Kru Shaun Boland
Posted: 2012-06-10 06:21:18

.....TRAIN LIKE A THAI, FIGHT LIKE A THAI

However, in order to fight like a Thai, you not only need to train like a Thai but you also need to eat, sleep and above all ‘think’ like a Thai


Great AX post, as per usual from Shaun.

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This is exactly my point.

In Europe, the major Kickboxing promotions are staging their events to K-1 style Kickboxing rules.

Three rounds, of three minutes. Allowing the full repetoire of Kicks and Boxing ie Kickboxing.

As these rules class striking with a knee, a knee-kick, then obviously a fighter needs to be aware. The last thing a U.K. fighter needs to be thinking in preparation or during a contest is that..... "oh it is KICKBOXING rules... so there wont be any knee's... because I read as such on AX"

Train Muaythai if you are competing to Muaythai rules.

Train K-1 Kickboxing if you are competing to K-1 Kickboxing rules, and especially if you are on a big money Kickboxing tournament in Europe as this is the rule set that they are using.

Sports-Specific training, along with sports-specific ring experience, ie fighting to the same rules as being used on the main promotions will only benefit a U.K. fighter that has aspirations to mix with our European partners.

Hence the reason I have worked hard for many months for finacial backing for the show, with £5'000.00 in prize money and even possibly a series of £ 5'000.00 Kickboxing tournaments.

Maybe if Tim Thomas is successfull on the Glory-World-Series $300'000.00 Kickboxing tournament, more people in the U.K. will realise the bigger picture.