Muay Thai is considered one of the most brutal martial arts but Lethwei goes one step further in incorporating the head as the ninth weapon.
Muay Thai is a very effective martial art for self -defense and is known to be quite violent. Certainly there are health risks involved in all competitive contact sports. Muay thai is a dangerous sport, ring fights can be brutal and bloody with flying knees, sharp elbow blows, hard guts kicks, and punches. Muay Thai is widely believed to be the most brutal stand up fighting sport in the world but Lethwei actually exaggerates the brutality.
Lethwei practitioners strike with their fists, elbows, knees, and shins/feet like Muay Thai. Clinching plays an important role in both sports. This allows fighters to have a wide range of weapons at their disposal. Lethwei also features less strict grappling rules and allows removal techniques such as suplex. These wrestling/grappling moves can quickly neutralize the deadlock and lack of action in Muay Thai clinching.
Lethwei allows the use of the head butt while Muay Thai does not. Plus, Lethwei tends to be more relaxed when wrestling and doesn’t have a traditional scoring system. Instead, Lethwei fights using a “last man standing” system that is usually without gloves making it a potentially more brutal martial art compared to Muay Thai.
Both games focus on the standup aspect of martial arts with 한국야동 hand to hand combat and clinches. They use a rhythmic stance and keep most of their weight on the back leg and keep their front leg light. This allows them to react quickly.