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, ...

Sak Phuang Malai

In English mean to tattoo a lei or making a ring of flowers as the necklace Movement

This movement is used for close to the body and throws up the elbow to the rib or the reed of a pipe. The attacker walks in and throws the left punch to the defensive’s face.

The defensive counters by stepping the right foot close to the attacker and uses the right arm to brush off the attacker’s left fist away and throws the left elbow up to the chest of the rib of the attacker. If the attacker throws the right fist. Do the same as above in the opposite directions.

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