Comments on: Muay Thai: A Primer on Thailand’s National Sport

By: Aqib

Aqib — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:54:14 +0000

One thing I’ve heard about Muay Thai is that its only really a young man’s sport and fighting art and another thing I’ve heard is that Muay Thai fighters get bone cancers because of the fact that they have a lot of bone to bone clashes.

Can anyone shed any light on these things?

By: Acturus

Acturus — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:25:19 +0000

Before, i didn’t know this sport. I discover it with K1 and with championship Kaoklai Kaennorsing… Real good fighter and great muay thai technique.

Soon, i think i go to the club and begin my training !

Thank’s for this article.

By: James

James — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:55:58 +0000

Great post! Although I would like to train at some point, that so far in the future as to be out of sight curretnyl but I love to watch any match I can and would love to see Muay Thai become more popular here in the states.

By: Korin

Korin — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:48:15 +0000

I was first introduced to this style of fighting through the movie Beautiful Boxer, which outlines the life of Nong Thoom, a famous kathoey from Thailand.

By: Rafael J Lopez

Rafael J Lopez — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:13:29 +0000

What I enjoy about being a modern man is being able to be inspired by all areas, be it the sciences, the arts, or athletic endeavors. While martial arts may seem brutal and vicious at times, the lessons learned in the gym vary from respect to perseverance. Not everyone learns in the same manner and having these avenues opened can reach some who are not reachable through traditional means. While I do not agree with all articles in this website, I do understand that others do and it is my goal as a man to respect others’ choices as others have respected mine. That being said, thank you for opening up your experience to us.

By: me

me — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:02:10 +0000

I have lived in Thailand for a long time. Here, everyone thinks Kung Fu is the best thing. It just proves the adage:” the grass is always greener…..”.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:37:37 +0000

Michael – why does the fact that violence is “a leftover from our remote ancestors” make it necessarily bad? We, as humans, really are simply more efficient apes – what’s wrong with that? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think someone who only indulges in our basic animal desires while ignoring our more uniquely human traits is living a good, fulfilling life. However I think those who try to deny our basic animal nature are not necessarily any better. Not to mention muay thai training takes commitment, hard work, determination, courage, respect, and a whole host of other characteristics that I would consider admirable in any man, or woman for that matter!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:41:57 +0000

Is this what we as men aspire to become?? This and all other violence of this nature is a leftover from our remote ancestors who hadn’t developed thinking yet. You see such behavior among children and so-called lower animals that haven’t been civilized.
I don’t care that you call it sport, it still is doing something you’d expect from wild dogs or bears but they do such things for a purpose such as obtaining food or mating priority.
Lets aspire to become better scientists, communicators, lovers and friends to others not more efficient apes!

By: James C.

James C. — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:57:07 +0000

This is great. I may actually spend the next coming year in Thailand and had thought to try to find some training in Mauy Thai. I already train as a boxer here in the states. So I couldn’t go a year without some sparing. Looking forward to getting more info!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:19:32 +0000

Funny, I don’t get the impression that the two guys saying that the rolling a bottle on your shin thing is a myth have ever actually trained in Thailand. I trained there for a year and the veteran, experienced Thai trainers taught me to do the bottle rolling thing. Just because it isn’t taught at a shopping mall school in Omaha, doesn’t make it a myth.