The ring arrives, 1921 — Muay Thai The first permanent ring in Siam, at Suan Kulap College, and everything that came in with it. motdang.net/muay-thai/story/first-ring/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The dump — Muay Thai Catching a kick, stepping past a leg, or turning a man out of the clinch so that he lands. Legal here; not legal in most kickboxing rulesets. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/sweep/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
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
The clinch — Muay Thai Hands locked behind the other man's head, forearms on his collarbones, both men fighting for the inside position — and knees going in the whole time. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/clinch/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
Buakaw at K-1 Max, 2004 — Muay Thai Buakaw Banchamek won the K-1 World Max tournament in Japan in 2004, beating John Wayne Parr and Masato, and won it again in 2006. motdang.net/muay-thai/bout/buakaw-k1-2004/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
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
Ong-Bak — Muay Thai Prachya Pinkaew's film, starring Tony Jaa, which sold muay boran to an international audience that had never heard of it. motdang.net/muay-thai/art/ong-bak/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
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
The knee — Muay Thai The point of the thigh bone driven into ribs, liver, sternum or face, usually with the other man's head pulled down onto it. motdang.net/muay-thai/weapon/knee/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K