For Muay Thai fighters, as same as for Thai people, incantation was or has been a part of their belief. They used to have hidden faith in the supernatural art of prayer. So now you can tell what our article is about today. If you want to learn Muay Thai, this is another thing that you can’t miss. To be a Muay Thai fighter, you have to think as a Muay Thai fighter or at least understand what he thinks.

Lots of Muay Thai fighters or trainers studied the subject matter, believing that incantations would give them miraculous strengths to conquer their opponents without difficulty and give them stamina and invincibility, shielding them from all people and things.

Many who have studied this art believed that an incantation uttered before or during a fight had the supremacy to keep them from being knocked out, as a mouthful of air would instantaneously bring back their consciousness.

Incantations or in Thai called “Kartar Arkom” were not only part of a rich oral tradition but also were in due course printed for reference. Many incantations books can still be found if you really looking for or they can be passed hand to hand from generation to generation.

I want to give you an example here. One prayer called “Gam Pan Nak Muen” is believed to give the fighter the conviction of winning with just a single punch. “Gam Pan Nak Muen” literally means “Thousand Kilograms Fist”. In the past, many Muay Thai fighters had these tattoos on the back of their hands which incorporated the power of this said spell.

You can still find incantations nowadays, for instance, that said blowing wind before a fight. Basically it really give the fighters confidence and urge to win overcome their opponents. Believe it or not, many times it works! Without incantation from sacred teacher or trainers might decrease their confidence and they might lose the game. They in fact stuck in this belief already!