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If I had to bet, I'd put my money on the BJJ practitioner everytime. That's just my 2 baht worth.

You can get some good avi's online showing karate vs. Muay Thai. They speak for themselves.

I must agree with treebranch on this one. There is no "death touch". How would one practice it? How many people would one have to kill in order to perfect it? How would one escape the obvious legal issues of perfecting such a technique? I do however find it amusing to think about.

First of all, sparring should not be about winning or losing. You miss the point of sparring if that is your mindset. Sparring is about learning. If you learned something during your sparring, you have not lost. Particularly when sparring someone of greater skill than yourself. I spar my kru as often as possible, now I know I cannot "beat" this man. That's just the cold hard facts, but I'm not there to beat him, I'm there to learn from him. And every time I spar with him, I always come away with something. Either a new technique he may have nailed me with or a bad block or something upon which I can improve. Don't think of it in terms of winning or losing, think of it in terms of bettering yourself in your art or not bettering yourself in your art and you cannot possibly lose. You only win or lose in a real fight.

sure, the address is: Rompo Mansion 115 Rimtanroadfai Rd., Klongtrey, Bangkok 10110 Phone # 671-3030, 671-3040, or 671-3050 Here's the deal, it's located just outside a hotel in Bangkok. The hotel is not too expensive/not too slummy. Good A/C, nice pool, steam room etc etc... And it's very convienient for the training. I believe Pek is charging 200 baht per session which lasts anywhere from one to two hours. It's been several months since my last visit so things may or may not have changed since then. I'm not sure what info Rick (my kru and best friend) has about Pek on his website, but check here for more info on Pek: https://www.championmuaythai.com. You can also contact Rick Davis for more info on the camp. Let me know what you think if you go check it out.

I go to thailand once or twice a year to train with my kru. We train with Arjarn Pek, his fighting name was Narong Siri. He was pretty famous back in the mid to late seventies. I can give you the address to the camp if you like. He really is phenomenal.

I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a cop. wow officer, you must have been doing 130 mph to catch up with me, good job. I pay your salary.

bottom line, a defensive employment of a firearm is not meant to intimidate. If you feel threatened enough to pull out a firearm, you better be threatened enough to kill. And as far as legalities are concerned, It's better to be tried by twelve than carried by six. Shooting to wound is not acceptable. You shoot to stop the threat. If you shoot and wound him and he stops, good form you've done your job. If he continues, you shoot him again, perhaps with a bit more careful aim for a shot that will stop the assailant without doubt.

I meant no offense to anyone. I like tkd, however facts are facts and tkd just does not work in a fight. Particularly against MT. I think tkd is a beautiful art and it has many uses, it teaches focus, discipline, balance, and respect among other things. I was merely pointing out that tkd is not a "fighting art" so to speak. I have been studying Muay Thai for nine years and have had the opportunity to teach some. Many times tkd practitioners have come to the school and all have said that MT was far more combat oriented than tkd. I'm sorry if this offends tkd'ers, but if they doubt what I say, all they have to do is find a MT camp and spar a round. Above all, I meant no disrespect to anyone. I apologize if my comments sounded harsh or demeaning

Take JKD to thailand and step in the ring at Lumpini stadium. Send us a telegram from the hospital and tell us how great it worked. Bruce Lee was a phenomenal martial artist, not a phenomenal fighter. The two are not the same.

ab work, ab work, and more ab work. The best way to increas your strength for round kicks is to kick the bag... a lot and from pad work if you have someone to hold pads for you. But make sure you are kicking correctly. Technique is paramount. Speed and power will come once you have the proper technique down. Weight training for muay thai is nice, but not really necessary. If you get all buffed up, it will slow you down. Look at the thai's, they are almost always small in stature but terribly fast. Their power which is also amazing comes from their technique and speed. Not to say they are not strong, because they are, but they seldom lift weights in thailand camps if ever. Push ups are great as are crunches and running is always a plus.

A lot of tkd places are starting to offer "Muay Thai" classes, I would be very wary of a school that mainly teaches tkd teaching muay thai as a secondary art if you are serious abut learning Muay Thai. Chances are the instructors have only a cursory understanding of MT. Or perhaps they have hired a MT fighter as a trainer for that course. That being the case, do your homework on the guy. Find out if he really knows what he's talking about. If he claims titles, you should be able to find out if he really holds them or not via the internet. A lot of schools are jumping on the MT bandwagon as it gains popularity with the MA community. As for the getting hit in the head and getting stupid, well, a reputable gym will not have you sparring hard enough to get hurt. MT sparring should be light and pad work should be the only time you strike 100%. Anyone telling you to spar like your fighting is trying to get you hurt and you should not do it. All out full contact MT is for the ring or for defending yourself, not for learning. After all, a ski instructor won't send you down the steepest hill right off the bat cause you'll get hurt. A muay thai instructor should be no different. If you can make your parents understand that, you should have no problem getting their blessing.

I think the training should matter to you more than the temperature inside the gym. In thailand they train in the heat of the day and it does not seem to make them any less adept at the art. Having a ring is no big deal. Most of the gyms I've seen in the states don't have one. NO biggie. I would however talk to the students there and see what's going on. questions you may want to ask. How are the instructors qualified to teach muay thai? Have they ever trained in thailand? Have they had any ring experience in Muay Thai or kickboxing? Have any of their students ever gone on to win any titles? Etc. etc.... Check out the head instructor/owner. A lot of them are full of * and don't know anything about the sport. I've run into guys who actually said they had won titles in thailand and come to find out that they just gone to kao sarn road in bangkok and bought a copy of a title belt from a street vendor. Guys like that will get you hurt in the ring. If your not planning on competing at all, disregard most of this post. Still, this is a guy your going to give money to every month, I'd want to make sure he wasn't a *'r.

I may get flamed for saying this, but if I were you I'd stop wasting my time with tkd. It's good for a lot of things, but fighting is not one of them. If you want to learn to fight, take muay thai. That is what muay thai is for. Stay in tkd if you like learning kata's and tapping people with your foot.

Hello everyone, My name is JD and I've been studying Muay Thai in the US and in Thailand for the past nine years. I also recently took up BJJ. I'm a member of budoseek forums and muay thai online forums as well. I hope to have as much fun here as I have had at my other forum homes. Anyway, hello to everyone and I hope to see you all in the threads!!