When I started Muay Thai I had absolutely no clue what I had to expect. Without any knowledge I always thought it is violent, people punching and kicking each other and had no expectations about the training or where it would lead me. What I at least expected, that it would basically change my whole life.

I tried many different sports in my life; including volleyball, judo, aikido, dancing and others, but nothing could me really keep always happy and motivated. Muay Thai changed that. Since I started with zero expectations, I was open to try something new and the only thing I knew was, that I wanted to start, because my parents and everyone told me such a brutal martial arts is nothing for a girl like me.

But Muay Thai is so much more! From far you might think it is a sports you do alone, but the training proofed me wrong. I learned what trust and team work is, because if you let someone so close to you, you learn how to trust. You learn to trust others, but also you learn how to trust yourself. You build more self-confidence, you learn to listen to your body and you also get a higher mind. 

For me it is like an "active meditation". You just can turn your thoughts off while training. You can forget everything around you and release all your power. Oh, and it works also the other way around: On a day you feel exhausted, the training gives you power and happiness!

All in all I can say it changed my life in a really positive way. So when are you going to start?