Is muy thai good for street fighting?

i like watching mma, and might give it a shot. Is muy thai good for street fighting, iam thinking about muy thai or going to an mma gym to start training. I have some boxig experience, and my strength is hand speed. Also who would win in a fight a very good street fighter who has no formal training, or someone who practices muy thai and jujitsu ?

Is muy thai good for street fighting?
The boxing and Muay Thai combination is one of the best possible striking skill set combinations. Muay Thai is strong with kicks, knees and elbows but a bit lacking with the hands. So boxing will give you what Muay Thai is missing and vice versa. You should get some form of grappling training so you may be effective no matter where the fight goes. So grappling training, Muay Thai, and boxing will give you a very good toolbox for self defense.


And the "good streetfighter" usually has some kind of fight training and combines that with street tactics of ambush and intimidation (verbal and physical) to try to overwhelm you. Come back at him (or them, the "street" isn't always one on one) hard and fast and you will be able to defend yourself effectively. You usually won't walk away untouched, but you should be able to walk away...
Reply:Muy Thai is based on fighting and fighting efficently to knock out your opponent. Of course you will need some ground skills to be a good fighter, almost every real fight I have ever seen has gone to the ground, unless one of the people are VERY outmatched.
Reply:i do it all the time
Reply:Hell yehaaaa is awesome in the street, is similar to boxing only the trow mostly power shots with speed and the leg kick awesome and the thai clinch for knees is devastating, Vanderlei uses it al the time, give it a trie they are several gyms that separate the clases they have theire jiu jitsu class, wrestling, boxing muay thai and also an mma class were thay comvine it, try to find a gym who works like that than you can decide.good luck
Reply:Muay Thai is one of the best forms of martial arts for real life situations, no gimmick kicks or moves, everything you throw will have bad intentions..
Reply:You have to keep in mind that MMA and street fighting are not the same thing. So in a cage fight jiu jitsu is good because the ground is soft. However in real life, trying to do an arm-bar on concrete is going to hurt a lot. If you watch season 5 of the ultimate fighter when two guys got in a fight out on the patio, a guy tried to use jiujitsu but the other guy just lifted him and dropped him on concrete. I would recommend Muay Thai because it is a fantastic striking art. More so, in street fighting, if there is more than one guy against you, your jiu jitsu will be useless because you're tied up with one guy while the other is sucker punching you. Stick to a striking art for right now and keep in mind that there are no rules in street fighting either. You can hit to the back of the head or kick em in the nuts etc. Muay Thai is fantastic in both long and short range, especially with the elbows and kness. I would not recommend winding up for a crazy Muay Thai kick in a crowded area because your recovery time will be too long. In addition I would recommend you continue your boxing as a complement to Muay Thai. Hope this helps.





In addition, if you are a straight up boxer, there is a habit you have to eliminate which is ducking down to avoid punches. Keep in mind boxing is a sport. however if you fight against a Muay Thai fighter, ducking down is the worst thing you could do as he would easily throw a knee to your face.