(Part 2) Top products from r/MuayThai

I haven't been in a fight yet, but I have competed at a world level for music.

The biggest thing that helped me with that inevitable anxiety before a competition is to remember that the winner was already decided beforehand. Don't change too much on competition day. There's no overdrive switch that comes on that day. It's all about your training versus their training. Who practiced the right stuff the hardest.

So trust your training, stay right in the moment, don't worry about shit, and just do your best man. At worst, you learn something new and you grow. Fuck the crowd, fuck your competition, fuck everyone's expectations, just fight your fight and focus on doing your absolute best. Not many get the opportunity you've worked so hard for, so you've won a huge victory already. Now's the time to just enjoy the act of expressing all your hard work to the world.

I wish you all the best man! I'm very happy for you!

(Also, after your fight, I strongly recommend this book. There's some amazing sports psychology insights in there.)

This is probably the best book for learning Thai. I’m able to read and write the alphabet thanks to this book and I know enough vocabulary so that I can speak enough Thai to get by.


There’s an audio CD for this book as well which I highly recommend. Thai is a tonal language like Chinese so you need to learn how to pronounce a word correctly

Ever since I've started following Kelly Starrett at mobilitywod my muay thai has improved leaps and bounds (while I've decreased skill training). Proper posture and mechanics is key to unlocking your potential. My power and stamina has increased from posture corrections alone. This stuff transfers over to all athletic endeavours and helps me feel looser and more relaxed in training and just day-to-day living. I can't recommend it enough.

Website

http://www.mobilitywod.com/

Books

http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-Preventing-Performance/dp/1936608588/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1426507402&sr=8-3&keywords=kelly+starrett

http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Run-Unlocking-Potential-Naturally/dp/1628600098/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426507402&sr=8-1&keywords=kelly+starrett

Equipment

http://www.roguefitness.com/mobility-rehab

If you're truly interested in Sak Yant i'd recommend getting a couple of books on the subject over the next year to help you plan. I have this one and also this

Both cover the beliefs and traditions of Sak Yant and feature a wide range of designs and profiles of various Ajahns (masters).

My instructor has a set of videos that are pretty favorably reviewed:

http://www.amazon.com/Muay-Thai-Master-Saekson-DVD/dp/B00066N9Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330887968&sr=8-1

It's worth noting before I trained with him I tried teaching myself from Duke Roufus videos and they ended up having to correct a lot of my technique. Everyone has different styles...I imagine Saeksons is more authentic Thai style.

I only know of The Boxer's Soliloquy.

Matt Lucas' first collection, The Boxer's Soliloquy, explores the intricacies of Thailand's most famous martial art. Set against the squalor of Bangkok and in the sweaty confines of Muay Thai gyms, only gradually do these tales reveal their true intentions. These are fifteen stories about the ring, the ropes, the fighters, the smack of bodies against bodies, and the relationships in between.

It's a bit confusing in the beginning, but things start making sense after a few pages and then it's quite a nice read.

His book is interesting:

http://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Strategies-Muay-Thai-Thailands/dp/1581603584/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398284607&sr=8-1&keywords=fighting+strategies+of+muay+thai

I've checked out the Muay Sangha website and it looks like we went very deep into spirituality and tried to combine it with Muay Thai and Muay Boran.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/social/swf/B0000CA2P5/o=ShareProduct/ref=tsm_1_aw_swf_d_sp?vs=1 your wish is granted

https://www.amazon.com/Muay-Thai-Basics-Introductory-Techniques/dp/1583941401

The technical information contained in this book is very good.

I have been using a Diadora Team Bag (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AUQG4Y) and like it:

- Roomy enough for shinguards, gloves, wraps, mouthguard, jump-rope, and all clothing/cup/etc for Muay Thai, as well as a change of clothes for after Muay Thai.

- Separate shoe compartment is where I put my sweaty clothes/wraps afterwards.

- Another compartment for athletic tape/extra wraps if I forget to pack a pair/etc

I use a mesh ball bag it holds everything I have two pairs of gloves. Shin pads Thai pads punch mits

Rudmox Pro-Traveller Heavy Duty Mesh Ball Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M7CBVPK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kkxJDb3MF3VBD
I got the black xla one and it’s huge

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Muay-Submissions-Breaks-Locks-Boran/dp/1326149857/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468530685&sr=8-3&keywords=muay

Reading these ones at the moment. A lot of the Boran techniques have stories related to the story of king Rama, Hanuman and erawan. Wai kru's as well as techniques.

Let us never forget:

https://www.amazon.com/Sapp-Time-Bob/dp/B0000844GT

we have a bunch of these at my gym, they work pretty good but the lack of swinging makes you really have to concentrate on moving your feet and not standing stagnant

Anh Fairtex has a book, Explosive Muay Thai from a few years back.

I haven't read the book so I can't speak to it specifically, but Anh is the head trainer at our gym and he's incredibly knowledgeable and experienced so it's worth a look.

The only one I know if is Sheridan's Fighter's Heart which has some of that. And some blogs.

https://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Cure-Personal-Prevent-Effortlessly/dp/031632292X