Thai Boxing – one of the most popular martial arts in the world
Thai Boxing or Muay Thai, derives from an ancient Thai fighting. This was real fighting art that was used on the battlefield, and also included the use of weapons of various kinds. Thai Warriors were much feared and respected for their fighting ability.
From this comes the deadly art Thai Boxing, a sport version and less bloody. It spreads quickly among the Thais at all levels.
Thai boxing currently considered one of the toughest arts and effective. Muay Thai has its origins in Mae Mai, the ancient Thai fighting technique. One of the most famous of Thai history, whose deeds are given on the school books and remember all the years at all stages of Thai, Nai Khanom Dhom that is captured by the Burmese army along with his soldiers during the sack of the ancient capital Ayudhaya, he won freedom by defeating unarmed 12 gladiators of the strongest enemies, all under the eyes of the Burmese King Mangra, who wanted to note closely the great power with which so famous was the Thai people, challenged the best of Thaiboxer prisoners and their reign of the King of Siam who was famous for being a formidable fighter, he faced 12 of the best local warriors who practiced a form of struggle, quite similar to that Parma or more commonly called the Thai-Burmese Boxing. The same Mangra King was so impressed by the effectiveness of his shots that he decided to grant him freedom. Since then, every March 17 is dedicated to his memory and in every stage of the kingdom is the day of all boxers.
Although it is now considered a sport for all purposes, Muay Thai is considered one of the hardest and most demanding specialties in the combat sports. Indeed it is possible to strike all parts of the body (except head) almost all of the opponent and you can make statements and projections fight. Even today, the Muay Thai-Thai is the national sport and is actively used by thousands of fans in big cities and small villages. In Bangkok, there are two main stages where you can see every day in numerous battles, one is the Lumpini Stadium, managed by the police, the other is the Radchadamnoen Stadium, managed by the army. Numerous media, newspapers and TV, that dealing with the daily Sport.
Currently, Thai Boxing is one of the most popular martial arts in the world, and practiced as a national sport in Thailand, where students begin the very young age.
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