Hello everybody! We’re back again. Today we want to introduce you to our new article. We decided that we want to teach you everything about MuayThai right here in our blog. Every single one of our article is definitely useful and really practical.

We want to start with Cherng Mud Muay. Mud in Thai means to punch. So our first move is called KA JIG KHAI or The Straight Fist. I’ll start by telling you what it is and then how to.

KA JIG KHAI or the straight fist is actually an action for attack, defense and for escape. A straight left or left swing is thrown by the fighter, specifically directly to the face of the opponent. Targets can be the opponent’s eyes, nose, or even chin. How to make this punch more effective? The fighter must use his knuckles for attacking, combined with a twist of the shoulders. For even more effectiveness, this trick should be immediately and quickly followed by another move. If this move is done flawlessly, it can stop the opponent dead in his tracks. However, if there are any mistakes in the timing of its execution, the attacker could miss his target, waste too much valuable energy, and become defenseless to a counter-attack.

Now shall we look at how to do the straight fist or KA JIG KHAI?
To Attack: To make sure that the straight fist from the opponent wound not land firmly, it should be warded off by a right blow. One can also protect himself by using his fists and quickly move away from the oncoming hit.

To Defense: As the left side remains in danger when the straight fist is executed, one can throw his right knee to the attacker’s left rib.

Alright I hope that was pretty useful. To make you get this clearer, here’s the picture of this move. Take a look. Then see you next time with more Cherng Mud Muay Thai right here!

When talking about Bangkok, everyone knows it is one of the biggest cities in Asia. But many people don’t know where Thailand is, someone even believe that it’s a far away country without all kind of Technologies. How sad that is.

Don’t worry! If you really want to come to Thailand and afraid that you can’t find these or those things you need, that’s not your problem here for sure. Bangkok just announced its new and the biggest shopping center called Siam Paragon, where you can find pretty much everything you need from all around the world.

One thing about Bangkok is all of the big malls happen to be in the same place or at least really close to each other. The heart of the Bangkok’s shopping world consists of about 8 shopping centers located right next to each other. That means you can walk out of this one and enter another one within 5 mins.

Another fact is that in almost every mall there is a really big cinema. We Thai people really take it seriously about going to a movie or what. If you never gone to a movie right here in Bangkok before, you should really try. I can tell that you all would be surprised of how luxurious Thailand’s cinemas are.

However, too bad we have lots and lots of big shopping malls but most of the people cannot afford buying most of the things there. Whoever go there are mostly window shoppers. But then where does the majority of Thais go shopping?

Come back next week! Next time I’ll tell you the biggest market where lots and lots of people, Thais and foreigners go for a shopping, just for one reason…whatever they sell there are really cheap or some are well…at least…cheaper than those in the big malls.

See you next time at MuayThaiArt.com/weblog. You really need this information if you are about to come here.

Besides boxing gloves, shorts and other, find yourself a pair of mouthguard if you think you’re taking MuayThai more seriously. So the question would be if it is really that important.

The answer is yes! Mouth and dental injuries are serious and they can turn into a dental emergency. These injuries could be to lips, tongue, hard palate, soft palate, tonsils, inner cheeks, gum, jaws and teeth. And you don’t want any nasty to happen to your face. Don’t even mention how much pain you can get if you don’t wear it.

So basically wearing a mouthguard can prevent all these injuries. Mouthguards that are made for sport players can also protect teeth and jaws. What you have to understand is it can’t protect you from any injuries at all, but it sure will reduce the damages that can happen.

Actually not all mouthguards are the same. I categorize them in two categories; the cheap one and the ex one. The cheap ones are the ready made or the “boil and bite”. But the one for whoever got the money left is the custom made ones. That you gotta do at dental clinic of course.

If you really ask me which one is better. Well the answer sure is the custom made one that will perfectly fit your mouth and therefore provide more protection. But mostly, the people you should really have his own mouthguard ordered are Pros. If you just started to box, don’t! Because when I say it’s more expensive, it is a lot more expensive.

You’re looking for a pair for yourself? At our store also have mouthguards but we call them teeth protection. The brand we choose, Mitre, is trusted by many clubs and gyms in Thailand. Also its products have been used in many competitions in Thailand already. So you can add it to your shopping cart right now. It’s only $7.50!

Hello guys! I’ve been thinking what can happen when you box. I know, one wins one loses. But…how can you lose? What make you lose? Your opponent or yourself? If you think that in boxing the only one who can make you lose is your somehow better opponent. Think again after you watch this clip I got from YouTube. Here’s my warning: just look once, not twice!

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Kick Boxing Accident VDO from YouTube.com

So now what you think? Oh gosh I can’t imagine what it feels like man. He must have tried to kick his opponent with all he got man. But finally turned out rubberizing his own leg. It’s like he’s dancing before hitting the floor. This is the first time I saw a huge guy breaking his own leg. Did he plan that or something? His opponent must have like iron bones. His leg looks like jello. That was sick! Poor guy.

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Funny KO Clip from YouTube.com

Ok, don’t say that I’m mean that I laughed. Everybody does. How do you describe that anyway. SOOOO KO. He was so unconscious. I have never thought that a KO can be that funny dangerous. Instead of counting, the ref should have called for doctor. Man that was quite serious. How come a guy that’s knocked out can still keep punching? What a heart! I believe he thought he could still win. Keep punching punching punching might finally hit something….at least air around him. This is how you can tell if someone is dreaming or not.

If you’ve watch something funnier, tell us about it. Every week we’ll be back with new and of course more interesting than ever clips right here at MuayThaiArt.com/weblog. Or you can come visit us everyday and keep in touch with all our articles. Here we offer unique!

Hi guys! It’s time for a new Thai film. This one might not consists of lots of incredible actions like Tony Jaa’s movies. But this one really guarantees the fun and laughs. Here we go. The movie is called Pattaya Papaya or Thai’s name “Somtum” our famous papaya salad. You’ll find out later why this name.

The story is about a big guy named Barny who somehow traveled to Thailand and got robbed. Having nothing left, he has to do something to survive. This point leads him to find two girls who’re being hunted by Pattaya mafia gang. One of the girls happens to know Muay Thai and is actually really good at it. Barny got hurt from trying to save the girls finally get something back. Both girls took him back to their mom who owns a Somtum restaurant. Barny tried it for the first time and that’s when he feels the fire inside because of the heat from this food running through everything destroying the restaurant. He got no choice but to find a way to repair it somehow.

The friendship between this huge guy and 2 tiny girls has begun. But then these naughty girls again get into trouble and are hunted by a gang of diamond robbers.

So what do you think? The movie is just in Theater a few days ago and I hope you will find it in DVD soon outside Thailand. I really hope you will get to see this film. But as I said, the Muay Thai actions in the movies are performed by a girl. If you expected it to be so cool, think again. But as I have heard, the girl is really good. She actually knows the martial arts. As a kid, she did give a really good performer.