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Southeast Asian Martial Art of Muay Thai Boxing

By Craig on January 10, 2010

Muay Thai is a hard fighting martial art that resembles pradel serey, tomoi, and muay Lao from Laos. It is probably derived from muay boran and krabi krabong. Also known as Thai boxing or Thai kickboxing, it is the national sport of Thailand and enjoys worldwide popularity, thanks in part to a daily televised bout [...]

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Muay Thai is the National Sport of Kings

By Muay Thai on January 4, 2010

Muay Thai, the Sport of Kings. The people of Thailand are as interested in their national sport, the art of Muay Thai, as people from the USA are about Baseball, or people from the UK are about football. Just because it involves fighting, don’t dismiss it as a blood sport. Muay Thai is an ancient [...]

Posted in History | Tagged ancient art, Blood Sport, elbows, front kick, Groin Protector, ram muay, Roundhouse Kick, Sport of Kings, Thai History, Wai Kru | Leave a response

The Ancient Sport of Muay Thai Boxing

By Muay Thai on November 17, 2009

Muay Thai boxing is a sport that has been around for thousands of years, and is still practiced today as a professional sport as well as a hobby. It is the national sport of Thailand, and is practiced by millions of Thai men. It is often compared to Thailand in the way that soccer is [...]

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