TBA Thai Boxing Test 1992 - Rudy Rogers

My TBA (Thai Boxing Assoc. of America) Thai-Boxing Test circa 1992. This is a certification test that is a 2 3 round requirement of getting 60 kicks and 40 knees in with a senior student or instructor trying to stop you...kinda like getting "jumped in" (at least that's what if felt like). I had about a week's notice to prepare for this test.
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[@tecker842]

Those old training methods were so misguided-it’s no surprise the poor guy might be seriously injured or even crippled now.

[@kalijkduniversity]

HAHAHAHA! Only the STRONG SURVIVE! I know I did...and would do it again and change nothing! :D

[@tecker842]

@ where you training for a fight here ?-

[@kalijkduniversity]

No. In order to be able to teach Muay-Thai/Thai-Boxing under the Thai-boxing Association of America (TBA) you have to endure this sort of gauntlet. All TBA Instructors have to do it. People have puked, been injured, or gotten knocked out (especially if they are a disrespectful student) taking this test. However, as you alluded, the rigors of this test have gotten more lax over the years, and I do not agree with - something that is abhorrent to me. And I, as an instructor now, in turn, have been in the position many times to administer the test over the years. Ask those students that have had to face me when I have held the pads for them. Also, read the description on what the requirements are. I like this form of testing, because it forces you, as a martial artist to test your mettle. If you can survive this gauntlet, at this level, then you can have the self-respect of knowing you could survive most violent encounters - as an instructor of this art. BTW, I have heard horror stories of the TBA Instructor Test prior to mine - and this is the early '90s.

[@tecker842]

@ great description! I thought maybe this was a frequent practice this gauntlet apologies