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Maxx · 08-01-2004, 02:11 PM

Taekwon-Do and Muay Thai are two arts that, in my opinion merge very well together. The muah Thai training will help in developing power and training in ranges that are not widely practiced in Taekwon-Do while the TKD will bring an added level of versatility.

Many kickboxers from around the world have already done this to some extent. All you really have to do is watch the K1. Most of the people who compete in that have extensive Muay Thai backgrounds or at they very least have cross trained in it to prepare. Even so, you will still see the occasional spinning back kick, spinning heel kick and the surprisingly common Axe kick. All of which while they do exist in other martial art systems are most often associated with the practice of TKD.

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Maxx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 287 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Taekwon-Do and Muay Thai Taekwon-Do and Muay Thai are two arts that, in my opinion merge very well together. The muah Thai training will help in developing power and training in ranges that are not widely practiced in Taekwon-Do while the TKD will bring an added level of versatility. Many kickboxers from around the world have already done this to some extent. All you really have to do is watch the K1. Most of the people who compete in that have extensive Muay Thai backgrounds or at they very least have cross trained in it to prepare. Even so, you will still see the occasional spinning back kick, spinning heel kick and the surprisingly common Axe kick. All of which while they do exist in other martial art systems are most often associated with the practice of TKD.