| Muay Thai Kickboxing is often referred to as the | | | | 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.Muay Thai is | | | | match due to the excruciating pain as a result of the |
| known as the martial art of "kings" because in 1411 | | | | technique.Thai boxing is not known as the most vicious |
| when a king by the name of Sen Muajng Ma died, his | | | | martial art for no reason. Thai boxers train their kicks in |
| sons literally fought to the death for his throne, using | | | | a manner that when you are struck by them it literally |
| the techniques of muay thai. Many kings were known | | | | feels like someone has swung a baseball bat. Thai |
| to not only train in the martial art of Muay Thai but also | | | | boxers tend to focus on a few effective techniques |
| to compete. The only problem is that it was viewed as | | | | and master them rather then wasting energy on some |
| improper to touch an emperor much less strike one. | | | | of the flashier techniques found in other martial arts. In |
| So a king by the name Phra Buddha Choa Sua used | | | | addition to being an effective martial art and the official |
| to enter various Muay Thai tournaments dressed as a | | | | self defense system of the Thai national army, Muay |
| peasant in order to fool both the audience and his | | | | Thai is one of the best cardiovascular workouts you |
| opponents. He not only won all his matches, he | | | | will ever partake in. Many aerobic studios incorporate |
| eventually defeated the national champion.The majority | | | | Thai boxing techniques into their workouts. As you can |
| of the world refers to Muay Thai as Thai boxing. | | | | see if you want to kill two birds with one stone by |
| Although Thai boxing's most recent claim to fame is | | | | both learning how to defend yourself and getting |
| from John Claude Van Dam and other various movies, | | | | yourself into great shape, Thai boxing is a martial art |
| this martial art is regarded as one of the most brutal | | | | that's definitely worth taking a look at. |
| forms of self defense. Thailand has been known to | | | | |