This is something that keeps popping up for me. Why do you do muay thai? Whether you are just training for fun or fitness or if you are career fighter, i wanna understand why muay thai?
I find myself asking if its "right" or of "net benefit" training and fighting, I'm coaching and i see loads of positives. Fitness, friendships, motivation to eat well and take care of your body. Challenging mental and physical to another level.
I also see negatives from severe weight cutting, to deaths in the sport, head trauma, long term injuries.
I wonder if influencing kids in the west to train or compete in muay thai is a net benefit, as well as adults.
Hearing your experiences is what I'm hoping for. Good or bad.
This is what i do for a living, and Ive been doing some soul searching lately.