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I’ve heard that Muay Thai is the “science of eight limbs.” So, punching must be two of those eight, right? But, I was told by a very traditional Thai Boxer that punching is not really a part of traditional MT. He said that technically it is part of it, but that it’s like saying TKD has punching when in reality it’s like 90% kicking. He said that punching was used very little traditionally because it could easily cause damage to your hands and that was a very important consideration way back when. He also said that the punching you see in modern MT is western boxing just tacked onto MT. He called it “American Muay Thai” or “Westernized Muay Thai.” Is that true? Is MT really kicks, knees, and elbows in practice and what we see is really "KickBoxing" that has adopted MT techniques?