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06-16-2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Henbaka View Post
Well dude, I think you misunderstood me a bit.

First, about "real" MT people being f*cking dangerous. Yeah, they are. And I wasn't talking about myself or you either, but instead of people who just haven't trained as hard as they have. Because well, in most countries, martial arts will not be taught as rigid and frankly "hardcore" as they train over there. Usually people just don't have that ambition when training any MA locally. There are exceptions ofc.

What I meant about a soldier being handicapped is that a soldier will be at his most dangerous when having his weapons. Without them he has a handicap. That is not to say he couldn't still kill you, just that it's harder.

I will very much agree that in a bar setting, a general KM regular would be better prepared than a regular Kung-fu practitioner. Most martial arts (like karate, taekwondo, kung-fu etc) don't train THAT much at understanding and being prepared for street fights. KM does. So yeah.

In the ring however, I can't agree with you. In the ring, there are rules, a limited area, no other elements (like the opponents friend behind you). And KM guys from what I know don't train for ring fights (why should they?), while most other martial arts does.
Oh and tenchu, I actually got the impression earlier that you were sort of pro-Kungfu and stuff. Muay Thai as I've said before is anything but posing, especially in Thailand. One big thing MT guys have also is that they can take a big fucking beating, and still fight. Which would make them very hard to take in any setting, like I said. When I see a good MT fighter, everything is so simple. Simple kicks, simple punches. But HARD. Every single punch and kick is HARD. And this is a big difference when compared to other "punch and kick" styles.
yeh i did misunderstand the Handicap thing but as youv explained it i agree with you - and i agree with you about the ring subject too.. KM is not a ring sport.. its not a sport at all its a self defence technique

EDIT: just so you know i dont think i said anything about KM in a ring since my first post iv acknowledged KM as not being a sport MA

"KM prepares you for REAL types of conflicts - so i dont know how you can say that youd just knee im in the chest, strike him in the jaw.. there trained to not let you do that.. and they dont just train on the assumption that theres only going to be 1 opponent, you train by following ring rules and hoping that your opponent isnt going to hurt you - people that do KM train by thinking that you opponent is going to kill you, thats why you learn things like eye gouges, knees to groins and kicks to the face while your opponent is down.. because there is no rules"

sorry i did but by "you" i meant Tenchu as he does MT

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