Martial Arts Groups

What is Thai Boxing?
 

 Thai Boxing or Muay thai Is a form of hard martial art originating from South-East Asia, most famously Thailand. The sport differs from kickboxing through its emphasis on the use of knee and elbow strikes as well as kicks and punches. This has led to Muay Thai being referred to as 'The Art of Eight Limbs' as a Muay Thai practitioner has the ability to strike with eight points of contact.

The popularity of the sport has been boosted recently with the growth of MMA. Many Mixed Martial Artists opt to train in Muay Thai for its effective and practical techniques as well as highlight reel strikes such as the flying knee or spinning elbow.

Our Club

Leeds University Thai Boxing sessions cater for everyone whether you aim to improve fitness, learn self defence, complete grades or compete at our interspars, varsity event or an external show. Our dynamic and enjoyable sessions let people find the aspect of the sport they most enjoy and train for their own objectives in a fun and relaxed environment. Sessions genereally consist of a warm up and fitness training, pad-work and (optional) technical sparring and free sparring.

Our training times are on Tuesday 17.00-18.00 and Thursday 17.00-18.00 at Tigers Gym in Meanwood and a weekend fitness session in Headingley Parish Hall to be confirmed in a couple of weeks.

All equipment is provided at the gym, all you need to do is turn up with £3.00 and loose, flexible clothing.

If you would like any more information just drop us an email, or turn up to one of the sessions; it doesn't matter if you miss the first sessions just come along anyway!

Contact Us
 

cn08nrn@leeds.ac.uk

um09lcb@leeds.ac.uk

Captain: Nick Naylor

Vice-Captain: Lewis Bennett

Treasurer: Rachel Elston

Secretaries: Robin Dickenson, Bryony Sedgwick

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