What is better krav maga or mauy thai?

Answer 1

I will offer, a Chinese proverb; "fear not the man who knows 10,000 techniques; fear the man, who has practiced 1 technique 10,000 times." While Martial Arts differ in terms of energy efficiency, that is, caloric energy consumed relative to the kinetic (physics) energy exerted, and some are indeed better than others, ultimately it boils down to your own work ethic. Since you are asking and I don't want you walking away from your computer all angry, the answer is Muay Thai; in terms of raw efficiency and effectiveness it easily tops it. There is less to learn, and less to learn means you can do what little you know, more times. If a martial art has 100 moves, how long do you think it will take you to master it, hours and years wise? You don't have to seriously answer but no doubt a very long time. If a martial art only has 10 moves, is it conceivable, you can defend yourself after only 2 months of hard work? If the moves were well thought out, and more importantly well-tested, of course. In Krava Maga, there is just too much unnecessary garbage; the original style taught by Imi Sde Orr its founder, was a simple synthesis of Judo, and Boxing, now, its got "scientific principles this" and "scientific principles that." I don't give a crap about science; I'm trying to stop that psychopath from stomping my head into the pavement! For Christ's sake can't a guy go to a bar without someone picking a fight.... Not saying it happened but, just making a point; too many moves are not a good thing, but neither are too few. Its more how well you know it, not what you know; as you grow older you will come to realize, the refined skill is what is valued by human society at large, not so much knowledge. College degrees, except skill based degrees like say, anything math related, are indeed worthless; given a choice between the two, skill is more valuable than knowledge because ultimately, it is real skill which leads to advancement of knowledge in the first place. Then there is also the issue of spiritual purification; in traditional Chinese and Japanese circles, the masters of days past insisted, that "Kung Fu," that is attaining Savant skill levels in martial arts, was impossible without meditation, meditation, with the intent to make yourself a better person. Due to the influence of Buddhism, the martial artists of Asia, very much believe in Karma; misuse a martial art, and no matter how skilled you are, your Karma will come back to haunt you. Between those two again, Muay Thai, easily; however remember, whereas the learning of skill can be done in a relatively brief span of time, the PERFECTION of skill, the refinement of it, takes time, and a lot of work.