Muay Thai is a martial art from Thailand that is also known as Thai Boxing or The Art of the Eight Limbs. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is now the country's national sport, and becomes one of attractive event for Thailand’s tourism.

Nowadays, Muay Thai becomes more popular as one of exercise technique for body fitness and body shaping. Women can also do Muay Thai exercise with its original technique.

Almost all techniques in Muay Thai use the entire body movement, rotating the hip with each kick, punch, and block. The rotation of the hips in Muay Thai techniques, and intensive focus on "core muscles" (such as abdominal muscles and surrounding muscles) is very distinctive and is what sets Muay Thai apart from other styles of martial arts.

What are The Benefits of Muay Thai Exercise ?

Although born as one of martial arts technique, Muay Thai has been chosen for an alternative exercise, as it has many benefits for our body, such as :

To train our cardiovascular.
To train attacking, self-defense technique and women’s reflex, that is important for women these days.
To train strength and flexibility of women’s muscles and joints.
To burn calories, the same amount as in Aerobics Exercise.
To tone arms, legs, hip and butts muscles.

Learning Muay Thai Technique

v All of Muay Thai technique will use a good and strong vaulting-horse position, such as in Western boxing.

v Vaulting-horse position is standing with one of the legs (usually right leg) in the back, and the other one in front. Lean your body on the front of your feet.

v If in Western boxing, the boxers usually do small jumps in the ring, Muay Thai only needs you to lean on your front feet while doing a little tip toeing to keep your body alarmed and ready to move.

v During the Muay Thai exercise, try to always stick your shoulders on your side-upper part of your face. This pose is important in the real fight to cover your head area from enemy’s attack.

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