kle1n Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 it just has kicking and punching but no joint locks. really makes me wonder. and why are most muay thai fighter so arrogant? i have already won against a muay thai fighter in sparring because he was shit in sparring. why do people consider it effective? Be everything. Be nothing.
monkeygirl Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 I'm going to move this to the Boxing/Kickboxing/Muay Thai Forum so you can hear this straight from the people who know the most about it. 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
GreenDragon Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 (edited) True that it is just a stand up striking art. But that is why most schools that teach MT also teach Brazilian Jujitsu. At my school I am lucky enough to have a teacher that also takes a 1/2 hour at the end of class to show us specific techniques for street defense (like the correct way to defend and counter a knife attacker or an attacker with a blunt weapon like a bat or a stick). He used to be an MP in the military. Why are most MT fighters (on this discussion board) so arrogant? I suspect it is for two reasons: 1) MT happens to have an excellent track record of winning in ring matches against other stand up arts. Personally, I don't even know how important that is these days because it always seems to be a grappler that wins in the UFC. But there is plenty of documentation to support these claims when an arrogant MT fighter wants to rub everyone elses nose in it. 2) Because of the rigorous training one receives in a MT class, the MT practitioner begins to feel very tough. I can speak from experience. Although I am enough of a beginner at it that I am still humbled by more advanced students, on a personal level, I can now handle taking kicks that hurt me quite badly when I first started. It is the taking of these hits and feeling less and less pain while the power of your own strikes improves that makes you feel tougher. I did not get this feeling when in Karate or Tang Soo Do. So based on my own personal experience it would be easy for me to think that MT is superior for training to fight, and it is how I handle this thought that will make me appear humble or arrogant. Those who handle it in an arrogant manner were probably arrogant before they took up MT and now MT just gives them one more thing to be arrogant about. Pehaps it is not the MT that makes a person arrogant, but rather arrogant people are drawn to MT because of it's tough reputation. On a personal note, in my MT class, although there are some truly frightening fighters, none of them are anything but nice, and I have never seen any of them try to intimidate another or boost their own egos by saying or doing something arrogant. Edited June 25, 2003 by GreenDragon G r e e n D r a g o nFOR THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPLEMENTS...AT THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST PRICE: https://www.trueprotein.comFor an even lower price, use this discount code: CRA857Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. - Carl von Clausewitz
Thuggish Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 haha- forget muay thai sparring, take him on in a real fight and youll see. it has only strikes, which is limited if you also want to do grappling and joint stuff... but as a striking art it hits harder and hurts more than just about anything else. ask a MT fighter to kick you in the leg, not even full force, youll understand. when you sparred the guy maybe it didnt seem effective, but if you fought the guy im sure you would think different. a broken arm throws no punches
kle1n Posted June 25, 2003 Author Posted June 25, 2003 o.k i will try it out thuggish the sparring was a bit unfair though cause i have beeing doing muay thai for 2 years and knew most of his technqiues. Be everything. Be nothing.
TJS Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Because it is one of the most effective standup fighting stlye in the world and proves it continuesly.
boxeador Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 It is effective for many reasons. Usally a MT practictioneer will train very hard, and lets face it MT is a very effective striking art with proven moves.
Icetuete Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Usally a MT practictioneer will train very hard some goes for any other martial art as well, doesnt it? why everybody loves it? hmhm - dont know for sure, but why do you think do judokas love judo and karateka love karate?why are most muay thai fighter so arrogant? monkeygirl is right - u better ask many MT fighters because they know most about it...
martialartist1 Posted June 28, 2003 Posted June 28, 2003 simple: eight limbs makes muay thai effective combat striking martial art.
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