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Because they yell like idiots? LOL

They are highly trained Chinese policemen being trained to deal with Traid gangs. They come most of the time in large packs with knivess. Looks like combative martial arts in its purest form, so peacefull, so powerfull, so destructive. If you really look at thier techniques closely they are very structured and designed to be used with force.

According to my teacher, Thai kickboxers and kickboxers now do not spin 360 degrees but land in a 180 degree position. How can I describe this better? Do a Muay Thai round house kick and where you land your kick should be the same place that will allow you to just turn your body (without moving your legs) 180 and be in a standard fighting stance. But your in the opposite direction of your opponent. Basicaly... land your right foot a little farther than your left one.

I think I found the difference between Martial arts... and combative Martial arts... http://www.compfused.com/directlink/956/ What style is this and where can I learn it?

Excuse my ignorance, but isn't the point of a match to knock the opponent out?

I have little respect for blackbelts, simply because as time goes on it is alot easier to obtain one. The only kinds of belts I respect are the belt systems in Muay Thai and the boxing. Those colored, metal, golden, large black belts you put around your waist and pose with pride. After all you should. They are true ones earned with hard work and training. Trophies will work fine also

pacifickickboxing.com if you go, ill be the second yougest, lightest, fighter in blue shorts

I belive you well, I know some blackbelts that can't fight for anything. I took Muay thai for 3 months and I was able to KO a blackbelt in TKD and Karate who has been training for 5 years just to get it (full contact sparing. It is in how you train, you get what you put in.

I can't seem to find a website on that particular school in Oakland, Although I have heard people refer to that school I can't find any other information on it. Anybody know about this school and where I can get some information?

I thought Bruce lee lived and created a school in Oakland, maybe I'm wrong but is the closest JKD school from Oakland is SF? thanks

Just a topic to share on how everyone goes through a day in a life of thier martial arts class. I take Muay Thai after school about 5 times a week an hour and a half each time. Before I start class, I do my own stretching for about eight minutes then class starts and we jump rope for about 10 minutes. Stretch again maybe about 5 minutes, then are real training starts. The teacher gives us different combinations and start shadow boxing for 10 minutes. After, we use those same combinations on Thai pads with partners. for about 20 minutes. After the Thai pads, comes either lady pads or heavy bag kicking/kneeing punching/elbowing for the rest of the day. Then we follow up with 50 sit ups/pushups after the heavy bagging. Some days instead of Thai padding we just spar with shin pads then follow up with 100 right kicks, 100 left kicks, 50 left push kicks, 50 right push kicks. But recently I was only able to go to class two times a week because I was sick. Hows your day in class?

I asked my instructor ( sense he teaches both boxing and muay thai) what differences are there in the hands of a boxer and a thai boxer. (in the basic starting stance) Apperently, with a boxer your hands are more low and near your chin. With the Muay Thai the hands are up so high near the eyebrows so that you can elbow, and easly block kicks. Which placement should I take for self defence? I understand that most if not all the time I won't be getting any kicks so high and fights end quickly. Should a person take the Muay Thai form? or the boxing one?

Oh really? and to challenge a person who dishonored their sensei is thinking any different? This is about self discipline, if someone can't ignore a simple bad mouthing to their master then they honestly should reconsider their actions. Now if you like to see who has greater fighting ability, or if your fighting for certain rights to teach white people Chinese martial arts like Bruce Lee did ( more movies eh? LOL ) that’s a whole different story. (edited)

Now, I don't understand the concept or philosophies of Karate, TKD, or any other Japanese martial art. I practice Muay Thai. But. Any person who acts with their body or relies on their physical strength to fix a problem like this is not understanding their true art form. ( correct me if I’m wrong but do Japanese martial artist really challenge people to duels just because they said something bad about their master? WHERES THE SELF DISCIPLINE!?) In Muay Thai, a person that boasts their power in the ring or off the ring is dishonorable. We bow to our master, and pay respect to them just like in other martial arts. But before we learn to fight, we learn to learn.

straight in the sense that it does not chamber. don't just swing the hip - turn it over. The result: a very whip like action from the hip to knee to the leg. the best way to describe it it non MA related - a whip and a baseball bat. A bat is a blunt object that just plows through something - that is a thai kick. Other TMA chamber the leg relying on the snap - like a whip. how bent a leg is will vary from person to person - you let it keep the natural bend your leg has when you lift it - don't bend or straighten it any more than that. dead leg is a relative term. you leg can never really be dead unless you are asleep, in which case you wouldn't be kicking. there is always residual tension in a muscle, so it's never truly dead. That term is merely used to describe an unchambered leg - it's not actively, consciously bent and is therefore dead. Thank you very much, you have clarified many of the the things I found confusing. Essentialy you never lift your knee and then extend the leg, but do both at the same time "causing it to be stright". I found a video of my teacher on his website: Pacifickickboxing.com http://pacifickickboxing.com/uploads/PICT0407.AVI By your definition I guess his kicks would be thai kicks.

Then what exactly is the difference between the full contact karate kick and the Muay Thai Kick ?

I asked my instructor(a Muay thai kick boxer) whats the difference between a karate kick and a muay thai round house kick. Now I have been doing Muay Thai for 3 months now, and ever since I joined this forum everyone here has been saying that the Muay Thai round house kick is stright!? The way my intructor taught me is to step out 45, use your shin of course, RELAX YOUR LEG, and just swing your hip. The result: a very whip like action from the hip to knee to the leg. It looks snapy, SNAPY?, A MUAY THAI KICK IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE SNAPY IS IT!? I guess the best way to describe it is, a Karate kick that has a relaxed leg but kicks all he way through the opponent. Would that be a thai kick? ( therefore not kicking with a straight leg) Now I know the kick is not 100% straight that would be very hard, but how straight is the leg? is it a little curved? Obviously theres no chambering. Should I just throw my kick with that general rule of no chambering? aka the knee and leg lifting up and soon as I kick? Also... How can you have a dead leg thats straight? if the leg is dead won't it WHIP into the target with your hips?

A Martial Artist is a lawyer... sue them, use the pen not the sword... with martial arts you train the pen also...

It's true that you supose to kick through your target, but when you miss aren't you suppose to plant your feet back down into a southpaw stance? I have a hard time doing this, because when you do a muay thai round house kick ( not a low kick ) you lift your left foot so that your on the ball and not the heel. Then the swing from my right leg just carries my entire body so far to the left that I don't land in a good southpaw position but a really bad one ( like my feet land in a straight line as oppose to a very square muay thai stance) Perhaps I'm not suppose to be on the ball of my feet when I step offline?

Depends, I know some people can can get really close to you when they say they want your money. I will elbow them in the head. Punch to the face will work. Kick to the knee? I done that before, and it REALLY hurts the kicker, do you mean to the thigh? Low Muay thai round house kick to the thigh will knock leg out so you can run.