Why do so many people like Maui thai?

Question

And please don't call me an idot!!!! for asking.

Answer 1

because people went and saw the Tony Jaa movies... just like Kung Fu was cool when Bruce Lee and Jet Li were doing it.

Answer 2

I have just switched from 2 years of training in (freestyle) Martial arts to Muay Thai.. I have only been training in Muay Thai for a few weeks and absolutely Love It!! I find the style so much more effective, The training alone is alot more High Intensity and therefore only after a few weeks I feel my kicks & punches becoming alot stronger and faster, also I find that it is alot more simple and that I can focus on moves that really work, none of these "Exhibition Kicks that I will never utilise and only need to know to pass grading" I don't have to learn Kata's - Where I fight imaginary people in set circumstances..(I always felt like a twit doing them).. personally I dislike graded Martial arts also so yet another plus with Muay Thai.. I think also with long winded moves, kata's etc, learning them and practicing them can get quiet boring.. I suppose what I am trying to say Is that I prefer Muay Thai because it is a Simple, Non-Flashy, Straight to the Point Martial Art, That also has plenty of speed and power to boot, and I feel with a Simpler Technique that I go home feeling as though I have the moves mastered and perfected rather than just going home confused and frustrated (like I did while learning a jumping spinning back thrust kick argghhh).. Simplicity is such a beautiful thing!

Answer 3

Have you feel their kicks, knees, and elbows? They're light years beyond any other styles when it come to those three. Only thing they lack is their hands skill. They also competetion and the fight is very aggressive and brutal compare to other style. They also have fought few other styles before and for years no one could come close to beat them until Oyama Mas learn some basic Muay Thai and successfully beat Muay Thai fighter by using mostly karate. Also even more recently, some San Shou (basically a Muay Thai without elbows and limited time) fighter have beat Muay Thai fighter in San Shou rule. So far none others have so much luck in the Lumpinee Stadium against even the most medicore Muay Thai fighter.

So how could you not respect the art that have been proving themselve for age?

I find it funny people love to talk about how they can destroy one style until I told them I do this (I've done few different styles) they all suddenly goes quiet and try to get away from me.

Answer 4

Muay Thai is a complete fighting system. It has been tried and tested over many years. In the old days when Siam (Thailand) had conflicts with it's neighbouring countries Muay Boran (the ancient style of Muay Thai) was used to defend the country. Over time Muay Boran evolved into a ring sport better known as Muay Thai. However readers should be aware that Muay Thai is not just a ring sport but a martial art. There are many beliefs and rituals behind Muay Thai.

Master Sken has commented:

"I have great concern for Muay Thai's future. I want Muay Thai recognised by the public and the media as a proper sport, worthy of respect. If it is badly presented it reflects badly on Thailand and Thai people. I want people to see the results of quality training and instruction. Not just in competitions, but also when used for fitness and self-defence. Muay Thai is not about violence. It is about calmness, control, discipline and positive attitude. Muay Thai is not about survival in the boxing ring - it is survival in life."

Answer 5

People have made very good points regarding Muay Thai's effectiveness.

One thing I would add is that in every Muay Thai lesson, you do full contact sparring. You don't go in there to knock someone's head off, but you probably go at 80%.

This is ABSOLUTELY VITAL to truly learning your art, as well as learning true self-defense.

This is why karate, TKD, and kung fu types where you spar against the air and say "HHIIYYAAAHHHH!" are not as effective in real life.

In Muay Thai, you use your entire body when striking. In TKD, you do snappy leg kicks that come from the knee...but in Muay Thai, you use your entire body much the same way as you use your entire body to swing a baseball bat....not just your arms.

A brutal, devestating, effective, and proven martial art. I highly recommend.

Answer 6

From what I have seen of it up close and personal....it seems to be the "real deal" in terms of its techniques (punches and kicks) actually working as advertised (they don't just look like they'd hurt, they *sound* like they'd hurt, and you can tell they *do* hurt when you see the other person's reactions).

And, unlike a lot of the grappling arts, there isn't a whole *lot* of complexity that needs *explaining* to folks right off, at its most complicated, you punch with fists and elbows, kick with knees, shins and rarely feet, and you are allowed some simple throwing out of the clinch. And there are versions (competitive rule variations) of it that are simpler than that (mainly because of the elbows issue--full-contact elbows tend to maim folks).

It is something that ordinary people can understand, in other words. Ordinary people understand hitting. They don't, by and large, understand *omoplata*, for example. :)

Of course, people don't entirely get how much of an athlete you have to *be* to do Muay Thai boxing--this is one martial sport that does favor the young and tough--but still, keeping it simple and doing it *hard*, full contact, has a definite appeal to folks.

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 7

Because muai thai is a legitimate art that is tested in a sporting environment but completely applicable to any ruleset.

It is easy to find a gym that is a "mcdojo" for most any art, but for those that are frequently used in MMA competitions it is more difficult.

Boxing, Muai thai, bjj, judo, if the instructor is crap and teaching crap he will quickly be exposed as they have a more public reputation and the results of thier training can be more readily seen and quantified because it attracts students who want to enter competition. They train with resistance in a realistic manner.

Of course there are crappy mt boxing, etc. gyms. but it is less likely.

Answer 8

I don't personally study it, but from what I have read and seen, Muy Thai is a very agressive martial art, and I think that fact appeals to many. The techniques have very good translation to self defense, and it looks like a tremendous cardio workout as well.

Answer 9

It is great for everything you need. fitness, skill development, power, confidence, and it can be brutal. nothing fancy. the use of elbows and kness is also a favourite of practitioners worldwide.

why train in a martial art that doesnt treat the elbows as a weapon of choice? if your martail art doesnt use elbows, then you are missing out on a simple yet brutally effective strike.

do it, you wont be sorry.

edit: (to the person who is marking everyone down, your fear and lack of knowledge of Muay Thai is obvious. get in the ring with one, against your art)

Answer 10

Why do so many people like Karate, or Judo, or Tae Kwon Do? Because they like it. Maybe becuase it's the best art for them.

Answer 11

Because it's harder, more physical, and it's deadlier that the normal martial arts out there. You really have to know about yourself in that ring before you get in it, or you're gonna get hurt quick.