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Ahazmaksya
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I rang up my local gym and they said they teach Muay Thai, but they told me that they teach a 'European style of Muay Thai'
Does anyone know how this differs from the normal Muay Thai? |
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Slim
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2001 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| It could be some sort of European rules, which dont allow certain things like elbows in competition. |
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thaiboxerken
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2001 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure, it could also be that they emphasize boxing more than kicks. You should ask them what the difference is. It could very well be that it's just another gimmick marketing approach. I had one guy try and tell me that he was the coach of the Bulgarian Muay Thai Olympic team, I walked out to never return.
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Ahazmaksya
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Angus
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2001 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, i've heard of this place thru the various martial arts magazines dude, it's legitimate. But i dunno what euro thaiboxing is... It's got a lot of famous blokes that have come out of it, most of which are spending a lot of time over in Thailand. I reckon u should go there... R U near Balgowlah?
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Ahazmaksya
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2001 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Yeh cool, I will go.
One other thing that I'm not sure about though is that I'm only 14...do you reckon I'll be a bit out of place going there when everyone there will be adult?
Oh and I'm in Canberra  |
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Slim
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2001 12:59 am Post subject: |
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Don’t worry about it, you may be surprised to see women training at the same time as guys, if gender isn’t an issue age wont be either. In fact you have an advantage starting young, you'll have years of training behind you if you start competing say around 22-23. Wish I’d done that.
Hopefully they put you into a beginner class for a month or two though, teach you the basics and get you up to speed.
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havoc
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the euro's style is different on average, but it also varies from individual to individual.
the european's have more of a western stance and move more like western fighters. they do punch more like western boxers but not while forsaken kicking.
some great and well respected fighters have come out of europe.
guys like:
rob kaman
ramon dekker
danny bille
ryan simpson
dida diafat
perry ubeda
stephan neikema
ivan hippolyte
andre mannard
ernesto hoost
peter aerts
all very respected fighters. |
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