# 1 Muay Thai
I can no longer use the excuse of "I'm busy at work" to not do things that I have always wanted to do. So today, what is the top of my list? Muay thai. It has been 5 years since I last went to any kick boxing classes. I was quite a fanatic then in my Southern Bank days in D'sara Heights. I used to go Mon-Thur after work for double classes from 6pm to 9pm. When I met my significant other, dating took top priority while kick boxing took a back seat.
So recently, a new martial arts gym called Evolve MMA opened a couple of months ago. I took interest in them because they specialise in martial arts e.g. muay thai, jiu jitsu, wrestling etc. Most importantly, they bring in qualified muay thai instructors from Thailand.
With steely resolve, I turned up at the centre at about 12 noon. There were about 10 other students, all men, with age ranging from 17 - 50. Of course you have the few super fit ones who probably hold lifetime membership in some celebrity gym elsewhere. There are also a couple of middle aged men who looked like they have never worked out their whole lives, with their pots as testimonies.
Then you have me, the lady who just had a baby and quit her job.
As must as I prefer aggresive / outdoors-y type of sports as opposed to slow paced yoga / pilate, I HATE RUNNING. And guess what, the warm up included about 20 minutes of running around the gym AND ROPE SKIPPING!!! I was notorious for turning up 15 minutes late for all my previous kickboxing classes in Hartamas. And when one instructor in Damas suggested that I trained for a championship in Canada, I chickened out when I realised that training included jogging the distance of 5km per day.
FYI, I can't skip rope for nuts. Maybe zero-girl and kangkang which I was quite good at. So as much as I have wanted to prove a point in the class, being the only female and all, I had to stop running after about 4 laps. The rope skipping wasn't any much better either.
However after all that, we finally got into the real thing which I love. I have to say that it is a real honour to be taught by these muay thai masters. And yes, I have signed up for it and lets hope I keep up. Not sure how they would feel if I start turning up 20 minutes late for class. Perhaps if I do it gradually no one would notice! hahaha...
So recently, a new martial arts gym called Evolve MMA opened a couple of months ago. I took interest in them because they specialise in martial arts e.g. muay thai, jiu jitsu, wrestling etc. Most importantly, they bring in qualified muay thai instructors from Thailand.
With steely resolve, I turned up at the centre at about 12 noon. There were about 10 other students, all men, with age ranging from 17 - 50. Of course you have the few super fit ones who probably hold lifetime membership in some celebrity gym elsewhere. There are also a couple of middle aged men who looked like they have never worked out their whole lives, with their pots as testimonies.
Then you have me, the lady who just had a baby and quit her job.
As must as I prefer aggresive / outdoors-y type of sports as opposed to slow paced yoga / pilate, I HATE RUNNING. And guess what, the warm up included about 20 minutes of running around the gym AND ROPE SKIPPING!!! I was notorious for turning up 15 minutes late for all my previous kickboxing classes in Hartamas. And when one instructor in Damas suggested that I trained for a championship in Canada, I chickened out when I realised that training included jogging the distance of 5km per day.
FYI, I can't skip rope for nuts. Maybe zero-girl and kangkang which I was quite good at. So as much as I have wanted to prove a point in the class, being the only female and all, I had to stop running after about 4 laps. The rope skipping wasn't any much better either.
However after all that, we finally got into the real thing which I love. I have to say that it is a real honour to be taught by these muay thai masters. And yes, I have signed up for it and lets hope I keep up. Not sure how they would feel if I start turning up 20 minutes late for class. Perhaps if I do it gradually no one would notice! hahaha...
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