| Muay Thai Kickboxing is often referred to as the | | | | to hold open challenges pitting other forms of standup |
| science of 8 limbs. The reason for this title is the fact | | | | fighting against their Thai boxers. Most Thai fighters |
| that you use nearly every body part as a weapon. | | | | are heavily out weighed in these matches but still |
| You can strike with your forehead, elbows, fists, | | | | manage to destroy their opponents due to the various |
| Knees, Shins and feet. Muay Thai Kickboxing was | | | | ways of attacking. No other martial art trains you to |
| invented over 2000 years ago and is recognized as | | | | use every limb to attack and most other martial arts |
| one of the oldest martial arts known to man. Although | | | | limit their striking area to above the waist. In Thai |
| records of Muay Thai fights only date back to 700 | | | | boxing you are allowed to kick, punch and knee your |
| years ago, there is a general consensus that Muay | | | | opponent's legs. Many opponents who are |
| Thai originated over 2000 years ago in the part of | | | | unaccustomed to receiving leg kicks literally lose the |
| Asia that is now inhabited by China. | | | | match due to the excruciating pain as a result of the |
| Muay Thai is known as the martial art of "kings" | | | | technique. |
| because in 1411 when a king by the name of Sen | | | | Thai boxing is not known as the most vicious martial |
| Muajng Ma died, his sons literally fought to the death | | | | art for no reason. Thai boxers train their kicks in a |
| for his throne, using the techniques of muay thai. Many | | | | manner that when you are struck by them it literally |
| kings were known to not only train in the martial art of | | | | feels like someone has swung a baseball bat. Thai |
| Muay Thai but also to compete. The only problem is | | | | boxers tend to focus on a few effective techniques |
| that it was viewed as improper to touch an emperor | | | | and master them rather then wasting energy on some |
| much less strike one. So a king by the name Phra | | | | of the flashier techniques found in other martial arts. In |
| Buddha Choa Sua used to enter various Muay Thai | | | | addition to being an effective martial art and the official |
| tournaments dressed as a peasant in order to fool | | | | self defense system of the Thai national army, Muay |
| both the audience and his opponents. He not only won | | | | Thai is one of the best cardiovascular workouts you |
| all his matches, he eventually defeated the national | | | | will ever partake in. Many aerobic studios incorporate |
| champion. | | | | Thai boxing techniques into their workouts. As you can |
| The majority of the world refers to Muay Thai as Thai | | | | see if you want to kill two birds with one stone by |
| boxing. Although Thai boxing's most recent claim to | | | | both learning how to defend yourself and getting |
| fame is from John Claude Van Dam and other various | | | | yourself into great shape, Thai boxing is a martial art |
| movies, this martial art is regarded as one of the most | | | | that's definitely worth taking a look at. |
| brutal forms of self defense. Thailand has been known | | | | |