Thai Boxing

[amine5711]

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[om1ss10nsixsix]

This may have already been mentioned, but "almost anything goes" is a terribly inaccurate description of the sport and art of muay Thai. (and headbutts are definitely NO LEGAL, in competitions)

[dre558]

head lol)

[daanpiek]

Yeah 50000th

[dasparkylad]

Isn't Thai boxing meant for....Thai people, who seem to be small, sexually confused men? Not European power houses?

[uniqueNameOrWut]

@dasparkylad your an ignorant human being :)

[xErinLeigh25x]

i do this, and im a girl, its amazing<3

[LoveeuaRosannja29]

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[LostandFoundTravel]

The name "art of the eight limbs" doesn't mean much until you see it in person. Knees and elbows and fists and feet and speed and quickness. It almost looks "Matrix Style" at high speed.

[cheeos]

@slatanicslaughter You can use the head, just not as a head butt, example in a clinch situation you use it to dig into the chest.

[azn0111]

FUCK National Geographic.. fucking western yuppies trying to teach us about shit they don't know.

[MrKeelan15]

when that kid at 1:45 sounds like justin bieber :D

[NectarFitness]

face it Western world nations and people are getting soft and FAT like the Roman's did before the Fall of Rome

[kenseisato1989]

i'm just ganna have to say theres no ather race of fighters that deserves more respect than the Thais, they fight for their family.

[wskfan]

@kenseisato1989 And the families send their little boys to earn money with such very hard sports.

European people normally don´t like that...:(

[kenseisato1989]

@wskfan

i know eaven though they know that they won't see their family but they still choose to go.

such worriors :'(

[MrNicish]

any balls left??

[mrceebees14]

"Muwhy Thai?????"

Guy screwed up the entire video with that.

[BIGJ8808]

@mrceebees14 im pretty sure thats how its actually pronounced

[mrceebees14]

@BIGJ8808 No it isn't.

[BIGJ8808]

@mrceebees14 oh i guess my trainer from thailand is wrong sorry pal your wrong look it up

[mrceebees14]

@BIGJ8808 Don't have to look it up, lived in Thailand for 20 years.

[Frosty073]

seven days a week?

um, no buddy, you're wrong.

[everio17]

@slatanicslaughter the word muay boran isnt a style. its a staple word that just means ancient boxing. other forms of muay thai are muay ayuthaya,muay kochasarn,etc.

[pritch84]

Wow what a load of rubbish! If National Geographic can get so many things wrong in this documentary it makes you wonder what other rubbish their feeding people in other documentaries? From the top of my head

a: No headbutting

B: ancient style of thai fighting is muay boran which has around 4-5 different styles and what was filmed here was sport muay thai a dumbed down version of the ancient styles used by the warriors

c: ror wai lol? Wai Kru is the pre fight dance!

d: Every camp takes Sunday off

[rosslegend]

@pritch84 he didn't say ror wai lol he said ram muay...

ram muay is another way of saying wai kru... look it up!

[UsernameAKvsM]

if these thais could bring out a heavy weight (without any chemical stuff).... goodbye k-1 and mma

[grzegorz8314]

dobre..na prawde dobre..

[CANAirforce]

I'm tired of watching these videos and getting: "This style is better!""No this one!"

to become an efficient fighter, you should take useful things from as many styles as you can, and use what you can from each

[faylinnhuber]

@CANAirforce Agreed. Every situation can call for something different. At least someone else agrees with me. =)

[schmendriks]

@slatanicslaughter i guess there is a confusion with the burmese counterpart where headbutts are allowed

[yardkyle]

thumbs up if you find the narrator irritating :)

[MrMushroom90]

@yardkyle really dull, i would shoot my self if i had to listen to that all day

[yardkyle]

@MrMushroom90 lol yeah, i think if i was making documentaries in Thailand i'd be a little more enthusiastic

[APOELmexri8anatou]

muai thai and thai boxing is the same? just asking..

[momomind2010]

@APOELmexri8anatou yes, muay thai is thai boxing

[wwwSiam7com]

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[glennm561]

ye would have respect for them if you got a knee in the ribs off them.

[tylerblogger]

These people are trying to brutalize the sport. Headbutts are more of a Muay boran thing

[06531777]

@tylerblogger Muai Thai takes more techniqe than regular boxing.

[GRANTx39]

@06531777 no the fuck it doesn't!

[tylerblogger]

@06531777 It's not really a matter of more or less.

Muay thai has it's technique and boxing has it's own. For example a muay thai fighter doesn't need to learn bobbing and weaving whereas a boxer needs it.

[linkinfan12]

When they are fighting they keep grabbing and getting close. If getting close is their main concern why are they pushing the punching bags back while training?

[100XEadesX001]

@linkinfan12 they push back beacuse it resemblesa man moving toward them in attempt to strike

[lordswit6666]

@linkinfan12 if you push the bag and punch it when it comes back.. it strengthens your hand and makes you go for a stronger punch.. i train mixed martial arts and i love muay thai.. when you train.. you will know the difference between a moving heavy bag.. and the not moving one

[muckkaphon]

now thai boxing it's just a sport . many art of thai boxing was disappear becuase some thai boxing art can make man die . if u want to see nearly original thai boxing u should watch tony jar boxing

[Vulcar123]

Wtf at the narrator, MmmmWHY Thai? lol

[AdawgE]

Might have to move to thailand. Would be nice to live for training. Wonder the views on foreigners showing up on the doorstep.

[mjohanss1975]

@AdawgE i've trained in two camps in thailand...most camps have no problem with it at all..some even get a bit too touristy cuz there are too many foreigners training there

[ApesHaveNoTails]

@NairaUzumaki I'm glad I'm a guy. I'm even more glad that I respect girls. Unlike every other man in the world.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna be dominated by a girl, or anyone for that matter. And I will hit a girl if she attacks me (serious attack). But I treat women with the highest respect because they are the most beautiful creature created.

[666pat666]

looks like two dickheads just clashing shins in the middle of the rind

[fuckoffwithaname]

@666pat666 lol, gtfo. Your ideal match would be two dicks clashing...

[sakattack19]

/watch?v=vkdX7lyka4c

[NairaUzumaki]

I'm a girl,and I like it

[razzetamp]

@NairaUzumaki that is because girls by nature likes to be dominated and get their heads pushed down in the ground and get fucked in the ass

[NairaUzumaki]

@razzetamp dude...tat..that is the most fucked up thought I read|heard yet!!

I like it cuz it makes me shake off the stress...

so you are full of shit for saying that..shovinist..gah..

[razzetamp]

@NairaUzumaki haha yea ok... shopnklavist..gahlmpk..

[NairaUzumaki]

@razzetamp so is that "I'm sorry?" cuz that what you said was rude..

[jimmyshitbags]

lol, a twelve year old that could probably kick my 22 year old head in...

[philcoool]

1/2 HOUR ON THE HEAVY BAG TAKE A LOOK.

[kichermann]

7 hours a day 7 days a week ? what? crazy..

[expostfactum]

This is sad..

[ThaifighterLA13]

1:50

yoyo we will see!

[officerredfield]

the don't use head butts in Thai boxing they use it in Leithwei, you'd think they might get asimple fact fight if they are doing a documentary about it...

[Blake2OO7]

depends on which thai boxing youre doing.. in Muay Thai theres no headbutting but in Muay Boran there is, same with eye gauging and attacking the groin..

[froliciouspanda]

it's sad that those kids don't get to be kids.

[superpigforlife]

@froliciouspanda true

[1994thaiboxer]

i do thaiboxing ive been to thailand and ime only 15 ive had one fight won 1st round knockout. but you need to train that much a week because you dont realise how fit you have to be. in thailand when i trained i trainded twice a day for 2hours 7 days a week for 3weeks and the training was very difficult but it all paid of

[snark83]

Pretty much every camp takes sunday off.

[Fez1408]

@snark83 good deal no?

[jimsont222]

I dont thingk you should train 7 days a week. i thingk you need one day rest

[robaifei]

thai boxing is good mix with russian sambo for the the stiking side of things. sambo is the ultimate of hand to hand combat for soviet omon.

these thai kids are an inspiration.

[02daft]

fuckwads

[pinoypower247]

when they lose, they don't get paid all?

[saekkii]

Holy shit youngsters at that age are already professional and fighting with only gloves. This is Hardcore and the same thing should be here in western world, fuck the amateur, straight to pro is my opinion :-)

[R3V0L0T10N]

no they do it because it is part of the sport and they are not wimps

[billysue2]

a kid under 16 shouldnt have a choice,let adults decide if they want to risk it.

[Jayden225]

in thailand kids have few options they are so poor that if you dont fight you dont eat in most cases you have 3 choices you fight you steel to try and make a liveing or try to work (keep in mind that work is very limited) i agree on what you say and it is sad but what would you do think about it oya and im not talking out of my ass either my coach is from thialand he has told me manny sad stories in what he had to go through

[cherrygirl488]

@billysue2 stfu

[muay0thai0cobra]

@R3V0L0T10N more of a culture!

[WaldoGrapelliOHare]

Ignorance? You really are quite narrow-minded aren't you?

[lerp5555]

retard?

[anykain]

that video is great but i think head attacks aren't allowed. don't know it exactly..

hope that manat become a great fighter

[jbone488]

they are allowed

[dirkdigler21]

Spin control at the end.

[tomwalker389]

The boy's greasing!

[Prophit02]

better call BJ Penn

[Hopkip2]

every single muay thai doc i watch, the info is wrong and/or the pronunciation is off

[GoldenBoy114]

EXACTLY!! they pronounce muay thai as "Mwai tai"

and he said the head strikes are allowed which used to be and not any more

[lionheartt77]

Not in ring matches in the stadiums, but I think there are one or two events held annually between burma and thailand, where they allow the classic rules. I could be wrong though.

[penguinxxxx]

is it pronounced moy? thats what ive thought it was

[johnjoseph22]

@penguinxxxx Its spelt Muay. im english and we pronounce it as muay, i dont know if americans do the same

[NectarFitness]

in the ORG Days of Muay Thai anything goes.. in today's ring there are many rules and such to protect the fighters.. as in TRUE Muay Thai there is lots of BLOOD and broken bones... in today world you see a much more mellow ver'...

It's just like Martial Arts .. in todays rings its more mellow or you'd see broken Joints and bones...

[hilboi01]

can we fight our boxer.,,jeje

[freelancemalcontent]

try pronouncing 'muay thai' correctly next time.

[namphon]

No there are never any head butts allowed in modern Muay Thai.

[namphon]

Rubbish Narator,Headbutts in Muay Thai?!.

[justinsmuse]

yes in some muay thai fights headbutting is allowed

[rufusbone]

thats lethwai or burmese boxing

[SouthOfHeaven33]

watch my little sister and brother (6 and 7) beat each other up!

2nd vid uploaded!

[Hindusht]

i wish i could do that!

[bhibatsu]

That's because Muay Boran is the Martial Art, Muay Thai is the Sport. I don't know the exact fatality rate but back when they were still using hemp ropes instead of modern gloves, people died in the ring all the time.

The ancient Greek Boxer Theogenes fought and won 2108 boxing matches of which 1800 of his opponents died from injuries.

[fatmanontherun]

Exact muay boran is the classical thailandese martial art.Today it's changed and became a sport know as muai thai.I use to do muay boran ...quite fun and good training.

[Smallenface]

i think thats a bit dodgy tbh, 1800 deaths? not really likely..

[burgerking000]

5 to 10 years from now UFC will have Boxing's paychecks.

[KillEmAllButGood]

the narrator has the most annoying droning voice ive ever fuckin heard!

[kakalokura1]

CHUTE BOXE

[bhibatsu]

and their purse and income should be based on victories with quantity and difficulty both a factor, not fucking popularity and marketing hype like Kimbo. that's what warfare has always been about, the king can be replaced by a nobody if he has the heart, on skill and will, not popularity and hyped up name.

[bhibatsu]

Have you not noticed that all the truly greats, Fedor, Couture, have no interest in dealing with Dana because of his "ungentlemanly" behavior?

And what's with Dana posing on the cover of the UFC magacine in a fighting stance with gloves on? Reminds me of a certain patricidal fake emperor who fantasized about being a great gladiator.

The fighters should have more say in who they get to fight, with challenge rights awarded on a point system of proven victories based on difficulty. and ..

[Frank15982]

I hate how he was talking so much trash about kimbo, and now he is using him to market the next Ultimate Fighter show.

He is so two faced.

[bhibatsu]

My ideal fight tournament circus event would be one not controlled by cunning merchants and dictated by betting lines. Organized carnival sporting events have always and will always be an event that caters to the more vulger side of the masses, rather than uplifting the human spirit.

Real martial artists and gentlemen don't whore themselves for the poon and money and false fleeting glory.

And if you think the UFC is wonderful then you're already a proven idiot and I have nothing to say to you

[bhibatsu]

I wouldnt say Rich uses good footwork. I'd say he fought an exhausted Silva who had to drop 12 lbs the day before the fight, that the UFC has limitations and they treat their fighters as expendible, marketing up hype, a guy wins a single fight and they talk about "pound for pound best ever" and loses a single fight and they talk about how he's "all washed up'.

Silva fought at 205 lb for years and never complained. Rich is in shape, certainly, but a fighter? He lacks the killer instinct.

[TheBronzeBomber]

I pratice in muay thai and have been for2 yrs im 12 just like this kid.

[bhibatsu]

You must be a pleb of the mob, whose only solace is the spectacle of diversion from the rat-wheel that is his life,

Art, real art, is priceless and cannot be bought, bartered, traded, franchised, or whored.

You wouldnt know real Art if it walked up to you and kicked you in the balls.

[627287]

an art is whatever the viewer classes art to be. some people view fighting as an art others brutality. some see graffiti as art others as vandalism.

[bhibatsu]

Just see how the legend that is Wanderlei Silva has to lick ass and beg Dana for work, cutting weight that weakens his body to the point that some clown who does not deserve to stand in the same arena as him and who runs like a girl when even the weakened Wanderlei finally launches his assault, then is compelled to make excuses for losing a decision to a man whose face he just busted up.

You call that circus an art?

[knysna360]

bhibatsu, you're ridiculing the ufc because silva has a boss, decided to cut weight to a class that fits his frame better anyway, and because Rich Franklin uses footwork effectively? Would the ideal fight for you be two hyper aggresive, untrained men just running at each other? what the fuck

[bhibatsu]

You forget, in ancient and modern times alike, the pugilists if you can call them that as the word itself implies an artist who pummel each other senseless for the pleasure and amusement of the mob, serving as the tool of illusion and sorcery of the ruling elite and merchant class, such arena fodder and mascots have always been, always are, and always will be, slaves.

[bhibatsu]

Secondly, these "mixed" fighters, have not mastered even 1 art, so they have to rely on fitness and endurance.

There is a word for "mixed" breeds, I believe the word previously used by the gentry was a "bastard".

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You have heard of this phrase?

To adapt, be resourceful, learn from friend and foe alike, has always been the hallmark of a warrior.

[bhibatsu]

Well thanks for sharing your opinion.

Art, of any kind, does not exist in the mainstream anything, period.

Fighters are made redundant, expendable, obsolete, as fast as toilet paper in your beloved MMA. It's all about the hype, and the beer-muscles and adrenal rush. Some nobody wins 2 fights and they casually affix the "best pound for pound in the world" phrase on him, which has about as much value as the word "natural" does in food products, that is legally, NONE.

[idunnosia]

mma is boring.... this is entertament.

[bhibatsu]

..Mongolian wrestling, they throw the enemy down, but don't roll around with him, which is actually logical melee fighting, knock him off balance, kill him with your weapon.

MMA boys and girls, in the words of Dana White the president of the UFC is a "product".

It's fucking entertainment, for you illiterates who don't understand the implication of the word product, by which the investors make a return on their investment, through commercials, and sports betting lines. Nothing to do with art.

[paulbeachum7]

Ok if thats your definition of a product then all sports are a product, which, by your premises and conclusion means if it is a product it is also just entertainment. That's illogical. First of all everything is a "product" as you describe it. Money is what keeps sports alive in the mainstream. Whether it's training at the school, online videos, instructional videos - nothing would last in the mainstream if it didnt generate some money; therefore, the "product" has to generate entertainment

[paulbeachum7]

to provide a market for the sport. Just because one form - mma in this example - generates more capital than muay thai, does not mean mma is not an art form. The argument does not follow logic. MMA is a quintessential sport that combines the grace of arts from all corners of the world into a universal pot of mixed martial arts. The best fighters are trained in the strongest areas of each martial art style, fusing them together to create, in my opinion, the most beautiful form of the arts as one

[bhibatsu]

wrestling is 1 kind of fighting. what kind is best for you depends a lot on your body type, and character. i've read about ancient Indian wrestlers who not only were great wrestlers with legendary strength and conditioning, but were also known to sometimes kill an opponent with a punch to the neck, or chest. So they not only wrestled, but also fought. Real unarmed combat. Wrestling on the ground however, was only done between royal families, 1 on 1. In mass warfare, always on the feet, like Mon

[duskejw]

true mate

[dunivanh]

1:03 This kids kicks like a fucking beast!

[klingaan]

sigh, MMA is boring to watch, grown up men hugging on the ground... Muay Thai is true entertainment.

[NLThaiboxer]

its actually better now ever second fight is a knockout basicly

[johnnyfromda805]

The true purpose of MMA wasn't about entertainment. It was about proving which style is the superior style for fighting. I love muay thai but when I watch it I cant help but to think ... yeah these guys are good but a wrestler would just take them down and pound them out. MMA is supposed to be as close as you can get to a real fight. If you wanna learn how to fight you gotta learn wrestling too.

[Gichnni]

MMA is more deadly

[vladthegoo]

not even

[GURUPHOTOG]

LOL MMA?

Nah they need to stay true the their art.

MMA is good entertainment a step up from WWE

but an art like Muay Thai, Boxing and Ju jitsu it's not

[FireSpinnerAndy]

GURUPHOTOG, I call BS. So you are saying that if you only train 1 martial art it's an art, but if you train in more than 1 suddenly they aren't arts anymore? Please elaborate, cos right now it just sounds ignorant.

[slablife81]

thank you andy that guys an idiot

[escapethehero]

Was he seriously suggesting MMA is a setup by WWE?

I've been training for 4 years now, and if this guys thinks that what i've been doing for the past 4 years is a setup by some corny 90s corporation, he needs to get his head checked. Way to give him a piece of your mind buddy, well done.

[NLThaiboxer]

what do you think mma fighters train in idiot

[NooDLES411911]

These kids could be huge MMA fighters. Muay Thai is such a solid base to start in MMA. Just learn some BJJ and wrestling and you are golden, soon you'll be makin millions in the UFC.

[davidliao623]

Dude all of them had inhuman trainging....its not like they just got it they earned that them self!

[smaviii]

i envy those kids, so small yet so big.

[cruelgrotequeblood]

What's with some of the idiots leaving stupid comments here? Why not practice martial arts before even saying something about martial arts or Muay Thai in the first place?

[alwerty1]

lol

[vinamel97]

Manny Pac use to do this.

[bBloodOutBoy]

manny pacqiuo would whoop all your thai boxer's ass

[multimote]

thai boxing no existe ese nombre es mentira por que el muay tahi y el kickboxing son muy distintos

[sbirilonzolo]

masato the silverwolf

[Krazyisthebest]

Muay Thai boxing is a deadly sport.

You can die if you end up fighting one.

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

Shut up fat moron.

[Krazyisthebest]

fat?

stfu

i can prolly beat ur ass

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

Prove it twat.

[Krazyisthebest]

No you prove it punk.

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

Sure.

[Charli3Bab3s]

fool

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

shut up, nerd.

[Charli3Bab3s]

you replying to my comment makes you even more of a fool.

Gj ass

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

Oh really you stupid asian retarded cunt?

[Charli3Bab3s]

Now your a real fool. Ever heard of simple sentence structure? Its clearly something you lack. Go back to Nursery and stop making a complete arse of yourself on the internet. I thought that people on the internet might be mature. Well done idiot, you just proved me wrong.

[dicksplatts007]

the internets full of idiots m8 you can never be suprised at the fools on hear :)

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

Fact stil lremains that you are stupid douche.

[alwerty1]

whos more foolish the fool or the fool who follows him?

[Charli3Bab3s]

probably the fool that follows him. First of all hes already a fool, secondly hes being even more of a fool for following another fool. Therfore he is the more foolish of the two.

Why do you ask?

[alwerty1]

lol no reason ..you guys kept using the word fool and i always wanted to use that quote lol

[Charli3Bab3s]

lol fair do's :D

[TheTerrorUforgot]

B3RS3RK3RGANG = INTERNET TOUGH GUY,

Krazyisthebest, too.

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

Stfu fagfucker.