Kickchop19 Posted September 24, 2002 Posted September 24, 2002 Does Muay Thai take long to learn? I want to learn self-defense quick.
Thai_Kick Posted September 24, 2002 Posted September 24, 2002 No it dosen't take long at all, you can be an effective fighter in only 6 months of training. Now Muay Thai dosen't teach self-defence in weapon attacks, or having a "set way" of ecaping a hold (choke, bearhug...) but though the techniques of Muay Thai you should still be able to hold your own. http://www.coolshack.com/martial_arts/mauy_wall.jpg Limits Are Not Accepted. They Are Elbowed, Kicked And Punched.
red Posted September 24, 2002 Posted September 24, 2002 Hello, I would have to agree. I have been taking Muay Thai classes for about 3 months and I go to the club 2-3 times a week and I feel that I feel that I have learned lots of self defense moves that would help me if I ever needed to. I also take some wrestling classes in order to learn some of the groundwork. It has been great!
ThaiMonkey Posted October 10, 2002 Posted October 10, 2002 Hey Kickchop19. Red's got a great grasp of things. I had taken wrestling for three years, and was all right at defence, the added striking techniques are a very useful tool. When you put the two together you're prepared for the holds Thai_kick was mentioning.
Bon Posted October 10, 2002 Posted October 10, 2002 Cross training is definitely the way to go. It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.
Venezolano Posted October 10, 2002 Posted October 10, 2002 Define self-defense. One of the more "showy" features about Muay Thai, is that it doesn't take long time to learn it, you can learn it quickly (of course, it varies from person to person, but generally). Muay Thai doesn't teach you how to deffend against a knife attack, or something like that, it's only oriented to "fight". Valencia - Venezuela.
Xtreme Fury Posted October 10, 2002 Posted October 10, 2002 Muay thai is one of the best fighting arts. So yes it will defintely help with self defense. And I think Vene is right, generally muay thai doesn't teach weapon defenses. But if you want to learn how to defend against weapons, you should do eskrima or something. I seriously doubt doing knife defenses a few times a month in some karate class is going to help. Doing an art that revolves around weapon fighting should, and even then it might not help much. Ya know.. thats why you don't make enemies.
Karateka_latino Posted October 11, 2002 Posted October 11, 2002 Yes, Muay Thai can be good for self defense in the striking departament, but i suggest to crosstrain in a grappling Art and you'll be well rounded.
TJS Posted April 16, 2003 Posted April 16, 2003 how long does it take to get a blackbelt? They dont have black belts the only Belts MT fighters get are the ones the earn in the ring. that way no one can question whether you really earned it. IF you are looking for a quick self defense system i would also suggest looking into Krav Maga if there is one in your area. https://www.kravmaga.com has a location list.
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