Muay Thai also known as Thai boxing is combat sport, martial art and fitness activity where participants don’t use any kind of weapon. This discipline relies on 8 body parts – hands, elbows, knees and feet. Muay Thai is popular all over the world, but the truth is that there is only one place in the world where it has a status of a national sport and that place is of course- Thailand. Muay Thai in Thailand is practiced in special training camps and the most popular ones and the best camps can be found in Phuket Island. Because of the use of the previously mentioned body parts, Muay Thai is also known as the art of eight limbs. There is one other thing that makes Muay Thai unique and that’s the clinch or the special grappling technique.
Experts separate Muay Thai techniques into two main categories – Luk Mai or the basic techniques and Mei Mai or the main techniques. What all techniques have in common is the intensive use of all muscle groups. The body is in a constant rotation with every kick and punch. Thanks to this rotation the strikes are incredibly powerful.
Thai boxing is a full contact sport which requires high level of physical conditioning. This is the reason why many people use this type of training to improve their fitness levels. You don’t have to be interested to step into the ring in order to feel the benefits of Muay Thai. Almost every Muay Thai training camp has programs that are focused on certain categories of recreational students. They are also divided into classes for women, men, children, people who want to lose weight or people who want to learn more about proper self-defense techniques.
If these facts have caught your attention and you want to travel to Thailand in order to learn Muay Thai, you should start with SuWit Muay Thai camp where you can start your training. Don’t forget that Thailand is a great travel destination for the entire family.