Hi! I actually didn’t have any idea what to write about today. So I dug up some books and found this article. I think it’s quite interesting. It talks about the history of muaythai. Some of know might not have paid much attention to the history. So here is a good chance to know some about Thai boxing and how it began

Muay retained its huge reputation in the reign of King Wajirawudh (Rama VI), 1910-1925, who himself took a trip to many places, including Korat, Chumporn and Nakorn Sri-Tammarat, to observe particularly arranged Royal Muay contests. It was while Wajirawudh was king that in 1920 Muay Contests at last got their first permanent home, Suan Gularb Arena.

In the next year, a fight between Yang Harn Talay, an exponent of Muay Korat, and a Chinese boxer called Jee Chang was staged at the arena. People were tremendously interested in this epoch-making event so tickets for the bout were quickly sold out to both Chinese and Siamese supporters, and spectators were seated more than a few hours before the fight was due to start. Yang Harn Talay won by a knock-out after he followed a punch to the face with a powerful kick to the neck. Jee Chang lay stationary on the ground and was still incapable to get to his feet by the time the referee had counted to ten.

For more of Muay Thai history, I recommend you to find it in a book called Muay Thai: A Living Legacy by Kat Prayukvong and Lesley D. Junlakan. It is a really good book and apart from the history stuff, there are some interesting Muay Thai moves you can learn from.

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