A baptism by fire, I suppose.Regardless, it was time to learn the fundamentals: a fighting stance and the 1-2-3 combo — jab, cross, hook. I did a private session with Thai-Binh Nguyen, a fighter and ...

For decades, most people have known Thai boxing, or Muay Thai, through televised matches, unaware the sport has an ancient legacy of diverse traditions that are obscured in the familiar ring fights.

"In Muay Thai, most people have a narrower stance. Now if Andy's in the narrow Muay Thai stance, if I try and throw a calf kick when his leg's pointed out like that, I'm just gonna smash my own ...

Hector Castaneda owns White Tiger Muay Thai. He says he's been boxing since he was 18-years-old. "Muay Thai is elbows, knees, kicks, and hands, so we are using a lot of our eight limbs, ...

The local variety, muay Thai, or Thai boxing, relies on lightning strikes with legs, knees, elbows and fists first honed by ancient warriors dedicated to the “way of the eight limbs.” Image ...

For decades, most people have known Thai boxing, or Muay Thai, through televised matches, unaware the sport has an ancient legacy of diverse traditions that are obscured in the familiar ring ...