Muay Thai / Dutch Kickboxing

Our Muay Thai / Dutch Kickboxing program

At Silanoe Martial Arts we offer Muay Thai / Dutch Kickboxing. It is a mix of Muay Thai, Kyokushin Karate, and Boxing. Muay Thai is a martial art founded in Thailand which focuses on striking. It is known as the science of 8 limbs. Its exact history differs. Most agree that Muay Thai started in close combat on Thai battlefields. Because of its effectiveness, the Thai army still uses Muay Thai to date. Nowadays, it is mostly a ring sport. Our Muay Thai / Dutch Kickboxing program, in particular, serves the surrounding areas of San Marino, Alhambra, Temple City, Rosemead, Monterey Park, Arcadia, and Pasadena

How the Dutch changed Muay Thai

The Netherlands being a country interested in martial arts and sports in general, The Dutch started developing their own outtake. In the 1970s, Jan Plas, Jan van Looyen and Peter van der Hemel went on a training camp in Japan where they met sensei Kenji Kurosaki at his dojo in Tokyo. The Dutch were impressed with the skill level of sensei Kurosaki and his students. Sensei Kurosaki’s main fighting style was Kyokushin Karate, but with the heavy influence of Muay Thai. As a result, after returning back to the Netherlands, the Dutch pioneers established a Dutch Kickboxing Federation. The Dutch Kickboxing federation played an important role in promoting and growth of the sport. See here for more information about the history of Dutch Kickboxing.

Differences between Dutch and traditional Muay Thai / Kickboxing

The Dutch style is different as it focuses more on punching and kicking instead of clinching and elbowing. Also, the Dutch have a different way of using angles. Rather than trading punches and kicks seen at traditional Muay Thai fights, Dutch-style practitioners, choose to avoid damage. Because of the influence of sensei Kurosaki, the Dutch style became a hybrid martial art, being a mix of Muay Thai, Kyokushin Karate, and Boxing.