Muay Thai vs Kickboxing vs MMA

Muay Thai lets you use eight points of contact while kickboxing only allows four.

In Muay Thai you can strike with fists, elbows, knees,

and shins. Kickboxing restricts you to punches and kicks above the waist.

The clinch game separates them too. Muay Thai fighters grab opponents, knee them,

and sweep their legs. Kickboxing breaks the clinch immediately. MMA is different

because it includes grappling and ground fighting. You can wrestle, submit,

and take someone down. Muay Thai stays standing. The stance differs

as well. Muay Thai uses a tall upright posture for blocking kicks with shins.