What is the difference between Muay Thai and Taekwondo?

There are many stores in the society that offer martial arts, including Muay Thai, Judo, Taekwondo, etc. These programs have always been popular among different age groups, especially children and teenagers, who all hope to become stronger through exercise and protect themselves after learning. However, they have many questions about the programs they choose. When they start learning, they will make blind judgments and exercise slowly. So what is the difference between Muay Thai and Taekwondo?

Muay Thai and Taekwondo are two different types of fighting sports. The more popular Taekwondo nowadays is competitive Taekwondo, which uses leg techniques as the main means of attack. In the competition, the main criterion for determining the winner is the number of points scored. Muay Thai is a fighting technique that can use boxing, leg techniques, elbow techniques and knee techniques. In the confrontation, the main criterion for determining the winner is whether the opponent is knocked down. In other words, the popular Taekwondo is a sport, while Muay Thai belongs to the category of martial arts.

Muay Thai is a fighting technique that originated in Thailand and spread throughout the world. It is known as the "sport of eight legs" and the "science of eight bodies." In Muay Thai Full Rules competitions, the fighting technique of Muay Thai uses double fists, double legs, double knees and double elbows for fighting. In Kick Boxing Rules competitions, the fighting technique uses double fists, double legs and double knees for fighting.

In martial arts, there are three types of training: civil training, military training and horizontal training. Muay Thai belongs to horizontal training and has strong lethality. Driven by the weight loss craze, some fitness coaches have suggested using the high calorie consumption of Muay Thai to replace the consumption caused by aerobic dance; in addition to helping women lose weight, they can also learn a skill for personal defense purposes.

Muay Thai is certainly a martial art, and it is considered the ultimate fighting technique. A skilled boxer can use his limbs as weapons to knock down his opponent in a moment. A Thai boxer's victory in a competition depends on the combination of his skills, strength, wisdom and spiritual power, the highest level of which is ingenuity and adaptability, and is not limited to any boxing techniques or tricks. It can be seen that Muay Thai is a very unique, profound and complete martial arts system.

Taekwondo originated in the Korean Peninsula. It was evolved from Taekwondo and Hwarangdo during the Three Kingdoms period of Korea. It is a popular martial art among the Korean people.

The so-called Taekwondo, Tae (TAE) means kicking and wrestling; Kwon (KWON) means hitting with fists; Do (DO) is an artistic method. Taekwondo is an art that uses both fists and feet. It is a Kung Fu that mainly relies on footwork, with footwork accounting for 70%. There are 24 Taekwondo routines in total; in addition, there are weapons, grappling, locks, sparring and self-defense techniques and more than 10 basic kung fu. Taekwondo is a Korean martial art developed through East Asian culture. It takes Eastern spirituality as its soil, inherits long-standing traditions, and is based on the martial arts spirit of "beginning with courtesy and ending with courtesy".

The difference between Muay Thai and Taekwondo has been introduced in detail. Through the explanation of the article, we found that these two types of sports are different, and the difference is very obvious. For beginners, you must first determine your favorite martial arts, and then choose according to your physical health. If you are worried about not learning well, you must change it as soon as possible. Of course, you must also listen to the guidance of your teacher or coach and correctly choose the martial arts that suits you.