Which one is better ... kick boxing or muay thai ?

Question

Which one is better ... kick boxing or muay thai ?

Answer 1

Muay Thai Is cooler in my opinion and more brutal .  Muay Thai really is kick boxing though but I know what you mean. It just uses elbows and knees as well as hands and feet.

Answer 2

I've read up on them, as well as practised both, and I can tel lyou that they'r VERY similar.

The MAIN difference is kickboxing is a bit 'cleaner' - no elbow strikes etc...

I'm doing Kick Boxing now, but if I could chose Muay Thai I would (there are no classes in my area :P)

Answer 3

muay thai = knee, elbows , legs , fist

kickboxing= legs , fist

Answer 4

Muay Thai gives you more weapons (hands, elbows, knees and legs) and it operates at three different distances, kicking, punching, and the clinch, where knee and elbow strikes come in.  Also Thai boxers kick with the whole shin, no just the feet, and h**l yes it hurts when your shins are not conditioned to it.

If you're curious check out Bokator which is the martial art developed in during height of the Khmer Empire, which is modern day Cambodia.  Its techniques are very similar to Muay Thai.  Also, check out  Sanshou, which is a style of Chinese kickboxing which incorporates sweeps into its repetoire.