Hmmm...much more confusion surrounding this discussion than I had anticipated. I'm aware that many Muay Thai camps only have the kicking stance and lack a boxing stance. Kru Brooks, we're probably just using different terminology. (I would be very surprised if you guys didn't use a basic kicking stance in your Muay Thai.) Suffice it to say that in the camp I come from there are two stances: boxing and kicking. Each can be used for both, but each is optimized for just one. Good guys are very efficient at switching and, no, it is not an encumbrance. It is an advantage when you know how to use it.
As to the guys w/o a MT background, would one of the seniors care to explain the basics of both stances? I don't have the time. I'll put something up on the TBA web page when I get the chance so we can refer to it in a FAQ.
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