La primera, en la boca:
http://www.ko-kickboxing.com/features/H ... istory.htm
La segunda... también en la bocaza.The high incidence of death and physical injury led to the Thai government to institute a ban on Muay Thai in the 1920's, but in the 1930's the sport was revived under a set of regulations based on the Queensberry rules. Bouts were limited to five three minute rounds separated with two minute breaks. Contestants had to wear international-style gloves and trunks (always red or blue) and their feet were taped - to this day no shoes are worn.

Igualita la guardia que muestra la foto que la que usan hoy día los 'thai-boxers', ¿verdad?
Vamos... que las técnicas que de mano que hoy día se ven son igualitas que las usadas por los luchadores de antaño, cuando los guantes no existían, las patadas a la entrepierna se permitían y podían forrarse la mano de cristal.The horse hide thongs were later replaced by hemp ropes or starched strips of cotton soaked in glue before being tied to a boxer’s hands. It is also said that for some matches and with the agreement of both contestants, ground glass was mixed with the glue. The fighters wore groin guards of tree bark or sea shells held in place with a piece of cloth tied between the legs and around the waist. In those days there were no such arrangements as weight divisions, or three minute rounds. A bout lasted as long as fighter could continue. Many a boxer is said to have left the arena on a bamboo stretcher-dead.
Vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaya... aquí mencionan que la diferencia entre el Boxeo y el Muay Thai, es que éste último permite golpear con más partes corporales. No dice nada de que, "casualmente", las técnicas sean idénticas.Muay Thai and International Boxing differ in a number of ways, and the rules and regulations governing each form do as well. The greatest difference between Muay Thai and Western Boxing is that Muay Thai allows kicking, kneeing and elbowing, in addition to punching. Points are scored for every blow landed on an opponent. If a contestant violates a rule during the match, points are deducted from his score. Unlike Western Boxing, blows below the beltline are allowed, however, the groin is not considered to be a valid target. Generally speaking, Muay Thai matches are more frantically paced than Western bouts, and thus are broken up into a maximum of five rounds of three minutes. Similar to Western bouts, Muay Thai matches can end with a winner by knockout, technical knockout, or decision; or can be declared a draw.
A lo mejor es porque no es casualidad, sino algo intencionado y a todas luces evidente.
Por último, conviene no olvidar un pequeño detalle:
- El Boxeo occidental se introdujo en Thailandia en los años '20 y, ¡maravilla de las maravillas!, el moderno Muay Thai surgió una década más tarde, calcando reglamento, divisiones de peso, medidas de cuadrilátero, adopción de guantes y técnicas de mano (que, lógicamente, habrían de diferir de las usadas tradicionalmente).
Además, me he pasado unos ocho años entrenando Boxeo, Kickboxing y Muay Thai; así que algo del tema sé, "campeón".
y porque demonios algunos luchadores abandonan MT para hacer boxeo, si lo contiene
Por el mismo motivo que muchos practicantes de BJJ comienzan a aprender Lucha Libre o Judo: para mejorar en determinadas áreas de especialización.
Y porque tengo mejores cosas que hacer, que si no buscaba un poco más en Internet para seguir restregando.












