Karate vs. Muay thai.?

Question

Okay so I've been learning kickboxing (with a fair amount of thai) for 2 years and i have a semi-contact continues karate fight coming up (my first fight) I'm 15 years old i was was wondering if anyone had any tips on training and the fight itself.

Answer 1

Work a lot on your cardio by running and get in a lot of sparring.  If the rounds in your match are three minutes with a minute rest then you should be sparring four minute rounds and limit yourself to a forty-five second rest.  Spare a minute longer than the rounds are going to be. I would also try to have a couple of people to spare with sometimes as they can change out and you will be sparring a fresh opponent each round then as well.  Try also to learn how to relax and use and expend energy when you need to and when you don't.  I can literally spare a few rounds with someone without training just because of experience and knowing how and when to relax and not waste energy.  Sparring and fighting will help you give this experience also.  

Since its continuous semi-contact work also on your fighting skills as you go backwards and practice not going straight back but back at angles and changing those angles.  This can be important when your opponent is pressuring you.  Also work on not stopping after you throw one technique by practicing throwing combinations and practice for different ranges so that you can throw combinations that work and fit better together better as that distance between you and your opponent changes.  Shadow boxing will help do this as well as some good quality sparring time and hopefully you have a coach or instructor who has some ring time that can be a huge help in all this and plan on training six days a week.

Answer 2

Muay Thai is the martial art of boxing of Thai nationally. But now many people around the world interests to learn Thai boxing. Try to check it.

http://www.muaythai-institute.net/Html/h...

mean Muaythai techniques of using fists, feet, knees, and elbows efficiently in the attack and defense. The skills in Muaythai are acquired by practice and use of fists, feet, knees, and elbows harmoniously. The techniques used in teaching Muaythai vary from teacher to teacher, depending on the style each teacher can adapt. A style invented by a teacher will be given a name according to the action. When time goes by, the styles have considerably increased. They are therefore grouped and rhymed for the students to memorize. In the past, Muaythai boxers did not put on gloves. They fought with bare hands or hands wrapped with cotton yarn. The fighters could use their hands to throw, break or twist the opponents. They made use of a wide range of fighting techniques rather than strength. There emerged a lot of fighting styles accordingly. Later, the boxers are required to put on gloves like the international-style fighters and numerous rules and regulations have been issued to protect the fighters from any dangers and to facilitate the scoring system. Certain fighting styles are banned in the competition because they are regarded as a foul whereas boxers are unable to use certain skillful styles due to the guards or protectors put on their bodies. These styles were finally forgotten.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7qfp9sC...

Answer 3

Train your kicks, work on your accuracy with them, and get plenty of rest the night before the fight.

There's a lot of elbow, knees, and clinch work in Muay Thai, and often fight very close to each other. Try keeping him at a little bit of a distance with your kicks, so he can't get close enough to punch (I'm assuming elbow, knees, and clinching is illegal?).

That's not to say you should underestimate his kicks, as Muay Thai fighters often have excellent kicks as well (and you will see plenty of Thai boxing matches end with a impressive kick), but he will probably feel much more comfortable fighting at a closer range.

Answer 4

Get tons of cardio!

Answer 5

What is semi-contact means? My only karate tournament experience was with kyokushin, and they have what it called full body contact.

By continuous I will assume that the fight doesn't get stopped when you land a hit.

Train your leg kick. Most karate people are not used to getting their leg clobbered.

Train also your front kick as karateka likes to rush and throw combos, the front kick and leg kick can be used to manage distance.

Cardio training and sparring are always helpful.

Good luck