Myanmar Lethwei Vs. Muay Thai(blue)

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Myanmar Lethwei.
Myanmar Traditional Boxing is a form of kickboxing which originated in Myanmar. Lethwei is in many ways similar to its siblings from neighboring South-East Asian countries such as Tomoi from Malaysia, Pradal Serey from Cambodia and Muay Thai from Thailand.

If Thai Boxing is the science of 8 limbs, then Lethwei can be called the science of 9 limbs, due to the allowance of head butts. In comparison, Lethwei can be interpreted as being bolder and more extreme. Myanmar boxers are said to be slightly bigger and taller than their Thai counterparts. The techniques are a bit slower and stronger than in the other Southeast Asian kickboxing forms. There are records recording Lethwei style matches dating back to the Pyu Empire in Myanmar. Ancient Myanmar armies successfully used Lethwei, Bando and its armed sibling Banshay in winning many wars against neighboring countries.

Participants fight without gloves or protection, wrapping only their hands in hemp or gauze cloth. Fights are traditionally held outdoors in sandpits instead of rings, but in modern times they are now held in rings. Popular techniques in Lethwei include leg kicks, knees, elbows, head butts, raking knuckle strikes, and take downs.

Matches traditionally and ultimately would go until a fighter could no longer continue. In earlier times, there no draws, only a win or loss by knockout. No point system existed. Extreme bloodshed was very common and death in the ring was no surprise. Nowadays in the match, if a knockout occurs, the boxer is revived and has the option of continuing; as a result, defense, conditioning, and learning to absorb punishment are very important. Myanmar boxers spend a great deal of time preparing the body to absorb impact and conditioning their weapons to dish it out. Matches today are carried out in both the traditional manner and a more modern offshoot started in 1996, the Myanma Traditional boxing. The modern style has changed to make the contests more of an organized sport under the government's organization. It should be noted that the modern style of Myanma Traditional Boxing greatly resembles Muay Thai in its sporting outlook, and not quite the rougher and tumble fighting of its rural roots.

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Myanmar Lethwei Vs. Muay Thai(blue)

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  • Are you martial ...

    Are you martial arts expert?

    By newtonger [Affiliate User] 1212166991 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • You can say it what ...

    You can say it what ever you want but the reality is Muay Thai boxer is a looser.

    By newtonger [Affiliate User] 1212166857 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • They are both ...

    They are both Myanmar People. Not thai and myanmar. Muai thai dont raise their knees when they fight.

    By brangtun [Affiliate User] 1212089454 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • It's more hardcore. ...

    It's more hardcore. Dont read the things written there, sometimes they are not accurate.

    By brangtun [Affiliate User] 1212089257 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • That guy in blue is ...

    That guy in blue is not Muay Thai Boxer

    By raysobi [Affiliate User] 1210739178 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • rabbit punches are ...

    rabbit punches are legal ?

    By USNCorpsman [Affiliate User] 1208043353 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ok you know better. ...

    ok you know better. i didnt said that lethwei is the same as muay thai! it resembles more muay boran or an older form of muay thai, were headbutts etc. were legal. muay thai today it's a sport ring with gloves etc. it's a watered down style. anyway you know better about these two i must admit. i say muay thai is the best fighting style , it's my opinion. yours it's different. another comes and sais TKD is better or wu shu, i dunno. i say muay thai combined with BJJ = great fighter (my opinion)

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  • LMAO, the only ...

    LMAO, the only thing you said write in this sentence was the ground game. I'd have to disagree with the rest.

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  • That's like saying ...

    That's like saying collegiate wrestling is the same as BJJ. They both go to the mat they all look the same. You know how ridiculous you sound? There's big differences between the two as I've posted before, more than a hundred differences. Let's start with headbutting being legal, Elephant steps, bull rush, leap punch, bull guard, neck and back breaker slam downs, and list goes on.

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  • That's like saying ...

    That's like saying collegiate wrestling is the same as BJJ. They both go to the mat they all look the same. You know how ridiculous you sound? There's big differences between the two as I've posted before, more than a hundred differences. Let's start with headbutting being legal, Elephant steps, bull rush, leap punch, bull guard, neck and back breaker slam downs, and list goes on.

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  • Uh if you noticed ...

    Uh if you noticed muay thai is not the best fighting style. And to the untrained eye they look similar. They are not. I can give about 100 different ways muay thai and myanmar are different.

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  • I love how they ...

    I love how they incorporate the music into the fight. I was in Cambodia watching the fights, and It's almost hypnotic, to watch them move to the music, especially in the beginning of the fight.

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  • tbh in thai land ...

    tbh in thai land fists arnt used too much, i would fear an elbow much more

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  • When people were ...

    When people were using these ars to protect their land the country and border names were different. So, don't say it's from two different countries. The poster says lethwei is special because it's the science of 9 limbs, but states himself on another video that they don't allow headbutts anymore. Which one is it? Either it's more hardcore than muay thai or not.

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  • Doesnt matter so ...

    Doesnt matter so much, it's the same region, the technique is almost identical, small diferences. Lethwei, Muay thai all come from an ancient common root. elbow,knee,fist,leg(shin), same weapons they have. Anyway it's more entertaining to see a thai/lethwei fighter against a karate/kung fu one :)) . that is fun! muay thai is the best fighting style, with round kicks in force that are waaay more powerfull than other "flying kicks". lacks ground technique..can be compensated with BJJ or judo etc.

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