You wouldn’t just walk up and hit one of your friends in the face, would you?
To say Errol Zimmerman made an impression on me is a profound understatement. I met him in 2008, the year before Golden Glory became the most famous – and fearsome – fight gym in the world.
This is a question many of my new students want to ask. It might not hit the air, but by the end of that first session, it’s on their lips and in their eyes.
Switching is not for changing your stance. Switching is for generating power.
Many people would argue, myself included, that Thai boxing is a tall person’s sport.
The professional fighter knows how to hit the body. Being hit in the head is debilitating; being hit in the body is painful.
Learning to check a leg kick is an essential skill for any style of striking which involves being kicked in the thigh.
Judd Reid says, “At the end of the day, your best kick is the leg kick. It’s very painful, easy to land and it stops your opponent moving. The less they move, the easier they are to hit.”