Muay thai ?

Im a 14 year old girl and Im interested in training in Muay Thai. I currently have a black belt in tae kwon do. I dont know much about the art at all. Do you think my tkd background will help me in muay thai ? Are there any sort of competitions for people my age ? Any other advice or anything ?|||Your background will definetely help, specially with kicks. Muay thai competitions for somebody your age will be VERY hard to find, as the sport is very brutal, unless you are so good at it that can compete with adults.





Tips: keep you hands up, unlike tkd you will get punched in the face alot, and listen to your intructor.





good luck!|||I dont think TKD kicks would help much in Muay Thai since TKD kicks are more of a snapping motion, and Muay thai kicks are more from your hips. Report Abuse
|||I agree, TKD will not help much at all. Muay Thai kicks are vastly different in form and ranges. They stress hip actions and really powerful kicks whereas TKD often focuses on snapping motions, quick kicks and fakes Report Abuse
|||You%26#039;d probably only be able to find a competition for your age if you were to go to thailand. Report Abuse
|||I made the switch myself... Muay Thai is rough, and it will be good for you... TKD is a long range fighting style, and MT is more close up... If you don%26#039;t want a bloody mouth, or the idea of getting hit in the face worries you... wait a few more years (although I am sure noone will try to hurt you, but If you have had good TKD training, they will out of reflex)... also in MT you will be kicked in the legs... and it hurts like hell... In Muay Thai you will learn that every strike cannot be blocked, and you have to choose which ones you will %26quot;let%26quot; hit you and which ones hurt enough to stay away from.... Your TKD will give you some strikes that will be easy to land against MT fighters.... so use them... but MT is all about sparring, and sparring hard... so if your ready.. good luck|||Yes to both of your questions. Yes the tkd background would help because you already have the feel of how to kick, though its a lot different in muay thai were you hit with your shins. Kneeing, throwing punches and elbows and the clinch basically you%26#039;d learn from scratch. And its far more intense physically.





Yes you could fight. Ask the gym that you are gonna train at that you want to compete, Im sure they going to find you a match.





And go to Thailand, have a long holiday and train there. There are heaps of gyms all over the country that accepts foreign boxers , and finding a female fighter with the same fitness and amount of experience for you won%26#039;t be a problem.|||I%26#039;ve taken Muay Thai, and it is a great martial art. Its a more realistic form of self defense, due to its simplicity, and emphasis on speed and power. Your background in TKD should help you, because you probably have great flexibility, great when you%26#039;re trying to do head kicks up close. Good Luck!|||muay thai is a fighting sport its nothing like tae kwon do. tae kwon do has high flashy kiks and stuff that look good but they are mor for looks and tournaments. muay thai is all fighting knees elbows low kiks its a sweet sport but idk if you would want to try it. watch the human weapon episode on human weapon that show gives you lots of info on lots of dif. martial arts. but muay thai is strictly fighting and the tournaments are fights.|||Not to be sexist, but I don%26#039;t think Muay Thai is a very good art for a girl. It is the most violent form of martial art out there. It is a very serious and deadly form. Even in practice you end up bloodied and bruised. There are alot of knee and elbow stikes that are devastating. Your black belt in tkd would help you out in the fact that you (should) already know how to make a fist and punch and kick, the blocks will help somewhat %26amp; you have a good idea on discipline. If you are looking to take another martial art, I suggest Aikido. It will teach you to use your opponents weight and size against them, teaches you all kinds of locks and take downs and does not require alot of power and strength. like muay thai does. Good luck if you decide to pursue muay thai, get ready for the pain.