sindian Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 I had reconstructive knee surgery after tearing my ACLs and MCLs. My knee's seems ok. I've been getting back into the martial arts recently. I'm doing sort of a mix of tae kown do, kickboxing, and ju-jitsu. My instructor's a practical guy. Muat Thai interests me as an art, but I worry that I might injure my knee. It seems like a pretty rough sport. I don't really know that much about it though, so I could be wrong.
SaiFightsMS Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Think about what might happen if you took a kick to the point on the side of your leg just above the knee on the outside of the leg.
martialartist1 Posted September 17, 2003 Posted September 17, 2003 my friend, you need to practice kicking the bag more. yeh muay thai is tough combat sport, infact the toughest in the world. you need to be tough to do muay thai, simply as that.
sindian Posted September 18, 2003 Author Posted September 18, 2003 I need to practice kicking the bag more? I'm sorry. I don't really understand your comment. I injured my knee playing football. I also tend to hit the heavy bag a lot, and I have pretty powerful kicks.
WhiteShark Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 My coach tore his Acl and had a successful surgery. He then won several US and World titles tin the next few years. I think you'll be fine. Rock Paper ScissorPunch Knee Kick^ME^ ^MY DOJO^
sindian Posted September 18, 2003 Author Posted September 18, 2003 Thanks a lot, WhiteShark. I definitely plan on giving muay thai a try (after I condition my legs some more and get back into figthing shape).
cross Posted December 14, 2003 Posted December 14, 2003 I think you should give it a go, even if you dont compete. I know a guy who broke his shin in competition and after alot of pain and hard work he can kick hard again.. but he will never compete. There is still a chance for you, just be careful and know your limitations.
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