Muay Thai is a martial art that focuses on powerful strikes, close-quarters combat (also called clinch work), and conditioning. A martial art is a system of combat that comes from a specific culture.

Thai lawmakers recently tabled legislation to bar children under 12 from competitive boxing. Last month, a five-year study by Dr. Witaya Sungkarat of Bangkok's Ramathibodi Hospital was published that ...

Social media is bringing new attention to the centuries-old martial art of Muay Thai kickboxing. Known as “the art of eight limbs,” the combat sport is big business in Thailand, where companies ...

In the ever-evolving world of combat sports, the lines between disciplines often blur. But for Ghanaian kickboxing referee Derrick Maccaire, ethe distinctions are clear, and essential for any aspiring ...

English striking megastar Jonathan Haggerty just defended one world title dominantly. Now he is plotting another, and ...

Anucha Tasako was just 13 years old when he stepped into the Muay Thai ring to fight a boy just two years older for prize money of around 2,000 Thai Baht ($60). He’d done it almost 200 times before, ...

Feinting is an essential skill in fighting. It causes an opponent to react to a fake attack that’s never coming, opening them ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BANGKOK — In the ring, the two boxers spar furiously with blows delivered by fists, elbows, knees and feet to virtually any part of the opponent’s body.

As a young teen, I first tried kickboxing in a group fitness class with my mom. I loved it so much that I eventually got my own punching bag to use at home after school so that I could release my ...

As Tawanchai PK Saenchai prepares to step back into the spotlight on Jan. 24, ONE Championship is fueling the excitement for his next assignment. The reigning ONE featherweight Muay Thai world ...