SevenStar

the lack of evasiveness could be for efficiency. Watch a traditional thai boxer - not one who has integrated boxing footwork - they don't evade much. They attack... and attack. If someone strikes at them, they either parry or absorb, but rarely do they evade. Their most feared weapons are on the inside - elbows and knees.

I may have missed it somewhere, but what style do you train in now?

san soo is a style (may or may not actually be kung fu - people debate over it, but that's a different issue) san shou is a format - a ruleset for fighting, similar to muay thai. san shou rules allow usage of punches, kicks, knees and throws.

I don't think that you are putting it down. IMO, it's not the individual, however... It's the training methods.

Right here in fact?? right there, you said "redirect their power in the way you want it to go" - not really the same thing... I may want to throw you on your head. But, if your energy is going backward, I am going to take you that way instead. They are going where they were already headed, not necessarily where you want them to go. I know what you were trying to say though. Regards Angela

Since you boxed, you know that boxing does that too...

I dunno... you won't really find anything in kickboxing that's not in muay thai. thai boxing has the sidekick, crescent kick, hook kick, etc. but not all coaches teach it. regardless, those kicks aren't a prerequisite for being fluent...

why?

"roll with the punches"...

thaiboxing and judo are excellent for infighting, as is shuai chiao.

boxers don't always wear gloves... I don't think breaking their hands is an issue - no more so than it would be for anyone else. For every boxer you've heard about in the news that broke their hand in a street fight, I can guarantee you there have been double the number of TMA and non trained that have done the same. You will never hear about it though, unless they were as famous as the boxers who were reported on. There is something referred to as "boxer's break", however. it's a broken pinky - but it doesn't stem from lack of conditioning, it comes from throwing an improper hook punch.

when you pull the person, naturally they will resist and fight back. Where are your hands? While he's resisting, he can strike...

In the grand scheme of things, MAs are the same. At the heart or every technique is a principle, and that prinicple is seen in most MAs, most likely. Good MA transcends stylistic differences.

I'm a competitor. I like to test myself. muay thai, judo, etc. testing myself against someone else drives me to push harder. Knowing that I am about to step into a ring with somebody who has been training as hard as I have or harder for the sole purpose of our contest is just plain invigorating.

by that logic, a boxer could move in, clinch and "dirty box" with him. All styles have their tactics, so you really aren't stating much in the way of advantages. As for ground grappling, there are ALOT of karateka who know nothing about both standing and ground grappling.

incorrect. koryu or classical is the term given to all japanese arts that were pre tokugawa. post tokugawa (or, actually I think post meiji) are considered as modern. the modern styles are do. the koryu styles are jutsu. the jutsu styles have become synonymous with combat because they were used during eras of war. In addition, you will learn bunkai in judo and in karate do...

in addition the twist is what causes you to cut your opponent. it's got the same effect as a rug burn, basically.

san soo and san shou are not the same... muay thai has weaknesses in the long range. what are the most common kicks you see? round and teep. you don't really any of the others used, even though they are present. This constitutes a weakness. San shou has strong use of the side kick, which is much harder to capitalize on than both the roundhouse and teep. Also, traditionally, thai boxers have weak hands. the strength of muay thai is in the infighting - knees and elbows. The roundhouse is devastating. the hands have never been much. In recent years, thai boxers have compensated by adding boxing training. while on the topic of boxing training, there is another weakness in pure muay thai - footwork - or the lack of it. Ever watch a traditional thai boxer? They don't move much. They are so tough that they don't both evading blows. they parry, block, absorb, etc. but rarely do they move, bob/weave, etc. The bobbing/weaving and boxing footwork comes from thai boxers adding boxing training to their programs.

maybe with objects and machines, but I don't think that holds true with humans. Reason being that variations in speed will not be that great. When you compare de la hoya and tyson, tyson is much bigger. de la hoya is faster, but likely not so much faster that he can make up for the weight disadvantage and then some. Comparing a semi going 15 mph and a ferarri going 90 mph, yeah, you're right. But when you compare two humans who are much closer in speed, no.

there's nothing wrong with using a split. The fact that bodybuilder's use them doesn't make it a "bodybuilder split" That said, there are some things that I would change personally. I would drop the following exercises: leg extension leg curl shrugs cable row if you have access to a pull up bar, I'd eliminate the lat pull downs and do pull ups. otherwise, keep the pulldowns. for your forearms, you can add wrist curls, or you can do hammer curls. which day do you work your back? you didn't state it. what's your height and weight? what caloric intake?

if you are only doing 5 reps, I'm assuming you're lifting heavy weight. they will both build strength. What will make a difference here is rest period.