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bartjam · 01-13-2004, 08:52 AM

Hi all,

Although I practice WingTsun Kung Fu and not Muay Thai, I like MT very much and rate it as an effective and spectacular martial art.
Here where I live I found that too many MT practitioners tend to use kicks too much and to underestimate punches and elbows. They explained to me this is due to referees who give more points for successful kicking in tournements. I think hand/elbow/knee techniques are extremely effective both in the ring and in the street.
I was curious to know if you train and practice a lot of punches/elbow in your gyms and also if you cross-train your MT with some grappling art as a regular basis. Here in Italy there are gyms who directly teach MT/BJJ for free-fight.

Bye

01-13-2004, 08:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
bartjam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: italy Posts: 178 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	MT, hand techniques and cross-training Hi all, Although I practice WingTsun Kung Fu and not Muay Thai, I like MT very much and rate it as an effective and spectacular martial art. Here where I live I found that too many MT practitioners tend to use kicks too much and to underestimate punches and elbows. They explained to me this is due to referees who give more points for successful kicking in tournements. I think hand/elbow/knee techniques are extremely effective both in the ring and in the street. I was curious to know if you train and practice a lot of punches/elbow in your gyms and also if you cross-train your MT with some grappling art as a regular basis. Here in Italy there are gyms who directly teach MT/BJJ for free-fight. Bye