Importance of Self Defense Classes, Muay Thai
In this chapter, we are going to have a view of the different beneficial aspects of muay thai as a self-defense mechanism. Muay thai is one of the sports that is becoming more popular by the day and is being sought out by many individuals and one of the reasons is because it is an activity that enables individuals to boost their immune system and also their metabolism and also enables them to be able to burn off excess fats in their bodies and therefore they are able to have a healthy body that is able to fight diseases easily enabling them to be able to be healthy and also to live longer. The muay thai is a sport that requires constant and regular training sessions and for this reason, an individual is supposed to build his body to have flexible muscles and also to be able to increase the stamina of their body which enables them to have good shape and become more stronger and more resilient.
The muay thai sport enables individuals to be able to have enhanced mind and body coordination and this means that your mind and body are able to connect instantly as you react to the sparks and also the attacks that come from your opponent. This self-defense tactic leads to increased mental alertness and this is because it all depends upon the strategy that you use to try and defend yourself from the kicks and the attacks that come from your opponent, therefore, you have to strategize on how you are going to react to your opponent resulting to cognitive reasoning.
Muay thai is not only a self-defense sport but it also enables individuals to be able to achieve self-discipline and also good sportsmanship whereby they are able to respect each other and appreciate one another even if they are your opponents. The muay thai is also a social based sport whereby individuals are able to make new friends and increase their base of friends and by doing this they are also able to boost their self-esteem and also self-confidence and therefore other than self-defense individuals are also able to socialize. Finally we are able to conclude that the muay thai sport enables individuals to be able to be mentally and physically alert and this they are able to achieve through the response of the various kicks and attacks that come from their opponents which require them to have a physically fit body and also a high level of reasoning in terms of response. In this chapter, we have been able to look at the various benefits of the muay thai self-defense sport.