mauy thai (chupasart)

bigsam

Hey anyone out there training in mauy thai....im presently in my late 30's well nearly 40 to be quiet honest and would love to take up mauy thai or someform of kickboxing.......im I too old now to start from scratch and train for something competitive or is there still hope...I hear that chupasart on long mile road are pretty good is 40 to old to train for competitive fights

dlofnep

Everyone varies at around that age.. Why not just go train for a few months, see how your body feels and then decide if you want to or not? In Thailand, muay thai competitor's careers are already over in their early 20's.. Although, they do start fighting very young and quite often.

paddyc

hear that chupasart on long mile road are pretty good

you heard wrong... we're excellent


come down give it a lash you'll know after a few weeks without having to ask if your up for it or not... age its only a number... look at bernard hopkins

Khannie

I'd echo what the others have said....give it a lash. You've nothing to lose. Fitness levels at amateur (3 x 2 minute rounds) aren't anywhere near what's required for pro fighting (5 x 3 minute rounds).

bigsam

ah sure whatever about the competitions would someone my age feel out there if i just wanted to train to keep fit i know some clubs are just full of kids

Mr Magnolia

Any club i trained in had a wide range of ages. There was more kids than adults but we grouped off so it was no problem. I'd also say you should give it a couple of classes and see what you think.
Wouldn't mind getting back into it myself, purely for the fitness though, i'd have no interest in fighting competitively again.

Khannie

bigsam wrote: »

i know some clubs are just full of kids

Not sure what the policy is in chupasart, but I'd hazard a guess that it's not full of kids.

Anyway....just get down there. Give it a lash!

ryoishin

I have nt been to bridgestone in awhile but my da trained with me and hes 44 so its by no means too old.

paddyc

there a good few kids in the class, its just a shame they all in the body of adults


heres 4 of them

http://www.chupasart.com/fighters_professional.html

john kavanagh

the best thing to do 'bigsam' would be to drop down and watch a class, make up your own mind.

mon 8.30-10pm
wed 8-9.30 (but from wed 11th feb on it will be 7-8.30pm)
sat 2-4pm

whether your interests are competition, lose some weight, get fit etc etc you'll have fun...as long as you can put up with paddy's music

Khannie

john kavanagh wrote: »

as long as you can put up with paddy's music

I heard the jokes are worse than the music. :pac:

paddyc

old skool music and old skool jokes... thats the way to go


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