| Muay Thai Boxing has become increasingly popular | | | | and tape them to their hands before a boxing match in |
| throughout the world over the past several years | | | | order to do optimal damage to their opponent. |
| however it's always been popular in Thailand where it | | | | Today, Muay Thai Boxing is a martial arts sport rather |
| first began thousands of years ago. Then there were | | | | than a death match fighting game. Approximately 50 |
| Muay Boran and Krabi-Krabong one can say that | | | | years ago, Muay Thai Boxing introduced rules with |
| Muay Boran has adapted and become modern Muay | | | | time limits, opponents fighting each other using boxing |
| Thai Boxing, there still are Muay Boran practitioners | | | | gloves and within their own weight class to make |
| even nowadays though. When they first began Muay | | | | matches fair for both parties. And uniforms consist of |
| Boran, there were no rules, no time limits and no | | | | boxing gloves and matching silk boxing shorts. |
| uniforms. Some fighters would take shards of glass | | | | |