Muay Thai in America

[JuniorTwoSaints]

Is American MT closer to European-style in terms of good mix of punching and kicking or closer to trad. Thai with less emphasis on punching and more on kicks and knees?

[Cannon_6]

It all depends on the individual and his school/gym/trainers. There really isn't a characteristic "American" style of MT yet.

[Frode Falch]

I dont know. But i dont think Muay Thai in america is big enough to have own style.

If i had to guess, i would think that there are split between clubs that try to emulate the real thai style, and the clubs that are former kickboxing converted to kickboxing with knees and lowkicks.

[mkm88414]

From what I've seen, 95% of the places are closer to Dutch Style.

[DaGenius]

I'm in California and there are plenty of actual Thai trainers in LA and the bay area. So it's a traditional based style. As others said above, the US muay Thai scene isn't quite old enough to have a "American" style. Our fighters are big, which is what all my thai trainers always told me.

One thing I can tell you from being a member at a few gyms now over the years, is that it's rare for any adult male to come from a pure MT background like me. By pure I mean MT is the first striking art I studied. Most guys I know started in western boxing or karate or tkd

[Memory**]

Waikru has 4 krus. One of the dudes told me they need to go Thailand and get certified by the Thai government and study for a year. Just what I was told. We also have a Thai guy who is a bad ass. He might of said he went to pro pramuk. I don't know why you would do k1 style when you can use all the strikes of full mt rules in mma.is anyone in america trying to do k1 anyway?

[nomilkforsanta]

It is rare to see an American muay thai gym with a good clinching.

[flikerstance]

Alot of gyms teach kick boxing but call it muay thai in the states