Page 37 - Muay Thai Training Exercises

With respect to eating habits, an appropriate diet and
maintaining a constant body weight close to your
optimum ght weight are important. If a Thai boxer
always has to lose a lot of weight before a ght, it will be
an additional intensive strain on the body.

The Will to Learn
Athletes who are convinced of their skills and who are not
willing to take on new techniques and possible
improvements lose the chance to make the best of their
training. For a successful career in Muay Thai, having the
will to learn and to question yourself is fundamental.
The great success of the training group at Muay Thai
Plaza in Bangkok is due to the athletes comparing their
training skills with those of foreign athletes during their
stays abroad. They discuss the experiences they have had
and add interesting findings to their training.

Modesty
A great Thai boxer is also characterized by modesty. It is a
real pleasure getting to know former top athletes who are
friendly, polite, and reserved. The physical superiority
gained through Muay Thai should be used for the bene t
of fellow beings and not as an advantage over others.
Modesty does not mean, however, accepting exploitation.
Professional Muay Thai is a means to earn money, and
thus it attracts a variety of shady characters, for instance
trainers without experience and unscrupulous agents and