(Russ training for one of his World Title fights with Ronnie Green in 1990)

(Russ Williams training at Master Toddy's in the early 80's)

There are so many techniques involved in the training of Thai Boxing.

The class is usually started by either skipping or jogging on the spot for a few minutes.

The instructor will then take the classfor basic stretching covering the whole of the body.

Each person is then paired up with someone as close as possible to their own height, weight and experience.

The lesson will then be split into different rounds, some for using strikes to the pads or punch bags and some for practicing technique and defence skills.

At the end of the class there is usually some basic exercises then finishing off with some cool down stretching.