FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MUAY THAI AND WEAPONS 9
WHAT IS MUAY THAI?
MUAY THAI IS A FIGHTING ART DEVELOPED MANY YEARS AGO FOR UNARMED COMBAT ON THE BATTLEFIELD. TODAY, MUAY THAI IS THAILAND'S NATIONAL SPORT AND ITS POPULARITY HAS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ALSO KNOWN AS THE "SCIENCE OF EIGHT LIMBS", NAMELY PUNCHES, ELBOWS, KNEES, AND KICKS, MUAY THAI EMPHASIZES A SYSTEM OF EXTREME, INTENSE PHYSICAL CONDITIONING. YET, DESPITE THE INTENSITY, MUAY THAI IS A SPORT KNOWN FOR ITS VALUES OF HONOR AND RESPECT...
IS MUAY THAI SAFE?
TRAINING, AND EVEN COMPETING IN MUAY THAI IS SAFER THAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AND BOXING! SAFETY IS A PRIORITY AT OUR GYM AND WE MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS USE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT AND GEAR WHEN THEY DON’T HAVE THEM. OUR CLASSES ARE SIZED PERFECTLY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL OR PAIRED PARTNERS IS/ARE PROPERLY SUPERVISED.
IS THERE SPARRING?
YES, BUT AT THE TRAINERS' DISCRETION AND WITH YOUR CONSENT. THE CRITERIA FOR ALLOWING YOU TO SPAR STATES THAT YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN BOTH BOXING SPARRING AND MUAY THAI SPARRING AFTER COMPLETING A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD OF TRAINING. HOWEVER, SPARRING IS NOT REQUIRED OF YOU AND A STUDENT CAN CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF IT.
IS THERE COMPETITIVE TRAINING?
AS YOU PROGRESS IN YOUR TRAINING, YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO COMPETE IN THE RING AS AN AMATEUR FIGHTER AND REPRESENT WEAPONS 9 GYM. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE EXHIBITION BOUTS WITH STUDENTS FROM OUR GYM AND THEN COMPETE AGAINST STUDENTS FROM OTHER GYMS. A STRICT DEDICATION TO TRAINING IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR COMPETITION, AND MANY OF OUR FIGHTERS WILL TRAIN WITH YOU OUTSIDE OF CLASS TO ENSURE YOU GET THE PROPER CONDITIONING AND ENDURANCE IN THE RING.
DO I NEED FIGHT EXPERIENCE?
NOPE! BEGINNERS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME AND COMPETING, JUST LIKE SPARRING, IS OPTIONAL. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS TRAIN TO GET IN GREAT SHAPE AND BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WEAPONS 9 CAN DO FOR YOU.
WHAT ABOUT GROUP CLASSES?
AS OF THIS WRITING, GROUP CLASSES ARE IN THE EVENINGS STARTING AT 7:00 PM AND ARE ABOUT 90-120 MINUTES LONG. CLASSES ARE INTENSE, AND ARE CARRIED OUT IN A SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT. BOTH EXPERIENCED FIGHTERS AND BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME. RECENTLY, WE’VE ALSO STARTED AN ALL WOMEN'S MUAY THAI CLASS 1 DAY A WEEK.
ARE THERE CHILDREN CLASSES?
WE ARE ALSO STARTING KIDS CLASSES AGES 7-13 YEARS OLD. KIDS CLASSES WILL BE ONCE DURING THE WEEK AND ALSO SATURDAY MORNINGS.
WHAT IS MUAY THAI?
MUAY THAI IS A FIGHTING ART DEVELOPED MANY YEARS AGO FOR UNARMED COMBAT ON THE BATTLEFIELD. TODAY, MUAY THAI IS THAILAND'S NATIONAL SPORT AND ITS POPULARITY HAS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ALSO KNOWN AS THE "SCIENCE OF EIGHT LIMBS", NAMELY PUNCHES, ELBOWS, KNEES, AND KICKS, MUAY THAI EMPHASIZES A SYSTEM OF EXTREME, INTENSE PHYSICAL CONDITIONING. YET, DESPITE THE INTENSITY, MUAY THAI IS A SPORT KNOWN FOR ITS VALUES OF HONOR AND RESPECT...
IS MUAY THAI SAFE?
TRAINING, AND EVEN COMPETING IN MUAY THAI IS SAFER THAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AND BOXING! SAFETY IS A PRIORITY AT OUR GYM AND WE MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS USE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT AND GEAR WHEN THEY DON’T HAVE THEM. OUR CLASSES ARE SIZED PERFECTLY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL OR PAIRED PARTNERS IS/ARE PROPERLY SUPERVISED.
IS THERE SPARRING?
YES, BUT AT THE TRAINERS' DISCRETION AND WITH YOUR CONSENT. THE CRITERIA FOR ALLOWING YOU TO SPAR STATES THAT YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN BOTH BOXING SPARRING AND MUAY THAI SPARRING AFTER COMPLETING A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD OF TRAINING. HOWEVER, SPARRING IS NOT REQUIRED OF YOU AND A STUDENT CAN CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF IT.
IS THERE COMPETITIVE TRAINING?
AS YOU PROGRESS IN YOUR TRAINING, YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO COMPETE IN THE RING AS AN AMATEUR FIGHTER AND REPRESENT WEAPONS 9 GYM. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE EXHIBITION BOUTS WITH STUDENTS FROM OUR GYM AND THEN COMPETE AGAINST STUDENTS FROM OTHER GYMS. A STRICT DEDICATION TO TRAINING IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR COMPETITION, AND MANY OF OUR FIGHTERS WILL TRAIN WITH YOU OUTSIDE OF CLASS TO ENSURE YOU GET THE PROPER CONDITIONING AND ENDURANCE IN THE RING.
DO I NEED FIGHT EXPERIENCE?
NOPE! BEGINNERS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME AND COMPETING, JUST LIKE SPARRING, IS OPTIONAL. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS TRAIN TO GET IN GREAT SHAPE AND BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WEAPONS 9 CAN DO FOR YOU.
WHAT ABOUT GROUP CLASSES?
AS OF THIS WRITING, GROUP CLASSES ARE IN THE EVENINGS STARTING AT 7:00 PM AND ARE ABOUT 90-120 MINUTES LONG. CLASSES ARE INTENSE, AND ARE CARRIED OUT IN A SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT. BOTH EXPERIENCED FIGHTERS AND BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME. RECENTLY, WE’VE ALSO STARTED AN ALL WOMEN'S MUAY THAI CLASS 1 DAY A WEEK.
ARE THERE CHILDREN CLASSES?
WE ARE ALSO STARTING KIDS CLASSES AGES 7-13 YEARS OLD. KIDS CLASSES WILL BE ONCE DURING THE WEEK AND ALSO SATURDAY MORNINGS.