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Muay Thai or Muaythai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [mūaj tʰāj] ⓘ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs [3] or the Science of Eight Limbs, [4] is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques. [5]
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The Mai Tai became a popular cocktail in the 1950s–60s and many restaurants, particularly tiki-themed restaurants or bars, served them. The Mai Tai was also prominently featured in the 1961 Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii. The Mai Tai was named the official cocktail of the city by the Oakland, California city council. [19]
This is a list of WBC Muaythai world champions, showing every world champion certificated by World Boxing Council's WBC Muaythai. The WBC, which is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, started certifying their own Muay Thai world champions in 19 different weight classes in 2005.
He was the disciple of Mai Zhuangtu (1829–1892) and Yuan Fengyi, master of Grandmaster Lu Songgao (卢嵩高) (died 1962). [17] Zhaobao tai chi Master Zheng Boying (鄭伯英) (1904–1961) became famous after winning the 1931 lei tai competition held in Kaifeng. [18] Xingyi Master Xin Jianhou won a lei tai contest in 1931.
Samart Payakaroon – considered by many to be the greatest Muay Thai fighter of all time, becoming Lumpinee Stadium champion in four different weight divisions from 1980 to 1981, as well as a WBC world champion in boxing at the super bantamweight class in 1986. [8]
The winner would be chosen to act as a bodyguard to the emperor or a martial arts instructor for the Imperial Military. [3] According to Cung Le, a famous mixed martial arts fighter, "In the old days, if you wanted to announce yourself as a boxer in a new village, you built a lei tai, stood on it, and invited all comers to try and knock you off."
The five animal martial arts styles supposedly originated from the Henan Shaolin Temple, which is north of the Yangtze River, even though imagery of these particular five animals as a distinct set (i.e. in the absence of other animals such as the horse or the monkey as in tai chi or xingyiquan) is either rare in Northern Shaolin martial arts ...