Why is there no Groundwork aspect to Muay Thai?
As a striking art Muay Thai is a superb, fully evolved and refined fighting system that excels in all areas bar one: ground fighting. The answer for this is simple – when developed to aid Thai warriors in battle, the last place you would aim to be is on the floor. This principle rings true today – replace the warriors of old with your opponent’s mates in the pub armed with bottles instead of swords and staying on your feet becomes essential. However, ending up on the ground is always a possibility and it is not a bad idea to supplement Muay Thai training with a ground fighting system, such as any of the wrestling disciplines* or those martial arts that also teach ground fighting e.g. Judo. But I repeat again; as a striking art Muay Thai is superb. *[ not WWF !
