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
Fon jerng — Muay Thai The Lanna martial dance. *Jerng* means tactics or finesse; *fon* is to dance. It is performed with weapons and with empty hands, and the Thai-language history of muay thai names… motdang.net/muay-thai/style/fon-jerng/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The hermit's school — Muay Thai A school at Khao Samo Khon in Lavo — now Lopburi — kept by a hermit called Sukkathanta, teaching a subject called *Mai Sastra*. motdang.net/muay-thai/story/mai-sastra/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
Your first session — Muay Thai What actually happens, in order, at a gym in Thailand that takes walk-ins. motdang.net/muay-thai/drill/first-session/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
The dance before the fight — Muay Thai Two halves. *Wai khru* is paying respect to the teacher — kneeling, bowing three times toward the corner. *Ram muay* is the dance that follows, which is the fighter's own and… motdang.net/muay-thai/ritual/wai-kru-ram-muay/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K