Glossary

Boxing

   Boxing is a combat sport of prehistoric origin in which two participants (generally) of similar weight fight each other with their fists. There have been many informal forms of boxing throughout the centuries, since getting two people to fight with fists is in essence a fairly primitive sport, but boxing is now generally conducted in a regulated way, typically in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds.

Victory is achieved if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten (a Knockout, or KO) or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue (a Technical Knockout, or TKO). If there is no stoppage of the fight before an agreed number of rounds, a winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by judges' scorecards.

There are numerous different forms of boxing practiced across the world.
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Boxinggloves

   Boxing gloves are gloves that fighters wear or use on their hands to cushion the impact during boxing matches. They are also used for protection from injury such as fractures and/or contusions when punched. Unlike the classical cestus, boxing gloves protect both opponents, and were adopted as a safety improvement over earlier "bare knuckle" boxing.
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Muay thai

   Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: Muai Thai, IPA: [muɛ̄j tʰɑ̄j], lit. Thai Boxing) is a form of hard martial art practiced in large parts of the world, including Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The art is similar to others in Southeast Asia such as: pradal serey in Cambodia, lethwei in Myanmar, tomoi in Malaysia, and Lao boxing in Laos. Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today varies significantly from the ancient art muay boran and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Art of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A practitioner of Muay Thai ("nak muay") thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.
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Thaiboxing

   Muay betekent 'kunst van het vechten" en Thai staat voor Thailand. Muaythai wordt wereldwijd gezien als de staande stijl om te verslaan. De wetenschap van de acht ledematen wordt het ook wel genoemd. Het Muaythai is in Thailand volkssport nummer één en heeft een zeer hoog aanzien bij de bevolking. Als Muaythai bokser wordt men gezien als held van het volk, die om de eer van zijn vaderland strijdt. Muay Boran is het oude Traditionele Muay Thai. Het Muay (vechten) Boran (oud) is de ongewapende vechtskunst die vroeger in Thailand werd gebruikt voor het verdedigen van hun land. Deze technieken zijn heel effectief en realistisch maar op de achtergrond geraakt door het invoeren van regels en bescherming in het moderne Muaythai. Het juiste ontstaan van Muay Boran is niet bekend maar het zou ongeveer 2000 jaar oud zijn. Het is de verzameling van kennis en ervaring van thai martial arts meesters door de eeuwen heen.