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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:37 am
Muay Thai is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey), Malaysia (where it is known as Tomoi) and as a similar style in Myanmar (called Lethwei). The different styles of fighting in mainland South East Asia are analogous to the different types of Kung Fu in China or Silat in the South East Asian islands or Malay World. It is the national sport of Thailand, and is also known as Thai Boxing or Art of the Eight Limbs.
Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand. Today, the Thai military uses a modified form of Muay Thai called Lerdrit. Traditional Muay Thai, as it is practiced today, varies slightly from the original art and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts. Muay Thai is an especially versatile, brutal, straightforward martial art. Discuss.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:08 pm
I especially love that famous Muay Thai roundhouse kick. That thing is wonderfull. I don't practice muay thai, I'm a internal guy mostly, but I still love that kick.
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:40 am
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:37 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:11 pm
999,999,999 times out of 1 billion it is.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:07 pm
I can't agree with that. Its the practicioner, not the style that determines how good a person is.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:11 pm
Vajrabhairava I can't agree with that. Its the practicioner, not the style that determines how good a person is.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:26 pm
I am taking Muay Thai and I'm loving it. From day one it was shin kicks to the thighs. Its was much more painful than I had thought. If you haven't been trained in something like this, just being tapped by a shin kick to the thigh hurts after a few kicks.
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:32 am
Vajrabhairava I can't agree with that. Its the practicioner, not the style that determines how good a person is. Sorry, but I'll take Mateus Irie Nechio over Emin Boztepe.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:03 pm
Anybody got some links to good Muay Thai info? History, etc
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:44 pm
Damn, you guys are cocky little bitches now arent you?
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:24 pm
I'm taking Muay Thai from an MMA Fighter so =/
I really don't think it's fair to judge one art or style above another just from some fights you've seen on tv or what your school has taught you, that's extreamly close minded. ._.
I'm soar ;o; I hadn't worked out in over a month and pulled something in my side/abdomen tonight kicking to hard with out warming up.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:55 pm
Overspecialization breeds weakness.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:42 pm
A balanced fighter will always beat a specialized one in a real fight.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:24 pm
Angel_Abaddon A balanced fighter will always beat a specialized one in a real fight. Sorry, but Paulo Filho has proved this wrong, many times.
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