I just wanted to know is muay thai an affective style to take. Like is it very destructive for like street fighting. I took alot of tkd when i was young. i live here in st. louis so alot of schools tend to take your money....then when i turned 15 i took capoeira for about two years..but the thing about that is capoeira is not a good style for street fighting because u might not have time to gina or u might not have the space... i think it would only work if are very experienced at it...but i found a school down here last week that teach muay thai for about 5$ a class. I went to check out today and it wasnt that bad at all..Its a very small school with only about 7 students so u get alot of attention from the teacher...the teacher fight in the iska or the iskf are sumthin like that...but i just wanted you guys opinion on if i should start or not....i dont know anymore styles here to take because im trying to stay away from tkd....thanx

Muay Thai is probably the most recommended striking art due to it's extremely powerful strikes. Personally though, if I were you I would try to also find a place to learn grappling, or if possible find a school in your area that concentrates more on MMA or NHB rather than just striking so that you can see the whole picture of a fight, not just a one dimensional image.

Train hard.

I love MT, if I could only pick 2 arts, MT & a ground fighting...BJJ/JJ/subwrestling, is what I would train in..
I like knees & elbows, like the strong low kicks. It's very effective...for NHB or on the street...

<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle> Sam

Oh btw, I always mention BJJ JJ & subwrestling..because, I have trained with wrestlers, BJJ guys & JJ guys...so, I'm not real loyal to one in particular...Have done more BJJ though.

<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle> Sam

I would have to agree with Sam once again. I have been doing BJJ for five years now, but I am just now begining to learn a little bit on the MT side. So far what I have learned has proven to be really efficiant. The striking accpect of the art is without a doubt fantastic. I am definitaly going to pick more MT up here shortly.

I agree as well. Brazilian Jujutsu or wrestling mixed with Muay Thai is a great combonation.

I would say to do this. You sound young so - at your school, get on the wrestling team. That is free in high school. All you need to pay for is shoes, a cup and head gear. At the same time take Muay Thai for $5 a lesson. Later on when you can afford it take BJJ.

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yeh im only 19...but the guy also teaches grappling on other days so i might try that out as well...

Seems you've found something good. Maybe you could write something about the place and submit it?

<Me> John, what do you know about Zen Buddhism? <John> *smacks me*
<John> I'd have to smack you sometime...

Muay Thai is probably the best striking art along with jkd. altough I do agree that you should take bjj or wrestling.

"The nght has come and all you lived fr was in the day, but with understanding the night can be a powerfull alley"

yeh the teacher there can kick his a$$ off......he pretty good..i also have one more ques.....what shoul be like a basic day of training for muay thai to make it a pretty good school...like what should a good day consist of ....so i will know if it is a good school or not..like what should they be doing?

working from the clinch, knees, elbows...thigh kicks...you should be able to tell...If it looks like they are training people to fight like V. Silva, should be a good place..lol

<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle> Sam

Muay Thai training should consist of working the two main kicks on a long bag that hangs low so
you can do low kicks - or another suitable target. Then do some bag work throwing punches and elbows. Then mix it up a little.

Then you and a partner should practice some kicking and guarding wearing pads. Then maybe some elbow and punch combonations to hand held targets.

Then you should do some sparring in the ring. Muay Thai is a sport like boxing. You could go at it just like in competition but most likely you will wear some padding and gear to keep from the wear and tear that would happen from going all-out every other day.

You can get seriously hurt in a real Muay Thai match. Competition is fierce.

You should learn to use both lead and rear leg kicks. Lead leg kicks are mainly for defense and the rear leg kicks are for offense.


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Thai Boxing is cool. It's definitely one of the better striking arts out there. Another I'd reccomend and I'm sure I'll get flack for this is Wing Chun.
It really is a good solid striking style. It has a really solid doctrine, and IMO is excellent for grapplers b/c of the Chi Sau practice. I like the aspect of being able to stick with your opponent if you're looking for an opening for a take down.

I think the biggest offender in making it look bad are the "Masters" themselves. These guys are a joke, I truly wish Yip Man was still alive. BTW, I know that everyone busts on it b/c it's deadly finger jabs but hey seriously since when is knowing how to throw a finger jab a bad thing?

yeh...i went to check out the class....they where doing all of what u said 9chambers...2 practiced on the bag, and the other four where partnerd up...they had this time clock to let them know when to switch...the teacher was also doing practicing as wel...he would stop sometimes to see how the students were doing and i could also see him looking out the corner of his eye...when they partnerd they took turns kickin, jabbin, and punchig hand bags...i didnt stay long enuff to see if they were sparring.....

10fingers,
We use Wing Chun as a warm up, I love the the drills...as I was saying in another thread, I feel WC has helped me alot...but, Yikes when I think back to when I started WC, with all the sensitivity drills, I was slow & so clumsy my partner would look at me like "what is your malfunction??" I had to really learn to relax

<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle> Sam

Ip Chun has a little book out now that can teach the basic concepts to someone just getting interested. *shrug*

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