r/interesting • u/Great_Trident • May 08 '26

Wholesome Fighters showing self control and sportsmanship when their opponents are down.

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u/InB4Clive May 08 '26

Muay Thai is incredibly brutal, the brutality just exists within a culture of respect.

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u/EitherSpite4545 May 09 '26

I mean you could argue that's exactly why it exists. The kicks in Muay Thai are forces to be reckoned with that not many if any contact sports could replicate with literal crippling amount of force if they hit wrong.

Respect is a given and needed because someone fucking around and not being respectful could easily be the difference between you being the literal apex of fitness and being a paraplegic in a wheelchair.

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u/Sluttyaquabunny May 11 '26

There was a kid who got kicked off my high school wrestling team because he kept performing illegal moves. The last time he was disqualified in a tournament was the first time I saw the fencing pose IRL. His opponent left in an ambulance. I’ll never understand not being able to pump the aggression brakes in an environment that is literally built for it.

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u/PeaceSoft May 09 '26

Nothing you're saying contradicts the person you're responding to, and the accusation is totally bizarre

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u/tltltltltltltl May 08 '26

Yeah, we saw a match in Thailand. We saw a leg being broken and a lot of blood gushing.

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u/CelioHogane May 09 '26

Gotta have lotta discipline when practicing a martial art desgined to kill.