Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Passed My Rank Test!

Well, I passed my ranking test with Raja Muay Thai/Universal Tactics here in Greenville, SC this past weekend.

Very happy about it.

For an entry level ranking test it was actually more difficult than I would have previously expected...The guys in the Thai Boxing Association don't mess around :)

Anywhoo...here's a couple videos from the test for any of you that are interested. Special thanks to my wife for taking the video:









Train Hard,
Josh Skinner


4 comments:

  1. Not really sure what's going on, but congrats nonetheless!

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  2. Well, the firs video shows the focus mitt or 'boxing' round. Basically, it is a test of reflexes/reaction speed and proper technique.

    Video 2 is a 3 minute round where I am required to land 60 kicks and 40 knees. It is more of a test of conditioning and 'spirit' than anything else.

    Thanks for the support :)

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  3. First of all, Grats for you :) But i see atleast one problem and that is when u kick or punch (jabs) you usually drop your guarding hand and that is a bad mistake but im sure you will be able fix that problem. Also when you kick turn your hips a littlebit more and your foot your standing on should also rotate a bit so you will get like 1/3 times better kick ;) But Well done!

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  4. Thank you.

    Yeah, dropping my hand seems to be a habit I keep falling into. I'm working on it :)

    And you are right about the kicks. I have a Tae Kwan Do/Chung Do Kwan background and I tend to have "snappier" kicks rather than the Thai style kicks.

    Thanks for the input!

    Train Hard,
    Josh Skinner

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