The muay thai vs karate debate has been a hot topic for decades in the martial arts world and combat sports. This is a difficult debate to settle definitively. However both arts have made significant contributions to the martial arts world and combat sports today. In fact it was the debate of muay thai vs…
What are those muay thai ropes fighters use to wrap their hands and what is the purpose of the hand rope wraps in muay thai? The distinct muay thai rope wraps made their debut in modern popular culture in the 1989 Van Damme movie – Kickboxer. In this iconic scene shorter hand ropes were used…
The muay thai armband or pra jiad is worn by fighters in the ring and has a long history dating back to the time of Siamese warriors in and the many battles fought for the Kingdom of Siam (old Thailand). Today in the ring, the muay thai armband or Pra Jiad is worn by muay…
Muay thai today comes from the thai weapons art of krabi krabong and the unarmed martial art of muay boran or ‘Ancient Boxing’. The Thai weapons based system called krabi krabong is closely related to other martial arts in the Southeast Asian region. Similar to krabi krabong is Penack Silat from the Malay region, which…
In a style vs style match up featuring predominately stand up fighting, which style is the best? Two of the most well known martial arts styles (apart from Boxing, Karate, Tae Kwan Do and many others), namely kung fu and muay thai represent a long history of combat and over time the question has been…
Pencak silat is a unique and distinctive form of martial arts that is rooted in the culture and tradition of the Malay people. As a race of people, Malay refers to the common culture, language and traditions of those who inhabited what is now known as Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand and East…
The muay thai push kick or teep is one of the most basic yet important strikes to master and all also to become procficient in defending against. It is also one of at least 10 types of kicks in muay thai. The best muay thai fighters and those who have had great success in the…
Sanda is a martial art from China and is also referred to as Chinese kickboxing. This martial art originates from Chinese Kung-fu as a combat system developed by the Chinese military by taking techniques from traditional Chinese kung fu and adapting them to realistic unarmed combat. Sanda and Sanshou Sanda is often used interchangeably with…
Mixed Martial Arts has seen meteoric growth in popularity globally recently. And this popularity is not just among hardcore martial arts fans but MMA has truly gone mainstream with your everyday sports fans tuning in to the promotions and having discussions around this relatively new combat sport. Muay Thai along with BJJ have also seen…
Similar to neighboring countries in the South East Asian Region, Myanmar (Burma) has a rich history in the martial arts that were founded in the time of early civilizations and used by warriors in the wars of old. Lethwei a.k.a Burmese Bareknuckle Boxing or Myanmar Traditional Kickboxing is the ancient boxing style that originated in…
