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Obviously powerlifting isn't going to help you with boxing. Grappling however, it totally different, and makes up half of fighting. Wrestling requires a lot of strength and we are in the weight room a lot.
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>The ability to exert greater amounts of force doesn't help in a fight
All martial arts techniques are, is a different way to apply force to a specific point. Strength training is beneficial to increasing the amount of force you can apply.

Is it a bad idea to start muay thai with a healing knee? (meniscus tear)

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>Not necessary at all. If you have a good instructor and good training partners, it's all you need.
Usually that's only if your instructor is watching a lot of material online. All the best shit is online, without a doubt, and if you're looking to really troubleshoot a part of your game that you're struggling with or want to specialise in, then looking online is how to do it.

It's a bad idea to start anything competitively physical if you knee is fucked you gnob.
Let it heal, learn something else in the mean time.

yes

ahhhh its been 3 months already
is there any art I can do that's easy on the knees?

Yes, they will kick your knee to shreds. Not out of hate, but because checking low kicks are just rough on your legs.

For a while I’ve been going to boxing classes but they steadily grew more and more workout-based rather than based in learning about the sport, so I decided to drop my boxing gym and join an MMA gym, and I absolutely love the difference.

Martial arts is possibly the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever experienced. I’ve been to two (three after tomorrow morning) BJJ classes, one Muay Thai class (which I gassed out of because I was dehydrated (I drank plenty of water throughout the day but I also had diarrhea an hour beforehand)) and I’ve just sparred for the first time today - four rounds grappling, two rounds striking with a partner my size(wanted to do 3 rounds striking but I had to cut short because he accidentally kicked me in the balls, no hard feelings tho) and one striking round with the head coach of the gym.

I absolutely love the feeling of being taught and slowly learning some new technique in Jiu Jitsu, or how it feels to land a hook on the head coach for the first time while sparring, and figuring out how to clinch properly and where to kick my partner in the thigh or side.

I love how it feels to get hit or choked out after I mess up and know afterwards that I won’t make that mistake again.

I love how satisfying it feels to throw myself into something and slowly get better and better at it with the encouragement of my more advanced peers and teachers.
I fucking love martial arts!!!

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Literally none, unless your doctor says cardio is okay, in which case stick to boxing and only boxing because every other martial art is heavy on the knees

What are some ways I can improve my flexibility for muay thai? My hams and hips feel too tight when I kick and it feels like I'm fighting my own body to throw a good kick. I will do anything to assist this process of becoming flexible

Regular stretching ought to work. After some kind of workout hold whatever stretches you need for 45s-1 minute 3-5 times. Stretching does make you more flexible but it only works if you A stretch while your blood is flowing and B hold it a while

I love it too. I bought a cup a day after my first class lol. No nutshots for me.

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any good waterproof underwear so blood doesn't get on my gi pants ass area