ULTIMATE MUAY THAI

John Scida's Ultimate Muay Thai combines the best of boxing, kickboxing and traditional Muay Thai into a street effective self-defence and a ring-proven combative form. Western Boxing skills comprise an integral part of training as, says Johnny, "without proper use of your hands you're nothing. We use our hands for everything we do in life and our natural defensive reflexes come from our hands. It goes without saying therefore that to be a good fighter you should not neglect the importance of learning to box properly." John has seen the sport of kickboxing evolve over the past 25 years and he has evolved with the times, although sticking to a strict belief in the value of basics. Classes are designed mainly on technique and secondly on fitness. "As you learn the technique you naturally get fit," says Johnny. "My class format and training style is designed around my fighters fighting technique; if it works we use it and pass it down through our clubs."