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Muay Thai

Martial Art
NameMuay Thai
(มวยไทย)
Also known asThai Boxing, Thai Kickboxing, Tharshanning
FocusStriking
Country of originThailand
Famous practitionersTony Jaa, Buakaw Por.Pramuk, Diesel Noi, Apidej Sit Hrun, Ramon Dekkers, Gina Carano, Mark Munoz ( The Rock), Anderson Silva
ParenthoodMuay Boran, Krabi Krabong
Olympic sportNo

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Muay Thai ( , , 2muɛ̄j tʰɑ̄j) is a hard martial art from Thailand. It is similar to other Indochinese styles of kickboxing, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and Muay Lao from Laos. Descended from muay boran, Muay Thai is Thailand's national sport.

The word muay derives from the Sanskrit mavya and Thai comes from the word Tai. Muay Thai is referred to as the "Art of Eight Limbs" or the "Science Of Eight Limbs" because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact", as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (hands and feet) used in sport-oriented martial arts. A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as a nak muay. Western practitioners are sometimes called nak muay farang meaning foreign boxer.

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Punching (Chok) :
English Thai Transliteration IPA
Jab หมัดตรง Mud Trong mɑd troŋ
Hook หมัดเหวี่ยงสั้น Mud Wiang San mɑd wɪɑŋ sɑn
Swing หมัดเหวี่ยงยาว Mud Wiang Yao mɑd wɪɑŋ jɑːo
Spinning Backfist หมัดเหวี่ยงกลับ Mud Wiang Glub mɑd wɪɑŋ ɡlɑb
Uppercut หมัดเสย ( หมัดสอยดาว ) Mud Seuy mɑd sɣɪ
Cobra กระโดดชก Kra-dod Chok ɡrɑ doːd tʃoɡ

Elbow (Tee sok) :
English Thai Transliteration IPA
Elbow Slash ศอกตี Sok Tee sɔ̀ːk tīː
Horizontal Elbow ศอกตัด Sok Tud sɔ̀ːk tàd̥
Uppercut Elbow ศอกงัด Sok Ngud sɔ̀ːk ŋád̥
Forward Elbow Thrust ศอกพุ่ง Sok Poong sɔ̀ːk pʰûŋ
Reverse Horizontal Elbow ศอกเหวี่ยงกลับ Sok Wiang Glub sɔ̀ːk wìːaŋ klàb̥
Spinning Elbow ศอกกลับ Sok Glub sɔ̀ːk klàb̥
Elbow Chop ศอกสับ Sok Sub sɔ̀ːk sàb̥
Double Elbow Chop ศอกกลับคู่ Sok Glub Koo
Mid-Air Elbow Strike กระโดดศอก Gra-dode Sok

Kicking (Tae) :
English Thai Transliteration
Straight Kick เตะตรง Tae Trong
Roundhouse Kick เตะตัด Tae Tud
Diagonal Kick เตะเฉียง Tae Chiang
Half-Shin, Half-Knee Kick เตะครึ่งแข้งครึ่งเข่า Tae Krueng Kheng Krueng Kao
Spinning Heel Kick เตะกลับหลัง Tae Glub Lang
Down Roundhouse Kick เตะกด Tae Kod
Axe Heel Kick เตะเข่า Tae Khao
Jump Kick กระโดดเตะ Gra-dode Tae
Step-Up Kick เขยิบเตะ KhaYiep Tae

Knee (Tee kao) :
English Thai Transliteration
Straight Knee Strike เข่าตรง Kao Trong
Diagonal Knee Strike เข่าเฉียง Kao Chiang
Curving Knee Strike เข่าโค้ง Kao Kong
Horizontal Knee Strike เข่าตัด Kao Tud
Knee Slap เข่าตบ Kao Tob
Knee Bomb เข่ายาว Kao Youwn
flying Knee เข่าลอย Kao Loi
Step-Up Knee Strike เข่าเหยียบ Kao Yiep

Foot-thrust (teep) :
English Thai Transliteration IPA
Straight Foot-Thrust ถีบตรง Teep Trong tʰìːb̥ tròŋ
Sideways Foot-Thrust ถีบข้าง Teep Kang tʰìːb̥ kʰâːŋ
Reverse Foot-Thrust ถีบกลับหลัง Teep Glub Lang tʰìːb̥ klàb̥ làŋ
Slapping Foot-Thrust ถีบตบ Teep Tob
Jumping Foot-Thrust กระโดดถีบ Gra-dode Teep kràʔ dòːd̥ tʰìːb̥

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