A French diplomat, 1687 — Muay Thai Simon de la Loubère, envoy of Louis XIV to the court of King Narai, wrote down what Siamese men did with their time. motdang.net/muay-thai/story/la-loubere-1687/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
Thai troops in France, 1914–18 — Muay Thai Thailand sent troops to France with the allies, and they taught what they knew. The English article records this as the route by which the word reached Europe. motdang.net/muay-thai/story/ww1-france/ · 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 rope — Muay Thai Hand-wrapping in hemp rope or raw cotton thread, used instead of gloves until the late 1920s. *Khat chueak* is literally to gird with rope. motdang.net/muay-thai/kit/kaad-chuek/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
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
History — Muay Thai History — Muay Thai motdang.net/muay-thai/history/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 59K