Why is Muay Thai so good?

[VinnieDaChin]

oh, and i say that about tearing up their bodies because of the fact that they kick trees and stuff like that and just take it so extreme. but im sure the weekly fights has something to do with it too.

[SevenStar]

trees don't have much to do with it. They did that in the old days before the use of heavy bags. Also, remember, it was bananna trees that they kicked - the bananna tree has softer bark than pretty much any other tree. Fighting full contact every week will definitely take it's toll on you. many of those guys have had well over 100 fights. You can imagine the type of damage that would do...

[WorKshoP]

Dijita got it right for the elbows parts in kyokushin tournaments

[DiscoZ]

come to think of it, thats probably why americans can beat thai boxers so readily (at least thats how it seems to me. whenever i hear about it- like on that mtv true life thing with master toddys fighters.)

 

What the hell are you talking about? Have you ever seen a real thai-boxing match besides that MTV I am an Muay-Thai fighter crap?

 

While I agree that many styles have merit, I have decided (after watching many styles, sparring with many from other styles and studying TKd + GJ Karate) that MT is one of the best striking arts out there with a very good clinching system. MT is basic, effective, brutal and powerful. The fighters are in peak physical condition and can take and dish out abuse.

[DiscoZ]

Pull a Muay Thai person in a boxing competition, against a boxer, and he'll get smoked.

 

Depends on their training, but you do know that a number of boxing champs were former MT practicioners who could not gain enough recognition being simply only MT?

[VinnieDaChin]

"what the hell are you talking about?"

 

i was just talking about hearing about a lot of american thai boxers going and beating thai thaiboxers in thailand, and i was just thinking outloud that maybe they have better hand skills.

[SevenStar]

Pull a Muay Thai person in a boxing competition, against a boxer, and he'll get smoked.

 

Depends on their training, but you do know that a number of boxing champs were former MT practicioners who could not gain enough recognition being simply only MT?

 

and you can bet they had to train western boxing in order to be competitive.

[SevenStar]

as far as americans or westerners in general vs thais, yes, I would say that from what I've seen, westerners have much better hands.

[Muaythaiboxer]

i would agree but the thais took home four boxing medals in the olimpics.

[KwicKixJ1]

why worry about the westerner boxing? muay thai fighters train in everything, hands, elbows, legs. i think the trademark muay thai moves are leg kicks and elbows... why would a really good muay thai fighter think "even in a boxing match against a westerner i would win"

 

i know y'all are just talking about it, i mean no offense. just my opinion.

 

oh, and muay thai fighters are TOUGH. those guys from thailand and laos are SMALL compared to most fighters and they can take soooooo much more than anyone else i've seen in the martial arts. (on average)