Would short legs affect me being able to do Muay Thai properly?

Question

I saw from a few questions that it might. Does it really?

Answer 1

nah i dont think so...

Answer 2

Short skinny legs or short stocky legs?

short stocky legs can easily be transformed into a lethal club to smash someone's else thigh or ribs.

Most of Muay Thai kicks aim at those targets anyway.

I can't see why it should affect your Muay Thai training. It will affect TKD training for sure, but Muay Thai has more dimension to fighting than TKD. Elbow, knees and punches. As long as you can train your legs strength, you can develop your own style of fighting in Muay Thai based on your stature

Answer 3

No, but longer legs have an advantage.

Answer 4

Short legs are fine, and if they arent thick, they will be with some development. The way Muay Thai generates power is largely to do with technique and the rotation of the hips and your whole axis, you'll still get powerful kicks, and at the end of the day you'll be a better fighter than if you hadnt learnt anything.

Answer 5

I wouldn't think it would affect you = most martial arts are suited to short stocky legs bette balance and all that

Answer 6

no not really in muah thai i think it would be better off to have shoeter legs because there isn't alot of flashy high back spinning kicks you are mainly using your knees and shins so you dont really need long legs. thanks.