Thai boxing
Southeast Asian combat
Thai boxing is a combat sport and martial art originating in Thailand, also known by its Thai name, Muay Thai.
It is distinguished from Western boxing by permitting strikes with elbows, knees, and shins in addition to fists, earning it the nickname "the art of eight limbs." Fighters clinch and grapple at close range, using knee strikes and throws.
She trains in Thai boxing three times a week.
- martial artCodified combat practice
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- combat sportCompetitive fighting activity
- elbow strikeAttack with bent arm
- knee strikeBlow delivered with bent leg
eight limbs · clinch · knockout punch · ceremonial rituals · shin guards · weight classes · fight camp · roundhouse kick · jab · scoring system · gloves · cross · sweep · sparring · strength training · mouthguard · heavy bag · karate
- fightingkickboxing, MMA, judo, karate, taekwondo
- Asian gamesgo, judo, karate, kendo, mahjong
- Muay Thaieight limbs, clinch, elbow strike, knee strike, roundhouse kick
- Southeast Asian Martial Artssilat
- Isansticky rice, papaya salad
- Thai diasporaethnic identity, cultural assimilation, dual heritage, migrant workers, intermarriage
Thai boxingBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Ground-based submission wrestling
wrestling · judo · jiu-jitsu · sambo · catch wrestling