SPARRING My Muay Thai Coach After 4 MONTHS of Training (Technique Breakdown)

[@Muayflyrich]

What up guys, want to be apart of a supportive martial arts community? If so, I just opened the Free "Muay Fly" community discord, hope to connect with you more on there: discord.gg/8f9sp6qfs6

[@dominicchristoph]

4 Months of training? My god that must be some high level training you're looking incredible for that short amount of time.

[@Muayflyrich]

All credit to my kru bro, guy is legit & always goes the extra mile to teach

[@smokeytot7o840]

And credit to you for staying consistent!💪🏻​@@Muayflyrich

[@Muayflyrich]

@@smokeytot7o840 appreciate you bro

[@pedicalc7]

If you never did striking and this is a few months of training you got the juice my guy 👊

[@ibrahimismail5625]

Some people just train their balls off It could happen if you have enough time to decide that yoy wanna train with a planand for 30hours a day

[@គង់គាឆាត់]

This really is an underrated as hell channel; clean narration, clean editing, and you’re really flipping good for 4 months 😮

[@Muayflyrich]

@@គង់គាឆាត់ appreciate it, been putting a lot of time to make the videos clean, any critiques?

[@គង់គាឆាត់]

@@Muayflyrich dude I think you’re better than me in fundamentals; I most likely have less knowledge than you. the only advance thing I can do is headmovement into counters. Our styles are really different so I have to say is feint with footwork more so that you can make your target miss their attacks thus demotivating them from throwing them, that’s what I try to do

[@Muayflyrich]

@@គង់គាឆាត់ appreciate it bro I’ll start trying that out in my next sparring sessions ! And head movement is tough I gotta start working on it more as well

[@tonymack4120]

You are really good for 4 months bro. You've got a mature outlook on training as well. Muay thai is an amazing system too, if taught properly I regularly see huge improvements in beginners in a short time

[@Muayflyrich]

Thanks man and I agree, I have a solid kru so makes it much easier

[@luukweeko]

You need to jab more while you move. Helps a lot with set ups, fake outs, feints, Gauges flinches etc.

[@Muayflyrich]

@@luukweeko gotcha thanks bro

[@benlui749]

Looking good man! Ryan was my Muay Thai coach back in the day. Dude is dope! You clearly got a lot of passion for this so keep up the good work!

[@Muayflyrich]

Thanks man, yeah Ryan is the man ! I’ve tried a few different places to train & out of all of them Ryan has been the best 💯

[@bj1761]

I have been in Muay Thai now for about 6 months now. I began with weekly private lessons because that’s what my schedule can permit. Now that I am off work for the summer, I decided to do more of the group sessions. In the group sessions, I am doing more of the sparring. I’m getting more comfortable with it and have even began posting to my IG. Many of my peers who are on my socials are encouraging; however, I just received a comment from one person saying that myself and sparring partners are going too slow. My internal reaction was to give him an ear full, but knowing what kind of person he is I just let it go. It is refreshing to watch videos like yours that inform individuals that this is a process and is not about dominating your partner. It’s about learning the technique so it can become second nature. Thanks for the videos and keep on pumping.

[@Muayflyrich]

That’s great to hear man, what’s your Instagram? I’ll follow along 🤝 And as for the comments, you’ll be getting a lot more negative ones as you grow, just handle it the same way. Most people who don’t train are the ones who talk the most sh##. Sparring is all about learning to fight and helping your partner to learn to fight, not to make a highlight film knocking out your partners

[@christophercortes2914]

Hey bro nice work!! You look like me 4 months with the same style; front foot light and most weight on the back foot. It’s a good style for teep heavy work so utilize it more. The weight on your back foot + the square stance makes it hard for you to back up. In turn, you can check more from both sides using one leg. One big downside i found early is it makes it easy for them to sweep you if you don’t teep them constantly. Play around with being more patient, countering with the teep. You can condition your partner in expecting your teep which you can learn to feint and do a switch kick. Explore more and work on this back foot style counter style. Then try another front foot forward style for boxing and low kicks

[@Muayflyrich]

@@christophercortes2914 knew I’d find someone with the same style eventually. Appreciate the tips, I keep getting sweeped so you’re right with that, I’ll start throwing more teeps and eventually try out some other styles

[@dk36iloo]

I love doing Muay Thai and can not get enough of it. Great Channel. Keep it up.

[@Muayflyrich]

Will do bro !

[@l.z.6553]

Did MMA for a while, had a long break but gonna get back to muay thai soon, loved this video man!

[@Muayflyrich]

Appreciate, time to get back in the gym bro !

[@strawhatironpp7524]

This looks VERY very good for 4 months. All i can say is show up on your training daily, you obviously have a great coach and all the advice you need is there. If he got you there for 4 months, imagine a full year...

[@Muayflyrich]

Thanks man, I can’t wait to make an update video at 1 year and see how far I get, appreciate the support !

[@TimeServedPodcast]

Just found your channel, I started Muay Thai about 6 weeks ago training twice a week, and then I started boxing last week at the same gym. I will follow your journey and your channel. Great video great voiceover. Really dig it!

[@Muayflyrich]

Welcome aboard! Appreciate the kind words !

[@StephBeezy]

First day of kickboxing coming up soon, loving the content. Keep it up bro💪🏿

[@Muayflyrich]

Appreciate it my guy, you’re gonna become obsessed with it! Try to record some of your training and rewatch, helped me a lot

[@StephBeezy]

@@Muayflyrich fasho!

[@timvliegen1686]

Loved the video brother, great work!

[@dvelez28]

you have great knowledge and breakdown skills for having trained for 4 months

[@LeoValencia-zo6pt]

He knew to back off and give you more confidence. Good on the coach to let you keep practicing, maybe you'll get there someday.

[@Muayflyrich]

@@LeoValencia-zo6pt 100% definitely coach and even better sparring better

[@zhwellrested]

You're doing awesome for the duration of your training; I had an instance when I was standing light on my front leg, opponent kicked low to my rear, suffered a patella dislocation. For your leg blocking, point your toe down to deflect the leg kick downwards!

[@Muayflyrich]

@@zhwellrested great tip, I’ll implement in next sparring session & damnn bro hate to hear it, having to take time off and rehab must’ve been torture

[@zhwellrested]

@@Muayflyrich thankfully this is the last week of recovery! Keep up the good work!

[@God__compl3x]

“This is my crew” Me: where they at? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@bingbong2257]

you're looking REALLY good for four months bro. REAL good. That fake teep to body hook at 4:52 was beautiful. You said you hate the Teep kick because you get countered. Side teep lands WAY more without getting caught because it's way harder for the other guy to catch and for you to pull out if he catches. idk who your coaches are but they def know what they're doing. Looking forward to watching you grow. kzbin.infoVLot8HyHuCs

[@Muayflyrich]

@@bingbong2257 appreciate it bro I’ve been trying to grind like crazy I already know Thailand is gonna be no joke. My coach has been telling me about the side teep as well I’ll take a look at that vid and try to start implementing it 🔥🔥

[@don_rosales]

Thats a great Kru right there, great sparring!

[@pedroewert143]

good stuff - maybe watch the open mouth breathing (or does it just seem that way?! ) as it really increases the risk of a broken jaw + its kind of a tell...you close the mouth when you start a move - maybe just breath through the mouth out of range. There are as well some mouth guards for mouth breathing. I at one point will have to get my nose checked out as i cant always breath through both nostrils.

[@Muayflyrich]

I have to look back but I prob was breathing out my mouth, the mouth used I have isn’t the best for nose breathing, I’ll be getting a new one asap. Thanks for he feedback 🙏🙏

[@COACH_ANTHONY_MMA]

GREAT WORK. WAY TO RESPECT YOUR PARNTER AND KRU.

[@jurhyify]

lmao the scariest thing about sparring the muay thai coach/kru is knowing that they can sweep you or do whatever they want to you at any time, you can't do anything about it and they smile the entire time.

[@Muayflyrich]

@@jurhyify facts 😂😂

[@rikimackey7984]

You can do something you just have to figure it out

[@Gymtactic]

Bro take your ear ring out for sparring even if it’s light; that’s a accident waiting to happen and you WILL regret it

[@Muayflyrich]

@@Gymtactic appreciate the concern bro, I’ve started taking them off before training, you’re right, an accident waiting to happen

[@암캐고양이엉덩이]

already seen a lot of imporvement since your last video. if i could give any pointers from the vid, be sure to stay balanced at all times. at 0:40, you step in too deep before you kicked leading to your kick being stuffed and you becoming imbalanced after. in thailand balance and technique is very important to coaches. also at 3:26 you could shuffle into range to hit that knee the same way buakaw does. instead of pulling his hands down to catch your knee, post up against them and push them into his face while you step or skip in to lead knee. good shit bro im proud of your progress

[@Muayflyrich]

Gotcha, thanks for the breakdown, Im going to be making sure I work on these today at training. Appreciate you tuning in bro

[@spinachos1868]

this coming from a former Team taekwondo pro, your kicks look extremely high level for only 4 months of training. You have serious potential.

[@unknownentity8256]

6:00 My Kru likes to do this sweep to me too, it works if you don't frame long guard in time, or you don't step back, he faints a cross to step in, gets his hands inside to push head to your left and the supporting leg needs to land next to your lead leg to have leverage to sweep with the right leg, and yes it works even against way bigger opponents, since you don't have much weight on that lead leg since your pressured to move back from that cross feint, and most of your weight is on the back leg in the Muay Thai stance.

[@Muayflyrich]

Good breakdown that makes sense 🤝

[@unknownentity8256]

@@Muayflyrich 🤝Appreciated, been doing this for a while, among other martial arts & sports.

[@tomlevitt4133]

this is great sparring!

[@JamesWoo-o7m]

Amazing for 4 months.

[@SugabulletsSS]

I think the sweep happened because your weight distribution was consistently focused on the opposite side from defending low and high kicks

[@CalvinLu1]

haha your kru is awesome one small tip to help with your teeps don't be afraid to tag their hips and more specific areas like the left side to off balance or right side while they kick or whatever

[@Muayflyrich]

Yeah he’s the man, good tip man I’ll be trying it out my next sparring sessions

[@Kqcutz]

Sweeps are all timing and leverage. You being taller and bigger might have made the sweep easier

[@FrodeFalch]

Very nice video. I will share this with my students as well. Keep up the good work

[@Muayflyrich]

@@FrodeFalch appreciate it boss !

[@FrodeFalch]

@@Muayflyrich you are already looking very good for only four months. Keep grinding (in a smart way) and you will go far i believe. Did you do any other martial arts, prior to starting muay thai?

[@Muayflyrich]

@@FrodeFalch I appreciate that man, I did wrestling for one year & did boxing for like a month, but that’s all I got. Just been training everyday and watching technique videos

[@FrodeFalch]

@@Muayflyrich nice. Seem like you are in the right place. Both in your own head, and the gym/coaches. Thats the perfect combination for growth. 👊

[@gerrycrisandy2425]

Dutch blocks work fine in sparring when kicks are not full power, but it comes at a significant cost otherwise. Try leaning back man, you're tall so it works even easier for you.

[@Muayflyrich]

@@gerrycrisandy2425 you’re right bro I’ll start leaning back. I didn’t even think of that

[@lastwill3557]

4 months ?! I don't doubt your efforts but you are the living proof that talent> hard work. 95% don't get that good in 4 month even with 4 training a week. You are REALLY good.

[@surfninjafishing8297]

After about two months of training i got to spar my coach. I lit him up more than i should of now im paying for it every training 😭😭

[@Wvsolo12]

How many times a week where u training? Solid work

[@vestium2373]

Great work

[@Muayflyrich]

@@vestium2373 🤝🤝

[@OTSforever]

How do I start with Mauy Thai . I want to learn but don’t know how or where to start honestly

[@Muayflyrich]

I’ll be making a video on it soon !

[@Gacelaa]

good video

[@Muayflyrich]

Thanks ‼️

[@mikemeros1124]

Muay Fly. After 18 months of Karate training I need more of a contact training martial art. Karate is cool, but regular sparring is desired. Finding a legit Muay Thai gym is next on the list.

[@Muayflyrich]

Thanks for watching the full video 🔥 & yes full contact sparring definitely is needed to fully feel what techniques work

[@Muayflyrich]

Should I start kicking or punching more?

[@BrandonMaloneyGuide]

Fight how you wanna fight bro, if you get caught a lot while you kick, then kick less, if you get caught a lot when you punch, punch less. Or just get better defense, know what is open when you do each kick, each punch, and know what to do for each counter.

[@Muayflyrich]

@@BrandonMaloneyGuide you right bro, just gotta flow & not analyze as much

[@BrandonMaloneyGuide]

@@Muayflyrich 100% bro 💪

[@rikimackey7984]

You need to do what you need to do whatever is most effective at the time and how well you can execute

[@DariusWelch]

Muay Fly 🔥

[@Muayflyrich]

🔥🔥🔥

[@thenotoriousmichaeljackson8938]

W

[@jarmaal]

how hard are the punches and kicks. I am just asking

[@joejo4549]

Any tips on keeps

[@john146muaythai]

Woah

[@ncljon]

Nice bro

[@Muayflyrich]

Thanks

[@joenlly]

Muay Fly 👌🏾

[@Muayflyrich]

Yessir 🔥🔥

[@Yasmuraz]

This guy had to have done dance , athletics or martial arts before. If not then some freakishly talented dude. I mean I have seen it before and it is frustrating for others. These are not typical results of someone training only 4 months either no prior experience in other physical disciplines. Don’t compare your progress with this guy.

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[@taylorg2787]

Dude you're doing good for 4 months. Are you training like 3x a day? lol

[@Muayflyrich]

Appreciate it bro & nahh I wish. Training 5 days a week though and I record most of my sessions so I get to break them down at home añot

[@taylorg2787]

@Muayflyrich oh ya there's so many benefits to recording yourself. I record myself shadowboxing almost every day. Has made my technique so much more crisp and I find myself landing the straight cross way more often now in sparring.

[@loicdegrauwe2010]

Kickboxing and muay thai is not the same.

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[@daniel8675]

how old are you bro?

[@Muayflyrich]

26

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[@StopandThinkMedia]

He got the sweep because you become too narrow feet almost touching , was fousing protecting your head and nothing else, backing improperly, and lose of balance no control while backing up.

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[@wtmusic515]

Plan to engage with MMA?

[@Muayflyrich]

Prob not, I want to compete and become a master at one martial art before I think about diversifying

[@wtmusic515]

@@Muayflyrich not being negative for no reason, but you’ll likely never master Muay Thai, even if you solely train for it. Kids these days start combat sports earlier and earlier, and those fighters in Thailand start as kids. Not saying you can’t get very good, I’ve been doing it for 2 years but it’s an extreme uphill battle.

[@Muayflyrich]

@@wtmusic515 yeah all good I take no offense. You’re not wrong, i guess I’m just trying to focus on one thing at a time. I’ve gone most of my life putting my energy into too many thing at once

[@wtmusic515]

@@Muayflyrich Makes sense. I brought up MMA because although you need more skill sets, the threshold is lower for each, if you’re a reasonably athletic dude you can pick up the fundamentals of grappling, striking and cagework in 6 months-1 year. If you’ve got striking exp already, like I did, you can put less emphasis on striking in your learning. I don’t know your age, but you can definitely compete in amateur bouts without too much time invested. But if you want to hit high levels of pro fighting in Dutch kickboxing, or Muay Thai, you have a very tall order in front of you. Most of those dudes have been training since they were extremely little or at least since their teenage years. That being said, I’ve spoke to Bones’ coach as he follows me and has given me feedback on my work, and he’s told me that even starting in your 20s isn’t too late to become a decent level pro. Who knows.

[@trippytravi]

Nah you definitely trained longer than 4 months 😂 but I can tell you just started.

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