Muay Thai is a national skill of Thailand, and it is a kind of unarmed combat, which is practical and powerful. It is famous for its fierceness. Muay Thai, like other national martial arts events, has a long history and has always been a weapon to defeat the enemy militarily. According to textual research, although the Thai culture is deeply influenced by Chinese and Indian cultures, there is an inseparable blood relationship between the Thai nation and the Chinese nation. But for hundreds of years, the Thai people have been living and breeding in Indochina Peninsula. They have long opposed foreign aggression.
, gradually formed the unique boxing of this nation. Now, this sport is still the main content of the Thai army's hand-to-hand combat tactical training.
At the same time, Thai boxing is also the favorite sport of Thai people, which is closely related to Thai traditional culture and has a strong religious color. Whenever there is a temple fair or a major celebration, boxing match not only becomes an indispensable program, but also is often listed as the finale of the conference. Thais like boxing, watching boxing and gambling. In other words, Muay Thai is a kind of entertainment. At present, there are nearly 7,000 boxing gymnasiums registered in Thailand, with more than 70,000 professional boxers, and a relatively complete boxing system has been formed. These venues, facilities and boxing system have created a good environment and conditions for the further development of Muay Thai.
Muay Thai fighters have made many expeditions to European and American countries, and defeated many martial arts experts with their unique skills, and they are invincible wherever they go. Muay Thai has established an important position in the world martial arts with indisputable facts, and it is one of the most intense fighting techniques today. In recent decades, martial arts experts from all over the world have joined forces to levy Thailand for many times, and every time they ended up in total annihilation.
One of the uniqueness of Muay Thai is that it uses eight attack parts of limbs, namely fist, elbow, knee and foot, to attack the key parts of human body in a single direction or series from different angles. There are no restrictions on the use of technology, so it enjoys the reputation of "eight-arm scholarship". Muay Thai is famous for its fierceness, fierceness and adventure, and is called "Eight-legged Movement". This kind of boxing has no routine, pays full attention to the combination of actual combat techniques, and is especially good at legs, elbows and knees. In the fight of Muay Thai, boxers are good at defeating opponents with various techniques, including strong elbows and knees and varied fists and legs, but the most powerful attack method of Muay Thai is elbows, knees and legs, which plays a decisive role in the fight.
In Muay Thai, the part that can be used as a defense to hit the opponent hard is the elbow. Its impact is very strong. It is often used interchangeably with knee strike in actual combat. It is extremely difficult to defend. People who have been hit, from broken bones to broken stomachs, are life-threatening, so they are called "putting their lives on their elbows". Elbow is also a good defensive weapon, which can block the foot, eliminate the fist, easily hit the knee, make the opponent's legs and knees numb and lose combat effectiveness. The knee movement of Muay Thai bends the knees and folds the legs, which makes the knees stand out and forms an attack surface. Focusing on the upper part of the knees, it is specially used for close combat, and often attacks the ribs, abdomen, chest and abdomen, and even the jaw and face of the human body. It's impossible to prevent, and it's extremely powerful. It's a deadly killer. Especially the master of Muay Thai, after a long period of hard training, his knees are as hard as iron. If he is hit hard, he will be in a coma for a long time, and his bones will be shattered. This is the most vicious move of Muay Thai.
It takes three to five years of hard work on your knees to learn Thai boxing and become a master. Muay Thai footwork is the most important technique of Muay Thai, which is suitable for medium and long-range attacks. The strength of kicking in a fight is quite fierce, and it is known as the "iron foot". In a fight, if someone is kicked by the other side, the outcome can be decided immediately. Muay Thai fighters often need to practice hard for many years to make their legs as soft as whips and as hard as steel.
Anyone who formally practices Muay Thai should follow strict rules, obey the teacher's guidance and accept systematic practice procedures in life, so as to be strong and quick-witted, and the boxing level can be improved. 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 regarded as the best athletes in various sports. They get up early in the morning, leg press, kick, and practice for thousands of times until they are sweating all over, and then run cross-country. He often kicks banana poles or heavy sandbags to practice the hardness of his feet. In a few years, he will kick coconut trees instead. Because coconut trees are extremely hard, boxers have to endure pain and often practice dripping blood from their feet. Therefore, learning Muay Thai must have a strong will and tenacious perseverance. After a long hard training, all the attacking parts of the body are as hard as iron, especially the knees, elbows and legs. In the fierce fighting, kicking, hitting, heading, bumping, smashing, knees and elbows are used together, fists are flying all over the sky, actions are fierce, and they are used freely. If the opponent is negligent, he will be injured in an instant.
The boxing system in Thailand can be divided into amateur and professional. A teenager entered the boxing gym to practice boxing. After several years of hard training, when he matured, he was arranged to compete on the stage, competing with other boxers of the same level and similar weight and level. From then on, he embarked on the road of professional boxer and made a living by fighting. At first, some Muay Thai teachers practiced mostly amateur boxing, including laborers, students, military police and so on. If you make achievements in boxing, you will often give up your original career and concentrate on practicing boxing to become a professional boxer. Generally, people who fight in the ring for hobbies can't be called professional boxers. The modern Muay Thai competition has a history of 70 years, which draws lessons from some practices of western boxing, such as the boxer must wear gloves, set referees, and set the time for each round to be three minutes. In foreign countries, Muay Thai is often called "boxing that can be attacked with feet". Muay Thai players are divided into five rounds, each with three minutes' rest. Every boxer will make a special prayer and bow to his coach before the game. In addition, boxers have to dance a special dance to show their worship of God and to deter their opponents. Since 1980s, every year1February 5th, the Royal Bangkok Club held a large-scale boxing competition, which started in the morning and lasted until late at night, providing citizens with the opportunity to watch Muay Thai for free. In the early 1980s, boxers usually had more than 60 fights, but by 1986, it had increased to 160, and there were veteran boxers on the stage to entertain.
Muay Thai is not only an art, but also a barbaric and irresistible way of life. Learning Thai boxing can get rid of the boring life in the countryside and the noise in the city, and it is also a shortcut to fame and fortune. The boxing career of professional boxers is very hard and cold, but because of the high boxing pay, boxers are urged to practice hard for it. Boxing competition has made many boxers gain fame and fortune and gained higher social status. Beginners who take the stage for the first time can get 300 baht (Thai currency, 20 baht is equal to 1 USD) for each game. If he behaves well, the reward will also increase. A popular boxer can't be less than 70,000 or 80,000 baht per place. Even ordinary professional boxers are paid 4,000 to 5,000 baht. If he is the top first-class boxer in China, his worth can be as high as 200,000 baht. For ordinary Thai workers whose monthly income is above 1000 baht, the status of champion is undoubtedly the dream of most people. Boxing competitions are held almost every day in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The competitions are held in two major boxing venues, Rangoon (every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday) and Lumpini (every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday). There will be a TV broadcast on Sunday afternoon. Take the lowest boxing competition in Bangkok as an example. The admission fee can be divided into three price levels, namely, 90 baht per person around the ring, 180 baht per ticket at the four corners of the ring, and 360 baht for the VIP table. Tickets for higher-level boxing competitions start from 160 baht. If there are first-class players, the ticket price will naturally increase. The audience's enthusiasm for boxing matches is unmatched by other events. Nanlong boxing ring can hold 20,000 spectators, and it is often full during matches, and many boxing fans without tickets are turned away.
1958, David, the founder of Japanese karate, went to Thailand to compete in order to prove to the world that his karate was invincible. The result was defeated by the simple and fierce footwork of the Thai boxing master. 1973, Hong Kong Kung Fu masters, western boxers and Japanese karate masters jointly recruited troops for Thailand, and were also defeated one by one. Tian Yan, known as Japan's new fighting champion, was kicked off his arm by Thai boxer David with a devastating right high in the Bangkok boxing match from September 65438, 0980 to September 0980. From 65438 to 0977, the battle of Los Angeles between Cheney, the American boxing king, and Narono, a Thai boxer, was the most intense and wonderful competitive scene in American boxing history. As a result, Cheney was hit hard; 1983, American martial arts superstar Binny met Muay Thai master Apidej Sit-hirun. Only in the second round, Apidej Sit-hirun broke his right arm with a powerful high kick. 1985, Thai boxer "Tian Tong Knee" Dixili was invited to play in Las Vegas, USA, but the American boxer was too scared to play. 1In July, 988, Thailand played in Los Angeles, winning four out of five games. Muay Thai fighters have defeated the fighting masters from the East and the West for countless times, thus dominating the world free fighting arena, which has aroused great concern of free fighters from all over the world, and they have visited Thailand to study the secrets of Muay Thai practice and fighting.