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Neil Holden
Posted: 2012-06-06 08:33:58
It is human nature and common practise to abbreviate terms / sayings / names.

There is a popular sport in the U.K. called Rugby-Football. Commonly this is shortened to Rugby.

American Full-Contact Kickboxing, gets shortened to Full-Contact Kickboxing or even further shortened to Kickboxing. ( This particular kickboxing format does not allow knee-kicks ).

Muaythai Kickboxing, gets shortened to Thai-Kickboxing or even further shortened to Thai-Boxing. I dont have a problem with that. Different countries / cultures / translations etc... Heck, some people even just say " M.T."

Its not unusual to hear someone even simply saying they are training "THAI" tomorrow, then doing some "Jits" in the afternoon, meaning Muaythai and Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu ( Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu commonly abbrebiated to BJJ or as stated Jits ).

Stating that KICKBOXING does not have knee's or knee-kicks ( depending on language / translation ) is incorrect. There are kickboxing formats allowing knee-kicks, ie K-1 / Oriental Style Rule bouts as seen on all of the big KICKBOXING promotions in Europe like.... ( boring... ) K-1... Its SHOWTIME... Glory-World-Series....

Maybe some day will understand this. Maybe it is not easy for some people to understand as they are confused by the U.K. advocating 'C' class Muaythai ( 90 second rounds and no knee or elbow to the head ) and 'B' Class Muaythai ( 120 second rounds and no elbows to the head ), and diluting the style to what many people then see as Kickboxing as the format is Kicking and Boxing.

K-1 style Kickboxing allows knee-Kicks.

Muaythai always allows elbows and has round duration of 180 seconds.

If someone says they are competing in Muaythai and it does not allow elbows and extended clinch over three minute rounds, personally I regard what they are doing as a Kickboxing format, beacuse they are Kicking and Boxing ( including knee-kicks ).

There are not many 'C' class or 'B' class Muaythai bouts going on at Lumpini or Raja stadium, because...... 'C' class and 'B' class is not MUAYTHAI!

4000 threads hits...... lol!

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