Medicine ball circuit for Muay Thai / MMA / Boxing conditioning

This is my first attempt at one of these and it’s recorded on my phone, so bear with me!!

This is a nice little conditioning circuit using a medicine ball. I’m a big fan of using circuits, setting a specified number of moves and reps in sequence is a great way to make sure you get in a good volume in short time.

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The only style of muay thai is ‘Thai style’

‘THAI STYLE’ VS ‘DUTCH’/’BRAZILIAN’ /AMERICAN ETC

When discussing muay thai, you will often hear the phrase “Dutch style,” usually in reference to its’ differences from a “Thai style.” You may even hear of a “Brazilian style” or “American style.”

This may upset a few people, particularly those that fight in a “Dutch style” or “Brazilian style”, but the truth is- the only style of muay thai is “Thai style.” If you say you do “Dutch style muay thai”, sorry, you do Dutch style kickboxing. NOT muay thai.

Now, before I get any hate from the keyboard warriors, let’s take a quick look at what I mean by this, starting by looking at what these ‘styles’ actually represent.

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