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Thai
Boxing, Muay Thai, is ancient heritage that has firmly
rooted in the history of the kingdom. A passage to taking
up training has been a rite for Thai men. Present time,
it is one of the most famous martial arts of Thailand.
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In
15th century, Thai boxing was a part of military training of King
Naresuan's army. After that, it was dubbed as a national sport
and widely practiced. It reached the most popularity 200 years
ago, when the triumph of "Nai Khanom Tom" over Burmese
boxers has spread out. He became the first of most famous Thai
boxer. |
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graceful martial art needs hard training. It has roots and purposes
in aggressive movements and postures. Boxers must learn Mae
Mai Muay Thai, the arts of tricks and postures of attacking
and defending. |
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The
game allows kicking, kneeing, elbowing, and blowing below the
belt-line (except the groin target). It can be ended by winning,
technical knockout, decision, or can be declared a draw. Points
are scored for every blow landed on an opponent, but points are
deducted if a contestant violates a rule. |
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Thai
boxing match is extravagant and exciting. It is preceded by
a traditional ceremony, started by the boxer's homage dance.
A live band accompanied the match by songs of magical tune,
comprising a Javanese clarinet, drums, and cymbals. The tempo
goes up as the intensity of actions inside the ring. It fastened
the heartbeat with the great pageantry and loud cheers. |
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Thai
boxing is one of the most popular spectator sports that has
a good portion of the spectators. It has expanded globally.
It has influenced in kickboxing and taught as a self-defending
method. |
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