A comparison and review of the different scoring from different sanctioning bodies. This is a 2-part article. Please read part 1 first. Introduction. Rules from different sanctioning bodies and how they differ in scoring, explanation, and culture. Show how judges trained in one organisation can make mistakes with another, and anyone not trained in the scoring of one body can struggle to understand some decisions. It also addresses what can be seen as strong bias influence in scoring/opinion when it

Why it is so hard to Judge Muay Thai fights consistently? Everyone is biased. Everyone has a bias, that’s why! Then there are various rulesets that have equally varied interpretations that are compounded by very little formal & consistent training. This is a 2-part article. Part 1 – Everyone has a bias – what are yours? Wherever you have humans deciding, you have biases. You get more than one human deciding, you get an exponential amount of bias. Bias can

Will your insurance cover you? Are you ‘qualified’ to coach Muay Thai or Kickboxing? This is an article for club owners, managers, and head instructors. I am contacting you to just check something regarding your club insurance. I am not selling you anything and am not a, insurance broker. This is just out of concern and experience for how damaging a claim can be if made against you. The claim doesn’t have to be substantial or even real or even

Anthony Manning talks about his thoughts on the amount of title belts in Australian Martial Arts

Watch this video on the benefits of Kids participating in Muay Thai