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Can a shorter fighter (shorter compared to the majority of fighters in ones' weight class) successfully employ the kick-centric Muay tae approach?

Are there any such short Muay tae fighters in Muay Thai history to study and emulate?

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On 10/3/2024 at 12:37 PM, giri said:

Can a shorter fighter (shorter compared to the majority of fighters in ones' weight class) successfully employ the kick-centric Muay tae approach?

Are there any such short Muay tae fighters in Muay Thai history to study and emulate?

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Karuhat is not a tall fighter, and usually fought opponents much bigger, taller than him. He's a difficult fighter to emulate because his eyes were so good, and his timing impeccable, but his muay is full of great qualities.

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2 minutes ago, Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu said:

Karuhat is not a tall fighter, and usually fought opponents much bigger, taller than him. He's a difficult fighter to emulate because his eyes were so good, and his timing impeccable, but his muay is full of great qualities.

After a little bit of research, and contemplation, I figured the kyokushin close quarters kicking is the best approach to study.

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You may look into Takrowlek's close quarters kicking style. A lot of Japanese Kickboxing seems to have adopted this Thai style of fighting. Takrowlek was a very short fighter:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/96897418?pr=true

In the above link its is taught for an hour or so.

In the video below you can see a segment of this:

 

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