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athlete to get in shape. Stamina, power, agility, and
coordination are intensively worked and improved. The
training is fun, helps to promote self-con dence, and
reduces aggression. It is also very useful as a form of self-
defense. Muay Thai is considered the most e ective
method of upright fighting and self-defense.
The best possible training plan depends on your goals
for training, motivation, and performance level. This is
why the training di ers somewhat among individuals. To
achieve the best results in training, you must train
consciously, meaning that you must clearly remember
your goals in training time and again as well as how you
want to achieve them. If you train without clear goals and
don’t question your achievement at regular intervals, you
will hardly see any improvement, will plateau in your
performance, and will lose motivation.
This book shows ways for any Thai boxer to succeed.
Regardless of whether you conduct your own training at
home or as a supplement to club training, this book will
teach you the essentials of training. You will nd frequent
references to the basics followed by inspirational
descriptions of how current world champions succeeded
in reaching their fantastic level of performance.

Training as a Fitness-Oriented Athlete
To be able to achieve continuous performance
improvement as a tness-oriented athlete in Muay Thai, it
is necessary to have two or three Muay Thai training
sessions per week. At times you may not be able to t