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Originally Posted by Tenchu
As soon as the head goes down, the knee goes up. Once you train for it, it just becomes reflex. I don't think it's hard.
As for Judo - it's a joke. I guess you won't see it unless you've done Muay Thai. They'll just get kneed in the gut a thousand times the way they fight.
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All up I have trained in Muay Thai in Thailand for about 2 years (6 or 3 months at a time). Before Muay Thai I studied Shoot-Boxing for 12 years. It was the life of my childhood. Shoot-Boxing is Kick-Boxing with throws and takedowns and locks. There is a lot of Judo we practiced in the style.
Judo is no joke. If you really do train Muay Thai in Thailand, you would know that Judo throwing techniques are illegal (in a MT fight) and will cause you point deductions (in Thailand). This is because it works. Before a Muay Thai fight I have to unlearn all the Shooto because I get point deductions. At Fairtex in Bangplee (when I have fought in Thailand I fight out of this club) I am notorious for point deductions. However some of the Judo leg trips can be masked as Muay Thai technique and I use this a lot (the Thai crowd really hates this and if done to much you will also get point deductions). The point is Judo is not a joke as you say, and many of the techniques do work ESPECIALLY against a Kickboxer with no grappling experience. And in judo we throw with the hip, not the gut, so I have no idea what your talking about.
One more thing, your assumption about simply kneeing a BJJ practitioner in the head when he goes for the shoot is ridiculous. I admit, when this does happen it is awesome. But it is uncommon. That is what sprawling is for. You have obviously never trained in MMA. Go watch some fights on youtube.
Every style has its usefulness and uselessness. Know what you are talking about before you talk about it.