Mastering the Muay Thai stance is the first step to becoming an effective fighter. Your feet, knees, hands, and posture all work together to maintain balance, protect your body, and generate power. Without a solid stance, even the strongest strikes and fastest kicks lose their effectiveness.
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Starting Muay Thai can feel overwhelming, but progress begins with mastering the fundamentals. Proper stance, footwork, and controlled strikes form the foundation, while consistency and a focused mindset help beginners build skill, confidence, and discipline step by step.
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Learning to mix punches and kicks is a process, not a trick. It starts with balance, builds through smart setups, and comes together when you stop rushing your strikes. When you focus on clean transitions and simple combinations, your hands and legs begin to work as one, making your striking more effective and easier to control.
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Punches are a core part of Muay Thai and affect everything from balance to defense. This article covers the basics of stance, guard, and punching technique to help you build a solid foundation and improve how all your strikes connect.
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The roundhouse kick is one of the most effective strikes in any striking art, but only when it’s built on sound mechanics. Power doesn’t come from forcing the leg through the target—it comes from the ground, the hips, and the way the body moves as one unit. Without balance, rotation, and control, even a hard kick becomes unreliable. This article breaks down the roundhouse kick step by step, focusing on stance, hip engagement, clean contact, and recovery, so the technique holds up under pressure, not just on pads.
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Shin conditioning is often misunderstood. It is not about smashing your legs until they go numb or pushing through pain for the sake of toughness. In reality, it is a slow process of adaptation. When the shin is exposed to controlled, repeated impact, the body responds by strengthening bone, toughening surrounding tissue, and reducing sensitivity over time.
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Striker versus grappler is one of the toughest matchups in MMA. This article breaks down how strikers can manage distance, defend takedowns, and stay composed when the fight hits the ground. It focuses on smart movement, calm decision-making, and practical adjustments that help turn difficult style clashes into winnable fights.
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Tony Ferguson continued his late-career resurgence on Saturday night in Dubai, defeating Warren Spencer by unanimous decision at Misfits Boxing 23. The former UFC interim lightweight champion controlled the fight from start to finish, scoring a key knockdown in the second round and outworking Spencer over five rounds to capture the vacant Misfits Middleweight Championship. The win marks Ferguson’s second straight victory in the promotion and another positive moment after a difficult final stretch in the UFC.
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When you step into a boxing gym, one of the first things you’ll notice is every fighter wrapping their hands before training. It’s not just tradition — it’s protection. Hand wrapping for boxing is a vital part of preparing your hands and wrists for impact. Whether you’re a beginner or a professional fighter, learning how
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The third fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman has been announced, but this time it will be in a boxing ring. On November 14, 2025, the two former UFC middleweight champions will compete in a six-round heavyweight boxing match. This will be part of the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis fight card, which will
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Hey Everyone! We are back again with another gear review for the Fairtex BGV9 Boxing Glove. Overall, we were very pleased with this glove and rated it above average on the Graveyard Scale. As always, we review with a scale that we use internally, known as the Graveyard Scale (here). This is a scale that
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The dispute over which striking base is better keeps MMA fighters, trainers, and fans talking. One of the most talked-about analogies is Muay Thai vs. Boxing. These two strong but different martial arts bring different tools, ideas, and plans to the cage. But which one is better for striking success in today’s MMA world? This
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Hey Everyone! We are back again with another gear review for boxing gloves. I feel like we are reaching the point where we are comfortable crowning a winner for the Best Overall Boxing Glove after trying out these Mk1 Lace Up Boxing Gloves. As always, we review with a scale that we use internally known
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Hey Everyone! We are back again with another gear review for boxing gloves.Today, we are posting about the Rival RB10 Boxing Gloves, and we have to say that these gloves are one of the top pairs that we have tried out to date. As always, we review with a scale that we use internally known
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Hey Everyone! We are back again with another gear review for boxing gloves Sanabul Battle Forged Lether Boxing Glove. If you guys have been following along, we have bene on a journey to find the best boxing gloves under $200. We could not find recommendations doing our own researching process so we went ahead and
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Hey Everyone! We are back again with another gear review for boxing gloves. After combing through user feedback across various subreddits and exploring the many Fairtex options on the market, we decided to try the BGV16 Fairtex boxing gloves. Normally, we look for standout recommendations from the community before we settle on a specific pair,
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Hey Everyone! We are back again with another gear review for boxing gloves. We got our hands on the Sanabul Essential Gel Boxing Gloves this time around. As always, we review with a scale that we use internally known as the Graveyard Scale (here) this is a scale that we use to help us rate
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Hey Everyone! We are back again with another gear review for boxing gloves. We got our hands on the RDX Sports Kara Boxing Gloves. As always, we review with a scale that we use internally known as the Graveyard Scale (here) this is a scale that we use to help us rate the gear that
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Hey everyone, welcome to Grapplers Graveyard. We got another review coming in here but this time still for some boxing gloves that fall under a $200 price point. As always the scale that we use to measure the gear that we get our hands on can be found right on our website (Graveyard Scale). Today
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Cameron Cameron is the Founder of Grapplers Graveyard. He is an athlete, a life-long learner, and a combat sports enthusiast. His goal is to build websites that help people become smarter, healthier, and happier. Hey everyone, welcome back to Grapplers Graveyard. We have another review here for you today this time for the Everlast Pro
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit It’s been a while since our last review on the website and YouTube channel—almost four months! A lot has changed in my personal life over this time, but we’re back on track and ready to bring you consistent reviews again. We recently partnered with the team at Hayabusa Fightwear, who sent
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Over the past several weeks we have bought and tested four separate boxing headgear. We have reviews live and posted on our site for each of the headgear that has made this list but as we buy and test out more this list will ultimately change. Grapplers Graveyard is your spot if you are new
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Welcome back to Grapplers Graveyard, we are on a quest to help you find the best combat sports equipment and this week we looked at a handful of Boxing headgear. This Elite Sports Boxing Headgear is the last of the original four headgear that we bought. If you are trying to find some equipment and
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I am sitting down at my desk rocking this headgear writing this post for you as we speak. I bought the Venum Challenger 2.0 Headgear with high hopes that it would live up to the quality standard of some of the other Venum gear that I have reviewed and I was pleasantly surprised. Because of
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