Muay Thai

Muay Thai
First played	Thailand, mid-19th century
Characteristics
Contact	Full contact
Mixed-sex	No
Type	Combat sport
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide
Olympic	No, but IOC recognized
Paralympic	2013-2016
World Games	2017

Muay Thai
Focus	Punching, Striking, clinching
Country of origin	Thailand
Famous practitioners	List of Muay Thai practitioners
Parenthood	Muay Boran; Krabi–krabong;

Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [mūaj tʰāj] ^ⓘ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs^[3] or the Science of Eight Limbs,^[4] is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques.^[5] This discipline is known as the "Art of eight limbs", as it is characterised by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees and shins.^[6] Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the late 20th to 21st century, when Westernised practitioners from Thailand began competing in kickboxing and mixed-rules matches as well as matches under Muay Thai rules around the world. The professional league is governed by The Professional Boxing Association of Thailand (P.A.T.), sanctioned by The Sports Authority of Thailand (S.A.T.).

Muay Thai is related to other martial art styles such as Muay Chaiya, Muay Boran, Muay Lao, Lethwei, Benjang^[7] and Tomoi.^[8] A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as a Nak Muay. Western practitioners in Thailand are sometimes called Nak Muay Farang, meaning "foreign boxer".^[9]

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Delp, Christoph. (2005). Muay Thai Basics: Introductory Thai Boxing Techniques. Berkeley, CA : Blue Snake Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-58394-140-9 LCCN 2005-24270 "Muay Thai techniques, particularly those deriving from traditional Muay Thai (Muay Boran)."
- Ferreira, Valtemir Lopes. (2021). "Muay Thai, a arte marcial da liberdade," ARTES MARCIAIS, a essência de uma liderança [Martial Arts : The Essence of Leadership]. Santos : Clube de Autores. p. 46.
^
O'shei, Tim., Fox, Barbara J., and Rogers, David. (2009). Muay Thai. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4296-1962-2 LCCN 2007-52209 "The king and his soldiers were trained in Krabi Krabong. Krabi Krabong is the art of using weapons. Muay Thai came from Krabi Krabong."
- Crudelli, Chris (2008). "Muay Thai," The Way of the Warrior: Martial arts and fighting styles from around the world. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 159. ISBN 978-075-6-65185-5 OCLC 763154059
^
Millman, Chad and Liddell, Chuck. (2014). Iceman: My fighting life. New York, NY: New American Library. p. 46. ISBN 978-110-1-21204-2 "Muay Thai is the original form of kickboxing and allows competitors to strike from eight different points: the hands, elbows, legs (shins and knees), and feet. It’s actually called the Art of Eight Limbs."
- Loong, Lionel Loh Han. (2016). "Sensory Discussion," The Body and Senses in Martial Culture. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan ; Spring Nature. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-13755741-4 LCCN 2016-938232 "Muay Thai, often affectionately known as the art of eight limbs, calls upon neophytes to reconceptualise the way they view their own bodies. As fighters utilise particular Muay."
- Lewandowski, Joseph D. (2021). "Outline of a constraint theory of sport," On Boxing Critical Interventions in the Bittersweet Science. London: Routledge. Note 3. doi:10.4324/9781003196693
- Mcneely, Scott. (2012). Ultimate Book of Sports: The Essential Collection of Rules, Stats, and Trivia for over 250 Sports. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4521-1059-2
^ García, Raul Sanchez and Spencer, Dale C. (2013). "AUTHENTICITY, MUAY THAI AND HABITUS," Fighting Scholars: Habitus and Ethnographies of Martial Arts and Combat Sports. London ; New York, NY: Anthem Press (Wimbledon Publishing Company). p. 175. ISBN 978-1-78308-346-6 LCCN 2013-21056
^ Newhall, Lindsey (26 October 2015). "Preserving the Classic Technique of Maemai Muay Thai". Fightland. Vice. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
– Colman, David (9 January 2005). "It's Hand-to-Hand for a Keeper of Faces". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
– Fuller, Thomas (16 September 2007). "Sugar and Spice and a Vicious Right: Thai Boxing Discovers Its Feminine Side". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
– Perry, Alex (11 June 2001). "Fighting for Their Lives". Time. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
– "Muay Thai History". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ Kuswandini, Dian (22 July 2009). "Get fit the Muaythai way". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
^ "Terkuak! Seni Beladiri Muay Thai Ternyata dari Indonesia". Indosport (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ Wee, Lionel; Goh, Robbie B. H. (2019). Language, Space and Cultural Play: Theorising Affect in the Semiotic Landscape. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108472203. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ Reynolds, Alex (24 January 2006). "Fighting as a 'farang' for a fist full of Baht". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

[1] Delp, Christoph. (2005). Muay Thai Basics: Introductory Thai Boxing Techniques. Berkeley, CA : Blue Snake Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-58394-140-9 LCCN 2005-24270 "Muay Thai techniques, particularly those deriving from traditional Muay Thai (Muay Boran)."
Ferreira, Valtemir Lopes. (2021). "Muay Thai, a arte marcial da liberdade," ARTES MARCIAIS, a essência de uma liderança [Martial Arts : The Essence of Leadership]. Santos : Clube de Autores. p. 46.

[2] Ferreira, Valtemir Lopes. (2021). "Muay Thai, a arte marcial da liberdade," ARTES MARCIAIS, a essência de uma liderança [Martial Arts : The Essence of Leadership]. Santos : Clube de Autores. p. 46.

[2] O'shei, Tim., Fox, Barbara J., and Rogers, David. (2009). Muay Thai. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4296-1962-2 LCCN 2007-52209 "The king and his soldiers were trained in Krabi Krabong. Krabi Krabong is the art of using weapons. Muay Thai came from Krabi Krabong."
Crudelli, Chris (2008). "Muay Thai," The Way of the Warrior: Martial arts and fighting styles from around the world. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 159. ISBN 978-075-6-65185-5 OCLC 763154059

[4] Crudelli, Chris (2008). "Muay Thai," The Way of the Warrior: Martial arts and fighting styles from around the world. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 159. ISBN 978-075-6-65185-5 OCLC 763154059

[3] Millman, Chad and Liddell, Chuck. (2014). Iceman: My fighting life. New York, NY: New American Library. p. 46. ISBN 978-110-1-21204-2 "Muay Thai is the original form of kickboxing and allows competitors to strike from eight different points: the hands, elbows, legs (shins and knees), and feet. It’s actually called the Art of Eight Limbs."
Loong, Lionel Loh Han. (2016). "Sensory Discussion," The Body and Senses in Martial Culture. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan ; Spring Nature. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-13755741-4 LCCN 2016-938232 "Muay Thai, often affectionately known as the art of eight limbs, calls upon neophytes to reconceptualise the way they view their own bodies. As fighters utilise particular Muay."

Lewandowski, Joseph D. (2021). "Outline of a constraint theory of sport," On Boxing Critical Interventions in the Bittersweet Science. London: Routledge. Note 3. doi:10.4324/9781003196693

Mcneely, Scott. (2012). Ultimate Book of Sports: The Essential Collection of Rules, Stats, and Trivia for over 250 Sports. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4521-1059-2

[6] Loong, Lionel Loh Han. (2016). "Sensory Discussion," The Body and Senses in Martial Culture. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan ; Spring Nature. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-13755741-4 LCCN 2016-938232 "Muay Thai, often affectionately known as the art of eight limbs, calls upon neophytes to reconceptualise the way they view their own bodies. As fighters utilise particular Muay."

[7] Lewandowski, Joseph D. (2021). "Outline of a constraint theory of sport," On Boxing Critical Interventions in the Bittersweet Science. London: Routledge. Note 3. doi:10.4324/9781003196693

[8] Mcneely, Scott. (2012). Ultimate Book of Sports: The Essential Collection of Rules, Stats, and Trivia for over 250 Sports. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4521-1059-2

[4] García, Raul Sanchez and Spencer, Dale C. (2013). "AUTHENTICITY, MUAY THAI AND HABITUS," Fighting Scholars: Habitus and Ethnographies of Martial Arts and Combat Sports. London ; New York, NY: Anthem Press (Wimbledon Publishing Company). p. 175. ISBN 978-1-78308-346-6 LCCN 2013-21056

[5] Newhall, Lindsey (26 October 2015). "Preserving the Classic Technique of Maemai Muay Thai". Fightland. Vice. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
– Colman, David (9 January 2005). "It's Hand-to-Hand for a Keeper of Faces". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
– Fuller, Thomas (16 September 2007). "Sugar and Spice and a Vicious Right: Thai Boxing Discovers Its Feminine Side". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
– Perry, Alex (11 June 2001). "Fighting for Their Lives". Time. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
– "Muay Thai History". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[6] Kuswandini, Dian (22 July 2009). "Get fit the Muaythai way". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

[7] "Terkuak! Seni Beladiri Muay Thai Ternyata dari Indonesia". Indosport (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[8] Wee, Lionel; Goh, Robbie B. H. (2019). Language, Space and Cultural Play: Theorising Affect in the Semiotic Landscape. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108472203. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[9] Reynolds, Alex (24 January 2006). "Fighting as a 'farang' for a fist full of Baht". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

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