Sámaât Muay Thai

Sámaât Muay Thai Sámaât Muay Thai focuses on building technical application Muay Thai for hobby, sport, and self defense.

I'll also be producing some fantastic Muay Thai themed designs for print-on-demand merchandise coming soon! Samaat Muay Thai is currently being taught out of Trinity Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's located in Spring Branch, TX. The classes are currently Saturdays from 10am to Noon, and Monday evenings from 5:45pm to 7pm.

Last one tonight, because we DO cross train…and because I LOVE wrestling and judo AND because we work out of a BJJ gym…
10/28/2025

Last one tonight, because we DO cross train…and because I LOVE wrestling and judo AND because we work out of a BJJ gym…

Keep it simple. Just work. Then fight, then work more with learnings from that fight.
10/27/2025

Keep it simple. Just work. Then fight, then work more with learnings from that fight.

“Is the switch kick too slow”?Depends. Let’s get the jargon right though. A switch kick is when you quickly switch yo...
10/27/2025

“Is the switch kick too slow”?

Depends. Let’s get the jargon right though.

A switch kick is when you quickly switch your stance to power kick with your former lead leg. In contrast, a step through kick is a power side step forward so that you can power kick with the former lead leg. Mechanically, they take the same amount of time from initiation to contact.

So why is one more “visible” than the other? Because one is a fast-twitch, in-place re-positioning and the other is a more relaxed step forward. One illicits the opponents “emergency” reaction more than the other.

So…a full step switch kick by itself…fresh…usually isn’t going to be a high percentage hit. A short switch, half or quarter step—has a higher hit rate. When masked with punches, the success percentage goes up for any of them.

But then there’s nuance. Buakaw could pull off direct/lead switch kicks because of the WAY he did his switch. It wasn’t deep, and usually shot off when the opponent was moving into it. So while not a setup, but it was timed for a specific moment.

Then you have to couple that with WHY you perform each kick. One is more used in static situations, where the other is when you want to cover a few more inches of distance. Using either of them in the wrong scenario nullifies “speed” you had to begin with.

Summary…practice your switch kick…a lot. Practice it for mechanical profiency….and then practice it for timing, and then practice it for scenario recognition. And then practice it for maintenance.

Just practice your switch kick.

10/11/2025

Muay Thai: The Golden Age

A documentary about the Golden Age of Muay Thai and its rise to mainstream popularity worldwide. The Golden Age: A period from the 80s to the mid-90s in Thailand when a number of factors came together to create a perfect storm of talent, promotion, and performance greatness. Under the era’s financial boom Bangkok national stadiums were brimming with a growing working class, and champions of this era were celebrated like no other.

Muay Thai: The Golden Age explores the legendary era from the 1980s to mid-1990s when Thailand’s thriving stadium scene produced champions who became cultural icons. As the sport’s artistry and intensity captured hearts beyond Thailand, Muay Thai began its rise across the United States and the United Kingdom, shaping modern combat sports and inspiring generations of fighters worldwide. This documentary reveals how Thailand’s Golden Age sparked a global movement that continues to grow today.

A Buddy Production Film · MUAY THAI: THE GOLDEN AGE

Directed by Nuttavut Chanprasit
Written by Jeremy Scheidt
Line Producer by Sarit Sangrit
Produced by Buddy Production
© 2025 Buddy Production. All Rights Reserved.
www.buddyproduction.net

10/08/2025

Some of you know that I studied TCMA for a good while in my martial arts journey. I recently had an interaction with someone who truly believed the metaphoric explainations that run rampant in those circles. So I thought I’d give a blog on it here.

“When speaking about internal chinese martial arts…Chi as an energy, is unprovable to exist in science as an actual energy that courses through the body in meridians/pathways that have no physical channel. Chi as an actual, measurable material does not exist. Meridians do not exist. It was and is metaphoric visualization that provided indirect real-world physiological benefits.

The most modern interpretation is that it is the proper use of breathing (i.e. air), because of the ubiquitous focus on breathing exercises with internal martial arts, tai chi, wing chun, jingang chuan, hsing I, bagua, chi gung exercises, etc. The looser concept of chi as “spirit” (Shen) is simply a way to describe someone’s outward health being vibrant and strong vs low and/or sickly.

If you take that modern definition…when you visualize the air/chi moving through your body…into your tantien, circulating, and going to your limbs; the air doesn’t actually move there. What’s happening is that you’re inadvertently focused on diaphragmatic breathing or “stomach breathing” colloquially. The maximized air transferring to your heart and being pumped into your blood is how it moves to the rest of your body. With tai chi as an example, you combine this with the relaxation of your muscles as you move, and you have a very healthy activity…a moving meditation that has medical benefits. It’s why older people gravitate to it. It’s low impact, meditative, keeps joints active, enhances balance and structural awareness, and maintains mobility. That is what makes it valuable.”

But why is this important to combat athletes? Because it reminds us that breathing, deliberate movement practice, and focusing on structure is always paramount when training…and will help to make sure you’re still able to train well into your latter decades of age.

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