1, Introduction to Muay Thai
Muay Thai Competition Muay Thai (Thai:? ; Latin transliteration: Muay Thai) What is Muay Thai? More and more documents about Muay Thai appear in martial arts publications or travel notes in Thailand. Most of these articles try to introduce and comment on the techniques or characteristics of Muay Thai, but unfortunately they can only outline the outline of Muay Thai. Some so-called experts only care about its appearance and are not familiar with its subtlety, while others vigorously describe its primitive, rough or gloomy side.
Legend has it that in ancient Thailand, there was a war between Thailand and Myanmar, Thailand was defeated and the king was captured; When the king of Myanmar heard that King Thai was a master fighter, he sent Burmese boxers to compete with him and promised to release King Thai if he defeated the master of Myanmar. Sure enough, the king of Thailand won completely, and the king of Myanmar had to release the king of Thailand to return home. Later, the king of Thailand weaved his years of combat experience into a fist and taught it to the soldiers. This kind of boxing is Muay Thai.
There are literary practice and martial arts practice in Wushu, and Muay Thai is horizontal practice, which is very lethal. In recent years, due to the weight loss craze, some people use the high calorie consumption of Muay Thai instead of butoh with oxygen, which not only helps women lose weight, but also enables them to acquire a skill for personal defense purposes.
Some people say that Muay Thai is Thailand's national martial arts boxing, and there is no mystery, but modern Muay Thai has become? Originated in Thailand and belongs to the world? A sport in China. Any world-famous martial arts must have its unique nature and individual value. Muay Thai is world-famous and has a glorious history. Its preciousness can never be said in a few words.
2. The meaning of Muay Thai
According to historians, Thai? There are many kinds of translation of Ty Chinese characters, and the most common generalized ones are:? (1) Muay Thai or Muay Thai, which is Muay Thai? Thai boxing? ; (2) Freedom Thai? It means peace and freedom, and Thailand is also called a free country. The name of Muay Thai, so it can be interpreted? Free boxing? .
Xu, a native of China, made a thorough analysis in his book A Study of the Same Surnames of Thais and Cantonese? What is the meaning of this word and its conclusion? Ty, what is this word? Native? Or? Local? Meaning. Although this conclusion cannot deny other explanations, it has also been supported by some Thai ethnologists. So, what might Thai people mean by Muay Thai? Indigenous boxing? .
However,? Ty "zi" has another narrow sense, which can be used to produce Chinese, and transliteration can also be used. Also? The word * * * has passed. What does this mean? Tai Chi? Supreme? Meaning. If so, what is the real meaning of the name Muay Thai? Extreme boxing? . Legally, the definition of Muay Thai is quite intriguing, but little known. According to Tim Wen, a celebrity who has been involved in Muay Thai for 30 years: In Thai law, Muay Thai is a kind of gambling. Boxers fight with each other, win lottery tickets, and share a program of fighting chickens and fighting fish. ? On the other hand, if a boxer puts his life and death at risk, isn't he risking his own life? So it makes sense to say that Muay Thai is gambling.
Muay Thai is at its peak, as the saying goes: ten people with nine fists. ? This shows the prevalence of fist fight in Thailand. Although the progress of the times and the commercialization of society have corrupted boxing atmosphere and morality, its boxing spirit remains unchanged. Especially in rural areas, the practice of martial arts has never changed. Whenever there is a grand temple fair or a major celebration, boxing match is not only an indispensable program, but also often listed as the axis of the conference. Thai people like boxing, watching boxing and gambling. In other words, Muay Thai is a kind of entertainment. This wind has a long history. In ancient times, princes supported warriors and let them fight for drama, which is the same psychology as Thai boxing fans love boxing matches today.
Muay Thai is of course a martial art, and it is the best in fighting skills. A skilled boxer can knock down his opponent in an instant with all his weapons. The decisive condition of Muay Thai is the sum of skill, strength, ingenuity and spiritual strength, and its highest field is cleverness, flexibility and impermanence, which is not limited to any boxing methods or tricks. It can be seen that Muay Thai is a unique, profound and complete martial arts system.
Muay Thai is closely related to Thai traditional culture and has a strong religious color. For example, the introduction of apprentices, competitive etiquette and boxing and dancing ceremonies all have religious and artistic backgrounds. As for Thailand's classical poetic drama and dance art, many movements and details are integrated into boxing. For example, all kinds of boxing moves and boxing dances must be the art of drama and dance. From this perspective, Muay Thai is regarded as a national art in Thailand, which is by no means far-fetched, and is a very representative skill.
Finally, what must be discussed is the sports value of Muay Thai itself. Aside from the actual competition, the training of Muay Thai is undoubtedly a good sport. Anyone who formally practices Muay Thai should follow strict rules, listen to the teacher's guidance and accept systematic practice procedures, so as to have a strong body and quick response, thus improving boxing level. So Muay Thai is a strict sports discipline. Based on the comprehensive technical requirements of Muay Thai, the physical development of boxers is balanced and beautiful because of training methods. Thai professional boxers are often praised as the best athletes in various sports, which is the result of high sports discipline.
To sum up, Muay Thai is a combination of evolution, entertainment, martial arts, art and sports. Therefore, Thais are often proud of their boxing skills. The most appropriate description is the words of the late Muay Thai master Azanjie: Muay Thai is a unique treasure of the Thai nation.
3. Sports equipment
Dress
Clothing: Participants are required to wear red or blue pants so that notaries, spectators and judges can easily identify them. In boxing, they can wear ribbons or decorations on their arms.
In the traditional ritual boxing and dancing, you must wear an auspicious ring on your head called? Mengkong? To show respect, but when you start a boxing match, you must first remove it.
Participants must wear sea shells or metal covers to protect their genitals. When the shield comes loose, the boxing match stops immediately, and the contestants go to the screen set by the ring and put it on again.
gloves
The gloves worn by the contestants should not exceed 170g, nor be lower than113.4g.. It is customary to wear heavy 170g gloves.
4. Site facilities
The venue of Muay Thai is the same as boxing.
1. The area inside the rope is 550? 550 square centimeters, and the part protruding outward from the rope on each side shall not be less than 50 centimeters. The platform plane should be 9 1cm higher than the ground, and the maximum height should not exceed 120cm.
2. The platform must be padded with a thickness of about 15cm, covered with canvas, and the surface must be smooth.
3. Three ropes, each with a diameter of about 3 cm, are 40 cm, 80 cm and 130 cm higher than the competition table in turn, and are fixed on the posts at four corners to surround the competition table.
4. The four corners of the rope should be covered with triangular pads, and the middle of each side of the rope should be connected in series with soft and tough cloth.
5. The four corners of the platform, one of which is a red corner and a blue corner, and the other is a neutral corner.
6. Set ladders at the red and blue corners for players, assistants, referees and other related personnel to get on and off the stage.
5. Closing ceremony
Thais believe in Buddhism. In Muay Thai competition, participants must hold a prayer ceremony before the competition. When they entered the stage, they all wore battle clothes and walked into the stage with the sound of music. The contestants wore sacred rings shaped like garlands. What's the name in Thai? Wang Gong? . When the players enter the arena, they salute the audience with their hands folded, and then the band next to the ring begins to play? Warsong? The drums are beating loudly. This is Thai music, and the musical instruments are mainly flute, drum and jingle. Boxers dance and pray to the sky. Because teachers and factions are different, the forms of prayer are different. Some knelt with their heads buried and prayed silently. Some ichalky show the audience the bodybuilding figure and martial arts posture; Some hands cover their faces and remain silent; Some hands crossed on their foreheads and turned in circles. Because this ceremony is sacred, all the contestants are serious. Pray to heaven, pray to ancestors, and you will succeed. The whole ceremony was very grand.