Ahazmaksya Posted November 12, 2001 Posted November 12, 2001 I rang up my local gym and they said they teach Muay Thai, but they told me that they teach a 'European style of Muay Thai' Does anyone know how this differs from the normal Muay Thai?
Slim Posted November 12, 2001 Posted November 12, 2001 It could be some sort of European rules, which dont allow certain things like elbows in competition.
thaiboxerken Posted November 13, 2001 Posted November 13, 2001 Not sure, it could also be that they emphasize boxing more than kicks. You should ask them what the difference is. It could very well be that it's just another gimmick marketing approach. I had one guy try and tell me that he was the coach of the Bulgarian Muay Thai Olympic team, I walked out to never return. Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts.
Ahazmaksya Posted November 13, 2001 Author Posted November 13, 2001 I just found that they have a website, here it is here http://www.thaiboxing.com.au/BDG.htm
Angus Posted November 13, 2001 Posted November 13, 2001 Yeah, i've heard of this place thru the various martial arts magazines dude, it's legitimate. But i dunno what euro thaiboxing is... It's got a lot of famous blokes that have come out of it, most of which are spending a lot of time over in Thailand. I reckon u should go there... R U near Balgowlah? Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Ahazmaksya Posted November 13, 2001 Author Posted November 13, 2001 Yeh cool, I will go. One other thing that I'm not sure about though is that I'm only 14...do you reckon I'll be a bit out of place going there when everyone there will be adult? Oh and I'm in Canberra
Slim Posted November 13, 2001 Posted November 13, 2001 Don’t worry about it, you may be surprised to see women training at the same time as guys, if gender isn’t an issue age wont be either. In fact you have an advantage starting young, you'll have years of training behind you if you start competing say around 22-23. Wish I’d done that. Hopefully they put you into a beginner class for a month or two though, teach you the basics and get you up to speed.
havoc Posted November 14, 2001 Posted November 14, 2001 the euro's style is different on average, but it also varies from individual to individual. the european's have more of a western stance and move more like western fighters. they do punch more like western boxers but not while forsaken kicking. some great and well respected fighters have come out of europe. guys like: rob kaman ramon dekker danny bille ryan simpson dida diafat perry ubeda stephan neikema ivan hippolyte andre mannard ernesto hoost peter aerts all very respected fighters.
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