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- From: robinson@cogsci.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Robinson)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: Thai kickboxing
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 22:56:13 GMT
- Organization: Institute of Cognitive Studies, U.C. Berkeley
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- In article <1992Dec27.035210.23364@microsoft.com> bobsarv@microsoft.com (Bob Sarver) writes:
- >He says (he is a five-discipline black belt) that
- >the thai kickboxers usually beat the ever-living shit out of anyone
- >else at open martial arts tournaments.
- [...]
- >2. If it is true, then why does anyone else bother to study other
- >disciplines? I mean, what is the point?
-
- Because muay Thai training is extremely rigorous (some might say brutal).
- Muay Thai fighters prevail because they are just plain tougher than anyone
- else. Of course this means that very few muay Thai fighters have meaningful
- careers after age 25; their bodies are just worn out.
-
- At the other extreme, T'ai Chi has a reputation for healing the body, and
- T'ai Chi masters remain effective fighters well into old age. Frankly,
- I can't imagine why anyone would bother to study other disciplines. I
- mean, what's the point?
-
- The point is, different people have different priorities, and some arts
- suit those priorities better than others.
-
- >3. Does it operate on the poomseh/kata training principle, or is thai
- >kickboxing more like american judo, where there is less emphasis on the
- >traditional forms?
-
- Muay Thai training operates on the principle that you hit and kick lots of
- stuff and get generally beat up until your body learns to deal with the
- trauma.
-
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