| Muay Thai involves boxing techniques, hard | | | | Lobburee (Center region), Muay Chaiya (South) |
| kicking, and knee and elbow strikes. Low | | | | |
| kicks to the thighs are a very distinguishing | | | | There are a phrase about Muay Thai Boran that |
| technique used frequently in Muay Thai. Stand | | | | "Punch Korat, Wit Lobburee, Posture Chaiya, |
| up grappling is also used and allowed in the | | | | Faster Thasao" |
| ring. Muay Thai practitioners develop a very | | | | |
| high level of physical conditioning developed | | | | Muay Korat emphasizes in strength. There are |
| by its practitioners. | | | | one technique call "Throwing buffalo punch". |
| | | | It was call like this since it can defeat the |
| The origins of this martial art and sport are | | | | buffalo in one blow. |
| thought to stretch back to the wars with the | | | | |
| Burmese during the 15th century. Thailand's | | | | Muay Lobburee emphasizes in clever movements. |
| first famous boxer was one, 'Nai Khanom Tom' | | | | Its strength point is the straight and turned |
| , who was a famous practitioner of Muay Thai. | | | | punch. |
| Around 1774, he was captured along with other | | | | |
| Thai prisoners, either in a skirmish or at | | | | Muay Chaiya emphasizes in posture, defending. |
| the fall of the ancient capital of Siam of | | | | It's difficult for opponent to attack. Muay |
| Ayutthaya. He was brought to Rangoon in | | | | Chaiya stress in elbows and knees. |
| Burma, where the Burmese King Mangra was | | | | |
| holding a religious festival in honor of | | | | Muay Thasao emphasizes in speed. Muay Thasao |
| Buddha's relics. The festivities included | | | | stress in speeding kick. Cause of their |
| many forms of entertainment. King Mangra was | | | | faster speed, this Muay Boran was call "Ling |
| reported to be curious to see how the various | | | | Lom" (windy monkey or Loris) |
| fighting styles of Burma and other countries | | | | |
| would compare. At one point, he wanted to see | | | | Muay Thai in present is different from the |
| how Muay Boran would compare to the Burmese | | | | past. Muay Thai Boran (Old Muay Thai) use the |
| art Lethwei. Nai Khanomtom was selected to | | | | wit in fighting. It's not like Muay Thai in |
| fight against the Burmese champion. Nai | | | | today that all the fighters emphasize in |
| Khanomtom did a Wai Kru pre-fight dance which | | | | strength. |
| puzzled all of the Burmese. When the fight | | | | |
| began, he charged out and using punches, | | | | During the late 1920s and 30s Muay Thai |
| kicks, elbows, and knees, quickly pummeled | | | | training was developed. Gyms were constructed |
| the Burmese. | | | | and punch bags and balls became widely |
| | | | available. The use of training gloves and |
| The referee was reported to have stated that | | | | contest gloves became the norm. Muay Thai |
| the Burmese opponent was distracted by the | | | | became a favourite sport and pastime. Every |
| Wai Kru, so the knockout was invalid. The | | | | village staged prize fights and people from |
| King then asked if Nai Khanomtom would fight | | | | all walks of life flocked to training camps. |
| nine other Burmese champions to prove | | | | |
| himself. He agreed and fought them all, one | | | | The basic techniques include punch techniques |
| after the other with no rest periods between | | | | (jab, straight right/cross, hook and |
| fights. The last Burmese was reputed to be a | | | | uppercut), elbow techniques (horizontal, |
| great boxing teacher. Nai Khanomtom defeated | | | | diagonal-upwards, diagonal-downwards, |
| them all in a superior fashion. | | | | uppercut, downward, backward-spinning and |
| | | | flying) and kicking techniques (push kick, |
| King Mangra was so impressed that he | | | | roundhouse kick, etc.). |
| remarked, "Every part of the Thai is blessed | | | | |
| with venom. Even with his bare hands, he can | | | | The training program is base on your muaythai |
| fell nine or ten opponents. As his lord | | | | level . Regular program ( 2 Hrs ) is include |
| master was incompetent, the country was lost | | | | : Warm Up/Stretch , Run ( 1 - 10 Km. ) , Skip |
| to the enemy. If his lord had been any good, | | | | (15 Minutes) , Shadow Box (3 rounds) , Bag |
| there was no way the City of Ayutthaya would | | | | Work (3 rounds) , Pad Work (3 rounds) , |
| ever have fallen." | | | | Clinching/Sparring ( 3 rounds) , Fitness , |
| | | | Shadow Box (2 rounds) , Cool Down Stretch . |
| He granted Nai Khanomtom freedom along with | | | | |
| either riches or two beautiful Burmese wives. | | | | Nowadays the Muay Thai ring is the same size |
| Nai Khanomtom chose the wives as he said that | | | | as that used for Western boxing, 24 foot |
| money was easier to find. He then departed | | | | square. The floor of the ring is wooden with |
| with his wives for Siam. Other variations of | | | | canvas-covered matting. Traditionally the |
| this story had him also winning the release | | | | four sides of the ring are aligned with the |
| of his fellow Thai prisoners. His feat is | | | | points of a compass. The red corner points |
| celebrated every March 17 as "Boxer's Day" or | | | | NW, the blue SE. The other two corners are |
| "National Muay Thai Day" in his honor and | | | | white. These colours are derived from Western |
| that of Muay Thai's. | | | | boxing and were introduced in the 1920s. The |
| | | | red corner is usually assigned to the |
| Muay Boran is divided to Muay ThaSao (North), | | | | defending champion or the contestant thought |
| Muay Korat (Esarn or NorthEast), Muay | | | | to have the advantage. |