ON MATS, WHERE IF YOURE IN A STANDING POSITION YOU CANT HIT THE GRAPPLER IF THEY HAVE THREE POINTS OF CONTACT ON THE GROUND. NO HAMMER ELBOWS. NO EYE GOUGING. Jits and wrestling becomes far less effective if you can just frick them up. It's called a meta.
Boxing is incredibly effective, both in the octagon and in "the streets". In fact Sean Strickland just took the Middleweight belt from the arguably the most dominant Middleweight fighter of all time, and he did it using more or less strict boxing.
Muay Thai is also incredibly good, but to claim it "mogs" is bullshit.
Either Muay Thai or Boxing serve as an excellent striking foundation.
https://i.imgur.com/6plw9Xa.jpg
Should I train boxing or muay thai?
The answer is either, go with whichever appeals to you the most instinctively, or if you don't have a clear preference go to whichever gym near you has the best instructor.
Strickland is anything but a strict boxer. Everyone makes fun of his form and footwork, but he gets by on energy conservation + cardio, effective defense, and spamming safe tools to pressure. >he did it with strict boxing
The leg kick checks and front kicks are what completely upset Adesanya's style. He would go for a leg kick and get it checked, or eat a front kick, all from the same setup. It had him second guessing all night.
Strickland's style is more similar to Muay Thai than anything, the reason he can check kicks and abuse front kicks so easily is because he has such an upright, light lead leg stance.
The only good thing about MT vs boxing is the clinch/throws and maybe lowkicks for the octagon. Kicks are a joke compared to punches because they leave you immobile for little payoff. Low kicks are ok but take a long time to incapacitate. There is not much practical difference re striking power if you're 90kg+ but you're gonna throw 5 punches for every kick.
Clinch is cool because you learn to throw people in a striking scenario.
Everything else is useless.
You end up wasting time on useless shit like elbows and knees and kicks and that's a problem.
It is because muay thai doesn't teach you how to kick. Do karate or tae kwon do. Also kicks can be really fast. In my prime I could throw a kick and reset in under half a second.
Muay Thai kick are the most powerful but they are also straight forward.Either I would hardly risk throwing a kick in a street fight maybe beside a low kick, easiest way to get fricked up by a grappler is to give him one of your leg to grab.
Either way I find kickboxing/Muay Thai the most fun to train but if you only want to be a menace in the street I would prioritize boxing by far
I practice boxing and Muay Thai. Boxing is great for footwork, head movement and punching fundamentals. Muay Thai for all the cheeky switch kicks, and clinching. Knees and elbows are still too advanced for me to use practically.
>ufc thai fighters
literally 0 Thai fighters in the UFC, if you mean people who use Muay Thai, not really either as it is rare to see Muay Thai in the UFC and when it is used they get taken down quick
the one you enjoy more
for me, its muay thai babeyy gotta love them sweeps and lowkicks, elbows are op too imo but yeah do what u like more
This guy understands why Muay Thai is better to learn than boxing. Low kicks, sweeps and elbows mog the shit outta just punching
https://i.imgur.com/EpZ8obj.png
Boxing is incredibly effective, both in the octagon and in "the streets". In fact Sean Strickland just took the Middleweight belt from the arguably the most dominant Middleweight fighter of all time, and he did it using more or less strict boxing.
Muay Thai is also incredibly good, but to claim it "mogs" is bullshit.
Either Muay Thai or Boxing serve as an excellent striking foundation.
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The answer is either, go with whichever appeals to you the most instinctively, or if you don't have a clear preference go to whichever gym near you has the best instructor.
This anon is moronic
The only good thing about MT vs boxing is the clinch/throws and maybe lowkicks for the octagon. Kicks are a joke compared to punches because they leave you immobile for little payoff. Low kicks are ok but take a long time to incapacitate. There is not much practical difference re striking power if you're 90kg+ but you're gonna throw 5 punches for every kick.
Clinch is cool because you learn to throw people in a striking scenario.
Everything else is useless.
You end up wasting time on useless shit like elbows and knees and kicks and that's a problem.
t. muay thai doer
This anon is mega moronic. Low kicks are god tier. If you get good at low kicks you will frick every untrained person up in a fight. If they don't know how to check you will destroy their leg. They can't attack you if you break their shin or knee. >elbows useless
dyel shit, opinion disregarded. I fractured an opponents collarbone and got a TKO in my second Muay Thai fight.
always do:
muay thai
wrestling
judo
never ever do:
israelite jitsu
israelite maga
boxing is ok but in an asocial violent situation, none ever expects a brutal leg kick
the last time I had to kick a motherfricker their tone change from tough guy to church mouse real quick
So close yet so far. No GI jits is the best place to learn wrestling and judo currently as you will only learn what is applicable in combination with ground fighting. Plus no pajamas.
Yes you put your bigboy diaper on, visit the dojo, tell the manager/sensei you are interested in joining and have X experience. They will give you information on rates, class schedule for your skill, open hours, and maybe even a free basics lesson if the stars align.
Don’t listen to these internet karatemen. You walk in there, take your shirt off, go up to the biggest guy there and punch him in the fricking face.
Youll earn the respect of everyone who witnessed and word of your courage will be shared across the gym.
I wanted to try boxing but there were 0 gyms within an hour of me. So I joined muay thai and have enjoyed it. Whatevers around, try and whatever you enjoy stick with a while
you can do either one
*Should I practice boxing or muay thai?
*Should I do boxing or muay thai?
You can't make a sport your student.
Thank you for a lesson in semantics. You truly are the smartest one on this board
What an absolutely gay thing to say.
>Should I train in boxing or muay thai?
>Should I train (...) boxing or muay thai?
Karate.
Boxing for actual fighting skills
Mt for getting shreded and showoff
if you are homo
>my superior boxing will surely- ACK
Boxing gets fricked by every wrestler.
Might be, idk i never did it
Just look at the ufcs history. Grappling has dominated the sport more than striking has by far.
ON MATS, WHERE IF YOURE IN A STANDING POSITION YOU CANT HIT THE GRAPPLER IF THEY HAVE THREE POINTS OF CONTACT ON THE GROUND. NO HAMMER ELBOWS. NO EYE GOUGING. Jits and wrestling becomes far less effective if you can just frick them up. It's called a meta.
muay thai theres reason why ufc thai fighters mogs floor with others morons
Boxing is incredibly effective, both in the octagon and in "the streets". In fact Sean Strickland just took the Middleweight belt from the arguably the most dominant Middleweight fighter of all time, and he did it using more or less strict boxing.
Muay Thai is also incredibly good, but to claim it "mogs" is bullshit.
Either Muay Thai or Boxing serve as an excellent striking foundation.
The answer is either, go with whichever appeals to you the most instinctively, or if you don't have a clear preference go to whichever gym near you has the best instructor.
Strickland is anything but a strict boxer. Everyone makes fun of his form and footwork, but he gets by on energy conservation + cardio, effective defense, and spamming safe tools to pressure.
>he did it with strict boxing
The leg kick checks and front kicks are what completely upset Adesanya's style. He would go for a leg kick and get it checked, or eat a front kick, all from the same setup. It had him second guessing all night.
Strickland's style is more similar to Muay Thai than anything, the reason he can check kicks and abuse front kicks so easily is because he has such an upright, light lead leg stance.
The only good thing about MT vs boxing is the clinch/throws and maybe lowkicks for the octagon. Kicks are a joke compared to punches because they leave you immobile for little payoff. Low kicks are ok but take a long time to incapacitate. There is not much practical difference re striking power if you're 90kg+ but you're gonna throw 5 punches for every kick.
Clinch is cool because you learn to throw people in a striking scenario.
Everything else is useless.
You end up wasting time on useless shit like elbows and knees and kicks and that's a problem.
t. muay thai doer
It is because muay thai doesn't teach you how to kick. Do karate or tae kwon do. Also kicks can be really fast. In my prime I could throw a kick and reset in under half a second.
Muay Thai kick are the most powerful but they are also straight forward.Either I would hardly risk throwing a kick in a street fight maybe beside a low kick, easiest way to get fricked up by a grappler is to give him one of your leg to grab.
Either way I find kickboxing/Muay Thai the most fun to train but if you only want to be a menace in the street I would prioritize boxing by far
No they are not. Not even close. I don't know where you heard that but isn't true.
I practice boxing and Muay Thai. Boxing is great for footwork, head movement and punching fundamentals. Muay Thai for all the cheeky switch kicks, and clinching. Knees and elbows are still too advanced for me to use practically.
cool, now let's see the ONE champions chart
>ufc thai fighters
literally 0 Thai fighters in the UFC, if you mean people who use Muay Thai, not really either as it is rare to see Muay Thai in the UFC and when it is used they get taken down quick
This guy understands why Muay Thai is better to learn than boxing. Low kicks, sweeps and elbows mog the shit outta just punching
This anon is moronic
This anon is mega moronic. Low kicks are god tier. If you get good at low kicks you will frick every untrained person up in a fight. If they don't know how to check you will destroy their leg. They can't attack you if you break their shin or knee.
>elbows useless
dyel shit, opinion disregarded. I fractured an opponents collarbone and got a TKO in my second Muay Thai fight.
So close yet so far. No GI jits is the best place to learn wrestling and judo currently as you will only learn what is applicable in combination with ground fighting. Plus no pajamas.
the one you enjoy more
for me, its muay thai babeyy gotta love them sweeps and lowkicks, elbows are op too imo but yeah do what u like more
MMAbetas always make me grin.
Can someone tell me. Do you just walk into a boxing gym and say “yeah I don’t know anything please teach me”or what? Sorry I’m moronic.
Yes you put your bigboy diaper on, visit the dojo, tell the manager/sensei you are interested in joining and have X experience. They will give you information on rates, class schedule for your skill, open hours, and maybe even a free basics lesson if the stars align.
might also be good to have an idea of your boxing goals beforehand
Don’t listen to these internet karatemen. You walk in there, take your shirt off, go up to the biggest guy there and punch him in the fricking face.
Youll earn the respect of everyone who witnessed and word of your courage will be shared across the gym.
Both if you can. Muay thai is definitely more useful, but the stuff boxing teaches is very important to know.
always do:
muay thai
wrestling
judo
never ever do:
israelite jitsu
israelite maga
boxing is ok but in an asocial violent situation, none ever expects a brutal leg kick
the last time I had to kick a motherfricker their tone change from tough guy to church mouse real quick
What’s your favorite anime and where do you hide your step stool?
I wanted to try boxing but there were 0 gyms within an hour of me. So I joined muay thai and have enjoyed it. Whatevers around, try and whatever you enjoy stick with a while