Seeking info on the form of martial arts known as muay thai (sometimes
it's spelled slightly differently, such as my thai). Would especially
like info on what exactly muay thai is, the specific steps/moves that
muay thai students would learn, and how this differs from other forms
of martial arts.

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Request for Question Clarification by feilong-ga on 17 May 2004 05:12 PDT

Typing "muay thai" in Google web search yields thousands of results
and I think you have already done that. I don't want to dissapoint you
by giving you the same sites that you may have already visited. Are
you seeking info from available online sources?

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Clarification of Question by magwriter-ga on 17 May 2004 05:59 PDT

Yes, I have done a basic search, but - as you noted - there are a ton
of sites. Many of the ones I visited were for muay thai schools,
clubs, etc. and mainly had info about their specific organization. I'm
trying to find general info about muay thai and the moves/techniques
involved. If you can find any online sources that list that info - or
even point me in the right direction of any books or movies that
feature muay thai - it'd be great. Thanks very much!

Hi Magwriter-ga

Thanks for replying to my inquiry. In answering your question I asked
a Thai friend regarding the correct spelling. Although there are
slight differences in spelling (like you said) the correct one is
"Muay thai" which means "Thai kickboxing". Some spell it as "Muang
thai" but it is wrong because it means "City of Thailand". Like the
Chinese, Thailand has its own alphabet characters like the one on this
site:

Omniglot.com
Thai alphabet
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/thai.htm

According to my friend, the spelling of "Muay thai" is based on the
pronounciation and that is the reason why there are different
spelling. "Muay thai" is the accepted form or "correct" spelling. Here
are other possible "incorrect" spellings you may find:

Muai thai
Muai tai
Muai tei
Muey thai
Muey tai
Muey tei
Muy thai
Muy tai
Muy tei
Moi thai
Moi tai
Moi tei
Moai thai
Moai tai
Moai tei

Below are some good sources of information regarding this martial art.
If you are using Internet Explorer you can simply press the "Shift"
key before clicking on a link so it will open a new window or
right-click on the link and choose "Open in New Window" for your
convenience.


Definitions and General information:

Free-Definition.com
Muay thai - definition, meaning, explanation & information
http://www.free-definition.com/Muay-thai.html

House of Muay Thai
Muay Thai (Thai Boxing)
http://houseofmuaythai.com/muaythai.html

Global Directions, Inc. - ThingsAsian.com
Muay Thai: The "Invincible" Martial Art of Thailand
http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.1579.html


For Muay thai techniques, there's no better source than the World Muay
Thai organization.

Techniques
http://www.wmto.org/techniques.html

Muay thai in action - sample fights
http://www.wmto.org/multimedia.html


Video References:

DCO Thailand
Video Training Course - Muay Thai Chaiyuth
http://www.dco.co.th/books/artofmuaythai.htm

United States Muay Thai Association
Muay thai DVD's
http://www.usmta.com/DVD-FRAME.htm

United States Muay Thai Association
Muay thai videos
http://www.usmta.com/VIDEO-FRAME.htm

Muay thai video
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=%22muay+thai%22+video&btnG=Search+Froogle


Books, Gear and Accessories:

Amazon.com
All results for muay thai
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dblended%26field-keywords%3Dmuay%252520thai%26store-name%3Dall-product-search/103-1591890-3177440

Froogle.com
Muay thai books
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=%22muay+thai%22+book&btnG=Search+Froogle

As you already know, there are tons of information about this subject.
You can find more related information, videos, and books from the last
links below.


Search strategy:

"muay thai" meaning
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"muay thai" forms
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"muay thai"
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=%22muay+thai%22&btnG=Search+Froogle

"muay thai" videos
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=%22muay+thai%22+videos&btnG=Search+Froogle


I hope this helps you. If you have a question, please feel free to
post your clarification and I'll attend to you as soon as possible.
Thanks for asking.

Best regards,
Feilong

Excellent answer! Very helpful, and amazingly fast.