Muay Lopburi is Thailand’s oldest form of Muay Thai with over a thousand years of history. It is one of the four styles of Muay Boran and by far the most ancient. It even shares relations with monkeys and one of the avatars of Vishnu. Muay Boran is the name given to the various forms…
Muay Korat is an archaic Thai martial art. It is one of the forms of Muay Boran, which is the term used to refer to Muay Thai before it was given formalized universal rules. Muay Korat is easily recognizable with its wrapped forearms, heavy punches, and tree kicking. Before there was Muay Thai, conquering audiences…
Krabi Krabong is the deadliest martial art in Thailand. Unlike Muay Thai and Muay Boran, this is a combat system involving weapons. It is the martial art that entire armies were trained under, and the Thai military still uses it even to this day. Kings, soldiers, and many others have practiced Krabi Krabong during their…
Muay Chaiya is a martial art which originates from the southern region of Thailand. It focuses on defense and countering. It is one of the forms of Muay Boran, the precursor to Muay Thai. The deadly moves in Muay Chaiya were developed by a Buddhist monk to tame wild elephants and was even used by…
What are the Muay Thai basics that every viewer or athlete must know? Muay Thai can be labeled either a combat sport or a martial art. It is a fighting system which is the national sport of Thailand. It is known as the ‘Art of Eight Limbs’ because a fighter can use punches, kicks, knees,…
Muay Thai fighters across the world, each fall into a different named style of fighting, the Muay Bouk are known for their vicious aggressive pressure, moving forward constantly unlike the Muay Femur who will step back and counter attack, the Muay Bouk aims to never take a step back instead choosing to drown their opponent…
Before the sport of Muay Thai that we see today shown across the world, televised in franchise events like ONE championship and Lion fight, before the echos of cheers and the clashing of shins, before the glory of Rajadamnern stadium and titles in the hallow halls of Lumpinee, there was Kard Chuek. What is Kard…
One of the definitive features of Muay Thai that separates it from western kickboxing is the use of elbow strikes. These strikes are used liberally in short-range to deliver “bladed” impacts to the face and head to cut the face and incapacitate via knockout. No other fighting style employs these strikes as liberally as the…
From a glance, one would say that Muay Thai and BJJ are two martial arts with nothing in common. But if you look a little deeper, Muay and BJJ do share a few small similarities. Let’s put Muay Thai vs BJJ and see how the two different martial arts match up with one another. Going…
Many often lump in Muay Thai and kickboxing as the same thing, but this would be an incorrect assertion. They may seem similar, but they are two very different sports from one another. Here is what you need to know about Muay Thai vs Kickboxing. Going through all of the differences and similarities that the…
