Not for the Faint-Hearted! (Thai Boxing)

Member Name: Traveller101

Product:	Thai Boxing
Date:	29/07/08 (38 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good action

Disadvantages: Some who don't understand the culture won't like it.

Thai Boxing (Muay Thai) is the national sport of Thailand.

Muay Thai is one-on-one combat in a square ring, opponents use the elbows, knees, shins and fists to strike and block their oppoenets blows.

I trained at a local Muay Thai gym a few years ago for fitness, and the training was rigourous, but excellent for strength and conditioning, and a good stress reliever.

My personal experience of watching real Muay Thai in Thailand was on the Island of Samui, where the main event on the card was the bangkok champion facing a challenger, we saw bouts of boys and women also.

The action is intense and not for the faint-hearted! one boy got knocked out by being repeatedly kneed in the head, and the Bangkok champion got KO'd with an elbow to the face!

It's tough action, but can be a real spectacle if you're into combat sports, but if you're one for 'banning boxing' you will hate it.

In my mind, seeing the teenage boys fighting was strange, but you've got to think that they have trained all their lives and are professional sportsmen, and Muay Thai can provide a good living for sportsmen in Thailand.

Summary: Plenty of clips on youtube to see for yourself!