Hey Sifu Davis and others,

I've heard that the reason Muay Thai fighters are so hard to beat is because of their hard conditioning - they are used to pain so they aren't afraid of it. What do we do in Jeet Kune Do to teach ourselves to tolerate pain? I've only heard of Bruce Lee saying that it is important to be able to take punches to the midsection hence his heavy focus on his abdominals. How about the rest of the body?

-Wei Lin

Hello Wei Lin!

It is more important to be able to avoid being hit than it is to be able to take pain! Our objective is to end the fight as quickly as possible, not trade blows with the opponent! Traping, bridging and mook jong training condition the arms for impact, but other than that, there should be no impact! Yes, strong abs are a necessity, and I spend a good bit of time on ab conditioning. But still, that is to help maintain a strong power base and have increased torque capability and a strong upper/lower body connection, not to take impact! Sparring with boxing gloves on helps to condition the body, and familiarize you with what it is like to be hit, but in the street, YOU SHOULD NOT BE HIT ... it's just that simple!

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Hi a good thai boxer know`s it is about the angle the shin hit`s at,that is why they lift the leg up to smash down to get the right angle,If you attack a thai guy his centre line is wide open but be careful as they will smash eny thig that come`s down it,Donot worry to much about his conditioning as what the thai guy doe`s is sport,they will only fight like they are sparring,WE FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE!!He cannot condition his eye`s his neck his knee cap his groin,Sliding Leverage work`s well vs hand attack`s as it will be all boxing based and Stop Kicking will mess them up good and proper,a good thai guy can get a hell of a lot of power with eny rear leg kick and he will throw it all the time,it is what he doe`s,stop kick his knee all the time,CUTTING INTO HIS TOOL`S is what you want to do,i have trained with instructor`s from thai land liveing in London and practised thai boxing for nealy ten year`s,Be very careful trapping thai boxer`s as you are in elbow range snd knee range,if you trap with pressing energy they will come over the top with an elbow.if eny one has eny comment`s please share them Paul