The fifteen, standing in a courtyard — Muay Thai Wat Bang Kung in Samut Songkhram — an Ayutthaya-period temple wrapped in the roots of a banyan — has the mae mai and luk mai set up in its grounds as figures. motdang.net/muay-thai/art/wat-bang-kung-statues/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
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
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 Tiger King — Muay Thai King Sanphet VIII of Ayutthaya, reigned 1703–1709. Thai Wikipedia's article on the mae mai opens by attributing the fifteen to him, on the authority of a cabinet resolution. motdang.net/muay-thai/person/tiger-king/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The victory drum — Muay Thai The Lanna war drum, beaten going out to battle for good fortune and to hold the soldiers' nerve. Three old melodies are named: *Chaiphaeri*, *Chaithiti*, *Chanamarn*. motdang.net/muay-thai/music/klong-sabatchai/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K