kitThe cup
กระจับ · krachap
Steel, not plastic, and tied on with a cord through the legs.
What it is
A hard steel groin guard, worn under the shorts and tied with a cord.
The long version
Heavier and harder than anything worn in western boxing, for the reason given under the fouls: in Thailand under traditional rules, the groin is a legal target. The cup is not a precaution against an accident. It is equipment for an attack that is allowed.
Connected to
- What is not allowed Why it is made of steel.
- Gloves What it came in with.
Named here by
- What is not allowed What the groin rule requires.
- Gloves What came in with it.
Where each claim comes from
| Field | Tier | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| default | cited | Muay Thai — Wikipedia (en) | |
| text_th | inference | written in Thai by this project, not machine-translated |
Sources
- Muay Thai — Wikipedia (en)
cited Cited — a named source, linked · harvested Harvested — fetched from an open dataset, with its licence · tradition Tradition — general knowledge of the tradition, hedged · inference Inference — this project's own reasoning from the above · field Field — someone stood there