Muay Thai Kickboxing is sometimes known as “The Martial Art of Eight Limbs”. This is because a Muay Thai practitioner uses eight points of contact of the body mimicking weapons of war in ancient time. That is why Muay Thai is considered as the warrior’s martial art.


Not only the Muay Thai Kickboxing practioner must not only be the epitome of physical fitness air jordan 6 for sale , his limbs are trained to maim and kill.


The Muay Thai practitioner’s hands thus become his sword and dagger, his shins and forearms act as protective shields against enemy’s blows, the elbow is used to fall opponents like a heavy sledgehammer and his knees and legs become the axe and staff.


The knees and elbows are constantly searching and testing for an opening gaps in the adversary’s defence while grappling and trying to throw his enemy to the ground for the final fatal kill. Some even called Muay Thai the art of nine body parts, where in this case, the head is also used as a weapon.


Muay Thai is also known as Thai Boxing or Thai Kickboxing because the martial art is made very popular in Thailand and is the country’s national sport.


Unlike many forms of martial arts jordan 6 retro for sale , Muay Thai was not founded by a single master, but was by the evolution of generations of the Thai people and Muay Thai warriors. Ancient wars and conflict between the countries, kingdoms and ethnic races in South East Asia gradually brought about the development of this devastating form of martial art.There are basically four styles of Muay Thai named after the regions they originated from, namely Ta-sao, Koraj jordan 6 for sale , Lob-buree, and Chaiya. The Koraj style is what we see in boxing rings in Thailand today. There are also smaller groups of enthusiasts who practice their local styles various parts of Thailand.The earliest written record about Muay Thai was thought to be kept by a Burmese who mentioned about a prisoner of war who was a Muay Thai master. This master defeated ten Burmese fighters all at once in 1770 March 17 which is the date that the Thais today commemorate Muay Thai Day annually.


There are also many archeological artifacts to support the origin and history of this