mardi, juillet 19, 2005

MaeMai MuayThai

Welcome to www.muaythai-institute.net: "MaeMai MuayThai
mean Muaythai techniques of using fists, feet, knees, and elbows efficiently in the attack and defense. The skills in Muaythai are acquired by practice and use of fists, feet, knees, and elbows harmoniously. The techniques used in teaching Muaythai vary from teacher to teacher, depending on the style each teacher can adapt. A style invented by a teacher will be given a name according to the action. When time goes by, the styles have considerably increased. They are therefore grouped and rhymed for the students to memorize. In the past, Muaythai boxers did not put on gloves. They fought with bare hands or hands wrapped with cotton yarn. The fighters could use their hands to throw, break or twist the opponents. They made use of a wide range of fighting techniques rather than strength. There emerged a lot of fighting styles accordingly. Later, the boxers are required to put on gloves like the international-style fighters and numerous rules and regulations have been issued to protect the fighters from any dangers and to facilitate the scoring system. Certain fighting styles are banned in the competition because they are regarded as a foul whereas boxers are unable to use certain skillful styles due to the guards or protectors put on their bodies. These styles were finally forgotten.
Muaythai techniques are grouped differently according to the teachers. In many Muaythai manuals, the techniques are obviously classified according to the features. The attack and counterattack is called Khon Muay or Muaythai strategy. The use of fists, feet, knees, and elbows is called Cherng Muay, Mae Mai and Look Mai, Mai Khru and Mai Kred, or simply Muaythai maneuvers. Mai Khru is the main technique that all students must learn. When it is acquired, it can be split into numerous Mai Kred or techniques

Mae Mai
Mae Mai Muay Thai means the major fighting styles regarded as basic maneuvers in Muaythai fighting. The students have to learn and put them into practice before other trivial techniques or Look Mai will be taught. Mai Muay Thai is divided into 15 styles as follows

1. Salab Fan Pla (Cross-switch movement)
2. Paksa Waeg Rang (Bird peeping through the nest movement)
3. Chawa Sad Hok (Java throws spear movement)
4. Inao Thaenk Krit
5. Yoh Khao Phra Sumain
6. Ta Taen Kham Fak
7. Maun Yan Lak
8. Pak Look Thoy
9. Jorake Phad Hang
10. Hak Nguang Aiyara
11. Naka Bid Hang
12. Wiroon Hok Klab
13. Dab Chawala
14. Khun Yak Jab Ling
15. Hak Kho Erawan (To break the elephant's neck movement)"

Muay Thai - Condition physique

Muay Thai: Conditioning

Muay Thai does involve intensive training and conditioning of hardening the shins, elbows, fists, knees, and head. The hardening of these body parts is painful, but when in a fight being hit with one of those hardened parts is devastating. Other forms of stand-up striking based martial arts, when placed against the techniques and especially training of Muay Thai in a ring context, usually come up short. Such cases are in the many fights held in Thailand and internationally each year. The arts of san shou, karate and tae kwon do usually do not stress the fight conditioning of Muay Thai and thusly do not do as well in the competition fight ring. Muay Thai fighters train to absorb hard punishment and continue fighting as they are or hope to be professional paid sport athletes. Due to the rigourous fighting and training regimen (some Thai boxers fight practically every other week or so) professional Muay Thai fighters have relatively short careers in the ring. Bear in mind that most of the professional Thai boxers usually come from a poorer background and the fight money (after everyone else gets their cut) goes to supporting themselves and their families. Very few higher economic strata Thais join the professional Muay Thai ranks; they usually practise the sport as amateur Muay Thai boxers."

vendredi, juillet 08, 2005

Wai kru, l'hommage rituel artistique et sacré

Le Wai kru est la manisfestation d'une des plus grandes vertus du peuple thaï : le respect des anciens et de leur héritage...
Retrouvez l'article complet sur le site de la FFMDA

mercredi, juillet 06, 2005

Squale Muay Thai, la V2

La deuxième version du site est en ligne:

le programme complet de la FFMDA du Prajeet Blanc au 1er Khan
Les photos de l'InterClub organisé en Juin au sein du Club