About MuayThai

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Around the years 1238-1408, Thailand capital was located at Sukhothai. During that time, Sukothai often fought with its neighbour. Skill such as kicking, kneeing, punching and elbowing were developed. So, MuayThai was created. Muay Thai was a higher art and was a part of royal curriculum. According to some resource, this era is Sukothai era. From era to era, MuayThai is used as self-defense and teached in military. On King Narai Era (1604 - 1690), MuayThai became a profesional sport. Even on King Prachao Sua Era (1697 - 1709), King himself gone for fight on the arena and win after 3 good fighters, they were Nai Klan Madtai (killing fist), Nai Yai Madlek (iron fist), and Nai Lek Madnak (hard fist). Pre-Fight Ritual When entering the ring, fighter use Mongkon on their head and Pong Malai around their necks. Mongkon is represent the gym, it is essentially a crown. Fighter never touch the mongkon, mongkon places and remove by their Kru (trainer). Different gym will have different Mongkon,

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This Kon Muay uses the hand to enfold the body and trips with the leg then threw by the hip. Now a day does not use this trick on the canvas. The attacker throws the straight left punch to the defensive’s face.

The defensive steps the right foot oblique to the right and sways to escape from the opponent’s fist then steps the left foot closed to the body while enfolds the opponent’s body with the left hand and threw down with the hip. If the attacker strikes with the right punch, do the same as above in the opposite directions.

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