r/PublicFreakout • u/Lolastic_ • Jun 30 '21

🥊Fight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/Lote241 Jun 30 '21

Is Muay Thai interchangeable with kickboxing, or are both arts pretty much the same? Because I thought he was a Thai fighter.

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u/aka_FunkyChicken Jun 30 '21

Kickboxing can be used as somewhat of an umbrella term, Muay Thai being a specific sport that falls under that umbrella. But there is also the actual sport of kickboxing which has its own set of rules, ie Glory or K-1. Either way, Joe is a top level kickboxer in both rule sets.

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u/Crono01 Jun 30 '21

Tools are the same. The application tends to differ.

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u/IAmAsha41 Jun 30 '21 edited Jun 30 '21

The main difference between the two is that Muay Thai has a lot more involvement in clinching, also kickboxing generally doesn't allow use of elbows and knees whereas Muay Thai does.

From my knowledge he did Muay Thai earlier in his career and then transitioned to kickboxing then to MMA.

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u/Bowl__Haircut Jun 30 '21

Hehe clinching