Danny boy Posted July 20, 2001 Posted July 20, 2001 Do you think that fighters should do the Ram Muay before a fight as the Thais do?
thaiboxerken Posted July 20, 2001 Posted July 20, 2001 I tihnk it should be up to the fighter. Some people may look at it as a religious dance and may not want to because of that. The Ram Muay should be taught so that a person can make that choice themselves and know the history and traditions of Muay Thai. 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.
Prodigy-Child Posted July 21, 2001 Posted July 21, 2001 i think the ram muay should be done by each fighter before a fight because the fighters should pay respect to the thai gods (even if they are not thai anyway) and the sport of muay thai as well as their opponents. its like having to bow before a karate tournament or agreeing to the rules and touching gloves in a kickboxing or boxing bout its just respect undefined You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock
Danny boy Posted July 21, 2001 Author Posted July 21, 2001 I personally think it should be up to the individual but it is a good phsyc-up before a fight(thats a personal thing).
Angus Posted July 21, 2001 Posted July 21, 2001 So what's this Ram Muay? I don't have a clue cos i've never done Muay Thai before. Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
thaiboxerken Posted July 21, 2001 Posted July 21, 2001 Ram Muay and Wai Kru are prayers and ritualistic dances performed by Thai fighters before each fight. If you've seen "Kickboxer" the movie, it is the dance that Tong Po does before his fights. The Ram Muay and Wai Kru are the only accurate reference to Muay Thai in the movie, BTW, none of the techniques used in fighting of that movie are Muay Thai. 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.
iamrushman Posted July 21, 2001 Posted July 21, 2001 pesonally i'm for tradition.....therefore; a yes they should, from me! hey, no dancing smilely. rushman (karate forums sensei)3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon"saying nothing...sometimes says the most"--e. dickerson
Danny boy Posted July 22, 2001 Author Posted July 22, 2001 On the subject of the kickboxer movie with Van Damme,alot of Thai's were very unhappy and annoyed at their sport being portrayed as it was in the movie and the way that Dennis Alexio was bumped out the back of the stadium really pissed off a lot of officials,from what I was told the producers never told the officals or Stadium directors what they were planning and did it in an underhanded way.They weren't happy about being portrayed as a negative and brutal sport.
thaiboxerken Posted July 22, 2001 Posted July 22, 2001 Well, it was a terrible movie. I have no idea what the point of the movie was. If they wanted to shed light to the USA of the beauty of Muay Thai, why didn't they actually do Muay Thai in it? It's truly sad that the movie just really turned out to be another "Americans can kick ass in any country" type of movie. What really annoys me is that alot of people actually think what Van Dammit does in "Kickboxer" is what we do. 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.
Angus Posted July 22, 2001 Posted July 22, 2001 What style does Van Damme do anyway? Karate? Kickboxing? Or is he a glorified hollywood actor with a brown belt in two different styles? Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
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