Hi everyone, it’s Claudia Scott. I’m going to be exploring a type of boxing called Muay Thai.
I’m going to be honest with you guys, I've never really been a huge “gym goer”
but a few months ago I finally got the courage to try a class called boxercise and ever since then
I've fallen in love with the sport of boxing. Now because I have finally found something
that I'm super passionate about and that is getting me to go to the gym every other day,
I thought why not explore different types of boxing? Muay Thai is Thai boxing.
It's called the art of eight limbs and that is because you use eight points of contact
when you are fighting.
I found a gym called Hanuman Thai boxing near me and I am going to head down there today
and check it out.
My name is Roan Morrison, I’m the managing director and one of the co-head trainers here
at Hanuman Thai boxing Edinburgh. I think I'm still currently ranked at number two in
the UK. Muay Thai is or Thai boxing is the art of eight limbs so it’s a style of kick
boxing where you can punch, kick, knee, elbow. There is an element of it for everybody
there is the sport end of the spectrum where it is quite a brutal fighting art as well as
it being a proper martial art so people don't need to be interested in either the self-protection
or the sport side but they can do it for getting incredibly fit
so you're always coming and learning something new.
Lets get warmed up. So…
With the body kick, ok, the technique we are going to do first you are going to kick but
you’re going to use the shin really to kick.
You're going to open this foot out and that opens up the hip and always be on the ball
of the foot you can see here and then I'm just going to turn like round and then come
back – so I start and finish in this position. Kick hand comes down and then back here.
A little bit faster.
Good. Boom. One more. That's it, and again. Switch - kick
Yes - that’s it good with the hand now. One more. Good. Kick. One, two. Good.
Ok now you can do the boxercise so you already know jab and cross. Yeah. One, two. Jab, cross.
Good again. One more. Good one more. Ok, so we have jab - boom. Cross - boom.
Right body kick. Boom. That's it. Good. If I move forward you move backwards. Ah good, good.
Jab - boom. Double - boom, boom. One, two. Cross. Boom. Kick. Boom. One, two.
First of all you're going to kick me, right body kick. When you are kicking you are aiming
for this spot here. You kick, I'm going to block here. So I bring my leg up and out
but you notice the knee is inside the elbow and I connect the two.
So if there is any space people will find that.
Yeah, yeah. Boom, good. Jab. One, two. Im going to kick right this time, block left.
Yes, good. Like that? Turn the knee outside a little bit more. Yeah, that's perfect.
Kick, boom. Good, again. Up bang. Good.
What I'm going to do here is really important is lift the knee first, ok? My hands don't move
my body stays the same. It’s the same thing with the elbow lifting when you punch if I
start to lean back and drop the hand too early they'll see what I'm doing.
So I want to lift this leg up and then I push.
First thing I'm going to do is lift the knee up and then push through.
Like this… Like this yeah, but you've got to move me backwards not you.
Boom, yeah good. Boom. The hip. Yes that's it much better.
Left leg first of all… Then coming back the right leg.
Yeah go, and again… again... hand out, yeah again one more. Okay.
Thai boxing is about showing your strength and not being pushed around.
So what we’re going to do is you're gonna move your left foot you're going to step in a diagonal line
outside but you're going to do it as I come forward. Ok, so as you see me move you step
out and you're going to pivot on that foot.
So only step on that front foot first and then I pivot.
Step and then turn. Good that's perfect. Step turn good. Relax. Step turn. Good. Well done.
Ok lets go out the ring now.
So what we are going to do first of all are the body kicks, just done on the pads there
but now we're going to do them in multiples.
You're turn.
Oh ok…
Hand down over that's it. Good, good. Breathe, breathe, exhale.
Don’t bend your knees too much.
Thats so sore.
Now just use the left leg.
Up, down.
That’s hardcore.
That’s harder than my boxercise.
I have just finished my session with Roan. You are using your
full body to work out and I really loved that because unlike my boxing sometimes I don't
feel like I've worked my legs as much.
I really loved my Muay Thai session, I thought it was really good for my confidence because
obviously doing these classes there's something a wee bit different and I think you know they are
seen as more “masculine” sports so especially woman find it a quite daunting
experience to go into these classes.
So for anyone who has watched this I would highly recommend Muay Thai, I really loved it
it isn't as scary as it sounds. Now I showed you a more focused version if you're
going to the classes you’re going to be doing something pretty similar and in a pair.
So make sure to find someone you love working out with as well. If any of you out there
have any cool experiences to do with Muay Thai or boxing, please comment below
and let us know. I hope you guys have enjoyed watching and tune in next time.