However, many muay Thai players are injured after retiring, and their life span is not long, which has nothing to do with muay Thai itself, but mainly related to the fierce competition! Muay Thai is one of the most intense fighting sports. It is common for players to be beaten with fractures, concussions and even internal organs rupture. Muay Thai players have participated in such competitions for a long time and accumulated countless injuries, which is not a flash in the pan. In fact, any sport is like this. Many professional track and field athletes have spinal problems and even have to take a wheelchair in their later years. Can you say that running hurts their health? Some people say that Tai Ji Chuan is strong and does not hurt the body. Please Tai Chi Chuan to participate in the intensity competition of Muay Thai!
Therefore, it is not the martial arts (or sports) itself that hurts people, but the athletes' overtraining and fierce competition will lead to injuries.
Muay Thai does use a wooden stick to smash the calf and tibia, but this is not a patent of Muay Thai, and it is practiced in extremely authentic karate and Sanda in China. This practice will indeed damage the nerves of the calf, but it will not shorten the life span. At most, my legs are sore when I am old.
As for what martial arts are harmless and powerful? To tell the truth, any martial arts can be very strong when practiced to a advanced level, but high-intensity training will inevitably cause some harm to the body, so this is a dilemma. Generally speaking, China's traditional Wushu has a slow effect, but it has little effect on the body. It is best to have a famous teacher to guide you, otherwise your strength is not great, and it may also affect your health (it is no longer news that your knee is injured after Tai Chi training). I recommend wing chun boxing, which is a martial art with the best actual combat effect and quick effect.