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![]() | One of the truths of “old” kickboxing is this: Long ago, kickboxing was created when karate men decided that tournament fighting was too restrictive. Thus, kickboxing evolved from professional karate men who wanted to compete at a higher level. However, kickboxing became overrun by boxers who learned to kick and knocked out the karate guy with boxing skills. Such is the case with my partner, who knocked out his share of karate men. Will there be a resurgence of American kickboxing, or is it a thing of the past?
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![]() | Well I saw some traditional kick boxing on espn2 a couple months ago. The match took place somewhere in New York I believe, an as a whole it was very boring. The kicks and punches were very weak compared to muay thai. With the increased popularity of MMA/K-1, I don't see demand for traditional kickboxing increasing.
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![]() | But it's basically kickboxing, I mean some differences, but their kinda the same thing, and it's been around waaaaaaaaaaay longer.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | A kick is just a kick, a punch is just a punch. "Bruce Lee" .. For self defense kickboxing is still good, to be a total warrior you have to know grappling and all other aspects of fighting including kicking, locking, takedowns, throws, strikes, weapons, evasion, and most of all strategy.
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![]() | In kickboxing, their boxing is generally better than in muay thai because they can sit on their punches like boxers do meaning they can go low and get that power from the ground up because they don't have to worry about low kicks, knees, clinches and elbows which are found in muay thai. Muay thai has to worry about these things so they punch while keeping in an upright stance while on the balls on their feet. |
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mostly Muy Thai fighters win K1 even if the rules are different, they do come from all from differents nationalities. I think american kickboxing fighters can do well in K1. It is just a question of having some americans Kickboxers wanting to do well in K1!
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I think their kicking may LOOK better but I'd say it's the same reason a TMA kick looks so good. It's because there is no worry of a cut kick or having the gap closed real quick and clinching or any other counter that Muay Thai would allow. BTW I personally think that a nice thai kick to the noggin looks at least as good as anything else kick-wise. | |
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