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,

Pid Pok Chok Duay Sok

In English mean close, cover and hit with the elbow Movement

This Kon Muay is another of Mai Kru to protect the fists. The use of this technique is guarding the arms to cover the head and swaying the body in order to let the punch passed through the neck pit.

The attacker walks in and throws the right punch at the defensive’s face. The defensive counters by stepping the right foot inside and uses the arm to guard on the head which lets the punch passed near the arm. Then hurry to step in with the right foot and threw up the elbow to the forehead. If the attacker throws the left fist, do the same as above in the opposite directions.

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