Muay Thai dan kickboxing sama-sama merupakan olahraga tarung, namun memiliki beberapa perbedaan:
Asal: Muay Thai berasal dari Thailand, sedangkan kickboxing berasal dari Jepang dan kemudian mendapatkan popularitas di Amerika Serikat.
Teknik: Muay Thai memungkinkan penggunaan teknik siku, lutut, dan clinch, sedangkan kickboxing terutama berfokus pada pukulan dan tendangan.
Serangan: Muay Thai menekankan serangan kuat yang menggunakan seluruh bagian tubuh, termasuk tinju, siku, lutut, dan tulang kering, sedangkan kickboxing biasanya menekankan tendangan dan pukulan.
Clinching: Clinching adalah komponen penting dalam Muay Thai, yang memungkinkan petarung mengendalikan lawannya dan melancarkan serangan lutut, sedangkan clinch kurang umum dalam kickboxing.
Kuda-kuda: Petarung Muay Thai biasanya mempunyai kuda-kuda yang lebih lebar dan menggunakan lebih banyak tendangan kaki, sementara para kickboxer sering kali mempunyai kuda-kuda yang lebih sempit dan lebih fokus pada pukulan dan tendangan tinggi.
Great experience even asked our 11yr old daughter to carry champions belt into the ring (ring girl), good night & even got a free vest 😜
Amazing experience to witness the action live in this incredibly well organised event my only advice is to pay a little extra to sit ringside and watch these awesome combatants in comfort
nice and easy
Awesome
Interesting experience
Really enjoyed watching the fights. Most attendees were tourists as this was Phuket but there were many local Thais in the audience as well cheering on their favorite boxer. Watch out for taxis when you leave trying to charge you way too much to get back to your hotel - you are better off walking a few blocks and using Grab. BUT, the boxing experience was worth attending - I really enjoyed it.