How long did it take you to learn basic MT

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dgold44

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I understand that this is kind of loaded question. It will depend on how many times you go and level of training and whatever but you can give some time frame.
I am not trying to be Razor McCullough but trying to go from Novice to either Advanced Beginner or low-intermediate.

I started 6 weeks ago and go twice per week plus I back it up with some youtube videos for an hour or so per day.

I am guessing 6-9 months.
 
As you train, you will eventually get a clearer picture of your level compared to the other people in your gym/area. A person that has been training for half a year can be better than a guy who has been training for a year. It's almost impossible to say.

But if a time frame is so important to you, I would think that 1 year of decent training should put you into the novice category whereas before you would be considered a 'noob'.
 
You'll probably be ready for your first novice match after 8 months or so of training 2-3 times per week. Once you clear your first fight, you're no longer a real beginner.
 
I had the basics down after 5 months. It's all about how much you commit yourself and want to progress compared to other people, and how much you want to learn about it outside of the gym by watching fights online, reading about different things etc.
 
You learn the basics pretty quickly. You then spend months refining those basics to get good at them. At the end of your first month of class you know your punches, kicks, knees, elbows, defense etc. There are more advanced techniques to be sure but after your first smoker you should know your level.
 
3 month. It was in Thailand 2002. But i had done Kung-Fu and sanshou for some time when i came to Thailand. I also had some experience from krav maga, shootfighting, capoeira and kyokushin.
 
YouTube vids have little to do with training.

To answer your question, you are right, it depends on many factors. Me, for example, caught on very quickly training 3-4 times a week. I had pretty good technique and was throwing combos fluidly after 3 months. This was coming from 4 years of tkd prior.

For people at my school I'd say average of 9-12 months of consistent 2-3 days a week makes a pretty decent beginning level practitioner.
 
I have recently started myself going to the classes for 3 weeks, 4 times a week, I still feel a beginner as I should, I think once you get the technique down, its all about refinement and keep tuning it up.
 
Learn the basics, about a year. Really polish the basics, at least 10 years.
 
peanut66 said:
exactly , i was going to say 3-5 years after you think you know everything
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Well said and I agree. Though if we are just talking basics, one can learn to shell and do basic combos (basically making you smoker-ready) in less than a year if you train hard.
 
I would imagine it varies a great deal from person to person. I've been doing it for a year and a half and i still feel like I don't know anything. Every time I start to feel like i've really got it, i spar someone who takes me apart and I remember how much of a beginner I still am.
 
My goal is not to be the next RAzor McCullough or even 1/10th of him.

My goal is to learn enough so I beat the living crap out of non-Muay Thai fighters in the ring or street. I am taking MT for Street fighting and to spar against other MArtial Artist who do not train in MT.

I think I can accomplish my goal in 9 months. I have only been training for 2 months

Why do I avoid sparring MT guys. Because I am highly intelligent and do not want to get beaten up too bad. :icon_chee

Now when I start sparring the Krav MAga and TKD guys in a few months I am going to bring the pain and kick butt.

I do light to medium sparing only with MT guys so that way I learn but do not get too hurt or injured.
 
Been training 5 times a week for about a year after a couple years of boxing training and I still struggle to implement the basics in the ring. Couldn't say how many leg checks I've neglected to check.

How long before you can execute a proper roundhouse to the head or an elbow strike on the pads? Under a year. How long to master the basics? A lifetime.

In the street a few months should get you by most people until they pull a blade or one of their friends hits you in the back of the head with a beer bottle.
 
dgold44 said:
My goal is not to be the next RAzor McCullough or even 1/10th of him.

My goal is to learn enough so I beat the living crap out of non-Muay Thai fighters in the ring or street. I am taking MT for Street fighting and to spar against other MArtial Artist who do not train in MT.

I think I can accomplish my goal in 9 months. I have only been training for 2 months

Why do I avoid sparring MT guys. Because I am highly intelligent and do not want to get beaten up too bad. :icon_chee

Now when I start sparring the Krav MAga and TKD guys in a few months I am going to bring the pain and kick butt.

I do light to medium sparing only with MT guys so that way I learn but do not get too hurt or injured.
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wow.

So much wrong in that response.
 
Took me... few months to get good, and maybe a year and a bit to get "better".

Keep in mind I've been training on and off for a total of 5 years (lack of motivation, no one to blame but me), but judging by compiling all the times I have trained, I think I trained a total of 2 years.

By better I mean getting the basic techniques down.
 
It took me a few months to feel like I was punching and kicking correctly. I remember practicing Thai round kicks over and over and over again because I just couldn't get them right.
 
You guys are thinking of kickboxing. Every time I think I'm getting closer to learning the basics, I find out there's something new to learn.

For example, I just spent 9 months learning how to kick. Now I have to spend another 3 months to learn the different ways to knee.

Then there's the clinch, elbows, throws. ughh....there's so much to learn! Muay Thai is the MMA of standup.

It's going to take 2-3 years to get decent at the whole thing.
 
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You can learn first few weeks. It's the little details that take a long time to learn.
 
brokengloves said:
You guys are thinking of kickboxing. Every time I think I'm getting closer to learning the basics, I find out there's something new to learn.

For example, I just spent 9 months learning how to kick. Now I have to spend another 3 months to learn the different ways to knee.

Then there's the clinch, elbows, throws. ughh....there's so much to learn! Muay Thai is the MMA of standup.

It's going to take 2-3 years to get decent at the whole thing.
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The same can be said for most martial arts.
 
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