WNY MMA Muay thai

Muay Thai as a form of combat sport has its own unique techniques. Muay Thai boxing techniques are the way to effectively use nine weapons which are the head, fists, elbows, knees and feet. Collectively, they are called Na-wa arwud. However, in today’s Muay Thai rules, head is no longer included as a weapon and not allowed in the Muay Thai fights. Muay Thai training Phuket fighters has removed the use of head in Muay Thai techniques.

Muay Thai techniques, as taught in a typical Muay Thai camp in Thailand, fighters trained are divided into two groups: Mae Mai or “major” or “master” techniques and Luk Mai or “minor” or “complementary” techniques. All Muay Thai techniques use the entire body movement, rotating the hip partially or fully with every punch, kick and block. This is what sets Muay Thai training apart from other forms of martial art. WNY MMA

While it may be possible to win a fight using just one technique, a Muay Thai boxer who masters the use of each of his eight weapons will definitely be able to face and outdo his opponent.

One of the eight lethal weapons learned in training is the Elbow technique. Muay Thai elbow techniques taught demonstrate how a fighter can properly use his elbows to beat the opponent. There are Muay Thai elbow techniques mechanism and nine types of elbow strikes in Muay Thai boxing, namely:

• Sok Ti (Striking Elbow or Elbow Slash)
• Sok Tad or Sok Tat (Perpendicular or Horizontal Elbow)
• Sok Ngat (Uppercut Elbow)
• Sok Phung (Forward Elbow Thrust)
• Sok Klap (Spinning Elbow)
• Sok Sap (Elbow Chop)
• Sok Ku or Sok Klap Khu (Double Elbows or Double Elbow Chop)
• Sok Wiang Klap (Reverse Horizontal Elbow)
• Kradot Sok (Mid-Air Elbow Strike)

In Muay Thai, the elbow is used in seven ways – horizontally, diagonal upwards, diagonal downwards, uppercut, downward, backward spinning and flying. It is also used from the sides as a wny mma finishing move or to cut the opponents’ eyebrow so that he bleeds. Bleeding blocks the vision and also affects the fighter’s performance. The diagonal elbows are less powerful but they are faster than the other forms.

There is also a distinct difference between a single elbow and a follow-up elbow. The single elbow is an elbow move, which is independent from any other move. A follow-up elbow, on the other hand, is the second strike from the same arm, being a hook or straight punch first with an elbow follow-up. Such elbows, and most other elbow strikes, are used when the distance between fighters is too small and there is too little space to throw a hook at the opponent’s head. Elbows can also be utilized to great effect as blocks or defenses against, for example, spring knees, side body knees, body kicks or punches.

The sport covers a lot of techniques in which a fighter is taught how to defend or attack another fighter with so much power and speed. Speed and accuracy in every attack is important to knock down an opponent while speed and proper mindset in anticipating attacks is critical to avoid being knocked down and to have good defense.

The elbow technique is just one of the lethal techniques in Muay Thai in combination with different power punches and kicks. Proper training, diet and tactical thinking also plays a big part in succeeding in the combat sports that is present in most Muay Thai training camp in Phuket and all over Thailand.

WNY MMA Hit Tip: Superman punch

If you haven't noticed by the picture of superman nonchalantly punching what ever sorry fool that is in the face, we will be covering the superman punch today. I love pulling this off in sparring from time to time; it's a nice back pocket skill because of the abruptness of its execution, you literally catapult you and your fist forward at the face of the poor soul that happens to be standing in-front of you. Come on, lets talk about it a lil more. Don't forget to thank the guys at WNY MMA & Fitness.

now with the superman punch, there are a few set ups for it. For this particular article, i'll be going over using it from a front kick/push kick fake. 

1. Get the person to fear the front kick: use that front kick and get them used to moving away from it, let them get the timing down for it. Use both front kicks/teep, front and back leg. It will give you more opportunities to fire off of either side.
2. Throwing that fake: this is where it will start counting, this fake initiates the entire thing. All we need to do is to throw that knee up enough to where the person in front of you thinks its a front kick/teep. The next part is the most difficult as you have to pull off three things at the same time.
3. Going for it: at this point we already have that knee up, remember when i said it would be important....well i didn't say it was, but it is. So we have to; take a small hop forward on the stationary leg, while kicking the opposite leg backwards. Difficult I know, it took me a while to get that particular part down. Next we worry about that punch; now the punch has to come off of the same side as the leg that is kicking back, the kick back is what's propelling us forward and engaging the hip enough for us to generate power with the punch. That and your weight is literally being thrown at your opponents face helps too. Kinda like this ↓

So there you have it, the superman punch. Its always a good idea to be aware of your opponent, there maybe a fist waiting to have a very intimate conversation with your face. But don't worry, your punch will land first. Now you can do this with either hand, and yes, the lead hand is faster than the rear. I favor using both because it can be beneficial as a good set up. George st. Pierre used both frequently in his fights. Another good example of flying shots is from Mike Zambidis; he throws this mean superman hook that puts people out. 

Well, thats my hit tip of the day. Hope you guys stay tuned for the next string of interviews from the fighters at WNY MMA, November is gonna be a big month for those guys. Join us on facebook to get weekly updates.

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WNY MMA: Fit Tip of the Day

Are your hip flexors and glutes not feeling up to the challenge of kickboxing. Maybe you want to throw that thai style roundhouse with more hip engagement, or you just want to build a good looking pair of legs; I have a Wny mma fit tip for you. It's a fun little circuit that you can do, there is no equipment really needed except for space.

This circuit doesn't have a name, but it is definitely something that you should give a try. As a reminder, please warm up and stretch properly!

1. Burp and Sits: For this, we will be doing burpees and wall sits. I know, they suck but just get through the sets before you complain too much. The goal is 100 burpees, for our purpose we will do 5 sets of 20 with a 2 minute break between each set. Oh but its not that easy, the two minute break will be wall sits. So we are allowing our heart rate to fall to a relatively normal range, but our legs will still be working during the entire circuit. Give it a try
2. Splitting Ducks: Now I personally hate these, and you will feel them for days after. With this, you can do however many sets you can get through. I would recommend doing this to failure; Start off with split lunges, up to either 20 or 30 on both legs. After the split lunges, go directly into long-stride duck walks. For the duck walks, it would be good to set markers around a room so there is a path marked out. After you return to the starting point, take a rest and go right back at it again. 

This is only a small sample of things to do to strengthen those muscles in the legs. Its beneficial for boxing and kickboxing, and wrestling. For more strengthening tips, stop by WNY MMA & Fitness!

Raising Your Efficiency at WNY MMA & Fitness

You don’t have to look much further than Anderson Silva’s dismantling of Forrest Griffin to see a clear example of what superior striking can do in MMA. But the ability to control entire fights in the striking range, or use effective striking to set up opponents for techniques that favor your overall strategy, doesn’t come easily. Increasing the efficiency of your punching motion is key to giving you the fluidity necessary to raise your striking performance to the next level as practiced at WNY MMA & Fitness.

But how do you organize your training to get the maximum benefit and integration of skills for MMA? Part of the answer is style based—it depends on your strengths and what type of fighter you are. A former wrestler like Johny Hendricks will likely take a different approach than a former pro boxer and kickboxer like Anderson Silva. It’s also important to take into account the opponent you are preparing for and where you are headed with your skill set long term. All things being equal, the old saying, “what you put in is what you get out” still applies.

Raise your efficiency, raise your level
Punching is primarily an anaerobic activity—it is an explosive action. From a physiological standpoint, the minute you start throwing punches, you only have a maximum of 15-20 seconds of high quality output before the effectiveness of your punches takes a serious decline. On the heavy bag, a high level amateur boxer can throw about 200 punches per 3-minute round (assuming active footwork and head movement), and depending on the focus of the round, a high level pro can hit upwards of 300 punches per round. Here, we’ll outline a few of these concepts and learn how to apply them at WNY MMA & Fitness. You don’t have to take the words as gospel, feel free to apply the concepts and make modifications to the specifics as needed. 

Maximize your work
Once a fighter learns proper striking technique, the most significant component impacting progress over the long run is the striking work rate. Striking work rate can be broken down into two components:

1) The total number of punches thrown over time or during a given period of time. This aspect of work rate improves technique, speed, and efficiency.

2) The quality of striking, i.e. how hard, fast, and accurate those strikes are.

Your work rate for striking is where quality meets quantity, and is one of the biggest training assets that an MMA fighter can absorb from traditional western boxing. Because MMA training encompasses so many disciplines, it’s imperative that your time spent striking is of the highest quality—there isn’t a moment to waste. Follow the steps outlined below and I am confident they will take your striking to another level.

1.) Train for a high volume of punches to increase efficiency and improve technique

2.) Train for speed endurance and high quality speed to emulate the intensity of combat

3.) Integrate the improvements into your MMA game.

Step three will be taken care of through ‘business as usual’ WNY MMA training. Just ensure that you apply your techniques at full speed and maintain a high work rate. Other than intentional breaks and rest cycles built into your training, your goal is to maintain the new level of output attained through your striking ramp-up.