How Is MuayThai Different From Regular Kickboxing?
MuayThai is the King of all Martial Arts, and was born out of conflict and war. It was based on survival. By the sixteenth century MuayThai became recognized as part of military training. It wasn’t until 1930 that the MuayThai we see today was born, when the inclusion of leather gloves, rounds per bout, and weight classes became standard. Over 300,000 people practice MuayThai in Thailand, with fights being held on a daily basis. Kickboxing is a very generic term and can mean anything from MuayThai, to full contact rules competition, all the way to cardio exercise and fad variants like Tae Bo. MuayThai differs from other Kickboxing styles because it utilizes all of the body’s natural weapons; including the fists, elbows, forearms, shins, knees and feet. Through safe training and proper guidelines MuayThai has become an art that anyone can practice and benefit from.
