Tal Posted August 16, 2003 Posted August 16, 2003 i was wondering, what are the differences between western kickboxing and muay thai? i've never seen muay thai being practiced. is it very different from other forms of kickboxing? shotokan karate nidanjujitsu shodankendo shodan
TJS Posted August 16, 2003 Posted August 16, 2003 Western Kickboxing came from full contact karate. It is Boxing but you can kick above the waist. Muay Thai allows Leg kicks, Knees, Clinching and elbows A muay Thai Fight is a whole diffrent ball game from wester kickboxing. leg kicks and the extended Clinch are the main reasons.
CodyydoC Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 and muay thai is quite a bit more brutal because its a gainst the rules to stop fighting even for a breather or atleast in thailand it is plus u have to do the ram muay before fighting Codywhite belt in everything
Tal Posted August 17, 2003 Author Posted August 17, 2003 thanks for the replies. what's the ram muay? shotokan karate nidanjujitsu shodankendo shodan
CodyydoC Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 its a traditional dance the fighters do to pay respect to the gods their camp/trainer and the other fighter they do a counterclockwise circle of the ring to deflect any outside wishes or whatever from comin in the ring; they want their fighting spirits to come together naturally one on one most of the time one fighter wont watch another fighters ram muay so that they can go into battle not knowing what to expect this almost as important as the fight itself each camp has its own ram muay can u believe an american 14 year old knew all that spiritual stuff? BOO-YA I'M BAD! Codywhite belt in everything
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