Muay Thai

มวยไทย

Also known as

Thai Boxing · Art of Eight Limbs

Description

Muay Thai, also known as Thai boxing, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques. Known as the 'Art of Eight Limbs' for its combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins. It became widespread internationally in the late 20th century and is governed by the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA), recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

Related styles

Tags

muay-thai · thai-boxing · striking · combat-sport

Sources

Muay Thai (Wikipedia EN)link history info
Muller-Junior & Capraro (2022) - Muay Thai: the consolidation of an invented traditionlink history info
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History of Muaythai (IFMA official website)link

Identifiers

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Muay Thai. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYEY02EJDAF10TC75D1V8DX0 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KYEY02EJDAF10TC75D1V8DX0, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Muay Thai}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KYEY02EJDAF10TC75D1V8DX0}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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