what gym was this at? Reason I am asking is that if its in my area I would like to check it out. What is your coaches name?
I dont know how long you have been training, I really dont see anything "wrong" in your technique. Sure things could be better, crisper, cleaner, faster, etc but as you stated your out of shape, just returning, etc. That being said, the only recommendation i can give you is to just keep training, and surely you will improve.
And when I say be better, cleaner, cripser, faster, I am not saying you arent fast or clean. Myself for example, every single one of my techniques could be cleaner crisper faster, its a never ending process and you can always improve anything. I would say I have vastly improved my jab in the last 6 months. Now I have been training a long time, and the jab is a basic punch.
To get your techniques crisper, just keep practicing them. Its all about "time in the saddle"
your right foot is coming off the ground on your switch kick when you pivot, try to keep it ground and rotate, rather than jumping to get the rotation.
Yeah...I know what you mean about constantly improving techniques. Been training off and on since 2010...just need to get back in the habit of being consistent. Ironically, I've been training more inconsistently since going to Thailand than before but that's due to work and some injuries. Yeah...that hop has been there on that switch but my left is my stronger kick for whatever reason. Not really a good showing overall on this vid but I'll throw up another one this weekend hopefully.
This was at World Muay Thai in Santa Clarita...the padholder was my instructor (Pongsan Ekyotin). I actually left my old gym to go to this gym a few years back to train with Lerdsila (Mr. Lightning) while he was still there. He's since moved back to Thailand and is part of PTT now but is coming back to the US to headline the next Lion Fight 36 card at the end of this month. Dude was a 3 division Raja champ and came up with Saenchai at Jocky Gym, so they have somewhat similar styles (elusive).
Some footage I took a few years back of him sparring against Kronphet (who just fought at Lion Fight 34) to get him ready for a fight:
It may sound like a lot of negatives from me, but it's because a think you can deal with those details...
-You drop the opposite hand when kicking. You quickly put it back so you are at least conscious where it should be.
-Not enough rotation when elbow, and you open it a little to early, to wide...
-I was taught to load the jab, to make it more powerful since a light tap wont score.
-Same when using the front hand hook.
-A bit too flat footed when you teep (but some schools teach it that way) and i think it need some work in general... Not your best technique it seems to me. I don't feel the power in it, you don't thrust your hips but i don't think it will be too hard for you since you have a good knee.
-You have good control when returning your leg from a roundhouse with your right but a little slow. And i would prefer in a half-check manner witch you do some times but not always.
With your left one, it seems more lazy when returning, not in full control.
-When you kick with your left, you some time hop, it's not necessarily wrong, but if you're not aware of it, you may get off balance without expecting it.
-Lots of mistakes may be just caused from fatigue.
-3 punch combos...you reach the limit on what is pure muay thai... If you add another punch I would have to call you a Kick-Boxer and a traitor like AndyMaBobs...
I really hope i don't sound like an ass, and may be wrong on some stuff, but since you post it for some feedback, those are my negative points...
It's obvious that you have experience, good power, good fundamentals and like shincheckin said you need to just train more to polish your technique.
It's all good...hence why I asked for it.
-Dropping the hand has always been an issue...trying to learn to swing it straight out like Sam-A but it's tough. Gotta put way more reps to relearn at this point.
-Hmm...I usually try to keep the elbows as short as possible but may have been overdoing it since someone was filming haha.
-My jab is usually stiff and I step into it but I'm never really comfortable when he's holding for me.
-I felt the hook was a little stronger after I made his adjusment...will work on that more as it's new to me. Probably can't tell in the vid but he stops to tell me to kind of corkscrew it more and use the bigger two knuckles to land, instead of my usual palm facing hook.
-My teep is actually one of my better techniques (in my head anyway, hah)...again, I'm just not comfortable the way he holds and I'm used to the padholder doing the double pad thing by the stomach (or belly pad) instead of the one pad in the air to the side. My hip thrust is usually better than that but you got me on the flat footed thing.
-Yup...always been an issue bringing my kicks back too slowly. Gotta work on that. Will focus more on checking on the return next video (and will probably overdo it now hah).
-The hop was what I mentioned in that other guy's thread. It's ingrained into that kick now and I'm not sure if that's what makes that switch kick stronger than the rear one or just lazy hip opening on the right kick.
-That was the only round of pads I did that day and I was dead after...my own bad for inactivity. He always kicks my ass anyways, even when I'm in decent shape. I'll throw up some vids with a different padholder eventually at a slower pace to actually show technique.
-I thought Andy was all about the MT. Sad.
The feedback was definitely appreciated. Looking forward to getting back into shape and throwing up better technique in future vids.
