Christian's MUAY THAI

Before I start the Introduction to my muay thai I'm going to tell You a little bit of myself.
I'm Christian Godenhjelm and I'm training muay thai (thaiboxing)at the Combat Academy Of Finland.
I'm 17 years old and I live in Helsinki, Finland. I only train muay thai at this moment but
I'm planning to compete in the near future. This site contains all sorts of things related to muay thai.
If You have any questions or comments mail me :
[email protected]

ICQ: 21078081




About MUAY THAI :
Muay Thai developed way back in the medieval ages when wars were fought with bows and arrows, swords and pikes, and when in hand-to-hand combat practically anything - arms, legs, knees, elbows, heads, throws, etc. had its place. This art, which was later included in the military training, was made famous by King Naresuan in 1560 A.D. During one of the many battles between Burma and Siam the King was captured. Since the Burmese knew of his prowess as the best unarmed fighter in the Kingdom they gave him the chance to fight with their best for his freedom. He succeeded and upon his return to Siam was celebrated as a national hero. Soon thereafter the Siamese boxing was recognized as a national sport. The boxers sometimes used to fight with glass on their hands, regular boxing gloves were introduced about 70-80 years ago and have been used ever since.


Muay Thai, called also Thai-boxing or Thai-kickboxing in the west, is Thailand�s national sport and is gaining in popularity in many countries, especially in Japan and Europe where a large number of young people are being trained to fight professionally. It should be noted that although there are many similarities, Muay Thai is very different from the Kickboxing, which originated in the western world approximately 20-30 years ago as a result of the efforts of Karate practitioners to find a way to compete full contact. There are significant differences in the historical evolution, the techniques as well as the rules of the bouts of Kickboxing as practiced in the west and Muay Thai. As an example, Muay Thai rules allow the use of all sorts of low kicks, elbows strikes, knees, and also certain types of throws not legal under regular kickboxing rules. These are the same techniques which have made Muay Thai one of the most feared martial art.


Here's a few videoclips of thaiboxing :


A knockout by elbow - knockout1.avi (0.317 Mb)
An interesting knockout - knockout2.avi (1.79 Mb)
Two american guys fighting - usa_fight1.mpg (1.62 Mb)
Nice demonstration of a kneekick - knee.mov (0.607 Mb)
Pure thaiboxing - muaythaiclips.mpeg (4.46 Mb)
Nice demonstration of a kick - kick.mov (0.497 Mb)
Nice demonstration of an elbow - elbow.mov (0.312 Mb)
Clips of a fight, very nice elbowpunch - thai.mov (1.75 Mb)
Another nice demonstration of an elbow - turningelbow.avi (1.75 Mb)
A clip showing three kneekicks - 3kneekicks.avi (2.29 Mb)



About WAI-KRU :
Before the competition of Muay-Thai , Thai swords , or any other ancient weapons martial arts , every competitor must perform the "Wai-Kru" ritual and perform the boxing dance which is the continued tradition since ancient. "Wai-Kru" is a way to pay respect to his majesty the king or the chairman of the competition tournament. Furthermore , "Wai-Kru" is the way to realize the goodness of the master who give them the knowledge. It's also the way to create the strength of their mind. The style of the dance is unique of each of boxing bureau. The boxer who danced the same style wouldn't box each other since they realize that they have the same master. Furthermore , to dance is one way to warm up before starting the fight . it also helps relax the stress and to prepare body and mind to be ready to get into the battle.

Download Waikru Music waikru.mp3
A boxer performing Wai-Kru




How to put the hand wraps on.




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The LINKS :

The place where I train muay thai at the moment = Combat Academy Of Finland.
The Finnish Muay Thai site = Suomen Muay Thai Liitto.
The American Muay Thai site = A lot of thaiboxing stuff.
The International Amateur Muay Thai Federation = IAMTF.
The Swedish Thaiboxing Association = A very good swedish site.

A site made by two of my classmates Kaj and Simon, nothing to do with muay thai = KS Artwork.