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So while I’ve been away for a bit because...life...I’ve started to re engage in my former circles and noticed something different.
Where Muay Thai was just Muay Thai (as Americans go)...I’m noticing a lot of buzz now about the sub-styles, e.g. Muay Mat, Muay Te, Muay Khao, and Muay Femeu.
What struck me as odd is while this has always been part of Muay Thai...no one really talked about it as a subject of significance even a few years back. As descriptors go it was akin to saying someone was a puncher, a brawler, an out fighter, a technician, etc.
All it really means...as Nak Muay go...is that someone favors punching, or kicking, or pressure fighting with clinch, knees, and elbows. Then there’s the pinnacle muay femeur where a fighter is considered a specialist of all areas and very technical.
Has anyone else noticed the heightened attention to this as it pertains to Muay Thai?
Where Muay Thai was just Muay Thai (as Americans go)...I’m noticing a lot of buzz now about the sub-styles, e.g. Muay Mat, Muay Te, Muay Khao, and Muay Femeu.
What struck me as odd is while this has always been part of Muay Thai...no one really talked about it as a subject of significance even a few years back. As descriptors go it was akin to saying someone was a puncher, a brawler, an out fighter, a technician, etc.
All it really means...as Nak Muay go...is that someone favors punching, or kicking, or pressure fighting with clinch, knees, and elbows. Then there’s the pinnacle muay femeur where a fighter is considered a specialist of all areas and very technical.
Has anyone else noticed the heightened attention to this as it pertains to Muay Thai?
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