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Those shorts have to go!
There are two main reasons why I say this:
1: It's a matter of good hygiene (being sanitary). By wearing shorts and striking each others legs as hard as they do in Thai Boxing/LKKickboxing, there is a big risk of infection. When the legs of opponents strike against each other-especially the shins-they tend to bruise and even cut at times. This is an open invitation to many types of infections. This is quite common in these athletes. I work out and spar with many Thai/LK Kickboxers and have seen it on many of occasion. I always wear long work out trousers (like in Full Contact Karate/ Kung Fu etc...) and have never had any problems.
Perhaps someone can tell us what happened to the Dutch Thai Boxer Rob Kaman (spelling might be wrong). He got infected like that and since has major health problem since he can't get rid of a certain bacteria that he "picked up" from another fighter. This could have been avoided if the fighter were wearing long trousers.
2: Wearing a short pants is so ...ugly! For lack of a better term. It's in bad taste for most people. Anti-aesthetic.
Please don't misunderstand me, there is no sexual connotation to what I'm saying and for your information I'm not gay and I have nothing against gays, but watching two men kicking with shorts on is really not a "pretty" sight.
Why the shorts? Is it Thai culture? The climatic conditions in Thailand? Tradition?
I honestly think that if the Thai/LK Kickboxers wear long trousers, the sport would be more successful and more people might want to try it, but more importantly it will be safer for the participants.
Express your views on this and please refrain from silly comments. Thank you.
There are two main reasons why I say this:
1: It's a matter of good hygiene (being sanitary). By wearing shorts and striking each others legs as hard as they do in Thai Boxing/LKKickboxing, there is a big risk of infection. When the legs of opponents strike against each other-especially the shins-they tend to bruise and even cut at times. This is an open invitation to many types of infections. This is quite common in these athletes. I work out and spar with many Thai/LK Kickboxers and have seen it on many of occasion. I always wear long work out trousers (like in Full Contact Karate/ Kung Fu etc...) and have never had any problems.
Perhaps someone can tell us what happened to the Dutch Thai Boxer Rob Kaman (spelling might be wrong). He got infected like that and since has major health problem since he can't get rid of a certain bacteria that he "picked up" from another fighter. This could have been avoided if the fighter were wearing long trousers.
2: Wearing a short pants is so ...ugly! For lack of a better term. It's in bad taste for most people. Anti-aesthetic.
Please don't misunderstand me, there is no sexual connotation to what I'm saying and for your information I'm not gay and I have nothing against gays, but watching two men kicking with shorts on is really not a "pretty" sight.
Why the shorts? Is it Thai culture? The climatic conditions in Thailand? Tradition?
I honestly think that if the Thai/LK Kickboxers wear long trousers, the sport would be more successful and more people might want to try it, but more importantly it will be safer for the participants.
Express your views on this and please refrain from silly comments. Thank you.
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