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I think it would be pretty cool if Muay Thai or Kickboxing was really big in America,do you think it`ll ever be mainstream in the good ole U.S. of A?
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I kinda hope Showtime doens't pick it up ... I can't watch any mainevent boxing matches hosted by US companies... It's all based on politics, bets, and in the end influenced by some big fat rich people like Don King ...
Just remember the De La Hoya fight against that German guy ... that German guy beat him ... sure he wasn't a 'headliner name' ... but fair n square, De La Hoya knew he lost, the whole world did... but the judges vote De La Hoya as the winner so he could fight that super fight against that other dude (Hopkins maybe? I forgot) .... so other ppl cud make more money. Damn money hungry ppl. |
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Man...I want elbows and knees to the head.
In the midwest region I live in, very few kickboxing events allow the use of elbows, all (sanctioned) amatuer bouts require headgear, and many don't allow any knees to the face. I think the International and K-1 rules where the knees are limited to the torso, clinche times are limited, and elbows are banned kinda suck. Now that Utah has a pretty well established fight community, that is generally accepted and un-shunned; Why can't Salt Lake be more like Bangkok. In more ways than one. |
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MT and kickboxing are both very mainstream. I might be an exception, but I knew about these two martial arts (+boxing, and savate) long before I heard of many of the asian arts. Kickboxing is promoted on TV, MT has a long record of winning, these are effective ways of promoting an art. I'd bet there's a gym within 2 hours of everyone on this site that teaches MT, or kickboxing.
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I hope that it doesnt become as mainstream as karate and kickboxing, no one respects them anymore.
I dont think it should get more popular then it is already as people begin to train for the wrong reasons and the it wont be old skool muay thai no more, if you know what i mean |
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i think its not too big because most american guys consider kicking cheap and flexiblity to be a sign of femininity. Americans favor stuff like boxing becuase it has nbothing to do with those
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