So this is what you're asking. Not just Sanda, except Taekwondo, which is a karate business. Everything else is basically the same. Our Sanda champion training class here can't recruit people, and Muay Thai is even worse. A friend of mine invited two coaches from Thailand to join the Hong Kong Muay Thai Hall. As a result, the venue could not be rented and he moved to the countryside. I don't know why. Perhaps parents are more willing to send their children to practice Taekwondo, while teenagers prefer karate. In addition, I think the proportion of girls in Taekwondo and Karate is greater than that of boys, which may be related to the mental outlook of a project. The image of Sanda athletes' shorts is a bit embarrassing, and there is no skill performance like chopping bricks and stones around the stadium to scare people. Compared with karate, its image is better, its publicity is better and its relative mystery is stronger.
Generally speaking, children have no choice. Middle school students are under great pressure to study, but they can't get family support. This part advocates Sanda and Muay Thai, but they will basically become self-learners. When they go to educated young people like college students and petty bourgeoisie who want to learn fighting, they will basically choose karate. According to my observation, except karate and taekwondo, basically all the fans of other sports belong to staying at home and staring blankly at the video twice.