Eat Sleep Play Magazine (Thailand) -October Issue | Page 11

?? Thailand focus MOUY THAI by Jack Sumner RULE#1 RESPECT YOUR OPPONENT It’s no secret that the Muay Thai phenomenon has swept the world by a storm enticing millions of fans to watch, learn, and practice this exotic martial art form. Perhaps some of this widespread interest can be attributed to Tony Jaa and his action-packed movies which utilize Muay Thai and its bone cracking moves. He has sensationalized Muay Thai and garnered a lot of interest in this sport. Another famous Muay Thai practitioner, Buakaw Banchamek, is Thailand’s leading champion and extremely deadly in the ring. He has won two K-1 World Max championships. Muay Thai is one of the requisite forms of martial arts needed in the hardcore mixed martial arts sport (MMA) as it incorporates the whole body as a fighting weapon. ??-?????????????, ???????, ???????????? ??????????????????? ????·???????, ??????? ??????????????????? ?????????????? ???????????, ???? ???- ???????????????? ???K-1??????????? ????????????????? ????????????????? ??????-????????-??? ???????????, ?????? ????????????????? ???????????? ??????????????? ??????????????????? ??????????????????? ????? MMA stars such as Anderson Silva andGina Carano are professional MMA fighters that utilize Muay Thai due to its substantial and effective striking base as well as the use of elbows, arms, knees, and legs which can have a devastating effect. For those of you with a penchant for martial arts and kick boxing, learning Muay Thai in Thailand may just be the perfect hobby to take up.First though, you will need a short historical summarization of Muay Thai and the start of its humble beginnings. Eat Sleep Play 11 : OCTOBER ISSUE