As a result, Muay Thai fighters spend most of their time practicing effective techniques they use often like roundhouse kicks, low kicks, and teeps, while Taekwondo students spend most of their time learning new techniques. Less than a couple of hundred techniques are used in Muay Thai, compared to over 3,000 kicking techniques alone in Taekwondo. It’s one of the reasons why martial arts like Muay Thai are generally viewed as more effective than martial arts like Taekwondo. Observe any top combat sports athletes, and you’ll notice they have a few dozen techniques they mostly rely on.
What’s the point of knowing 10,000 techniques when you can barely execute any of them? Fewer is often better when it comes to martial arts. That quote sums up the ideal mentality you should have as a martial artist. “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee Many experienced martial artists would even caution against learning too many techniques since that often means you haven’t taken the time to master any of them. You don’t need to learn every martial art technique ever developed to be able to defend yourself.
