Bag Work - muay thai training / conditioning

I'm an amateur fishing for comments and training tips from anyone with considerable Muay Thai/MMA experience.

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• kicking
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[Raitsogen]

when you throw your elbows make sure that you dont chicken wing it. i cant really tell from that angle but thats what it kinda looks like. keep your hands in fists when you kick. your telegraphing that you wanna kick like that.

[PVanderston]

@Raitsogen thanks. that's actually quite helpful. and you're dead-on with the telegraphing comment -- a few sparring sessions cleaned up my hands considerably. mind elaborating on the elbow strikes comment?

[ZiggyArman]

ur not doing anything right..

[PVanderston]

astounding analytic insight. thanks, ziggy.

[dazzy2para]

use gloves :)



[justin4362]

one foundation of muay thai is alway keep your chin protected even when striking, keep your shoulders covering your chin when throwing straights, and always return your fists back to your temples after throwing a punch, its a good habit to get into, just my opinion anyways

[517gotmilk]

football kick huh

[Abel20079]

ouch, just wear some padding, handwraps and gloves....you're going to cripple you hands in the long run. Our knuckles weren't made for punching, they're made of lots of tiny bones stuck together, better protect them

[paparadeliko]

squarer guard

[WaTeRpOoPfArT]

i would at least wear hand wraps..

[Chazza240]

keep your guard up, you tend to bring your other hand that your not striking with down to your shoulder

[davronru]

That first elbow was pretty good, sick striking overall

[pepehorhae]

i wanna ask question, why is it that im weak in my punch but stron in my bows, and im strong in kicks but weak in knees :( how can i improve??

[lazherus]

@PVanderston actually your elbows are correct. You weren't chicken winging it. You weren't over turning with your body with it, which is good, because you would have to turn your body back into place and that is a wasted movement. It doesn't take much to cut with an elbow. Your kicks, however, do need some more technical work, but other than that good power and speed