The fifteen that come after — Muay Thai The second set of fifteen, taught after the first. The Thai encyclopedia's line is that a student works the mae mai before the luk mai will take. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/luk-mai/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Lanna — Muay Thai The northern kingdom — Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Nan, Phayao — founded by Mangrai and independent of Ayutthaya and Siam for most of its history. Its people… motdang.net/muay-thai/place/lanna/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
How old is any of this — Muay Thai The line between what is documented and what was assembled later, which runs through almost every origin claim on this site. motdang.net/muay-thai/issue/invented-tradition/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
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 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 fights — Muay Thai Single nights that changed what the sport was allowed to be. motdang.net/muay-thai/fights/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 47K