How does /fit/ feel about Muay Thai?

It seems really cool, but from what I've heard if done even a bit serious it carries a higher risk for injuries than most others.

Gooknee-to-the-head is a dangerous sport.

I'm thinking about taking it up, along with lifting

Starting Muay Thai was awesome for me. Been doing it for a year now. Good people, good fun. Made huge social gains @ 25 yo.

>>36517843
Meme style for meme junkies.

Fun fact 1: Nobody gave a shit about MT until Bas Rutten came along.
Fun fact 2: Bas Rutten doesn't even do MT.

I wish i could do it but I don't have the motivation to practice and acquire the skills.

>>36518324
Glad to know it's worth getting into
>>36518395
I have no idea who that is

>>36518395
go away neckbeard

Top tier martial arts

Combine that with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Good striking art and is a really good staple for MMA. If you're in the US though MT is taught differently than what you would be taught if you trained in Thailand.

Just do boxing like a normal person. If you tell a bitch you box, they drop those panties instantly.

If you tell them you do Muay Thai, they picture overweight neckbeards in karate gis doing akido in a yellowbelt against children. I know that's not Muay Thai, but Normie's don't.

>>36519865
Its taught better here. We produce a hell of a lot more top kickboxers than Thailand does.

>>36519940
Kickboxing isn't Muay Thai though because you can't knee or elbow so how is this relevant?

>>36519852
and you get MMA

I agree, do MMA instead. Muay Thai's weakness is grapplers.

It's cool mang, the philosophy behind it is that your limbs have multiple weapons.
Hands, elbows, knees, shins, and heels
Teaches you how to strike with all of that.

Personally I just went to a boxing gym and sparred once a week.
The cardio is Fucking amazing and I became a lot more confident.
Throw nothing but jabs at a bag for 5 minutes while maintaining footwork will humble you.
Definitely appreciate watching UFC more and thinking about just how hard it would be to fight someone for 15 minutes.

>>36522036
Worded that badly. I went to the gym 3 days a week and sparred on the 3rd day after class.
In between gym days I would do my own cardio.
The way I wrote it made it seem like I only went to the gym once a week.

https://youtu.be/YXOl0mVudLE

>>36522036
>>36522075
take grappling too, i define myself at a decent striker and i took one mma class and got my ass submited by some teen blue belt jjb. Muay thai is top tier for striking, but don't forget that fights are also takedowns and on the ground my friend

It's one hell of a workout and will get you in top shape in no time.
I would dedicate more to it if I had enough time, but I want to focus on BJJ for now so my MT training is a bit inconsistent.