tempoman Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Also, with the Thai rules, wearing shorts makes the knees visible, hopefully helping to make sure the contact to the legs is above the knees.Has anyone ever heard of any Thai fights where a fighter 'missed,' and took out the opponent's knee?Knees get hit by accident/on purpose all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Also, with the Thai rules, wearing shorts makes the knees visible, hopefully helping to make sure the contact to the legs is above the knees.Has anyone ever heard of any Thai fights where a fighter 'missed,' and took out the opponent's knee?Knees get hit by accident/on purpose all the timeI'm sure, but have there been any major injuries that changed the course of a fight because of them? https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempoman Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Also, with the Thai rules, wearing shorts makes the knees visible, hopefully helping to make sure the contact to the legs is above the knees.Has anyone ever heard of any Thai fights where a fighter 'missed,' and took out the opponent's knee?Knees get hit by accident/on purpose all the timeI'm sure, but have there been any major injuries that changed the course of a fight because of them?almost undoubtedly, but I don't get the luxury of closely following the thousands of fights in Thailand from canada:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewGreen Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'm sure, but have there been any major injuries that changed the course of a fight because of them?Kicking the knees is perfectly legal, and is done. Thigh tends to hurt more though, and land more often. Knee kicks are one of the most overrated things in the martial arts.Anyways, back to the question.I always figured it had to do with the history of it, being from karate. Which wears pants. Fighters took the jackets off for fights, keeping the pants on. Over time they got more flashy. Andrew Greenhttp://innovativema.ca - All the top martial arts news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronbvp Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Kicking the knees is perfectly legal, and is done. I know of no one who trains Muay Thai that is allowed to intentionally strike knees or groins. Where is this legal - in Thailand? That would shorten the careers of many fighters. Only as good as I make myself be, only as bad as I let myself be.Martial arts are like kinetic chess. Your move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwdown Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Dunno where you've been doing Thai there buddy but kickin' the knees in competition is not legal. I'm sure, but have there been any major injuries that changed the course of a fight because of them?Kicking the knees is perfectly legal, and is done. Thigh tends to hurt more though, and land more often. Knee kicks are one of the most overrated things in the martial arts.Anyways, back to the question.I always figured it had to do with the history of it, being from karate. Which wears pants. Fighters took the jackets off for fights, keeping the pants on. Over time they got more flashy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewGreen Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Dunno where you've been doing Thai there buddy but kickin' the knees in competition is not legal. http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/Thai_sport/boxing.htmlNo rule against it. Andrew Greenhttp://innovativema.ca - All the top martial arts news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwdown Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Dunno where you've been doing Thai there buddy but kickin' the knees in competition is not legal. http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/Thai_sport/boxing.htmlNo rule against it.lol you make me laugh dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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