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Muay Thai gym owner See The Yam family: Kevin Cheng: Tong Sap Yat 唐拾一: Former underground nak muay in Thailand Security nak muay Yam Kwok Lung's disciple Cheuk Man's husband They meet again at the church where they got married, but she does not remember him. Nancy Wu: Ting Yan Chi 丁恩慈: Deaf nak muay ying Chu Sai Cheung's girlfriend ...
Muay Thai is related to other martial art styles of the Indian cultural sphere such as Musti-yuddha, [7] [8] Muay Chaiya, Muay Boran, Muay Lao, Lethwei, Benjang [9] and Tomoi. [10] A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as a Nak Muay. Western practitioners in Thailand are sometimes called Nak Muay Farang, meaning "foreign boxer". [11]
Feng (mythology), an edible monster that resembles a two-eyed lump of meat and magically grows back as fast as it is eaten. Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology ...
Chinese creation myths are symbolic narratives about the origins of the universe, earth, and life. Myths in China vary from culture to culture. In Chinese mythology, the term "cosmogonic myth" or "origin myth" is more accurate than "creation myth", since very few stories involve a creator deity or divine will.
Khaosai Galaxy – was a Muay Thai fighter; switched to boxing and became WBA super flyweight champion with 19 defenses in seven years (1984–1991); with a record of 47–1, he is listed No. 19 on Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and named him the 43rd greatest fighter of the past 80 years in 2002 [33]
Mae Nak (แม่นาก), a female ghost who died at childbirth and that can extend her arms. Krasue, a nocturnal ghost of Thai folk mythology; Phi Am (ผีอำ), a spirit that sits on a person's chest during the night. It is believed to have caused sleeping paralysis, making its name to be used as a name for the paralysis itself by ...
Chinese mythology holds that the Jade Emperor was charged with running of the three realms: heaven, hell, and the realm of the living. The Jade Emperor adjudicated and meted out rewards and remedies to saints, the living, and the deceased according to a merit system loosely called the Jade Principles Golden Script (玉律金篇, Yù lǜ jīn piān
Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand. With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture.