Learning to use my artilleries

With recognition from Shihan and other peers, i can say that my skills and fitness in muay thai has reached the next level. I can now punch and kick hard and sustain it almost to the end of the training. But.. all these are pad works.. all these are my artilleries, i need to use them during sparring..

What happened was, i was very comfortable sparring people around my height. I can just my arti just right.. but when i meet ppl taller than me by a head or so.. i am helpless.. at least i felt helpless.. the following are what Shihan George advise me the following:

• should wait for them to attack. Counter and rain combinations
• my best counter will be push-kicks or check kicks to their thighs
• After raining my combos, should run away (sideways) so that they cannot catch me
• Move around alot.. they are bigger, so they tired out faster
• Do not take all the kicks.. not good to block cos they are much stronger
  

I shall go for more sparring session to build up my speed and all. =)

Ps: Its confirmed i'm a yellow singlet!

Results for Grading

During my last post, i mentioned about going for Titans Muay Thai blue singlet grading. Today, i went to dojo for training and try my luck to see if the results were out.. I look under blue singlet and i can't find my name. For a moment i thought i failed. I then look higher.. and saw my name under yellow singlet. For a moment i was shocked.. I ask the reception if they have made a mistake as i went for the blue singlet grading, not the yellow one. The receptionist said that you have been double graded! that means you have did well during the grading. I was very very happy!! I was so motivated that i ran straight into the training area and started skipping.. i felt recognised...

Then the trainer today was Shihan George. I was so happy to see him.. so happy that i wanted to thank him personally.. but i saw another light.. i was the most senior in the class now.. hmm.. with not brown or green singlet around.. i am the most senior! hmm.. must really maintain a certain standard.. no slacking from now onwards!!