Muay Thai vs Karate – Who has the better kick

Posted by Barry Laminack

Back in May, before the Machida/Shogun rematch, ESPN's Sports Science brought in Brandon Vera to do a comparison between the Muay Thai kick and the Karate kick.  What they found was that the Muay Thai kick generated more force but the Karate kick was faster. They compared it to the difference between a jab and a straight.