Thai boxing, also known as Muay Thai, is a martial art that combines standing fighting techniques with techniques and throws from a clinch position.
The Thai martial art is extremely popular worldwide and is called the art of 8 limbs. This nickname comes from the techniques performed with the fists, elbows, knees, and shins.
During the 20th and 21st centuries, Thai boxing was internationally popularized by Westerners who started competing in the International Kickboxing circuit and various MMA organizations.
Muay Thai originally developed from the traditional Muay Boran. A practitioner of this brutal and tough sport is called a Nak Muay.
Westerners who practice the sport in Thailand are sometimes called Nak Muay Farang in Thailand: "foreign boxer".
The Netherlands is known for its top fighters in kickboxing and Muay Thai. As a result, it can now be practiced in many places and gyms in the Netherlands – and therefore also near you.
The traditional Thai boxing in the Netherlands is mainly distinguished from kickboxing by the limited use of the distinctive Thai techniques such as elbow techniques and knee techniques from the clinch.
These traditional techniques were deliberately left out by organizations like K-1 and Glory to increase the pace of the matches for the viewing audience and thus make them more attractive.
