Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: Muai Thai, IPA: [mūɛj tʰāj]) is a martial art from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to otherI ndochinese styles of kickboxing, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and Muay Lao from Laos. Descended from muay boran, Muay Thai is Thailand’s national sport.
The word muay derives from the Sanskrit mavya and Thai comes from the word Tai. Muay Thai is referred to as the “Art of Eight Limbs” or the “Science Of Eight Limbs” because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight “points of contact”, as opposed to “two points” (fists) in Western boxing and “four points” (hands and feet) used in sport-oriented martial arts. A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as anak muay. Western practitioners are sometimes called nak muay farang meaning foreign boxer.
Jersey City Kickboxing teaches authentic Muay Thai Direct from Thailand. The Owner and Head Coach Paul Clark trains twice a year in Thailand’s best training facilities in order to learn the most effective coaching techniques available. As a students progress in the sport they are offered the opportunity to go train and compete overseas.A typical Muay Thai practioneer who is actively competing trains twice a day six days a week. The typical program that Jersey CIty Kickboxing Staff does is as follows-
AM Workout: Run 30 Minutes, Jump Rope 3-5 rounds, Shadow Box 3-5 Rounds, Mitt Training 3-5 Rounds, Thai Pads 3-5 Rounds, 200 Push Kicks, 200 Knees, 200 Roundhouse kicks followed by weight lifting and ab work.
PM Workout: Circuit Train to warm up with weights or Run for 30 Minutes, Shadow Box 3-5 rounds, Clinch 3-5 Rounds, Spar 5-10 Rounds, Ab Work, Stability Training, Agility Training.
Advanced Class Workout
Shadow Box 3 rounds, 3 Rounds Mitt Training, 3 Rounds Thai Pads, Clinch and or Drills and ab work. Men spar Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Women Spar Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Intermediate Workout
Shadow Box 3 rounds, 3 Rounds Mitt Training, 3 Rounds Thai Pads, Clinch and or Drills and ab work.
Beginner Workout
Jump Rope 10 Minutes, 10 minute core workout, 10 plyometric workout, 5-10 rounds on 9 various bag stations, 3 rounds stability and agility exercises .
