Jul 17, 2021 · I think Lethwei is often overrated, actually. People hear about it and think ‘Muay Thai minus gloves plus headbutts’ when the truth is closer to ‘Muay Thai minus gloves, plus headbutts, minus the deep talent pool.’ Myanmar just doesn’t have the economy to support a sizable industry of professional sportsmen: they’ve got far fewer kickboxers and more sustenance farmers, guerillas ...

Aug 28, 2023 · Is a Lethwei fighter good at fighting "in the streets" ? Likely, because the ruleset favour it. Will a Lethwei fighter win against a, lets say, Muay Thai fighter "in the streets"? Depends on the fighters and depends on the day Should I train Lethwei for self-defence? You are likely going to go retarded before you can actually use it, so I would ...

Oct 31, 2022 · Lethwei vs Muay Thai Muay Thai uses the art of 8 limbs which are the elbows, knees, punches and kicks. Lethwei however uses all of them but with an extra limb, the head. Since that it uses an extra limb, this should be an interesting fight. So if we were to put both martial arts into a fight, which martial art do you think will win?

Lethwei is an unarmed Burmese martial art. It is similar to related styles in other parts of the Indian cultural sphere, namely Muay Thai from Thailand, Pradal Serey from Cambodia, Muay Lao from Laos, Tomoi from Malaysia and Musti-yuddha from India.

Jan 3, 2023 · Same reason BJJ guys like catch wrestling. Lethwei is edgy and has a “harder” reputation, but the competitive field is actually much worse.

Sep 18, 2021 · I know what Lethwei is in principle, but I don't know enough to have a real opinion on it It looks pretty badass and brutal, but that's just a guess from watching a handful of clips and fights.

Sep 28, 2020 · In Lethwei you spar a lot, and that's a major difference, in Muay Boran sparring is often neglected or it is done but without using the principles and the techniques of Muay Boran, and basically people spar like they are doing Muay Thai.

Jul 15, 2022 · Because when you add grappling to Muay Thai, which Lethwei does, you essentially get standard MMA which is available and popular everywhere.

Oct 19, 2022 · Lethwei is a legit, insanely brutal sport and it constantly overlaps with Muay Thai as well. Leduc doesn't just win LW fights, he wins Muay Thai and even the Prison Fight.

Lethwei is a dumb ruleset that only scores high on stupid machismo, and Leduc's success is at least in part due to the talent pool being too shallow to drown a toddler. Looking forward to watching Liam Harrison criticize it.