It would seem our training methods are also worlds apart
In not going to knock Mai Thai it is a good fighting method and also I diss agree with the said limitations on mai thai They also have advanced methods.
Watch master sken or another thai master.Better still go and train with master sken as others have. I have trained with some of these guys they are good.
But I can not see how a person training in mai thai after one year would be better than the karate trained person who trained correctly for a year?