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Muay Thai by being more pure and real test of standing combat.
but i like both.
but i like both.
There are too many Kickboxing styles and most people not in the know would not tell the difference from muay Thai and K-1 style.
Me I wish there was just 2 styles being one old style PKA Full Contact rules with no leg kicks and for Karate/Tae-Kwon-do fighters to set up from Semi-Contact and the other being where the Muay Thai/Burmese-Indo styles/K-1 figt with low kick's/clinching etc.
Those old PKA guys were no joke. Their movement gave them the upper hand before the Thai's kicked their legs out from under them. I feel like if they'd just hardened their legs and added leg kicks to their repertoire they would be dominating today.
Those old PKA guys were no joke. Their movement gave them the upper hand before the Thai's kicked their legs out from under them. I feel like if they'd just hardened their legs and added leg kicks to their repertoire they would be dominating today.
Something in between.bridging the gap between two great nations of internet warriors i pose the question from ug forum to sherdog posters do you prefer glory/k1 rules or muay thai rules for kickboxing
i will add my preference is that both are about equal to me but both leagues need smaller gloves and allow elbows, i think this will have a large impact on fighting styles, and could use more tolerance of offensive grappling, trips and throws, while not allowing too much chest to chest distance 'rest' clinching; i think for kickboxing even more than mma the referee controlling the fight correctly is very important and while it can be under reffed it can also be over reffed
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=forum.posts&forum=1&thread=2134469&page=1
Something in between.
I hate how they took points off Petchpanomrung vs Roosmalen for clinching. Make it like boxing - once they clinch up, separate them after a few seconds. Simple.
Also, I'm tired of seeing shit robberies like Petch vs RvR or Sittichai vs RvR. Those kicks could snap a forearm, ergo they do damage, ergo that should be taken into account, as damage is a big factor (supposedly).
Also, kicks should, on principle, bring more points as they're harder to land. Say a punch is 1 point, a powerful blocked kick or knee is 1 point, a clean kick or knee is 2 points.
However, the fact that most Muay Thai judges don't score punches unless they result in a knockdown is insane.
Traditional Muay Thai favors clinch and kicks too much. Modern Glory-style rules favor stand-n-bang ape-style bullshit too much.
Middle ground should be reached, yet no one's doing it...
the middle ground is called international muaythai. they score punches basically the same as k1 and break the clinch a lot fasterSomething in between.
I hate how they took points off Petchpanomrung vs Roosmalen for clinching. Make it like boxing - once they clinch up, separate them after a few seconds. Simple.
Also, I'm tired of seeing shit robberies like Petch vs RvR or Sittichai vs RvR. Those kicks could snap a forearm, ergo they do damage, ergo that should be taken into account, as damage is a big factor (supposedly).
Also, kicks should, on principle, bring more points as they're harder to land. Say a punch is 1 point, a powerful blocked kick or knee is 1 point, a clean kick or knee is 2 points.
However, the fact that most Muay Thai judges don't score punches unless they result in a knockdown is insane.
Traditional Muay Thai favors clinch and kicks too much. Modern Glory-style rules favor stand-n-bang ape-style bullshit too much.
Middle ground should be reached, yet no one's doing it...
Which promotion operates wih this ruleset?the middle ground is called international muaythai. they score punches basically the same as k1 and break the clinch a lot faster
Top King, Max Muay Thai, KNOCKOUT (japan), Yokkao, Thai fight, MX Muay Xtreme, Lion FightWhich promotion operates wih this ruleset?
So why haven't they snapped a forearm?Something in between.
I hate how they took points off Petchpanomrung vs Roosmalen for clinching. Make it like boxing - once they clinch up, separate them after a few seconds. Simple.
Also, I'm tired of seeing shit robberies like Petch vs RvR or Sittichai vs RvR. Those kicks could snap a forearm, ergo they do damage, ergo that should be taken into account, as damage is a big factor (supposedly).
Also, kicks should, on principle, bring more points as they're harder to land. Say a punch is 1 point, a powerful blocked kick or knee is 1 point, a clean kick or knee is 2 points.
However, the fact that most Muay Thai judges don't score punches unless they result in a knockdown is insane.
Traditional Muay Thai favors clinch and kicks too much. Modern Glory-style rules favor stand-n-bang ape-style bullshit too much.
Middle ground should be reached, yet no one's doing it...