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Originally Posted by Rodsrsr
Well if they do both kickboxing and Muay Thai, that would make them a mixed martial artist by default. I think what afterburn meant was that an average MMA fighter of today would utterly destroy a 70's kickboxer, which is undoubtedly true. The popular combination seems to be basic Boxing/Muay Thai for strikes with wrestling for take downs, and just enough knowledge in BJJ to avoid getting subbed. Get full mount or even technical mount, ground and pound. Nothing fancy but it works.
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Not really mixed as much as you think. KB is MT without knees or elbows. There is a lot of grappling in Muay Thai, at least in our class, that you can't do in KB either. So really it is using a limited set of your overall training.
I don't know what the rules are from the 80s but those guys would probably get whooped by a modern kick boxer as well.
I will say this, reflexes are everything. Sparring with my daughter will surprise me now and then when she catches a right cross and throws me on my back like a rag doll.
Here is an example of a well placed teep or foot jab where the recipient landed in the ropes:
