Learning Muay Thai
Muay Boran Moves : Paksa Weak Rang (Block and Counter Attack)
Paksa Weak Rang (ปักษาแหวกรัง) Wording description : Paksa (ปักษา) = Birds (Thai words often used in poems or mythical tales)Weak (แหวก) = To break into Rang (รัง) = Bird nests The name of this Mae Mai Muay Thai describes the action when a bird try to break into its nest. Paksa Weak Rang is also defensive Mae Mai Muay Thai. It can be used when the attacker try to grab the offensive’s neck in order to attack...
Muay Boran Moves : Salab Fan Pla (Shuffle Counter Attack)
Salab Fan Pla (สลับฟันปลา) Wording description : Salab (สลับ) = Switch/Shuffle Fan Pla (ฟันปลา) = Fish teeth Salab Fan Pla is Mae Mai Muay Thai that use for defence. The figure illustrate the attacker use punch to the defensive and the defensive using Salab Fan Pla by step back obliquely to avoid the fist, then the defensive use hand grab or push the attacker’s fist away, in the mean time the...
4 Ancient Muay Thai outfits and equipments you need to know
According to the long history of Muay Thai, which start from the pre-Sukhothai period (year 1238). Outfit and equipments have been changed and developed over and over the period of time. From there were no formal rules of using outfits and equipments to, until now, there are many of rules of using equipments, especially in amateur and professional Muay Thai sport competition. However, the development of Muay Thai outfit and...
