SanShou

I did muay thai for 5 years and have done SanShou for 3 years and find the throws to be seriously disabling in a real encounter and also prefer a highly developed side kick rather than the thai round house, why?, direct linear, far more difficult to see coming than the circular roundhouse.

Plus, I reckon the shin conditioning is stupid and unhealthy. Also, on the street who would be dumb enough to clinch someone which would blind you to a handheld knife coming in below.

I love SanShou & seriously hope it gets the far better recognition that it deserves. Reading thru so many posts on here about how ""muay thai kicks all ass forever"" suggests to me a very easily led race of peeps, until you learn some of the far cleverer stuff that SS has to offer, don't comment.

Finally, look at how vulnerable a MT fighter is when he is on the ground, you know, when you see the referee stand in to protect etc... baloney Muay Thai.......................Muay thai is for fa8gots