How Do You Get Confident in Shadowboxing? | Sylvie Answering Interesting Questions

[@justinkennedy3004]

As for visualization, when I first started shadowboxing regularly I imagined I was facing zombies. Really rotten, old zombies and that I had all the time in the world to set my feet and stance, then dodge their clumsy grab or swipe, then readjust and throw a single big strike (overhand, hook, uppercut) to "knock their head off". Silly, sure, but I found it set a helpful tempo in my mind and put me in the mindset of "killing" 20 zombies at a time. Now shadowboxing is my favorite exercise and I drift in and out of doing "dancing" shadowboxing or "shadowbox-y" dancing (with music obviously!). Sylvie, these are the types of videos that are severely lacking on yt and the web at large. I supported the Muay Thai Library before but lost my job and covid has made it hard to get my feet back under me but I'll def get back on the wagon once I can. Thanks so much and keep at it!

[@thefaboo]

Dude this is a great idea, thanks! I hope things are looking up for you.

[@justinkennedy3004]

@@thefaboo thanks! Kinda doing better but the money situation is still critical. At least the work I am getting involved in is good karma much more than good pay :)

[@murphylhunn]

Thats not bad!

[@sarahfernandes3140]

I wish trainers explained things like this! A lot of the times I feel awkward or uncomfortable because I don’t know how to do certain things, specially freestyle of any kind, and you really know how to help me make sense of it with your videos. Thank you! 🙏

[@lonewolfpoetics]

I've also found that shadowboxing in a mirror is an awesome way to work your head movement because hey, the person in the mirror is gonna swing back every time

[@eveanddell]

I just got back into Muay Thai after years off and I'm so glad I found your channel! So articulate in describing techniques and nuances you pick up in your vast experiences. Thank you!

[@mateusabreu7309]

Sylvie, I love your videos and I've been watching them nonstop, but I can't find any video explaining the scoring system of muay thai. Like, what are the optimal strikes to have a good scoring return (middle kicks, knees, high kicks etc) and why some strikes score and others don't. Like the big brain strategies during a fight that a nak muay needs to calculates if he/she is winning or losing and what to focus during that quick analisis to assure a victory.

[@8limbsUs]

This is a good start: 8limbsus.com/muay-thai-thailand/balance-control-keys-muay-thai-scoring-tony-myers

[@3CKSTR]

this may honestly be some of the most educational content on youtube for any sport, the ability to touch on practical aspects of the inner game is so rare to find! As if being one of the most legendary MT fighters ever didn't take enough of your time, we still get content output of this quality. Thank you for your work.

[@SG-MT]

🙏 This right here is pure GOLD! Thank you Sylvie!!! I had been looking for this for years. You explained and addressed the shadowboxing issue perfectly. Back when I first got introduced to boxing (maybe over a decade ago), shadowboxing never made sense to me and I dreaded it every single time my trainers told me to do it. I honestly had no clue what to do and hated looking at myself feeling awkward and super self-conscious in the mirror. Everything was made worse when I knew others were watching me. Fast forward to last year when I just started training in Muay Thai and I started feeling that way again. But the way you address and explained it, made so much sense now. I will be sharing this video with my coach and hopefully he can so use it to help others who have the same issue with shadowboxing. Sylvie, I cannot thank you enough! If I go to Thailand, I definitely want to meet you. And hopefully some of your idols from the Golden age like Karuhat, Dieselnoi, and Sagat.

[@manfrombritain6816]

the thing with not having anything to hit is what i find that hardest to get used to, especially with the kicks!

[@joecoonan3931]

Some well handy pointers here. Thankyou for sharing this with us all.

[@James_I_Archer]

Amazing work and explanation

[@dorian655]

Thanks Sylvie and Kevin! Content is GOLD as usual!

[@carlacarlon]

I loved it. Thank you, Sylvie :D

[@spenchai4729]

Great video😁

[@francescochiefa7966]

Thank you so mutch Silvye!!!❤️🙏

[@johnm092]

Really appreciate this!!

[@martadebska3008]

You are so relatable :D good advice! :D

[@THE_ODOUR7]

Amazing video

[@Natcon10]

Thanks Sylvie. Great video.

[@manfrombritain6816]

Sylvie (if you get to read this): I have a big nose and I'm kinda scared of getting it broken if i start fighting competitively (which is my goal). I'm not too worried about it becoming wonky, its already pretty wonky, but i imagine it's fucking painful as hell? I also have difficulty breathing through it most of the time so it could get a lot worse

[@dn3772]

develop a style to not get hit square in the face, look at your physique and techniques and make sure you're never open to this sort of attack

[@Yuffie777]

I think you just have to accept it will probably get smacked sooner or later. No one is trying to get hit in the nose or anywhere but its not possible to avoid getting hit all the time. No matter how good your defense is. People are going to open up your defense and smack you no matter how hard you try not to get hit. Otherwise you would just be hitting them without ever getting hit and thats just never going to happen. You will get hit. Your nose might well get broken and twisted and whatever. It might not. You have to accept that if you want to fight. Learning to "not get hit in the nose" is bs advice. You can't defend everything when someone is opening up your defense with feints and combos etc, its just not realistic.

[@dn3772]

@@Yuffie777 you can have a style that leaves you open to other sort of attacks, obviously if all you do is cover your nose you won't get hit there, but then ull probs get hit elsewhere, it's a tradeoff

[@Yuffie777]

@@dn3772 but the thing is, when i make you put your hands down to protect your body, how are you going to stop the straight right to the face, for example, if you're not fast enough. You can defend it, but you can't rely on it 100%. Sometimes the opponent will get the drop on you and wether its your nose or your body or legs whatever, you will be open somewhere and sometimes its gonna be your face so.... It just feels fruitless to think about not getting hit in the nose tbh. If you want to fight, you just have to accept that it might well happen. You cannot possibly ensure that you are never open to getting punched in the face.

[@manfrombritain6816]

@@Yuffie777 i'm not dumb enough to think i could avoid it haha! i'm wondering how often it happens though cos like when u watch boxing or UFC u see people get hit on the nose very regularly but they dont often seem to get it broken

[@agentsmith6570]

First of all thank your for your advice :) already used it in today session. Q: i love to use the long guard as my go to guard (mostly training orthodox vs orthodox atm) but it gets parryed down quite often into rear elbows. the only reaction to the parry i have at the moment is leaning back and hoping my partner overextends so i can counter back but thats basicly it. so do you have any advice to deal with with? greetings 🙏

[@8limbsUs]

If your extended arm is getting parried you're either starting the guard from too far away when closing distance, or you're not putting the fist of the extended arm in a secure spot (like your partner's face or grabbing the shoulder, pushing the chest, etc). Yodkhunpon parries mine and I've used a reverse elbow, like following the same direction the arm goes and just coming around the other side with my right. A Somrak reverse-upward elbow counter also works.

[@agentsmith6570]

@@8limbsUs i know time is rare so thank you very much for your answer sylvie! i will take your advice and try to be more aware of my distance and hand positioning ☝️🧐 kab 🙏

[@rdgnr8]

I learned a lot from this video :)

[@jamesofthejungle9754]

I always visualize a 5 round 3 minute spar when I shadow box

[@ronaldson57]

How often do you shadowbox how many minutes? I don't have any partners to sparr with can jump roping and shadowboxing improve my stamina far as fighting?

[@dmills5755]

What style of Muay Thai do you believe would compliment bjj? I’m thinking for self defense reasons and for everyday people who don’t have a lot of time to train. I’m thinking a clinch heavy style would be best because bjj lacks legit clinch work. What are you’re thoughts?

[@JWMCMLXXX]

Good tips, thank you. I'm only a few months in. I'll take all the help I can get! :D

[@Skazzo]

Cheers! Hope it's going well