Vital Points Karate

Muay Thai vs Karate??……which is better to get into?

Please answer this if you know what you are talking about………..Iam looking to get into one of this two martial arts: Muay Thai or Shitoryu Karate( they are the closest schools near my house) I want something that is good for self defense. I hear that karate is excellent for street use since it has knife defenses, vital point strikes and so on. Does muay thai work as good as karate on the streets??

It’ll take you longer to become well versed in Karate, however Karate would be better for self defense than Muay Thai.

Why? Self defense isn’t just a matter of knocking the other guy out first. If you’re trying to defend yourself from an attacker, that means you’re trying not to be hit, wounded. Muay Thai will teach you a little bit on how to dodge and avoid punches, kicks. Karate will teach you that as well, and at the same time it’ll teach you blocks. From my understanding of Shitoryu, it has a great focus on defensive tactics, especially in regards to blocking. And if you’re talking self defense, surely you’d want the art with better and more defensive moves?

Karate has more striking techniques than Muay Thai would teach you. I guarantee you, you’ll have a wider range of kicks and upper body strikes to choose from. Don’t be fooled; elbow and knee strikes aren’t exclusive to Muay Thai. Like I said before, probably everything you’d learn in Muay Thai, you’d learn in Karate, and more. Along those lines, and although I’m not positive, Karate will most likely teach some grappling techniques. Perhaps nothing major, no wrestling or “ground game” so to speak, but it will probably teach some joint locks, wrist locks, small digit manipulation, so on. So while Muay Thai teaches just punches and kicks, Karate will take that a step further and show you how to disable or control your opponent.

And, don’t get me wrong, Muay Thai is a great art, by all means. Except all I’ve ever seen it do is fast track people into being able to unleash pain on their enemies. That’s great for arena combat or if you’re already versed in martial arts and are looking to add to your repertoire. However, you fall into neither of those categories. You want self defense, not just raw damage dealing ability.

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