An Argument For Muay Thai as a Self Defense System

[@nicholasmiller-slobodan7165]

I did a little bit of specifically Muay Thai. However, my Krav Maga instructor and my Muay Thai instructor were the same person. Same pad/bag/partner stuff that we did in boxing and kickboxing. Muay Thai is inarguably the best striking art and in being an ancient combat art that still holds up to today's standards, it is essential to have the clear understanding of Muay Thai. Elbows, knees, kicks, are all essential. It is an essential tool to have on your belt. Great video!

[@finalfrontier001]

The art is not ancient and no its bad vs Grappler who breaks your limbs and strangles.

[@RBL_Trillz]

@@finalfrontier001 bitch please it is ancient art that was developed for fighting wars and in a street fight a grappler can't lay and pray especially when the striker can use head stops soccer kicks to the head and knees when the grappler tries to take it to the ground 🙄😒🤦‍♂️

[@murtajiz545]

UglyhoodRAT You can’t grapple or wrestle someone that is actively using almost every part of their body, that can cause SEVERE bone damage and lacerations, trying to go after you. Trust me, in a street fight, NEVER EVER take the fight to the ground. That only works in the ring/octagon.

[@tengri432]

@@finalfrontier001 U got rekt by ryan and murji pls cope

[@grifo3310]

@@finalfrontier001 the art is ancient. It was called it may also been confused with Muay Boran. It's def an ancient art used for war.

[@tnp9906]

The most dangerous weapon in muay thai is actually the elbow though, they usually not taught that much in conventional class, but every time someone use theirs elbow in the ring it’s always end up in a bloody scene.

[@KingOfTheWindmills]

Thats why some of the elbow are illegal in competitions its way too easy to kill someone

[@myusernamestartswithm8726]

True

[@myusernamestartswithm8726]

The spinning elbow is the deadliest

[@jonathanjohnson5216]

Knife 🔪

[@steve00alt70]

yea your not suppose to knock out the guy. Its suppose to be a self defence art.

[@fatafehisuka6586]

It never failed me in my 35yrs of knowing the art, the many chopping leg/kicks that I’ve dished out over the years in doing club security 🤙🏾🙏🏾

[@MDAM12716]

I believe you, I'd imagine most guys are completely lost when you use your feet. I want to be able to do that and use my elbows too.

[@whitedom2041]

i just started moo tie i cant wait until i go out drinking and start a fight with someone who doesnt know how to train and hurt them badly besides i only have a 4 inch dong

[@xenonotxeno3480]

@@whitedom2041 wtf ?

[@edwardwheeler197]

@@xenonotxeno3480 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Dailydawahman]

@@xenonotxeno3480 bruhh 😂😂🤣😭 anyways I been doing muay thai at home for about 2 months inna half now any advice?? It's kinda hard having patience but I know I'll get good more perfect practice

[@alysellin686]

Started today. Had my second baby a few months ago. I’m overweight and unfit, and the training session almost killed me. Can’t wait to go back next week and build my fitness.

[@BeyLand_Bro]

Hey. So how are you doing with the training? You been consistent?

[@Bombyknocker]

Are you still training mate?

[@MovieSuperShadowMeatRider]

Started 3 weeks ago im ready

[@dreaparn3613]

Love your expression "im not getting paid by the hour, get paid by the task"!

[@Docinaplane]

I agree that learning how to use your body's weapons effectively as a fighter is better than spending a lot of time learning attack specific techniques for self-defense.

[@lathspell2659]

A very well articulated display of rational pros and cons of the discipline. Is the kind of information I was looking for. GREAT JOB!

[@halojames7778]

I trained Muay Thai but my lethal weapon is fast running.

[@MrThistleMilk]

You run into a bus or something? I don't think you know what the word lethal means.

[@georgechristiansen6785]

He lets out a nasty fart as he runs.

[@lo-rez]

The best defense is avoiding conflict altogether

[@baqikenny]

your lethally surviving weapon lol

[@yinyang5526]

Lol, runs and break leg. *cry, bad guy freaks out runs away.

[@shinwook5145]

In my opinion Muay thai, as any other martial art/combat sport/whatever can and does work in a self defense scenario, as long as: 1 You cover all ranges. In Muay thai case, that means you need to learn how to get off the ground. 2 You don't get caught in positions which are normal with rules, but horrible without them. In the Muay thai case, dont put your neck/face close to their mouth in the clinch, or you may get biten. Learn the new head positioning game within the clinch, with the bites (and headbutts) included. 2.5 You don't get caught with attacks forbidden/unusual within your system. In the Muay thai case: adress the eye rake/throat rip/groin attacks/clothes&hair&ears grabs within the clinch (mainly). 3 You train with (a certain degree of) speed, resistance, impredictability, and stress/distractions (ofc, safety first). Muay thai does that pretty well, as there's a ton of sparring. 3.5 Adress fighting with a holistic aproach. That means, train fighting from a natural stance, in the middle of an argument, adress sucker attacks. 4 Be good at attacking. Doesn't really matter how you attack, but you can't focus only on defense, nor even on counterattacks. You must get good at attacking to be effective at a self defense situation. Muay thai does that. 5 Adress multiple attackers and weapons. Yeah, sure, most likely you're going to lose (if the oponent/s has same level). Still, train it. 6 Add 1 min/10 seconds/5 seconds/1seconds rounds to your training. A fight is then very different than when you fight 3rounds of 5 minutes (took this idea from Ando Mierzwa) 7 Take the proper goal. It's not the same fighting, than self defense. The last one has legal aspect that you must adress, and the pourpouse is not winning, but arriving to your home alive, and avoiding to have to deal with a second round of law/revenge issues. 8 Train your prevention of problematic situations, awareness and deescalation abilities. PD: I think (personally) muay thai is great to get striking sparring. Even if for not other reason, that makes it useful for self defense. Ultimately, its what works for YOU NOW. That might by decided by the distance from your home to the dojo instead of the martial art, and for sure, its more important the teacher, than the art.

[@eliking3333]

All traditional styles taught by the right instructor is great for self defense. The key is knowing the strengths, and weaknesses in you particular style of fighting.

[@taekwondomaster4609]

Muay Thai is hardcore. Plain and simple.

[@Thongsai]

When it comes to street fighting any trained Muay Thai fighter who has fought before in the ring Can easily handle themselves on the streets. In Thailand we have highly skilled Bareknuckle fighting competitions against Myanmar called Lethwei" throws headbutts groin shots are allowed. Extremely brutal. Thai fighters are usually raised from the streets. Street fighting is apart of growing up. Even in the states right now Ex Thai fighters are fighting in organized street fights and dominating. Usually guys on the streets aren't trained they swing wild and run out of gas quick.

[@luchs2826]

Thongsai Muay Thai ,m

[@ibanezfloyd]

always good to add in some muay chaiya defense to muay thai like blocking with your elbows straight punches with the 4bs of defense from muay chaiya/boran. my muay thai is trained for self defense not really sport combat, so i do start with the muay thai stance and train from there or from the muay boran stance and on from there. muay chaiyas 4bs of defense for the head supplements the head defense to muay thai and turns your blocks into attacks as well which is good for bareknuckle street in my opinion.

[@jacobkeary6740]

You ever heard of a guy named Dave LeDuc?

[@baqikenny]

haha we meet again! yes mate, it's basically like that, although a common untrain person with a very tough ego cannot contemplate what the level of experiences in the ring means for the mind of a person and how it changes their entire self awareness under pressure. They still think they are the best kind of tough boys for being 6 feet 4 untrained with chicken legs and haymakers+some choppy headbutt takedowns and even 250lb fat asses think they are gods pwff... I guess the more brains you have the more you have already won, by staying away from this bullshit people naturally by default, and they have shorter life spans for sure

[@mihaivilcu5515]

@@ibanezfloyd the best defense is atack

[@buddygunner1871]

Great description trained in Muay Thai for over 20 years couldn’t of said it any better myself Peace!

[@NicholasGeschke]

I loved Muay Thai from the moment I first heard of it. Even after I learned of MMA, I knew this would be my primary discipline. Punches, kicks, (especially the Low Kick) elbow strikes, knee strikes, clinch-fighting; all these things are critical for self defense. Furthermore, Muay Thai will get you in shape. I guarantee, you will lose fat quickly, have improved stamina and will get a lean, sculpted body. Combine with healthy eating, (plenty of water too) some strength training and you'll be knocking everyone out.

[@jakeryder1040]

Hell yeah man... I gotta tell you I've been in street fights and Muay Thai did a fantastic job at defending me as well as kicking ass and looking good doing it... Did take a while for mental conditioning but it worked since day 1

[@suningvitalis3754]

Muay thai + boxing= the powerfull combination

[@chuckpioneer1783]

Muay Thai knee strike is definitely devastating for self defense it can end fights quick if being used in the right way!

[@paulst6862]

Very well spoken and informative. Thanks

[@Hypnotized81]

If a system can get you knocked out, it's good for self defense. So basically ALL systems can work as long as you train realistically. This is where traditional MAs (usually) miss it. They don't incorporate semi or full contact sparring in their training (I mean with protections of course) and that is where sports (usually) get it right since contact is part of them.

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

Yes I completely agree. Combat sports are looked down by many self defense and traditional MA practitioners for being sports. But they are the most effective method to test what works. And disallowed techniques are usually difficult to practice anyway. For example, how many people would be interested to practice eye gouging with full intent, risking blindness?

[@pepehorhae]

Totally agree boss

[@josephhernandez3907]

Agreed. But Muay Thai is traditional. So is judo and in judo you have constant randori

[@Diddyty_MMA]

Indeed. Karate and Taekwondo is also effective as long as you train like Machida, Wonderboy, Anderson Silva and Edson Barboza.

[@MonsieurCafe]

What an awesome, short and objective analysis of this martial art! Thank you for transferring to us all this knowledge.

[@efrainderuyck841]

I my self am a wing chun practitioner(a mix of modern or also called practical and traditional) and it's really interesting to see this I love both wing chun and muay thai and also want to follow it some day at the moment it's just wing chun but I'm definitely gonna check out muay thai since it's also one of the coolest styles and practical once.

[@rickybyrd660]

Anything goes on the street and clinch followed by a powerful downward elbow across the face. When you unrestrict this martial art it can be very devastating. I was told there are two different styles of Muay Thai and one is more brutal than the other.

[@tacspear]

Buck is a great instructor! A deep knowledge of Muay Thai!

[@omegaboostZ]

I have a background in muay thai and even when I tried different things such as wing chun, at the peak of my wing chun I had a few street fights and I was always using my muay thai. Kinda tells you a bit about it's effectiveness.

[@laithzoubii]

My friend is a muay thai fighter hes been doing muay thai for almost a year now, he often gets in fights in the streets (hes 8th grade) and he literally wrecks anyone that fights him because they dont know how to fight they just know how to cuss lmao

[@Jofan614]

I wanna see him fight looks cool

[@bassinblue]

@@Jofan614 Nah man can't be posting evidence against you if you knee someone on the jaw xDD

[@TxDiesel]

@@bassinblue unless they start it first, then it docent fucvking matter

[@TxDiesel]

@@bassinblue unless they start it first, then it docent fucvking matter

[@MMALAB]

Man, you explained it the best way I think is possible! This video is spectacular.

[@bernardputersznit64]

A very sane and lucid discussion -- thanks

[@oldnatty61]

Original Muay Thai was for combat, but the sport version is one of the best stand a lone arts to study for self-defense.

[@michidwyer4845]

The best description of Muay Thai I’ve ever heard,well done,good job!

[@Volteran]

great video mate learned a lot!

[@lo-rez]

Wow, great explanation and break down. I wish there was more!

[@SP-kx3xm]

Great video! Thanks for posting!

[@belialbeetz1250]

I train in other martial arts but started Muay Thai early in child hood. I went through a whole BJJ is the shit phase. During that phase I got into a fight with a guy standing 6'2 240 lbs. I remember thinking to myself how the fuck can I get him on the ground ( because I was dumb then) Luckily I decided to probe him with leg kicks. What followed was something equivalent to the old tootsie pop commercials; Child :" Hello Mr.Owl how many leg kicks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a giant Douche bag" Owl: " Lets Find Out......1,2 CRUNNNNNCH 3" " It takes 3" Needless to say no submissions were needed beyond 3. After that night I went Muaythai crazy. Still train other martial arts but Muay Thai is my go to,

[@WolframtheBlessed3499]

WOOOW, very interesting. I had a similar situation but I was able to take the guy down with strong wrestling mixed in with my BJJ training. Your comment makes me want to reconsider my striking training though which is more boxing based. Perhaps I should lean more heavily towards the muay thai. Thank you for posting.

[@jonathanjohnson5216]

How tall are you?

[@jonathanjohnson5216]

@@WolframtheBlessed3499 combine them! Killa

[@xenios7]

2022 and just found this gold of a video. It’s clear that this guy has a lot of knowledge

[@vlo9079]

Muay Thai and boxing student for 3 years now. Some BJJ. Still a white belt. MTKB makes you a great overall weapon. Conditions your body very well. Boxing is great for the head movement. Combined, I believe it makes a well rounded standing fighter. The only thing I did not agree with was the raising of the elbow to protect from a hook. It leaves the ribcage open. But in a street fight, most untrained people will not catch this, yet alone know how to throw a body kick.

[@rgrtnyjjc]

Vl O agreed, unfortunately I learned that the hard way and ended up with a cracked rib from a kick in sparring!

[@marvingroot7210]

I'm doing boxing for 6months now, should I take in Muay thai?

[@tha1355]

@@marvingroot7210 yes

[@marvingroot7210]

@@tha1355 why?

[@tha1355]

@@marvingroot7210 versatility in your standup. I boxed for about a year. Started Muay Thai & realized how much better I became as a striker. Adding elbows, knees, kicks, a strong clinch, along with my boxing. Plus having conditioned shins is pretty dope.

[@cheesedust-n3w]

Great video. I do train muay thai and specifically do sparring and pad work to drill some SD leaning moves. Just a couple things. Teeps are surprisingly effective. I really like the long guard (check out Jeff Chan's adaptation of it, it's very muay thai like) because you start off in a "I don't want any trouble pose", you can quickly determine reach, you can grab his arm or wrists or do some hand traps or parrys, and really sets you up well for a fight ending straight or elbow combo, The only thing I don't like about muay thai is a very static stance sucks vs multiple opponents (I mean you're screwed either way right?), you still need to know some wrestling and or BJJ and you need to adapt your stance (bladed more like a boxer is better), drills and guard for the streets.

[@blackviking7794]

When you're a muay thai fighter and your In a streetfight teep can be useful and also lowkicks

[@AllCopsAreCriminals]

Hi! What is the meaning of "teep" the translator tell me nothing.

[@AllCopsAreCriminals]

@Swift Fluency Thanks!

[@TomTraderTH]

"teep" hahahaha I took a minute to get "teep" meaning .... But I'm 100% thai

[@pepehorhae]

feints and lowkicks are enough. head kicks are too much and scary.

[@jeffparker6826]

Just be sure you’re quick at pulling that teep back or countering a grab.

[@AbrasionUK]

Great video brother. Agree with all of it.

[@Brndndutton]

I Personally Loved Muay Thai From The First Moment I Trained. I Has So Much To Teach Us And Tools To Show You How To Fight and Defend.

[@paisano316]

I can definitely see a case for Muay Thai as a self defense system. The Thai clinch is a very powerful and devastating weapon that can be used on the street. Muay Thai also has combos that would be devastating in a street/self-defense situation.

[@dario9793]

Im teaching my old brother the very basic of muay thai after he saw me throwing a very high high-kick, this is gonna motivate him for sure .

[@ragnarlothbrok2058]

I agree with you when you saying fighting street or ring is that on the street people pretty well only throw hooks (haymakers) and in the ring people throw straight down the pipe until they get close.

[@randymuaythai492]

totally agree. we trained to be able to deal with centerline strikes but also outher line strikes. so if you do your drills.n spearing a Lott. it could be very effective for a street fight. for example if you deal with a puncher usually he wiil throw his straight punches like jabs to measures the diistance n the reaction of your opponents. when u throrw your jabs to a.experienced muaythai fighters they will block it with their elbows n it's painfull for tjhe jab throwers. a specially without gloves on.

[@Vision.Target.Shoot1]

very informative thanks

[@jeffreymcconnell7506]

Thanks Buck. Good stuff!

[@wesleydaub8002]

I did unarmed martial arts for 7 years from 10 -17 years old and I earned my Black Belt in American Free Style Karate just after I turned 18 and then I tore both my tendons in my knees and could no longer walk for 4 1/2 years. I went insane until I picked up Archery as my new sport and I've been shooting a compound bow for 10 1/2 years now. My legs have fully healed now and I have also learned how to use firearms and practice Kali/FMA knife and stick fighting which suits me very well in my career as a Cash In Transit Officer for Loomis Armored US. I still have a longing to practice an unarmed martial art again but I don't know where to start over again. Any tips for an old dog wanting to get back in the game?

[@ApertureFightFocused]

JiuJitsu :)

[@wesleydaub8002]

@@ApertureFightFocused Not only would Brazilian Jiu Jitsu get me back in the game but it would also give me a whole new skill set as I have never learned grappling before and we all know that it's effective. Knowing that I'll be a far cry from instant success won't discourage me, perseverance will lead to success as it always does. Appreciate the suggestion Brother!

[@dannanrik]

Great Post!!

[@adamzoubi96]

awesome video great content i love this channel

[@arkalonalan]

For me the best part of Thai fighting is the clinch techniques. Blends perfectly with clinch wrestling and takedowns, making for a perfect approach to self defense.

[@huntersmith8477]

Great video brother! So many men say that bjj is the best for self defense but I personally believe Muay Thai is one of the better arts to become proficient at!

[@schuletrip]

Nicely explained

[@thegrantkennedy]

Great content but could you fade out the background music? It was good for the intro but was distracting afterwards.

[@kampfkunstschuleguardianangel]

Thanks!

[@nmr20067]

How could anyone deny Muay Thai as an effective self defense? Like all MA it’s not perfect. But man, if you get good at it, you can defend yourself against 90 to 95% of the average dudes out there…

[@MsBetke]

great video! i have to agree with the man

[@massyz2968]

Good video!

[@fardhidahmed6003]

in lethwei you have the headbutt and you fight without gloves, could art help you in a street altercation?

[@iROChakri]

Yes but the problem with Lethwei is the art itself is like a very unrefined version of Muay thai. It offers little to no techniques. Muay thai teaches people to be a trained fighter while Lethwei teaches people to ... have a fair 1-1 street fight. Tbh, using the headbutt doesnt need teaching. Anyone, trained or untrained, can do the headbutt move and that's why Muay thai is very good in self defence. Just do a dirty head butt in a clinch/

[@jonathanatkinson2515]

It was used on the battlefield for a reason 😊

[@proletariennenaturiste]

There is a self defense school near me that has BJJ, Judo, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing, which is lit.

[@omaralsaadi1751]

Muay Thai aside , have you noticed how the background beat and his speech pattern match so well it almost sounds like a rap?

[@jamilsalih9724]

My problem with Muay Thai is it's terribly marketed in comparison to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or even something less effective like TKD at least in the States. I'm not sure about in Canada.

[@MarvR0914]

Thank you for the content. Question, I'm 50 years old. What are your thoughts on me starting at a place next week to train in Mahi Thai?

[@NPC97536]

Good stuff

[@niklasstorck5686]

Gotta say, very nice video

[@animeshghosh3825]

Though most teachers teach only for ring

[@freemusic7421]

Animesh Ghosh Lovely Video clip! Sorry for chiming in, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you researched - Chireetler Dread Free Rule (should be on google have a look)? It is a smashing one off guide for learning self effective defence moves without the normal expense. Ive heard some great things about it and my BF after many years got amazing success with it.

[@animeshghosh3825]

No, i haven't checked it......thanks for the info and great to hear about your BF......peace

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

What can an untrained person do that a fighter trained for the ring cannot? On the other hand, most of the things a fighter trained for the ring can do is probably impossible for an untrained person to do. Just my personal opinion.

[@animeshghosh3825]

Yes......you are right indeed my friend......it is better to have something in your arsenal than to have nothing......but what i am saying is that every sport art can be adapted for streets too with some modifications which i cannot find with many instructors......just like BJJ when it was founded by Helio Gracie it contains many stand up techniques too but what many modern instructors teach is only the ground game for sport, only very few instructors teach them including the Gracie family......similarly muay thai also can be adapted for the streets especially other thai boxing versions like Muay Boran & Muay Chaiya which are more street oriented

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

Animesh Ghosh Thank you very much for the reply. Now I have understood your comment.

[@jogobonito1234]

Very good video, muay thai is not only entertaining, it is also useful :)

[@FinancialNuggets33]

Being in the States, where would you go to train?

[@TheRekrap]

Wichita Kansas

[@rambokhasican3271]

Muay Thai Clinch + Headbutt = Damage

[@impact0r]

The music is too quiet. I can still make out what you're saying every now and then.

[@stevebb2915]

traditional karate teaches a ridgehand as a hook alternative as its more efficient with bare hands. I don't even train it and I know that. I love Muay Thai, but it can be very much 'force vs force' sometimes, and is a bit of a young mans games. Other than that hes spot on. The most useful thing i take from it is the clinch work.

[@stevebb2915]

don't understand that question mate. elaborate for me.

[@ninpolife7749]

Great point on the ridge hand or clothesline strikes also old Bas Rutten fight are a great resource for watching palm strikes in action.

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

Sorry to disagree but I do not think ridgehand is really a hook alternative. It is a different strike. Just my personal opinion.

[@seanhiatt6736]

Styles like GoJu Ryu for example do use hook punches and roundhouse style punching. These techniques can be seen in Hung Gar kung fu and Choy Li Fut. Where thd forearm is used to strike the neck or side of the head.

[@streetwisetactics]

Read my mind nice one

[@kalle0264]

Please boxing vs muay thai what is best

[@wdiddy1]

Kadde026 Rågångsvägen sörby big boysen Muay Thai, block punch and kick leg, boxer not trained for kicks. Kicks have longer reach also and more impact. Both equally trained, I pick Muay Thai fighter every time! Just like I would pick mma fighter vs Muay Thai, more weapons equals better chance of winning as long as guys are equal in size and duration of training.

[@masoudi1414]

Boxing is shit , few strong kick can push professional boxer back to the ground

[@juanjuan-cm6jl]

I do have training in alot of martial arts i am no expert by any means i just love the culture of it I really enjoy it but yes muay thia is very good for self defense those elbows watch em

[@ixndc9135]

the reason because im training muay thai is because of bullying i got bullied 3 times a week and it sucks so i decided to learn muay thai to beat them up and to help a girl if shes fighting a boy like hero ish huh

[@marvingroot7210]

How is it going?

[@joeyb7095]

Always remember not to become the aggressor though, learn to defend yourself and be confident in those abilities but always try to avoid conflict. It ain’t worth going to prison for, only use it as a last resort

[@Jh-kj2wq]

Muay Thai or BJJ which is better?

[@Jh-kj2wq]

@El Cucuy for like self defense or something

[@mementomori8991]

They're different kinds of art.

[@imawarrior313]

Lethwei 👊🏼💪🏼👍🏼👌🏼🙏🏼

[@barrymcgregor232]

I trained in Muay Thai for a few years . Two guys attacked me in the street believe me it works.

[@Jofan614]

FR?!

[@arianna3619]

What is this groovy song? 😎

[@johnouellet8700]

Totally agree with this.

[@NoLadder]

After years of target practise in perhaps all possible scenarious and just for one kick, i'd say you can use muay thai in a street fight. Some say a man leaves the ring in a real fight thus the ring is himself

[@augustnkk2788]

Muay thai + Gun + Something on the ground(Im not sure what ground ma is best, like bjj vs westrling vs judo)

[@MiguelGutierrez-wg8dz]

August NKK truth

[@cashondeliver]

+being 6’8

[@nathanbrown5707]

Most traditional karate styles such as Goju Ryu have hook punches that is the style I trained. Sport karate is the one that lacks any hook punches because of the rule set. I actually think a combination of Muy Thai and Goju Ryu or Muy Thai and kyokushin karate makes for a great striking style.

[@manopu2113]

Combination of Muay Thai and Krav Maga is good

[@astral_limits]

I do a mixture of Burmese boxing (lethwei) and muay thai Lethwei for the bare knuckle and headbutt training for streets Muay thai for the body and shin conditioning and clinch So My opinion and that's it 2 best to do for streets Maybe also chuck BJJ in there

[@snazdogdbfan251]

What about dutch style

[@proletariennenaturiste]

My uncle when he hits me doesn't do a hook, it's just a full on, rapid straight punch to the head.

[@fikriasrofi5312]

I think Clinch fight is very efective in street fight

[@baldieman64]

It's a tool like any other. Very good when you are faced with someone who is already amped up and bobbing around "boxing" but bot so great for more ambiguous situations where someone is being a dick and you don't know whether it's going to go off or not. There's an adage that "If all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail" and it's very easy to find yourself in court for using something like Muay Thai in a self defence situation.

[@TheClarity101]

As someone from a gojuryu karate background, the ‘no hooks in traditional karate’ comment is wrong. Otherwise cool

[@adcyuumi]

For those getting this video suggested to them in 2021 -- if you are looking to train self-defense, Muay Thai is not a self-defense oriented martial art. Like most martial arts it has some qualities that might help you, but alone it is not suited to keeping you safe and alive. Since Muay Thai is VERY hard on the body, you won't get to keep what you learned into old age -- your training becomes eventually useless. And when you get older is when you are most likely to get attacked. ... WHAT I'D SAY YOU SHOULD LEARN Aikido -- Learn from someone who knows other martial arts as well. Someone who only knows Aikido can't fight. Crane Fist (aka; eastern style boxing) -- Unlike western boxing, this is geared for self defense; no gloves, no tape. Tai Chi -- Learn from someone who can show you the combat applications of Tai Chi's various movements. BJJ -- You aren't looking for how to "end a fight on the ground". Learn how to stand back up when tackled. Muay Thai -- specifically, learn how to strike hard and quickly. This can be essential against a large strong attacker. ... If you learn all of these, you can defend yourself. You have some chance against multiple attackers, against weapons, against people bigger/stronger/faster than you, against a trained boxer, against someone who can wrestle, etc etc. It's a reasonably full package. The most important of these is to learn Aikido and Tai Chi, imo. You learn so much about how to position your attacker, so you can move them out of the way and get to the door. Plus these two arts can be effective even if used by someone who is getting older and isn't strong.

[@ApertureFightFocused]

Great list if you get to live to be 300 years old.

[@Zett-wv1hm]

When you said you recommend aikido, i stopped reading

[@CYFL79]

I will not listen to someone who suggests aikido or tai chi as a self defence.

[@Shadowrulzalways]

But Muay Thai and Japanese Jūjutsu are perfect for self-defense. Both are ancient martial arts used in warfare. Japanese Jūjutsu has the best grappling techniques for combat. Muay Thai for striking. I learned both of these styles and favor them. I did learn other styles, too, but I always main Jūjutsu for grappling and such. Muay Thai is my main striking style. My personal fighting style will be way more unorthodox and will have my own inner tactics.

[@shellfaith8432]

Channarong Muay Thai camp, ask for Kru Chris...this authentic old school Muay Thai and they also train for outside the ring Combatives, as well as compete in ring bouts. Kru Chris one of best Muay Thai masters and he combat war veteran. Channarong Muay Thai.

[@xhibit4197]

In Thailand 1 round fighter start slow so there’s time for the audience to place the bet

[@docteurguillotine]

nice explannation

[@AnonymousAnonymous-hw8kr]

Bro it's because Muay Thai is the most lethal martial arts technique and it's too powerful

[@ThePt898]

Muay Thai is a skill that is both offensive and defensive. You can't be good alone.

[@gyrox0031]

Traditional Karate has hooks and other attacks like it

[@proletariennenaturiste]

Also, TORONTO!!!!

[@osmanacmiyun6023]

now that we got a little bit more to lethwei, we know it would fit your requiremet of going full blast from bell to bell even more than European mentality of muay Thai.. Since they only win by KO, and there is nothing like kicks beeing scored higher than punches to change the look of the fight... Also the headbutt aspect and it beeing fought bareknuckle.. Its the closest to a real fight there is, speaking of standup fighting

[@HurTFuLLL]

I love Muay Thai.....

[@boxingforselfdefence7620]

The general argument that fighters in x can handle themselves on the street is too simplistic. IMO Thai is great for SD because of the way it transitions between clinching and punching/elbowing in the typical CQ range that street attacks tend to happen in - being able to cover and smother and fight back out is optimal. Like all fight sports, it benefits from strategic re-calibration and the addition of some dirt, e.g. headbutts. On the flip-side, you would probably dispense with most of the kicking if you were looking at SD which means 70% of what you learn in Thai isn't necessarily transferable which makes it less ideal in a sense. You'd need to take the high probability techniques and give them focus.

[@sophiawoods6748]

How about side kick to the knee I’m stead of traditional switch kick which is to risky and to telegraphic and Muay Thai round kick, which has power but wouldn’t the groin be more effective technique since if it lands it would cause more damage than hitting the thigh muscle? Or even spear finger to the eyes would be even better? The damage done would be very high which you could follow with knee to body or shot to liver? The eyes can’t be conditioned and getting hit there agonising. It also doesn’t take much muscle etc to hit so it seems effective target maybe? Not sure about the knees side kick

[@boxingforselfdefence7620]

@@sophiawoods6748 in a world where the mind and body can still target something like the knee under that kind of pressure, we're still talking about a highly trained skillset and an area of the body that doesn't shut down the system. Eye and groin are good targets but not easy beyond pre-emption and pre-emption is very difficult when faced with genuine fear inspiring opposition. IMO - you take a concept like shredder as your ultimate fall-back but you have frames, CCC concepts as your intermediary with most of your hopes pinned on the fence, de-escalation and disengagement strategy. If things get physical, you're up against it and mostly it's very close, very fast and aggression is more important than technique.

[@RennyRe]

I hate this "sport vs self defense" argument so much! Fight someone who has trained Muay Thai for a long time if you're not used to full resistance clinch fighting and they will elbow and knee the fuck out of you!

[@chadr2604]

I used to only like boxing and hated anything out of asia. After taking muy thai I changed my opinion. It is more effective that boxing but is reasonably easy to pick up. Why only use hands if someone is trying to hurt you?

[@dantedaimon5919]

How do you like the Muay Thai stance in comparison to Boxing?