Seven Ways Muay Thai Can Radically Improve Your Life
#2: Confidence isn’t about muscle size, but muscle memory.
“So how far you willing to go with this martial arts thing?” my co-worker, Steve, asked as I walked into the Monday morning meeting with a slight limp and puffy eye.
“What do you mean?” I responded, my face grimacing in slight pain as I carefully eased into the chair. “This is a core part of my life. That’d be like asking someone how long they intend to play golf or garden.”
“Except you don’t get your legs broken gardening or your nose pounded into your face playing golf like you’re doing,” Steve declared.
“Well, not in your neighborhood,” I joked, “but try coming to my side of town in that Scottish knickerbocker outfit of yours and see what happens.”
Despite the banter, I knew Steve had a point.
I might’ve taken the martial arts thing a bit too far on that weekend. I had entered an amateur fight competition — called “smokers” — with tough dudes 15–20 years younger than me that had nothing to do all day but train and hate on suit-and-tie guys like me. But I couldn’t help it as I’d fallen in love with this ancient martial arts form called Muay Thai, and I needed to see how I stacked up against the competition. I lost the fight but…
