What is the difference between muay thai and taekwondoe?

is muay thai also a olympic sport? which fightiing style is more effective? from doin taekwondoe and muaythai can you get a fit body(6 pack) and what are all the differences?|||No Muay Thai is not an Olympic sport as TKD has been considered in the past.





Neither of them is more effective than the other, although Muay Thai is easier to learn due to it%26#039;s basic and raw nature approach to fighting.





any physical activity (like studying ANY Martial Arts) is going to put you on your way to getting fit or losing weight, but using Martial Arts as exercise alone won%26#039;t %26quot;give%26quot; you a fit body or six pack abs, you%26#039;ll have to do crunches and resistance training as well as a healthy approach to eating and nutrition to really put you where you need to be, in order to get a better toned body.





the Main difference between Muay Thai and TKD is that TKD is a more technical in it%26#039;s approach to fighting with it%26#039;s forms or katas and emphasis on high kicks as well as major emphasis on proper technique.





Where as Muay Thai is NOT a technical Martial Art. It%26#039;s bare bones, not %26quot;flowery%26quot; as some would describe other disciplines, no frills straight to the point fighting.





While Muay Thai%26#039;s techniques have been boiled down to their base techniques from their original traditional discipline of Krabi Krabong, it has no forms and is mainly used as a strictly competitive sport in Thailand.





Muay Thai is a very brutal competiton, with many competitors not usually competeing for more than a 10 yr career before they become trainers or coaches to the next generation of fighters, where they can often cripple or kill their opponents due to the very limited rules that the competitions have.|||muay thai really emphasizes elbow and knee strikes. tae kwon do is really powerful kicks.|||muay thai is a powerful in punch and kick and deadly in knee and elbow.


Taekwondo has a lot of kicking combo but not too good in punching.


Myself..........prefer muay thai.


muaythai better than taekwondo a lot in a fight without referee.|||Muay Thai (Thai มวยไทย, IPA /muai32 tʰai32/)means Thai Boxing. It is the Thai name for a indigenous form of martial art practiced in several Southeast Asia countries including Cambodia, where it is know as Pradal Serey.





Tae Kwon Do, Taekwondo or Taekwon-Do is the Korean national sport and most commonly practiced form of mudo. It is also one of the world%26#039;s most commonly practiced sports. In the Korean language, Tae (태, hanja 跆) means %26quot;to kick or destroy with the foot%26quot;, kwon (권, hanja 拳) means %26quot;punch or smash with the hand or fist%26quot;, and Do (도, hanja 道) means %26quot;way or art%26quot;. Hence, Taekwondo is taken to mean %26quot;foot, hand art.|||mt is in thailand. mt will whip tkd every time. a 6 pack means 0. do some research you have A LOT to learn.|||Tae Kwon Do rarely uses the shin to kick with and our punches and kicks are more precise.our round house kicks are much different than the old traditional type they come in with extreme power because the kick moves inward more than in a curved motion.we use the traditional kicks only to set you up for something that works.t. fighters try to take out your legs using the belife that if a man can`t stand he can`t fight.this weak form of kicks and lack of knowladge can get anyone hurt if they go up against a jujitsu fighter that wants you on the ground.tko|||Muay Thai is only beaten by jujitsu. If you can stay on your feet, muay thai is vicious|||A lot. They are about as similar as horse chestnuts %26amp; chestnut horses. Tae Kwon Do is a traditional Martial Art in the full sense of the world. There are 2 fairly distinct types of TKD, Olympic style which emphasizes speed %26amp; flashy moves %26amp; traditional, which emphasizes more power. I study the latter. Muay Thai is a more primative fighting system that emphasizes a lot of knee %26amp; elbow strikes.





As far as practical self defense, TKD is better at long range %26amp; probably better against multiple atackers. MT is for close in fighting %26amp; you can probably become skilled enough to protect yourself more quickly with it. Both are good for fitness. As for a 6 pack, that depends on how hard you train.|||i%26#039;d say muay thai is much more effective in a street fight. it was meant for basic strikes that were most effective. muay thai uses a better combination of upper and lower body. also makes use of the muay thai clench. taekwondo on the other hand uses 80% legs and 20% hands. and the fighting is only effective from further away (kicking distance). muay thai all the way for ur 6 pack.|||No its not an olympic sport, self defense wise go with Muay Thai (suggest boxing than Muay Thai).





Also in reply to previous poster, Muay Thai would fair well against multiple attackers, quick elbows do wonders in street fights just don%26#039;t utilized the clinch.





Bottom line, for self defense I would go boxing than Muay Thai for the clinch, elbows, and knees.|||if u want 6 pack, then u must do muay thai. the training is more effective, hard (bcos of thai pad work). taekwondo only train your lower body.(emphazises on kicks only)|||Differences :





here%26#039;s an example :


http://youtube.com/watch?v=7jpst4jtVgo





here%26#039;s another :


http://youtube.com/watch?v=JcHKIUuDbCI





Muay Thai is not an Olympic sport, but it is a sport. Much like Boxing...and it%26#039;s seen as it%26#039;s own entity, as well as used in cross-art competitions like the UFC%26#039;s, Pride fights, K1%26#039;s, etc.





Both styles are good for cardio conditioning, but Muay Thai training is MUCH more intensive. If you want a 6 pack, supplement, eat right, and do crunches. If you want to stick solely with the style as the basis for that...Muay Thai all the way.





TKD is simply not known for any kind of real muscular conditioning, whereas Muay Thai is.|||MT embraces elbows and knees, and still has powerful kicks.


TKD has the basics, and just has you getting better at the basics.|||muay thai is cool in that you got two guys beating the crap out of each other whereas tkd is for kids and losers like billy blanks. muay thai is pretty kul in the streets. tkd is like ballet...nice to see but ultimately it%26#039;s useless.|||Muay thai or the science of the 8 limbs, is a martial art originated in Thailand, created to defend themselves against other warring kindgoms. It enphasizes on strikes with the feet, fists, elbows and knees (8 limbs), muay thai is not an olimpic sport, but it%26#039;s effectiveness is considered superior to many other martial arts. Tae kwon Do is a martial art originated in Korea, it%26#039;s korea%26#039;s national sport and an olimpic sporting event, tae kwon do means %26quot;the science of kicking and punching%26quot; although it emphasizes more on kicking, it%26#039;s practicioners are known for their speed.





You can get fit and get a six pack with any martial art, it depends on the level of seriousness and effort you put into it. It%26#039;s a combination of a good eating habits, enough sleep, hard training, and drinking plenty of water.





Both tae kwon do and muay thai are great workouts, tae kwon do drills do alot of kicking, you%26#039;d develop speed and flexibility. Muay thai training is grueling, and is well-known for the strain it puts on the abs, they MUST be rock hard, so this is a good choice if you want to develp a 6-pack.