Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Muay Thai: All There Is To Know About It

By Jack Hicks

Muay Thai Boxing may look like one of the most grueling and devastating sports known to man, however with the proper training and discipline one can become disciplined and actually control anger with this martial arts style fighting.

Muay Thai Boxing descended from ancient Thailand in which they used to fight to the death or near death because there were no time limits, no gloves and basically no rules. This went on for thousands of years until approximately 50 years ago when it became more popular and spread throughout the world and became more regulated by adding time limits, uniforms like muay thai shorts and muay thai gloves.

In Muay Thai Boxing, fighters are allowed to use all parts of their body as opposed to normal boxing where kicking is not allowed. Muay Thai Boxers are allowed to punch wearing muay thai gloves and to kick, often wearing ankle guards and utilizing the shinbone to hit their opponent with and for training there are shinguards and headguards available to avoid further damage.

Muay Thai Boxing Shorts are available in many different designs and usually are made from satin or nylon and have a distinctive shape. To make sure that the Muay Thai Shorts do not slide down during bouts a strong elastic waistband is used to hold them up. The cut of a Muay Thai Short is designed in a way that allows the boxers to kick high without damaging their shorts and without the short sticking to the legs and therefore guaranteeing a lot of freedom to move.

Muay Thai Shorts such as Windy Shorts, Twins Special Shorts, Raja Boxing Shorts and King Professional Shorts complete the outfit of a Muay Thai Boxing champion or someone who just practices the art of Muay Thai Boxing. You can find these boxing shorts on the Internet through specialty companies, many of them located in Thailand, will ship directly to you or the gym where you work out.

Many would think that Muay Thai Boxing is a men's sports, however many women participate in Muay Thai Boxing as well because it is a very good cardiovascular workout for your heart, your muscles, your bones as well as your mind.

The clothing female fighters wear is the same as men but women also wear t-shirts in addition. Due to the design of a muay thai short it is not necessary to manufacture shorts especially for women as all shorts are unisex and both men and women require leg and movement freedom alike.

Custom Design Muay Thai Shorts are the latest craze on the Muay Thai Short market. Whether one chooses to go for a dragon which symbolizes strength or something completely different, designing your own shorts guarantees that the short will be one of a kind.

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