What makes muay thai kickboxing different from other forms of martial arts?
thanks
Muay Thai is different from other martial arts in many ways. One way is that it uses only strikes. There is no grappling in Muay Thai. This distinguishes it from grappling arts like Judo or wrestling. Muay Thai is different from boxing or kickboxing because it incorperates the use of strikes with elbows and knees. It regular kickboxing, the only strikes allowed or used are kicks with the legs, and punches with the fists. Muay Thai not only incorperates strikes with the hands and feet, but also kicks using the shins, knees strikes, and elbow strikes. Also, Muay Thai has it’s own style of clinching. The Muay Thai clinch is often referred to as the "Muay Thai plum".
Well known MMA fighters who are know for their use of Muay Thai are Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Anderson Silva.
Muay Thai is different from other martial arts in many ways. One way is that it uses only strikes. There is no grappling in Muay Thai. This distinguishes it from grappling arts like Judo or wrestling. Muay Thai is different from boxing or kickboxing because it incorperates the use of strikes with elbows and knees. It regular kickboxing, the only strikes allowed or used are kicks with the legs, and punches with the fists. Muay Thai not only incorperates strikes with the hands and feet, but also kicks using the shins, knees strikes, and elbow strikes. Also, Muay Thai has it’s own style of clinching. The Muay Thai clinch is often referred to as the "Muay Thai plum".
Well known MMA fighters who are know for their use of Muay Thai are Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Anderson Silva.
References :
MMA/BJJ training; UFC/MMA fan
you get kikked in the head more
References :
Other martial arts has forms. Well if your not talking about the sport martial arts and about the traditional ones. Muay thai is more for a sport then for the street. Other martial arts will teach you how to defend yourself in a street situation.
References :