Bodies — Muay Thai Who writes the rules, who sanctions the belts, and who disagrees with whom. motdang.net/muay-thai/bodies/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 47K
The crocodile lashes its tail — Muay Thai Number nine of the fifteen, and the only one of the thirty whose Thai name is still said out loud in gyms from Sao Paulo to Sheffield. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/chorakhe-fat-hang/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The round kick — Muay Thai The kick the rest of the world copied. Thrown upward at an angle, cutting under the arm and into the ribs, and named for the triangle it travels. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/te-chiang/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
IFMA — Muay Thai The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, founded 1993, the amateur governing body, with 128 member countries. motdang.net/muay-thai/org/ifma/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
Thai troops in France, 1914–18 — Muay Thai Thailand sent troops to France with the allies, and they taught what they knew. The English article records this as the route by which the word reached Europe. motdang.net/muay-thai/story/ww1-france/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
Breaking Erawan's neck — Muay Thai The last of the fifteen, and the plainest thing in the sport: the clinch knee, named after killing the mount of a god. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/hak-kho-erawan/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K