{"product_id":"2940015814132","title":"The Beginner's Guide To Muay Thai - Dominate Your Opponent","description":"1Find a Muay Thai gym. There are several different perceptions of Muay Thai and you will most likely find that there are several ideas that might either interest you or make you pee in your pants. No joke, some Muay Thai Sensei's (Teachers\/Trainers) Believe in fanaticism and can sometimes lead to your own demise. The best Muay Thai gym to look for is one with a strict Warm-Up plan and immense conditioning training. For example: one Muay Thai gym in Aruba, hosts a 2-hour training regime that of which 45 minutes is dedicated to warming up and condition training, 15 minutes for stretching and flexibility training, 30 minutes for technique training and pads, and then the last part is dedicated to Sparring and\/or Circuit training.\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e2Learn the lingo and history behind Muay Thai. There are several articles on the web that provide an extensive and broad look on Muay Thai. Watch a lot of movies and documentaries and such also as they are an extensive resource for technique training. Thai boxers such as Ramon Dekkers and Buakaw Por Pramuk are prime examples of technique lords. Movies include Ong-Bak, and the Kick boxer series with Jean Claude van Damme.\u003cbr\u003e3Spar often. Sparring can be dangerous and sometimes scary but then again, if you're scared, you probably shouldn't have gotten yourself into this sport. Sparring developes your own style and once you are proficient, fighting in the ring or even outside the ring will be much easier for you. Many people who practice Muay Thai prefer to crush their opponents in the first round. Avoid doing this. This will be the worst thing you will have ever done. Generally speaking, if you exhaust yourself on the first round and you fail to get your opponent down, consider yourself dead meat. Trust me a normal fight is 5 rounds of 3 minutes. You will be much more exhausted than you will think and your opponent can crush you because of your own weakness.\u003cbr\u003e4Condition Run as much as you can but don't overtrain yourself. When going to the gym, practice light weights but many reps. Resistance training is going to be your best friend when it comes to Muay Thai.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever give up. Most of the time during vigorous training you will suffer. Suck it in and show your dominant side.\u003cbr\u003eExercise and stretch as much as possible\u003cbr\u003eUse Muay Thai only in self defense.\u003cbr\u003eConditioning, conditioning, conditioning. Stamina is your best friend. Long hours of running and other forms of endurance training will all contribute to optimum performance during those intense 3-minute rounds in the ring.....More Inside","brand":"Don Elvey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084567691504,"sku":"2940015814132","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015814132_p0.jpg?v=1763624775","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015814132","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}