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Martial Arts at KTH!

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Reza Dalfi is 23 years old and on his MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management at KTH. He is into his third year of thaiboxing and is currently offering weekly training in martial arts for all KTH students. We got a word with him!

Can you tell us about the training class you’ve started?

- Its a free of charge weekly training for all KTH students where we train different martial arts. Both beginners and advanced performers are welcomed!

What different martial arts will there be?

- Mostly we will focus on thaiboxing (Muay Thai). I got some different coaches comming in and they are very talented in what they do. With this some weeks we will just focus on the boxing part and leave the kicks, knees etc out of it. I also intend to take in a taekwondo coach to hold some classes. For the future we can start looking at getting some ground game with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with varoius clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient.

What is your vision with this?

- There are many different ways to workout in KTH for the students like gym and various ballsports. I myself love martial arts and think its a fun and good way to train and I belive people will agree given the chance to participate. I dont belive or intend for people to become UFC-fighters but i think its people should learn how to defend themselves.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. It promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger, heavier assailant by using proper technique, leverage, and most notably, taking the fight to the ground, and then applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the opponent.

When and where are these classes held?

- KTH-Hallen Fridays at 17:30. For the next semester im looking at getting a better time and will then update.

How do you do if you want to participate?

- At Martial arts at KTH, there will weekly be forms up for registration for the upcoming events. There is a link for tomorrow's session up and running. Join the group and stay updated on what's next!