flame_bringer
Sep 25 2008, 05:31 PM
I just joined a muay thai training school lately and iv been training there for about 2 weeks .. i noticed something weird though is that that school uses the coloured belts system and some guy told me that in muay thai there are no coloured belts.whats the deal ? do u guys think that this school is fake because if its fake i will not carry on i'll just drop out.And in case if its fake and assuming that i dropped out ..i might look for another muay thai training school that teach's the real muay thail and i need help on the questions that i should ask the school managers and the answer that i should expect from them to find out if its fake or not.any help would be greatly appreciated .
Thanks in advance
NeverAReflection
Sep 25 2008, 08:00 PM
Traditionally, Muay Thai does not have a belt system. The does not, however, mean that your school is "fake" as you put it. They may not teach traditional Muay Thai, but it could simply be that your instructor has also trained in a belted martial art (karate, judo, jujutsu, bjj, tkd, etc) and wished to incorporate that into the school as a method of keeping track of students progress. First off, I would ask your instructor about it, and if he proves elusive or seems to be underhanded, then it couldn't hurt to just leave. In the end, though, it comes down to you--do you like the instructors, do you like the training, do you like what you're learning? In the end, if you don't like it there, you can leave.
Armlock
Sep 26 2008, 12:17 PM
I've seen it done with a belted system. While I'm certainly no authority on the subject, what they were doing did not look fake by any stretch of the imagination and the instructor seemed very well schooled in the sport.
redcarded
Sep 26 2008, 01:32 PM
When I did MT there was no belt system. However, the belt system isn't indicative of any technique or heritage in this day and age. The teacher may be as authentic as Tom Yum soup, but chooses to use the belt system to motivate students and give them a system of achievement, so he/she can approximate and grade students level of progress or for any other reason. Or, they could have a background in something like Kyokushin, anyway, ask your teacher, it's not like it's an offensive question
L-kun
Sep 26 2008, 01:36 PM
QUOTE(redcarded @ Sep 26 2008, 08:32 AM)

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anyway, ask your teacher, it's not like it's an offensive question
Of course, that largely depends on how one goes about asking the question.
Q: Are you teaching fake MT?
or
Q: I notice you use a belt system for MT, but I have never seen MT taught with belts. Can you explain the use of belts?
redcarded
Sep 26 2008, 01:56 PM
Hahaha
yes, I was definitely thinking of the second way of asking
rubberchickenjudo576
Sep 26 2008, 03:21 PM
Kiti
Sep 26 2008, 04:54 PM
QUOTE(stacey @ Sep 26 2008, 08:21 AM)

that's hilarious stacey!
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