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Boxing or Muay Thai?

For fitness, knowledge ,self defense and bad-assedness (ok maybe not the last one).

Would either one be better to learn as a foundation before learning some BJJ?

Experts please discuss!
 
I've thought about this for years and years.

And basically, there is no answer, do what appeals to you and what u enjoy. Period.

And BJJ is a whole different animal, so that is kind of a weird question lol.
 
both :) id say start with mt and once you feel comfortable with it start learning boxing... but stay true to your mt stance and fundamentals. if mma is your goal... you're gonna need to learn how to block punches well, and mt really isnt gonna give you the practice you need to stop a good boxers combo's.
 
The one with the best gym in your area, That is all you need to know!
 
It really matters on what you enjoy. Or let's say the gym has a better mt trainer then boxing. I pefer boxing though
 
GERBIL said:
Boxing or Muay Thai?

For fitness, knowledge ,self defense and bad-assedness (ok maybe not the last one).

Would either one be better to learn as a foundation before learning some BJJ?

Experts please discuss!
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This is my opinion, and it ultimetly relies on which gym is BEST. Always go to the BEST gym in the area. hardcore training shotokan > shitty trainer's at a mma gym

Fitness - IMO, boxers usually have better conditioning. At least at competition levels

Knowledge - What do you mean by knowledge? Both arts are sweet sciences

Self defense - Muay thai. You practice knees, kicks, elbows etc. More weapons than boxing.

Badassness - personally, I picked boxing. but opinions may differ. Landing a sweet 8 punch combo flush on someone is rad to me. Others may prefer throwing lowkicks and clinch knees.

It's all up to your preference bud, and the gyms in your area.
 
I've thought about this too. I couldnt make up my mind so now i do both boxing and MT. Although i enjoy MT a lot more, but i realized how important boxing is when it comes to hands.

If you decide to do both, just remember the stances lol.
 
I mean MT is more badass in my opinion cause kicks to the head or a knee or a elbow are impossible not to be awesome. I mean do suits you best and has the better gym around. BJJ is something that has nothing to do, only if you plan on going MMA. I mean BJJ can be practiced not depending on the rest. I would personally go MT as I think it's fuller and it's techniques are fairly simple to learn.
 
I am training Muay Thai for over 4years now and have competed in a bunch of amateur shows on East Coast.

I have to say i love Muay Thai and it is extremly "bad-ass" if you're good at it.
I also have trained Boxing for 1 year then quit and now train Boxing at one gym and MT at another MMA gym and i have to say they both have their strong points.

I def. think Muay Thai is waaaay more deadly if used properly by experienced guy then boxing is.
However boxing is soo much hard to learn if you ask me...footwork,movements...
 
I would say boxing but if you wanna compete with the elite level strikers do both.
 
Hmm some really great points guys thanks...I guess I'll be looking hard to see which boxing or MT gyms are considered decent.
 
don't know about your neighborhood, but these days there are many muay thai guys who have great hands.
the myth of thai fighters having bad hands is exactly that,a myth.
i practiced both,but muay thai will make you more complete.
 
Payak said:
don't know about your neighborhood, but these days there are many muay thai guys who have great hands.
the myth of thai fighters having bad hands is exactly that,a myth.
i practiced both,but muay thai will make you more complete.
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You're right I do/have read that a lot...that MT does not teach you great technique for hands or defense for that matter. What do you mean by more complete?

Is the transition from MT to boxing or vice versa very difficult?
 
If you are going to compete in MMA go with the MT as it will help with the transition to sprawl defense. If you just wanna get in shape and defend youself go with boxing. Also a boxing gym will be much cheaper to go to imo just something to think about. Lastly you can fight amature in boxing after not to long of training so that is another consideration.
 
spinning back elbow for the MT badassness. road work gets you fit. knowledge? self defence = either. foundation for what?
 
Payak said:
don't know about your neighborhood, but these days there are many muay thai guys who have great hands.
the myth of thai fighters having bad hands is exactly that,a myth.
i practiced both,but muay thai will make you more complete.
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I completely agree with this, even more so for fighters outside of Thailand, western fighters and gyms tend to always have pretty good hands.
 
Muay thai is more inclusive since it utilizes the legs, but it depends on why you specifically want to train. I say MT is more badass.
 
One thing you should remember, you'll always revert back to the first one you started with once you mix it up. With that being said, I'd choose Muay Thai because you can strike with more parts of the body and because there's just something about kicking someone's legs until they start limping. Dance, motherfucker! Dance!:icon_twis:
 
GERBIL said:
You're right I do/have read that a lot...that MT does not teach you great technique for hands or defense for that matter. What do you mean by more complete?

Is the transition from MT to boxing or vice versa very difficult?
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Well, here's an example

Samart Payakaroon... won Lumpinee stadium titles in 4 different weight classes, then moved into boxing and took the WBC junior featherweight title.

YouTube - Samart Payakaroon (Muay Thai highlight)
 
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