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Muay Thai (IPA: [/muai32 tʰai32/];
Thai: มวยไทย) ("Thai Boxing") is the Thai name for a form of hard
martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including
Thailand, Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey), Malaysia
(where it is known as Tomoi) and as a similar style in Myanmar
(called Lethwei). The different styles of fighting in mainland South
East Asia are analogous to the different types of Kung Fu in China
or Silat in the South East Asian islands or Malay World. It is the
national sport of Thailand, and is also known as Thai Boxing or Art
of the Eight Limbs.
Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand. Today, the Thai military
uses a modified form of Muay Thai called Lerdrit. Traditional Muay
Thai, as it is practiced today, varies slightly from the original
art and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to
those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The
Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are
all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai
thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of
contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and
"four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented
forms of martial arts. Muay Thai is an especially versatile, brutal,
straightforward martial art.
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