History of Muay Thai Boxing In Pattaya

Muay Thai boxing has an old history in Thailand. This is known as the cultural martial art of this region. This art is a form of close fighting where the full body is used as a weapon. The origin dates back to hundreds of years. There are some controversies about the origin of Muay Thai. The history of this Thai boxing is actually lost when Ayudhaya was sacked by Burmese. This was the capital city of Siam in 14th century. Most of the written histories were lost during the period when Burmese literally looted the temples. Some of the documents were saved and these are well preserved in museums as national treasure for Thai heritage.

The preserved documents revealed that in muay thai boxing, the whole body is used as weapons in an war.

Hands are used as dagger or sword, strong forearms are used as armor against blows, legs are used as axe. In muay thai boxing when elbows fell on a opponent like a hammer he sees dark in his eyes. In Pattaya much importance is given to this muay thai boxing. The style of the fighting can be derived from tribal style as many tribes were migrated from china through Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Burma.

There were constant fights among the tribes. One of the major tribes of that time was Siamese. They fought ferociously with others to established their existence. Muay Thai boxing has taken its present shape after much training, military tactics, loss of life, techniques, hand to hand fighting, etc. The Muay Thai boxing training passes from generation after generations. Various techniques including some special postures and positions are transferred to the next generation in a nice way. In this Muay Thai boxing proper training is very important as one simple mistake can do a lot of harm. This fighting promotes the theory survival of the fittest. Who is fit and strong survives and pass on the art of fighting to someone else.