Muay Thai-style striking: kicks, knees, elbows, and clinch work layered on top of solid boxing. Pad rounds and partner drills every class.
Striking arts covers the full standing arsenal in the Muay Thai style: punches, round kicks, teeps, knees, elbows, and the clinch. Classes run technique first, then pad and bag rounds to drill it at speed, plus partner work on checking kicks and controlling the clinch.
Boxing only covers your hands. Adding kicks, knees, and clinch work gives you weapons and defenses at every standing range, which matters for MMA and for self-defense. Kicking is also brutal conditioning — your legs and core will know it after one class.
Join striking arts if you've got some boxing base and want the full standing game, if you're training MMA and your kicks are behind your hands, or if you're brand new and want to start with the complete style from day one.
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