This is really good video for pad holding, it’s not easy to find all the aspects of good pad holding for Muay Thai in one video but this one captures all the vital assets. There are many peripheral benefits from pad holding, studying your partner’s movement can be very beneficial when you go to spar with them or when you compete in the ring, this is one of the reasons I enjoy pad holding, because it helps with my understanding of body language. The Thai’s use pad holding a lot, it’s a great way to judge distance and timing, hit with power, and develop good technique. If you are woking with an experienced pad holder/fighter it is also a great way for them to pass on knowledge and coach a person.
Pad holding is a skill, by practicing it you can improve your training and your partner’s training and that will help you achieve your goals quicker. Whatever your goal is is it will benefit from becoming better Muay Thai pad holder.
Kwest Kickboxing Muay Thai and Fitness Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada