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Just knock out some push-ups, lunges and hip rotations, and then start working your way around your body, kicking things off with some overhead tricep stretches before working your way down to your calves. And try to make this a daily habit too.
Flexibility is a vital part of martial arts training. High levels of flexibility allow taekwondo artists to kick high and jiu-jitsu artists to be highly mobile and efficient, while reducing the risk of injuries for all students.
Whilst you can start Muay Thai with very poor flexibility I would recommend implementing a daily/5 times a week stretching routine to put you in a better spot to hit those high kicks. Although doing the kicks themselves will give you a stretch, it’s better to have an actual routine in place.
You don’t need to be in shape to start training Muay Thai . MuayThai is a skill based sport. If you focus on the techniques you are being taught, drill them with focus and patience you will naturally get more conditioned as you practice, being able to do things faster and harder as you get better.
To kick higher in Muay Thai, exercises such as hip airplanes and single-leg Romanian deadlifts develop the necessary hip extension strength and mobility, and hip stability while internally and externally rotating. This new range of motion must be cemented with lots of kicking practice.
Leg dexterity is defined here as the ability to control dynamic interactions at the edge of instability .
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Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [mūa̯j thāj] ( listen)), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a martial art and combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques .
Yoga is a game-changing routine to incorporate into your Muay Thai training program. The benefits are plenty and they extend outside of improving your Muay Thai performance but also physical and mental health . Improved vitality, energy level, balanced metabolism, and it even relieves stress.
You are going to want to stretch as many muscles as possible to help mitigate any tension . In terms of specific stretches for Muay Thai, you are going to focus on the muscles that need to be flexible so you can kick high.
