Contact martial arts sports have been gaining popularity all around the world. You would definitely like Muay Thai kickboxing if you're into self defense. It uses punches, leg kicks and knee kicks that anybody in martial arts loves. A lot of boxing gyms right now offers Muay Thai as part of their martial art program. There are also a lot of people that are signing up for classes.
Muay Thai is a self defense art that started out in Thailand. This type of self defense is different from other type of martial arts you see in TV. The thailand people develop the technique so as to defend themselves from thieves and bad people. It is a deadly because it revolves around in getting the enemy into submission and also to kill them.
It is a lethal method and in earlier times, fighters were not wearing any protection and there were times that competitors die because of hard kicks and punches from their opposing competitor. The also used to use long cords that they wrap around their fists to be used as gloves. As time goes on, rules have changed and now to prevent any lethality in competition, a regular boxing gloves are now used for protection.
Lately, Muay Thai has progressed and attracted a lot of martial arts fans all around the world. There are a lot of boxing gyms and martial arts gyms that has Muay Thai in the program. Certified instructors are able to teach Muay Thai to people who are interested in the sport.
These days, it is one of the most popular sports in the world. In fact, there are quite a lot of TV networks covering live broadcast of Thai kickboxing fights on a weekly basis.
The fight usually lasts for five rounds and on every round, it lasts for three minutes. Also, there is a two-minute break in between rounds. Before the fight starts, the competitors dances around the ring in order of their teachers. It is also a type of warm-up and stretching for the competitors before the fight.
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