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Leg Kick Setups

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:26:55 +0000

When it comes to utilizing the leg kick in Muay Thai, there are lots of ways to move into it or set it up. One thing you see in gyms everywhere is using your hand combos or techniques to set up the leg kick. At our gym we have some very basic hand setups fo our leg kicks, below is a summary of our set up techniques:

Setup 1 – jab (#1 punch) into the leg kick
Setup 2 – jab + cross (1,2 punch) into the leg kick
Setup 3 – jab + hook (1,3 punch both off the front hand) into the leg kick
Setup 4 – jab + uppercut (1,4 punch both off the front hand) into the leg kick

As stated earlier these are what we use to set up our kicks, and they’re many other that can be done either offensively or defensively. To see another leg kick option check out this video below. This video is from

A Leg Kick Set Up From “How To Throw Crippling Leg Kicks” DVD

Muay Thai 101 Resource

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:00:47 +0000

Starting on September 1st, 2010 Kru Shawn will be doing a weekly blog entitled “Muay Thai 101″. This blog will feature training aides to help students no matter what level of training they have. There will be reources such as articles, videos, conditioning, etc.

So make sure you register opn the bulldogmuaythai.com website and subscribe to recieve emails when new blogs have posted.

July 2010 – Team Bulldogs Newest Title Holder

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:53:40 +0000

on July 11th, 2010 Chaz Murphy became the TBASA Super Heavyweight World Champion. What was his first tournament, Chaz had to fight twice to make it to the main event for the title and fought hard to get the unanimous decision and take home the belt.

July 2010 – Revamping our Website

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:55:06 +0000

Thank you for being very patient with me as I revamp our site. It’s been a whirl wind of change going on here at the gym. As some already know yes we Helped revamped the Revolution Gym we train in. Everyday I will be posting more news and pictures of what’s going on here…

It’s a ride of a life time

July 2010 – Gym Remodeling

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:51:51 +0000

For the past 3 years Bulldog Muay Thai has been running exclusively inside Revolution Gym and recently have particpated in helping the gym doin a complete facelift to offer more for its members. Starting Monday 7/23/2010, students are gonna get to start training in our new and up[dated facility.

Whats it Take to be a Fighter

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 06:23:18 +0000

Time and time again i have students ask me…”Do you think I have what it takes to be a fighter”? This can ofetn be a difficult question to answer, so my simple response usually is..”depends on you”. Quite frankly me as a trainer i can give the student the techniques, drills, tactics and so forth but at the end of the day all the truly matters is are they williong to show the heart and are willing to put in the work. Although as i sometimes sit and think about it I also wonder if i ever asked that question. Im sure i did but I also wonder if my trainers ever looked at me the same way I look at my students. Again Im sure they did. Fortanutely I was blessed enough to have trainers (especially my current ones) who never just threw me to the wolves. They always made sure I was ready to some degree, and I try to follow the same philosophy with my students…

Well as i sit here at 1:15 AM and think and ramble in this blog, again it makes me thankful for my journey up till now and what may lie ahead.

New Schedule For 2010

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:48:38 +0000

We now have our new 2010 training schedule up to view and download.

2010 Updated schedule

What Is The Ram Muay

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:12:12 +0000

Wai khru ram muay (Thai: ไหว้ครูรำมวย) is an action of respect in Thai culture that is performed by participants in Muay Thai competitions. Wai is an action of Thais to show respect to others by putting the hands together like in prayer. Khru means teacher. Ram means dance in the old Thai traditional style. Muay means boxing. Usually Thais prefer to call it short Ram Muay or Wai Khru. Ram Muay is the way to show respect to the teachers and the trainers. Also, in past muay Thai was usually fought in front of the king, so Ram Muay was also to apologize to the King for the brutality in fighting.

The fighter first performs the Wai Khru, circling the ring three times before kneeling and bowing three times as a sign of respect to God and man. He also bows to Buddha to ask for protection for himself and his opponent and for an honourable fight.

The fighter then performs the Ram Muay, whose simple movements demonstrate a fighter’s control and style. Each fighter performs the Ram Muay on each side of the ring to demonstrate his prowess to the audience. The Ram Muay is a personal ritual, ranging from the very complex to the very simple, and often contains clues about who trained the fighter and where the fighter is from.

The practitioner may wear a headband called a Mong Kon and armbands known as Pra Jiad during the ceremony, and the Ram Muay may be accompanied by music. The Mong Kon is unique to Thai boxing and not worn in Cambodia or Burma.