Leg-Fencing

Hi, could someone give me a description of the leg fencing tape and also say whether it can help someone who wants to compete in traditional muaythai?

I realise muaythai is just someone else's interpretation of their truth and we all need to find our own, but, I might be wrong, wouldn't it be when you come to a competition with set rules and tried and tested methods used to attack and defend against very much similar methods that you should stick to that?

I'm not really considering what i'm saying, stream of consciousness.

I've only had experience in competition with wado ryu karate and I did actually come out of the box for that but i'm not sure about muaythai.

Can anyone put me straight, anyone been in muaythai competition?

Cheers.

Ed

[Chuck Kechter]

Ed,

Not Muay Thai no. . . Though I fought some International rules kickboxing a number of years in the past (most of the time--leg kicks, no knees, or elbows--though there was one bout. . . :wink: ).

Leg Fencing will help, but in all honesty, what it will bring to Muay Thai will be peripheral to the "rules of engagement.". . . If you know what I mean. . .

It WILL help develop lower body architecture, balance, leg "work" within the clinch, some shock absorption, et cetera. . .

Hopefully this helps. . .

And from "Spenser's a Fan:" from Robert B. Parker

It is about baseball, but is VERY applicable here. . .

"I drank some more beer, sampled a Fenway Frank, explained the infield fly rule to Susan, explained it again, joined in a salute to the Marshfield Little League that flashed on the scoreboard.

'I still think it's a dumb rule.' Susan said.* She shelled a peanut and ate half a nut.

'In a sense all rules are dumb.' I said.* 'They're arbitrary.* It's what creates sport.* It's not just trying to win.* It's trying to win under these circumstances, within these rules, under these conditions.'

Susan looked at me while she ate the other half of one peanut.* 'Reminds me of someone.' she said.

I shrugged.* 'It's a way to live,' I said.

She started on her second peanut.**

"Except here the rules are absolute.' Susan said.

'What makes it a game,' I said."

[Scott Sonnon]

Chuck.. 8)

Cheers Chuck, yep it makes sense, nice example :)

So, am I right in thinking it is like priming bioenergy but for the lower body, proprioception based?

Thanks again.

[Chuck Kechter]

Sort a is. . . Sort a is not. . . :twisted: :wink: :)

It is its own thing. . . and its ALL related. . .

It is--in, inter and intra-dependant. Depending on where you want to go, and from where you want to start. . .

And now, grasshopper, if you can snatch this pebble from my hand. . . :roll: :D

Jeez. . .

Okay, I just did what I should have done before asking the question lol and that is check out the leg fencing webpage.

Well i'm deffinitely interested in the development tape, could anyone give an example of one of the exercises? thanks!

I'll wait a bit before getting it as i've got so much to get through in terms of rmax material, gotta be consistent.

Can't wait for the softwork to arrive!

Thanks.

Thanks again Chuck, just saw your post.

I'll be getting it when i've progressed a bit further and start doing specific prep for the softwork seminar.

Cheers!