hey everyone, well I am going to take MT soon, but i have a few questions before I am possitive about taking it. Ok well first of all my friend is being really wierd about me taking MT, he says im going to kill myself if i take it or somthing, and he takes shaolin kung fu and he says that his instructer says it is bad for you or somthing. why do you guys think he is saying this? and my last question is if somone could list a pros and cons list about MT please. thank you
Because he probably likes to believe you can be a good martial artist without the blood, sweat and tears you'll find in an MT gym, by doing forms and silly hand movements. It's not true. go do some MT
Bad for you? Does he mean bad for your health? Elaborate please... If he means bad for your health, then the same can be said about any other contact or vigorous sport. You don't have to compete or anything, you can just take it for fun, exercise and physical conditioning. If you do decide to fight in the ring, then bumps, bruises and (hopefully not) breaks will eventually come with the territory. Pros: develop great conditioning, simple and brutally effective fighting technique, very fast learning process, ring proven, widely popular all around the globe and in the mixed martial arts, kickboxing arenas. Cons: very hard style, no groundfighting or weapons taught in sport muay Thai, techniques are heavily dependent on your body, fighting abilities may decrease with aging process and wear tear of the body
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34914 muay thai FAQ, might help answer some questions (your buddy is an idiot by the way)
A lot of people from other martial arts still have a pretty narrow-minded bias against MuayThai. MuayThai is no more or less dangerous than any other contact sport.
People are narrow minded against Muay Thai. Its true most people think it will hurt you but thats not true. The level of conditioning a muay thai fighter has is higher than most martial arts. People wonder why they can take so much pain and dish out so much damage. In terms of going toe to toe with a thai boxer most styles have trouble dealing with muay thai becuase the fighters are too well conditioned to be damaged.
What your buddy actually meant was that it would be bad for him, or anybody else who'll get on the wrong side of you MT training is generally more effective than most because they actually FIGHT!
MT bad for you totally the opposite.It conditions you gives you confidence without being cocky.Try it you will find your own answers.PSyou will love it.
OMG OMG WTF??!?!?! i just got into a argument about MT and my friend flipped out on me me: yoo friend: YO me: sup? friend: nm me: samme friend: YUP me: im going to do muay thai friend: YOUR GAY me: ur gay me: why am i gay' friend: because you r fool stfu me: they dont make you break wood (his previous argument against MT) friend: shut up your stupid me: your stupif me: and ignorant friend: you u r friend: spee it right me: you u r...spee? friend: stupid key bored me: lol friend: your dumb dont talk to me if u take that ever agein me: wow friend: YUP me: why do you hate it so much :-( friend: ITS STUPID me: EXPLAIN! why is it stupid friend: because all it is is boxing thats it firend: and they beat the crap out of you me: its full contact sparring, boxing with knees elbows and kicks friend: YEAH YOUR GOING TO GET OWNED me: its conditioning and **** it will get you fit me: kennt i know that me: i want to get owned friend: your dumb stfu me: i want to get the **** beat out of me so i can take a punch if i ever need to friend: thats stupid me: its juust as bad as anyother full contact sport ( football, rugby, ect.) friend: NO YOUR DUMB friend:signed off at 3:30:44 PM.
dont they teach kids english in schools anymore? that was painful to read. drop the loser like a sack of potatoes covered in poos if you ask me, hes obviously an idiot.
At the end of a day, it's this guy's sifu's opinion vs a community of thousands of Muay Thai students, a huge proportion of the entire country of thailand, a lot of people in MMA and other MAs and a hell of a lot of fans worldwide. If this guy wants to kill himself or not talk to you because of your choice of art, that's his problem not yours.
Well if he does Kung Fu, he would think it's bad, most of the shaolin 'katas' (or shaolin equivilent) begin with a block, thats part of their philosophy, perhaps he sees Muay Thai as too aggressive, but just claiming that it is stupid and you are gay for wanting to practise it is just ridiculous.
Take it hard core for about a month to two months. In that time you should have learned the basic fundamentals...you may not be that great but you'll probably be better conditioned than he is. Then challenge him to a friendly sparring match. Sometimes people can't accept any reality other than HARSH reality.
oooo i like that idea i cant stop smiling about it, i wish i found out about Mt earlier i cant wait to challenge him.
yeah, i dont know he is really wierd...everytime i mention the word muay thai he YELL, CHUCK STFU MT IS GAY DONT DO IT...so while me and 3 other friends including him, he says it, and my freinds yell at him back and say theres nothing wrong with mt
wow what the heck was that about? Got anymore AIM conversations? I love how he says muay Thai is gay. Dude just take it. You wanted an honest opinion right? Well you got it from us. We've been there, we're already there. Don't ask someone who doesn't have a clue what they are talking about. Try it out. It won't hurt......too much....