I don't follow contact sports very closely. But how come we don't commonly hear about lineage disputes in arts like boxing and muay thai?
I've heard there are different approaches to boxing like counter punchers, brawlers,inside and outside fighters. I assume there are different approaches to muayy thai as well. I use these arts as examples because to my knowledge we don't commonly hear delineations between schools or styles. They all are simply boxing or muay thai.
Are there significant differences between schools? Are there different styles and lineages just like every other art? Obviously there are lineages of instructors to propagate the art but are there schools who differentiate from other schools in method?
In the world of FMA and many other systems for example there are strong divisions between systems and in some cases within systems. There are schools of thought that are firm believers that their method is superior to other approaches, I admit I've been guilty of this at times. There are students of one system who combine their knowledge with other systems and change the name of what they teach and create their own synthesis. Does this happen in the aforementioned arts?
Perhaps it is impossible to compare boxing, muay thai or any martial sport to a more loosely defined art. I suppose if boxing were modified enough it wouldn't fit the ring rule set. So perhaps the sportive rule sets prevent the art from being perverted into anything less effective. What are your thoughts guys? I figured this is the right forum to discuss this topic anywhere else and we'd get the sport vs. street debate. I'm trying to avoid this.
I've heard there are different approaches to boxing like counter punchers, brawlers,inside and outside fighters. I assume there are different approaches to muayy thai as well. I use these arts as examples because to my knowledge we don't commonly hear delineations between schools or styles. They all are simply boxing or muay thai.
Are there significant differences between schools? Are there different styles and lineages just like every other art? Obviously there are lineages of instructors to propagate the art but are there schools who differentiate from other schools in method?
In the world of FMA and many other systems for example there are strong divisions between systems and in some cases within systems. There are schools of thought that are firm believers that their method is superior to other approaches, I admit I've been guilty of this at times. There are students of one system who combine their knowledge with other systems and change the name of what they teach and create their own synthesis. Does this happen in the aforementioned arts?
Perhaps it is impossible to compare boxing, muay thai or any martial sport to a more loosely defined art. I suppose if boxing were modified enough it wouldn't fit the ring rule set. So perhaps the sportive rule sets prevent the art from being perverted into anything less effective. What are your thoughts guys? I figured this is the right forum to discuss this topic anywhere else and we'd get the sport vs. street debate. I'm trying to avoid this.