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
Ong-Bak — Muay Thai Prachya Pinkaew's film, starring Tony Jaa, which sold muay boran to an international audience that had never heard of it. motdang.net/muay-thai/art/ong-bak/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
The World Muaythai Council — Muay Thai The professional sanctioning body, established by the Thai government and sanctioned by the Sports Authority of Thailand. motdang.net/muay-thai/org/wmc/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 47K
Chaiya — Muay Thai An old town on the Gulf coast, once a seat of Srivijaya, now best known outside Thailand for a boxing style and a forest monastery. motdang.net/muay-thai/place/chaiya-place/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
Bangkok — Muay Thai Where a fighter's career is decided, regardless of where he is from. motdang.net/muay-thai/place/bangkok/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
The knee — Muay Thai The point of the thigh bone driven into ribs, liver, sternum or face, usually with the other man's head pulled down onto it. motdang.net/muay-thai/weapon/knee/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The Mangrai law, 1296 — Muay Thai The oldest law code of Lanna, compiled from the Indian Dharmaśāstra, in 27 sections. The English article on muay thai names it as the oldest recorded use of the word *muay*, in… motdang.net/muay-thai/story/mangrai-law/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Rodtang Jitmuangnon — Muay Thai Born Tinnakorn Srisawat, 23 July 1997. Professional since 2013, Omnoi champion at 130lb, and the longest-reigning ONE flyweight muay thai world champion. motdang.net/muay-thai/person/rodtang/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
Reading a ram muay — Muay Thai What the four minutes before the bell will tell you, if you watch them. motdang.net/muay-thai/term/ram-muay-reading/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K