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
Muay Lopburi — Muay Thai The central line, from the old Khmer-Thai city north of Ayutthaya. Its reputation is for angles and feints rather than force. motdang.net/muay-thai/style/lopburi/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The oil — Muay Thai The camphor and menthol liniment rubbed into a fighter's legs before a fight, and sold in every pharmacy in Thailand in a small yellow bottle. motdang.net/muay-thai/kit/nam-man-muay/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 47K
Muay Thasao — Muay Thai The northern line, from Tha Sao in Uttaradit, tied to Phraya Phichai of the Broken Sword — a general of King Taksin who is said to have been a boxer first. motdang.net/muay-thai/style/thasao/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
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
A camp is not a school — Muay Thai Thai distinguishes *khai muay*, a boxing camp, from *samnak rian*, a school of instruction, and the difference is not size. motdang.net/muay-thai/gym/camp-vs-school/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
Top maphap — Muay Thai The Lanna display in which a man slaps his own arms, chest and thighs in a driving rhythm. Thai Wikipedia's article on Lanna performing arts names it beside the sabatchai drum as… motdang.net/muay-thai/move/top-maphap/ · 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 shin — Muay Thai The front edge of the lower leg, swung on the end of a turning body. The round kick is the sport's signature, and the shin is the part that lands. motdang.net/muay-thai/weapon/shin/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
Children in the ring — Muay Thai Thai children fight professionally from single-digit ages. The Boxing Act sets a minimum age for professional competition; the English article says it "was largely being flouted". motdang.net/muay-thai/issue/child-boxing/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
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