Pads — Muay Thai Rounds with a trainer holding Thai pads — thick forearm shields — calling combinations and hitting back. motdang.net/muay-thai/drill/pads/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
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
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 rules — Muay Thai Five rounds, ten points, one winner — and almost none of it works the way boxing does. motdang.net/muay-thai/rules/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
Checking the kick — Muay Thai Lifting the shin to meet an incoming round kick, so that the two bones collide and the thrower takes the worse end. motdang.net/muay-thai/move/check/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K
How a fight is actually scored — Muay Thai Three judges, five rounds, one decision. Everything else about it is different from boxing, and the differences are what make a visitor think the scoring is broken. motdang.net/muay-thai/rule/scoring/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Kit — Muay Thai Rope, gloves, shorts, anklets, oil. What each is, what it costs, and what it does to a fight. motdang.net/muay-thai/kit/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K