The doctor, and the cut — Muay Thai The ringside doctor inspects cuts between rounds and can end a fight over one. motdang.net/muay-thai/rule/doctor-stoppage/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
The teep — Muay Thai The straight push with the ball or sole of the foot, into the stomach, hip or chest. The article calls it a foot jab and that is what it does: it manages distance and interrupts. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/teep/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
On screen and on the wall — Muay Thai The statues, the films and the song that taught most of the world the word. motdang.net/muay-thai/works/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
The fifteen mother techniques — Muay Thai The first fifteen named techniques, taught as a set. *Mae* is mother, *mai* is a move; the fifteen that come after are called *luk mai*, child moves. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/mae-mai/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
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
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
The mongkhon — Muay Thai The cord headband worn into the ring and removed before the first bell. It belongs to the gym, not the man wearing it. motdang.net/muay-thai/ritual/mongkhon/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
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 armbands — Muay Thai Cloth or cord tied round the upper arms, worn through the fight. motdang.net/muay-thai/ritual/prajiat/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
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
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