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  • #21
    Originally posted by 1 on 1 View Post
    Who cares about head movement, it actually ends up being detrimental to a Thai fighter to be moving his head like a boxer, or skipping around the ring. The Thais will just kick the **** out of you if you're bouncin' around like Ali or make you eat a knee when moving the head like a boxer.

    Why do you think boxing coaches when teaching MMA fighters have to make adjustments when they train them ? Head movement is not as important when you're dealing with kicking and kneeing.

    And for the poster that mentioned that the Thais are too erect, well, duh, it only makes sense. Being more upright enables the Thai to unleash their kicks with ease, can you imagine trying to unleash kicks from a crouched position, it can be done, but, it just comes out slower.
    Obviously when kicking and kneeing come into play head movement is useless, but never helps to be able to slip the punches. It's true, that with the kicks moving around gets a little tougher, but again, it never hurts to be able to move in and out.

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    • #22
      got lots of respect for muay thai them dudes are for real. but i always love the sweet science the most. i think the most effective style for mma besides bjj/wrestling is boxing bj penn is an example of this, but learning muay thai and most importantly how to not get hurt from kicks is the mosst important thing a fighter could take from it imho. aldo beat faber this past weekend b/c of those wicked leg kicks. faber could barely walk. also flying knees ftw.

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      • #23
        and i believe 100% without a doubt that the reason boxing is the more effective art is the vastly superior footwork, and the speed(upperbody, in and out) at which a fairly quick boxer operates is on another level. im sorry but i would put bank on pacman or mayweather koing the top guy in their weight class in muay thai.

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        • #24
          Originally posted by 1 on 1 View Post
          What area are you going for in your grad degree ?

          Also, how long do you plan to stay in Thailand, if you do go ahead with that trip ?
          i'm doing an executive mba (read: mba for people who work full time) at TWU in Houston - my dad just graduated from the same program in December and he helps a lot, plus he watches my kid.

          Ideally I'd like a month in Thailand, but i'll be lucky to get a week or two.
          My goal in life is to be able to work on-base in Okinawa, so i'm trying to beef up the resume as much as humanely possible (10+ years of work experience, 4 of those with the agency i'm shooting to rejoin, bs in cs, mba, and at least 4 computer certs this year). If i can make it over to Okinawa, I'll be able to train in Thailand pretty regularly (like $300 roundtrip for 2 people).

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          • #25
            chop! whatup bro! was just trying to tell this 1on1 person that styles dont make fights as much as training does - as in who trains hardest.

            i have used my martial arts in unofficial boxing matches. a few matches. i have always had great success. bottom line, if one knows fighting, one can make the unorthodox work.

            however, when a person doesnt have fundamental skills of timing, coordination, etc, then nothing will work well. even basic kick and punch can be hard to execute unless there is a solid training plan implemented.

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            • #26
              this thread is turning into a muay thai nuthugfest.

              I've done muay thai and sanshou for like the last 6 years and boxing for the last 3 (I think)

              on average:
              1)sanshou guys punch better than muay thai guys

              2)boxers punch better and harder than kickboxers

              3)in my experience boxing is harder cardio wise because muay thai fighters aren't as active (they generally fight at a slower pace)

              4)the throws in sanshou make it the most tiring thing I have ever done

              5)saying that head movement and footwork are useless in muay thai is a load of ****e, it is always useful and shows that you are a smarter fighter. look at mayweather, he wins because of his defensive style, and doesn't take damage.. whether or not its frowned upon in thailand is irrelevant, a better fighter is one who does damage and doesn't get hit.

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              • #27
                Originally posted by Righthandbanger View Post
                this thread is turning into a muay thai nuthugfest.

                I've done muay thai and sanshou for like the last 6 years and boxing for the last 3 (I think)

                on average:
                1)sanshou guys punch better than muay thai guys

                2)boxers punch better and harder than kickboxers

                3)in my experience boxing is harder cardio wise because muay thai fighters aren't as active (they generally fight at a slower pace)

                4)the throws in sanshou make it the most tiring thing I have ever done

                5)saying that head movement and footwork are useless in muay thai is a load of ****e, it is always useful and shows that you are a smarter fighter. look at mayweather, he wins because of his defensive style, and doesn't take damage.. whether or not its frowned upon in thailand is irrelevant, a better fighter is one who does damage and doesn't get hit.
                haha we all love muay thai.


                out of interest how do you guys pronounce it?

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