Why Boxing is better for Self Defense than Muay Thai for Self Defense (MMA guys are not gonna like this)

[UpAndComing]

- #1. Dude in the video absolutely makes fun of Muay Thai's lack of footwork. Alot are straight flat-footed
- #2. Punch defense is really subpar. Not good at reacting to a punch, arms are usually too way up above the temple. Overreacts to faints
-#3. Stance defense. Their lead leg constantly moving makes it
-#4. Head movement. They have a slow reaction time and don't have the best hand positioning


This is why I'm bout to get into Kickboxing. It's the closest there is to Boxing when it comes to similar skill set to learn

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

?? Plenty boxers in MMA

 

[Jaguar93]

Learn a discipline and keep it pushing lol. There’s no need to downplay one to praise another. Because regardless of the style you learn. You can still get packed up. Because everybody's has a plan until they get punched in the face.

 

[O.G.B]

OP - Be careful where you get your information from & stop posting faulty videos from neophytes.

 

[P90]

Few of the coaches at my boxing gym themselves train kickboxing and boxing. They seem to think it’s the best addition for MMA for striking. I don’t have much experience with Muay Thai or MMA tho.

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

I didn't even have to watch the video to know facts were spit.

Anybody who boxed long enough and dabbled in enough martial arts knows this shyt. It's a great offensive style, but it leaves you squared up too much defensively.

Muay Thai is still good, but like all disciplines it has its limitations.

 

[How Sway?]

I would take a gander that judo and wrestling is slightly better no?

 

[Max Goonberg]

I would take a gander that judo and wrestling is slightly better no?

Been hearing a lot about wrestling. Never knew it was valid like that but apparently it is

 

[50CentStan]

Wrestling or combat sports involving a type of wrestling like bjj are superior. Because once your on the ground its over

 

[maxamusa]

nobody is going to be fighting in a sanctioned ring for "self defense"

this whole my style better than yours been going on since violence was born.

learn something.....ANYTHING

 

[Tombstone]

Nikka just go train

lame ass got 56,000 posts actin like you even outside enough to get into an altercation

 

[RickyDiBiase]

I would take a gander that judo and wrestling is slightly better no?

Never use a martial art that requires you to slam a mfer on the solid concrete

Been hearing a lot about wrestling. Never knew it was valid like that but apparently it is

People vastly underrated wrestling, meanwhile its high school wrestlers who have Jiu-Jitsu black belts folded with little effort
And don’t even get me started on college and olympic caliber cats

 

[Regular Developer]

I feel like boxing's defensive stance would make it easy to get your legs kicked the shyt out of.

 

[Peauxboy]

Decent scrap

 

[Dorian Breh]

I feel like boxing's defensive stance would make it easy to get your legs kicked the shyt out of.

Yes

Both have their benefits

Being wide in boxing is how you get better footwork and head movement

But it leaves you susceptible to a leg kick

Also boxing head movement leaves you super susceptible to a knee to the head

I also don't know what OP talking about "so I'm doing kickboxing instead". Kickboxing is just worse muay thai. Worse for the street. Worse for the ring.

With boxing there are differences. Boxers beat boxers in the ring. Boxers have advantages over Muay thai in self defense. But also disadvantages.

For kickboxing however, kickboxers get washed by muay thai guys in the ring under kickboxing rules. And the differences in muay thai rules (elbows, knees, clinch) make it much more useful for street fighting.

Chat GPT summary of this post: OP is an idiot