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Fear of fighting

Christoph — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:14:50 +0000

If you are training martial arts and participating in competitions, or if you are a beginner and you are a sparring wi9th more experienced partners, then you probably know that feeling… FEAR You are not alone … I am sure every competitor and athlete has to deal with it and that it is important, if you want to develop your fighting skills further. You may be wondering how to overcome the fear of a fighting. In this […]

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Shaolin Kung Fu in the Yun Tai Mountains

Christoph — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 06:20:55 +0000

If you follow my blog on a regular basis, you will have noticed that I personally focus more on fighting arts from Southeast Asia. But the Chinese martial arts, such as, Kung Fu, Wushu, Sanda or Tai Chi are also very popular in the West. Many athletes and martial artists dream of traveling to China to train in one of the Kung Fu monasteries or schools. Of course, there are several ways to train in China, […]

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Training with the Emperor of Muay Thai -Namsaknoi Muay Thai-

Christoph — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:59:11 +0000

The last weeks it was a bit quiet on the blog again. The reason for this was, that I had once again several changes of location, but of course, I also trained properly. The last four weeks I had been to none other than Namsaknoi “the Emperor”. If you ask yourself now, “Namsaknoi, who is that again?”, Then I recommend you to inform yourself quickly about the best Muay Thai fighters of all time, Namsaknoi […]

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Reasons not to compete

Christoph — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:39:36 +0000

In my last article, I wrote about the good and bad reasons for a competition. Of course there is also a couple of good, as well as bad reasons why you should not participate in a competition. This it will be the topic of this article … In contrast to many other countries, for example Thailand, everybody has a choice, whether he fights or not. We are not financially dependent on getting into the ring. […]

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Reasons to have a martial arts competition

Christoph — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:55:40 +0000

If you are training in combat sports like Boxing, Muay Thai, M.M.A. or Karate, then you will surely come to a certain point were you think about trying out your learned techniques in a competition. As with almost everything in life, there are good and bad reasons to compete. Just as there are also good and bad reasons not to participate in a competition. In the past I had good and bad excuses to not have a […]

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The different styles of Muay Thai

Christoph — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:53:25 +0000

Muay Thai is known as the martial art of the 8 limbs. This means that you have 8 “weapons” to attack your opponent or defend his attacks. As you get deeper into the Muay Thai, you will quickly notice that there are different styles in this combat sport, especially if you are training and fighting in Thailand. At a certain level, it is no longer enough to simply blow a few punches, kicks or knees. […]

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My day at Muay Thai Sangha

Christoph — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 07:06:06 +0000

I have just arrived back in Pai to practice Sports Muay Thai at the Sitjemam Gym for the next four weeks, but I would like to show you how my day looked like the last two months at Muay Thai Sangha Fighting Arts, in Mae Taeng. Maybe if you visit my blog from time to time, or follow me on Facebook, you will have the impression that I am a living the dream, with many […]

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Krabi-Krabong -Thai Weapons-

Christoph — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:57:56 +0000

As a martial artist, you will most probably know what Muay Thai (Thaiboxing) is . In a previous article, I also shown to you, what Muay Boran, the traditional weaponless martial arts of Thailand, is. In addition to the competition-based Muay Thai and the defense-oriented Muay Boran, there is still a third, weapon-based martial art which has it’s origin in the Kingdom of Siam (today’s Thailand). The Krabi-Krabong. WEAPONS Krabi-Krabong, means short and long-range weapons, various weapons will […]

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Muay Thai vs. Muay Boran

Christoph — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 05:55:24 +0000

If one thinks about fighting sports and Thailand, he has most probably directly to the Muay Thai in his mind. Since it is a competition-based sport, there are, as in every other sport, fixed rules to follow. Muay Thai is often classified as a traditional fighting style, which is also true on one side. However, the Thaiboxing, as we know it nowadays, exists only since the 1920’s. At that time rules were introduced step by step to […]

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Muay Thai Tour Thailand -Alle Gyms-

Christoph — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 04:26:35 +0000

Fast drei Monate bin ich nun durch Thailand gereist. Gestartet in Chiang Rai ganz im Norden, bis in den Süden nach Koh Lanta. In diesen drei Monaten habe ich insgesamt 13 Muay Thai Gym’s und Schulen besucht. Du kannst dir natürlich denken, dass Manche gut, die Anderen weniger gut waren. In diesem Artikel möchte ich nochmal alle besuchten Gym’s für dich in Kurzform zusammenfassen, wenn du planst nach Thailand zu reisen, um dort Kampfsport zu […]

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