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Because: 1) I've seen far 2 many videos on the net of people doing a shin kick and shattering their shin, so when they go back to stand on their leg it just 'flops'. 2) I've heard that the number of injuries related to shins through muay thai is a lot more then people realise or would like to believe. 3) I seem to have strange shins, they are weak or something I duno what but they seen to get hurt very easily when knocked, much more then other people's. 4) I just wouldnt feel comfortable with it Any way to add knee / elbow to kickboxing or take shin kicks out of muay thai? Or can this just not be done?

I want to take up a MA and I seem to like the idea of Kickboxing. I'm over 6ft with a v big build and I heard Kickboxing can make you a proper hard as nailz. Would kickboxing be good for if you ever got into a street fight? Taking into account both techniques learnt, as well as speed strength and stamina gained from the training. By streetfighting i'm strongly implying multiple attackers, 1on1 attacks are very rare where I live its always 4 or more who attack you. Is Kickboxing effective against this? Is there a better art to defend against this? Also, I like Muay Thai in that it uses Knees and elbows as I believe these would be very practical and useful, but I dont want to use shins to kick (which is what turned me to regular kickboxing). Is there a way of learning Kickboxing but with knees and elbows as well (ie Muay Thai but with normal kicks not shins)? Thx for help

Is there any way to do Muay Thai but without the shin kicking? From descriptions i read Kickboxing sounds right, though Kickboxing with knee's and elbow's (and maybe head) sounds v practical and useful as well, however dont wana do shin kicks. Is it possible? Also how would I go about finding a place that does what i'm looking for. I live in Croydon, Surrey, South of London

For a while i've had an increasing urge to start some kind of martial arts. I've been advised by a number of people either Kickboxing or Thia boxing is for me. Initially I wanted to build up myself as i'm a very big build and wanted to make good use of it. However i'm slow and not flexible at the mo, with low endurance. I liked the description of kickboxing: I was its the kind of MA that makes u hard as nailz and makes you very hard. However I don't like the idea of kicking with shins. The main reason I want to do a martial art is for practical street fighting, and also to build myself up to be incredibly strong and fast. Is kickboxing right for me you think? If so which type? What is involved in each type? Thx, (1st time poster)