve by celebrating its successes. It improves by obsessively investigating its failures. Your Muay Thai training should work the same way. Matthew Syed's book Black Box Thinking [...]
Muay thai fitness is failing you—and it's not because you're lazy. You're doing more cardio than anyone at your gym. Yet you're still gassing out in round two. The problem isn't your work ethic. It's that you're training the exact [...]
Concurrent training—combining strength and cardio in the same program—is supposed to make you a better all-round athlete. But if you're doing it wrong, you're not building progress. You're erasing it. You spent three months getting stronger. Then you added [...]
Ever wondered why some fighters still swear by ‘Golden Era’ Muay Thai training—and why that mindset could actually be sabotaging your progress? If you’re following old-school routines thinking it’s the only ‘authentic’ way, this video is going to change [...]
What if I told you fighting ability isn't random – and it can be engineered? As both a fighter and an engineer, I've realised something fascinating about fighter development... There are five hidden laws that determine whether a fighter [...]
To both fight smart, and keep it simple, isn’t a contradiction. But in the heat of battle, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by tactical decisions... Do I press forward or stay patient? Do I counter or attack first? Should [...]
Some pre fight ritual practices boost confidence and performance, while others hamper it! Having established an understanding of why ritual and superstition speaks directly to your emotional mind in high-stakes situations to boost confidence and performance in part 1... [...]
Consider this… Accepted ‘best practice’ is only the ‘best so far’. In his book Rebel Ideas, Matthew Syed discusses what we accept as ‘best practice’... It makes sense that [...]
More solid questions coming in this week, and covering a good spectrum too. I'm also getting the hang of things on Instagram Live, and the supporting images work better this week – my head doesn't [...]
The world-wide impact of the COVID-19 virus is now being truly realised… Events are cancelled and fighters are now feeling a little aimless, not knowing how long restrictions are going to be in [...]
This week, three Muay Thai strength and conditioning questions answered! Standing or sitting between rounds? Weightlifting belts (for fighters), yay or nay? MAS cardio sessions? Plus a bonus game changer to help focus your efforts! Is sitting between rounds [...]
Ok, full discretion... I've just nicked this video out of my Cardio Conditioning Program module, from my Minimum Equipment Program. But I've been so busy filming, editing and putting the new program together in my brand new online coaching [...]
Everything evolves, and in the quest to attract a greater paying audience, Muay Thai could be pressured to follow the model of pro boxing or the UFC. And don’t get me wrong, there’s a ton of good marketing [...]
I thought I'd share a few thoughts that arose while planning a client's next block of strength and conditioning training... Have you moved training on before giving enough overload? Do you need to change all the exercises used between [...]
I'm all set to head out to Malaysia in December, to attend the eighth consecutive Z1 Royal Cup MuayThai Championship. It's the longest running Muay Thai event in Malaysia, and I hope to get some behind the scenes access to [...]
At a seminar I delivered to Thai boxers in Cork, Ireland, there were some very experienced fighters — having invested many years of training both domestically and in Thailand, and amassing a large number of fights internationally. You wouldn't [...]
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