What is Muay Thai?

Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) is the national sport and the national passion of Thailand. It is a fighting Art hundreds of years old, born in the battlefields of the ancient Kingdom of Siam.

Known as the "Science of Eight Limbs", Muay Thai uses punches and kicks as well as elbows and knees, for defense and offense!

Almost any part of the body is considered a fair target and any part of the body (except the head) may be used to strike an opponent, in or out of the ring! It is considered by many to be the ultimate in hand-to-hand combat.

But real Muay Thai is also much more than learning how to fight!

Real Muay Thai training in all its aspects must also include the physical, the technical, the mental, the spiritual and the cultural.

Nowadays Muay Thai is a professional and an amateur fight sport with rules and regulations, and a martial art, both requiring constant practice, discipline and perseverance!

It can be used as a form of fitness training, for self-defense or for competition!

Why learn Muay Thai?

On a physical level, regular Muay Thai training will give you a well–proportionate physique, build stamina, flexibility, power, coordination and get you in excellent shape. Fat will disappear replaced by lean, hard muscle and your complexion will improve.

Muay Thai training teaches you how to defend yourself and toughens you up. You will gain greater strength and agility and will benefit from an immune system boost.

On a mental level, regular Muay Thai training will also improve your self-confidence and self-awareness not to mention how it can help you focus your energy, relax and handle stress better!

Who can learn Muay Thai?

Muay Thai is a martial art and a fighting sport accessible to all people everywhere, children and adults, male and female. Nowadays people from all walks of life are turning to Muay Thai for a myriad different reasons.

The value of Muay Thai:

Muay Thai is an ancient and Noble fighting Art! It has enriched the physical, mental and spiritual well being of the Thai people for hundreds of years. It has brought freedom, fame, honor, and wealth…and it strikes fear in the hearts of opponents.

Muay Thai consists of the qualities of true knowledge, endurance, compassion, patience, courage, gratitude and honesty.

Attributes of a Muay Thai boxer:

A genuine and true Muay Thai boxer or Muay Thai student (Nak Muay) will lead a virtuous life with kindness and modesty and respect all people, the laws and traditions.

A Muay Thai Boxer or Muay Thai student should be outwardly humble but maintain an unshakable inner resolve. He should be honest and reliable, not proud or overconfident. He needs courage to become accustomed to pain and danger without fear.

A genuine Muay Thai boxer will create unity, make himself useful to society, be a good patriot and avoid unruly behaviour!

Finally, a man truly absorbed in the Art of Muay Thai is always in control of his feelings. He is intelligent and wise. He is gentle as a lamb and fierce as a lion.