Muay Thai Kickboxing
Contrary to popular belief, there *is* more to my life than drunken partying and robot costumes. As such, this post contains no mention of alcohol, and no pictures of intoxicated party goers...I'll make up for it some other day.
A couple months ago I took up Muay Thai Kickboxing, in a bid for some sort of exercise that would also let me hit things. I can say without a doubt that Muay Thai is the most challanging physical activity that I've ever undertaken. Prior to joining, I thought I was a pretty fit guy (and I suppose I was, relatively), but when the instructor tells you to go get some water after doing the 'few things' written on the blackboard, and that turns out to be 100 pushups, crunches and squats, you quickly learn that there are vast degrees of 'in shape'.
The classes basically consist of 45 minutes of intense cardio workout, combined with pushups, crunches, lunges, and other excerses that you can do without equipment. The second half of the class focuses on actual kickboxing skills, which are a challange in their own right. The instructor explicitly stated in the first class that there is no spiritual aspect to Muay Thai, the point is quite simple, "kick the crap out of someone". Of course, I'm not at all a violent person, but it's quite nice to know that what I'm learning can be applied, if I ever need it.
The more I do it, the more I love it. I skipped todays class (had to finish up some school work), but found myself doing a number of random excersices in my basement. I've heard that excercise is addicting, I suppose that's a good thing. Now I just need to find space for a punching bag...
A couple months ago I took up Muay Thai Kickboxing, in a bid for some sort of exercise that would also let me hit things. I can say without a doubt that Muay Thai is the most challanging physical activity that I've ever undertaken. Prior to joining, I thought I was a pretty fit guy (and I suppose I was, relatively), but when the instructor tells you to go get some water after doing the 'few things' written on the blackboard, and that turns out to be 100 pushups, crunches and squats, you quickly learn that there are vast degrees of 'in shape'.
The classes basically consist of 45 minutes of intense cardio workout, combined with pushups, crunches, lunges, and other excerses that you can do without equipment. The second half of the class focuses on actual kickboxing skills, which are a challange in their own right. The instructor explicitly stated in the first class that there is no spiritual aspect to Muay Thai, the point is quite simple, "kick the crap out of someone". Of course, I'm not at all a violent person, but it's quite nice to know that what I'm learning can be applied, if I ever need it.
The more I do it, the more I love it. I skipped todays class (had to finish up some school work), but found myself doing a number of random excersices in my basement. I've heard that excercise is addicting, I suppose that's a good thing. Now I just need to find space for a punching bag...
posted by Lawrence Laxdal at 9:27 PM
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