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One dictionary definition for "technique" is the method of applying a skill. The club covers skills from Muay Thai through to practical, street-wise self defence. The effective application of these skills depends on their correct delivery. A punch . . . where does the power come from. Is it the arm, the shoulder, the torso, the leg? Could the power of a punch depend on the subtle turn of a foot? The answer is all of these, but to the untrained a punch will almost certainly lack technique and use the arm muscles to throw it, lacking the power it could have with correct technique. |
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Technique is a key factor in all martial arts.
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But unlike many other martial arts though Thai boxing practices techniques differently. Most martial arts learn techniques by practicing moves over and over and over until they are correct. However, Life doesn't happen in pre-arranged patterns, so we don't practice them. And no two people are the same, we are all different with many things affecting our ability to apply different techniques - our flexibility, height and weight. Whether we like it or not, these affect how and when we apply the technique - A tall man may favour practicing high kicks aimed at the opponents head, a shorter person, lower kicks aimed at the body or legs. The basic technique though will remain the same, but practiced differently to suit us as individuals. |
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| These techniques are learnt with the combination of focused pad work and sparring with guidance and advice to make sure they are learnt correctly. This way you not only learn how to apply a technique, but also develop the senses accompanying it. It's all very well having the worlds most perfectly honed roundhouse kick, but it's useless if you haven't developed the senses that subconsciously fire the technique. The "senses" as I put it are acquired with the applied practice of techniques, developing the senses of distance, timing, control and body movement - both yours and your opponents. All of these are part of the techniques that cannot be learnt by repetitive practice. Practice doesn't make perfect! It makes permanent. Part practice a technique, you will only ever be able to apply that part of the technique effectively. |
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