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dutch kickboxers are also known to be quite good. | |
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![]() | Lol. Yes US fighters can beat the heck out of Thai MT fighters. I've also seen those fights broadcasted live on TV. But you should be aware that they were mismatched fights. The Americans were fighting no name fighters, at great weight advantage. |
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Does Thai MT square off combatants according to size and weight? | |
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Also, I dont believe there is MT and "American" MT. there is Muay Thai period, taught all over the world. We dont change the Muay Thai in its essence to be "American". My students do not need a test to stay interested. The training is plenty to keep them coming back, in fact they love it. I place the shorts test as the first level because i want them to respect the shorts and what they stand for a bit more than just buying them and saying, "Hey I do Muay Thai". Anyone can do that. I gotta say though, this is not getting heated and is an interesting discussion. I am intrigued by the varying opinions on the topic. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I've done MT for 10 years. For the first 3 years I wore normal shorts to training.....then I bought some Thai shorts. You don't need rankings and all that other bollocks for an art that is simple. If you love it then you will train.
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All I have been saying from the beginning is that I *understand* this practice and that I do not believe there is anything wrong with it. I never said I adhered to it.
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These items symbolized that I was doing something special. No other martial art uses these accessories (except other Thai arts). They are a way to show that you aren't just doing "karate" and "cardio-kickboxing" like MOST of the masses do. All of this probably is alien to someone from Thailand. The shorts have no real significant meaning behind them. The other accessories do, but they don't have the same significance that those outside of the Thai culture assign to them.
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Please also understand that many of these practices that you are questioning originated with ex-Thai boxers. The testing for shorts custom is particular to Ajarn Chai Sirisute, and testing fees are used by more Thai instructors than you can shake a stick at.
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Look at Master Toddy in Vegas, doesn't he use colored sashes (like in Kung Fu) to show levels? I have heard of some using colored belts like in Karate or TKD for ranking. While I do not agree with all of the various methods instructors are using, I don't see anything wrong with it either, provided the essence of Muay Thai is still intact within the training. If one of you who disagree with us were to actually begin your training within a school who utilizes a grading system, you would feel differently, because you would actually enjoy the TRAINING. | |
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Dear Python, Master Toddy doesn't have high regards among Muaythai circle in Thailand. We look at him as commercialized MT promoter, similar to Don King. While he does retain some good MT instructors, Thais in the US don't think that he himself is in the same league. | |
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I mean the gym was great...just they didn't make a huge deal out of it, and I simply have become pretty jaded to such systems. Like the saying goes, Thai boxers only care about one kind of "belt." | |
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