By Angela Chang
With more and more gyms popping up everywhere, especially the ones that call themselves âMuay Thai trainers,â it can be difficult to tell whoâs legit and whoâs not.
By âlegit,â I mean who actually qualifies to be a trainer. A number of things will qualify you to do anything at a particularly high level: your experience, your skills, your resume (i.e. what youâve accomplished).
âYou havenât fought professionally? Youâve only been doing this a couple of years? You trained under your hairdresser??â These arenât necessarily dealbreakers, but they are big red flags.
Are you unsure about your coach or trainer? Here are some signs of a high-quality Muay Thai coach. If you canât think of your trainer and confidently check off the following five signs of a good trainer, then you may need to switch gyms â pronto!
YOUR TRAINER FREQUENTLY CORRECTSÂ YOU
You signed up at the Muay Thai gym to learn. Even if youâre not planni...
From Muay Thai Guy
Who you choose to train under is the singularly most important factor that determines the rest of your martial arts career. Are you going to go all the way and compete and chase after the belt? Or you purely want to learn for the discipline and self-defense aspect? And for each goal, what kind of coach will you train under?
Iâve been doing Muay Thai over seven years now. Iâm not a pro fighter and can barely consider myself an amateur, but I have put in the necessary time and energy.Â
Iâve learned that a good coach is flexible to their studentâs wants and needs, and is able to cater to both type of students described above. In addition, a good coach makes you feel like youâre wanted in the gym when he/she sees that you put the effort in and will welcome you into their inner circle. A good coach pushes your limits within reason to make you better, they build you up, instill confidence, are patient whe...
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