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Muy Thai Kicked My Ass!!!

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FreakMullet

two blocks down the street from my house is a Ralph Gracie jiu-jitsu place. I've always driven past it wanting to see what they teach and what it would be like. I also wondered if they taught Muy Thai along with jiu-jitsu; well they do. I actually found out about the Muy Thai class from a fellow student. she's been babysitting for one of the employees there and was offered free jiu-jitsu lessons. the cool thing is that they offer two free lessons to let you get a feel for the classes and to see if you'd really want to take them.

well today I took one of those free classes.

now, I haven't done any serious exercising, physical activities or sports in about 4 years. so I thought that I would take it easy and just do the beginning class. well there weren't any different levels of class. right off the bat I get thrown into a mild sparring activity. learning combinations of punches, kicks & blocks. the class is an hour long but after 10 minutes I was feeling light headed and nauseous. you know that feeling of warm saliva building up in the back of your throat, yea that was me. but I battled through it and stuck it out for the entire hour (with a few much needed water breaks in between). overall, I got my ass kicked. my legs are so heavy that I can barely lift them. I have a bruise on my lower right shin from kicking the other guy's shin w/o pads and I can tell that I'll be really sore tomorrow. BUT DAMN IT WAS AWESOME!!!

if anyone was ever interested in taking a Muy Thai class (or any other martial arts form), I highly recommend it. it's more fun than riding a bike at the gym and you learn how to defend yourself; two birds with one stone. :-) so yea, I'll be going back on Saturday morning for my second free class and more physical abuse. :-D

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Cranefolder·
Sweet! I friggin' love Muy Thai! Unfortunately I don't know of any place around here that teaches it, but we do have a place in Birmingham that offers lessons in Shin-Kendo. They will teach you how to use a goddam KATANA. Of course, you start out with a wooden sword for the first few years until you learn not to cut your own arms off. I need to get my ass over there. I like the idea of getting fit while LEARNING something, as opposed to just running in place.\r \r Good luck Freak! Try not to break anything vital.
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FreakMullet·
Crane said \"I like the idea of getting fit while LEARNING something, as opposed to just running in place.\"\r \r exactly, it's like a Chess match mixed in with everything physical you've ever done in your life. :-D I've done the gym thing before and while there was some nice eye-candy, it was damn boring.\r \r I say that you should take at least one of those classes and get a feel for it. it can't hurt (well not for long anyways). :-)
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DarthCestual·
as a former martial artist myself (brown belt in Tang Soo Do) i highly recommend to anyone who has a school nearby to try some classes. yeah, it kicks your ass, but in a great way. it's the one thing i've really missed since moving to the sticks 4 years ago. kudos Freak! it's awesome you have a Gracie school where you live. nothing compares to the kind of workout you get from martial arts, beyond being a full time ninja.
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Kyosogi·
I dropped 28 lbs in 8 weeks of Muay Thai training. I went from a solid 168 lbs. to a ripped 140 lbs. It was ridiculous. The sessions were non stop 2 hour action fests, that left me wanting to puke. Good stuff.
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BATMANKM·
Wow this sounds very cool! One question, did you get a free Mai Tie drink after training??? :lol: :lol: I know that was week but it was to easy to pass up. I'm old give me a break :D Very cool freak you should write another post after your second class so we can hear about it as well. I hear ya on the Gym thing. I have treadmill in my studio and can only run on it if i put on a movie or TV show I want to watch. I do find running outside more rewarding and if you get into racing and competing in marathons and stuff running can become quite an addictive and productive outlet. I have always been very curious about taking martial arts. The closest i got was taking Ti Chi for a while. Its based on a fighting art but is slowed way down to be more meditative. Best of luck wit it dude. - BAT
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RatBastard·
Awesome Freak, that is definitely the best way to work out. I see lots of bruised shins and forearms in your future.