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LatinoHeat · 05-16-2005, 11:10 PM

Well Ive heard of People starting at 4 years of age.
Yes you can very gently help the child stretch but I would suppose it may be a good idea to consult a Doctor.
I think a Child may start to learn Strikes at 5 years of age.
But at that age the Child could not receive any contact. I suppose light contact by the time the Child is 7.
Muay Thai is an excellent Martial Arts provided the Child is only trained to strike until he is 7 years of age. At 7 very light contact until the age of 13. After 13 I think the Child could to increase contact both receiving & striking.
By 15 maybe his first full contact bout with a Child his own age.
Can you imagine his potential as a fighter by the time he was in his 20s?
But safety would have to be an important issue starting so young.

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LatinoHeat Guest Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 132 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	How old does one have to be to start Muay Thai. Well Ive heard of People starting at 4 years of age. Yes you can very gently help the child stretch but I would suppose it may be a good idea to consult a Doctor. I think a Child may start to learn Strikes at 5 years of age. But at that age the Child could not receive any contact. I suppose light contact by the time the Child is 7. Muay Thai is an excellent Martial Arts provided the Child is only trained to strike until he is 7 years of age. At 7 very light contact until the age of 13. After 13 I think the Child could to increase contact both receiving & striking. By 15 maybe his first full contact bout with a Child his own age. Can you imagine his potential as a fighter by the time he was in his 20s? But safety would have to be an important issue starting so young.