I havent read all the posts, but i’ll try to answear some of them.

The main different between Kickboxing ang Muay Thai is the way of fighting. An easy way to say it is that Muay Thai is a little more ‘’brutal'’. First of all it is not allowed to use knees and elbowes in kickboxing, all kicks (non-sweeps) must be lower than the position of your belt.
Some throws are allowed, however it’s rarely seen in competition.
Kickboxing focuses more on spinkicks and heel kicks.
You are usally not allowed to grip any part of the opponents body.

Kickboxing is separated into 4 main forms:
Easy contact - You can get Warningsfor hard hits, no KOs.
Full contact - No ‘power regulations’
Semi contact - 1 point per hit, stop, start again. First hit counts, Karate type of fight.
Musical Forms - Freestyle kickboxing. Not vs. opponent. Arobatic and movement to music. ‘Show form’

That was a little info.
Yes, i know my english sucks.

Best regards, Ola.

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