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