What's your preference? Why?
Modern Muay Thai
The legs are slighty crouched little more than shoulder width apart, back foot on the ball, front foot slightly on the ball, hands by the jaw, body slightly angled. Lots of solid boxing skills, head/body moving plus the kicks, basic clinch knee.
Pros: Allows for throwing fast boxing combinations to set up solid kicks. Boxing footwork and movement is elusive and thus harder to hit. Lower stance provides better balance and more 'sit-down' for power punching. Being lower might make it more difficult to elbow without a clinch.
Cons: Being lower might seem easier to clinch. Bob and weave exposes head to knees. Kicking head level is easier.
Classical Muay Thai
Legs are allmost straightened just about shoulder width, about 50/50 on both feet on the balls of both feet, body more forward facing, hands up higher near the forehead with palms facing outward. Focus on setting up the clinch with punches and hard kicks and wrestling in the clinch to control momentum for knees and elbows.
Pros: Allows for rapid kicking and kneeing. Keeps the legs ready for shin blocks. Higher hand position good set up for getting neck clinch and blocking/delivering elbow strikes. Being higher up allows you to blast knees up from the clinch
Cons: Legs closer together and upright not best for balance. Hands up so high expose ribs and body. Hands high and forward expose the face to uppercuts and the head to hooks.
Modern Muay Thai
The legs are slighty crouched little more than shoulder width apart, back foot on the ball, front foot slightly on the ball, hands by the jaw, body slightly angled. Lots of solid boxing skills, head/body moving plus the kicks, basic clinch knee.
Pros: Allows for throwing fast boxing combinations to set up solid kicks. Boxing footwork and movement is elusive and thus harder to hit. Lower stance provides better balance and more 'sit-down' for power punching. Being lower might make it more difficult to elbow without a clinch.
Cons: Being lower might seem easier to clinch. Bob and weave exposes head to knees. Kicking head level is easier.
Classical Muay Thai
Legs are allmost straightened just about shoulder width, about 50/50 on both feet on the balls of both feet, body more forward facing, hands up higher near the forehead with palms facing outward. Focus on setting up the clinch with punches and hard kicks and wrestling in the clinch to control momentum for knees and elbows.
Pros: Allows for rapid kicking and kneeing. Keeps the legs ready for shin blocks. Higher hand position good set up for getting neck clinch and blocking/delivering elbow strikes. Being higher up allows you to blast knees up from the clinch
Cons: Legs closer together and upright not best for balance. Hands up so high expose ribs and body. Hands high and forward expose the face to uppercuts and the head to hooks.
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