| Mixed martial arts or MMA is a combination of | | | | the country by storm, and is now one of the |
| the most effective forms of fight sciences | | | | most popular sports viewed on cable TV. The |
| like Muay Thai, boxing, and jiu-jiitsu. The | | | | Thai people immediately took to the sport as |
| popularity of MMA based programing on | | | | they quickly recognized Muay Thai as a key |
| television and cable like the Ultimate | | | | aspect of the ultimate fight game. If you are |
| Fighting Championship, King of the Cage, and | | | | standing up, you are fighting Muay thai |
| Cage Rage have fueled the expansion of | | | | style. If you are on the ground, you are |
| training camps and schools throughout the | | | | using wrestling and jiu-jitsu. The Thai |
| world. | | | | people were proud to see their national sport |
| | | | in the world spotlight. |
| Today, fighters, young and old, travel around | | | | |
| the world searching for training that will | | | | Starting in 2005, fighters from all over the |
| make the the next "Ultimate Fighter." You | | | | globe were given the chance to save money and |
| want to learn Jiu-Jitsu, then head for | | | | participate in comprehensive training in Muay |
| Brazil. Looking for boxing skills then you | | | | thai and MMA in Thailand. Modern fight camps, |
| might try the U.S. And if you are looking for | | | | like Tiger Muay Thai & MMA, Phuket, Thailand |
| Muay Thai, there is no better place than | | | | and Bangkok Fight Club opened their door to |
| Thailand; the home of Muay Thai and the | | | | professional and amateurs looking to train |
| national sport of Thailand. | | | | Muay Thai and MMA all at the same place. |
| | | | Fighters can work their stand-up striking |
| From one end of the country to the other, | | | | game with Muay Thai and then train Jiu-Jitsu |
| Muay Thai is the pride of the Thai people. | | | | to work on their ground fighting skills. Now |
| The fight sport has become popular around the | | | | fighters would not have to travel from one |
| world and now boasts organizations in more | | | | country to the next to find the training they |
| than 35 countries promoting tournaments, | | | | need. Everything they needed was in one |
| fights, and amateur and professional titles. | | | | place; a great training environment in the |
| For years, martial arts enthusiast and | | | | tropics which is conducive to hardcore |
| athletes have ben coming to Thailand to learn | | | | training, training partners with the skills |
| the science of eight limbs from professional | | | | needed to improve, and the ability to live |
| Thai fighters. With the explosion in | | | | and train under the same roof without going |
| popularity of MMA in the rest of the world, | | | | broke. |
| and here in Thailand, there is a new breed of | | | | |
| fighter making his way to Asia and the land | | | | As if that was not enough, Thailand offers |
| of smiles. | | | | Muay thai fights seven-days-a-week in most |
| | | | big cities. It used to be difficult for most |
| MMA fighter's are quickly learning that | | | | fighters to find a place to train and finally |
| Thailand is the place to be to learn the | | | | land a fight. Now fighters coming to Thailand |
| secrets of striking through hardcore Muay | | | | can plan a training regimen and a fight |
| Thai training. | | | | before even arriving in Thailand. I you are |
| | | | in shape and are looking for a fight, head to |
| Thai fighters are known for their | | | | Thailand and one of the many training camps |
| aggressiveness, stamina, and ability to | | | | that accept foreigners. Train for six weeks |
| ignore pain, which are all prerequisites of | | | | and then strap on the gloves against a Thai |
| the modern cage fighter. They want to learn | | | | or another foreign fighter. You will head |
| the secrets of of the Siam warriors abilities | | | | back home with experience and the experience |
| and bring it back to the cage. | | | | of a lifetime after training in Muay Thai and |
| | | | MMA in Thailand. |
| In 2001, MMA programming on in Thailand took | | | | |