Gao yod, the nine spires — Muay Thai A column of nine spires, placed in the centre of the upper back and running a little onto the neck. At Wat Bang Phra it is the standard first tattoo; other lineages start… motdang.net/muay-thai/ritual/gao-yod/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The band — Muay Thai Four instruments play every fight in Thailand, live, and they speed up when it matters. motdang.net/muay-thai/band/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
Clinch — Muay Thai Two people fighting for the inside position, over and over, until the session ends. motdang.net/muay-thai/drill/clinch-work/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
What a fighter is paid — Muay Thai Purse figures, and the cuts taken out of them before the fighter sees anything. motdang.net/muay-thai/rule/purse/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
The band — Muay Thai Every stadium fight in Thailand is played live by a small band: an oboe, a pair of drums and a pair of hand cymbals, sitting at the ring apron. motdang.net/muay-thai/music/sarama/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The dump — Muay Thai Catching a kick, stepping past a leg, or turning a man out of the clinch so that he lands. Legal here; not legal in most kickboxing rulesets. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/sweep/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
The three-pit step — Muay Thai Chaiya's first lesson, and the one thing on its list of seven that is not a strike at all. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/yang-sam-khum/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The elbow — Muay Thai A short bone with no padding on it, swung horizontally, diagonally, upward, downward, off a spin, or in the air. motdang.net/muay-thai/weapon/elbow/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K