96 relations: Abdominal exercise, Anderson Silva, Apidej Sit-Hirun, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Bangkok, Black magic, Bone remodeling, Buakaw Banchamek, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Calisthenics, Cambodia, Chulalongkorn, Clinch fighting, Combat sport, Contact sport, Cris Cyborg, Cross (boxing), Darren Till, Exercise, Farang, Felice Herrig, Focus mitt, Front kick, Gautama Buddha, Global Association of International Sports Federations, Grappling, Grappling position, Greater India, Hook (boxing), Hsinbyushin, International Federation of Muaythai Amateur, International Olympic Committee, International University Sports Federation, International World Games Association, Inwa, Jab, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Knee (strike), Konbaung dynasty, Laos, Lethwei, Lina Länsberg, Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts, Malaysia, Melchor Menor, Mongkhon, Muay boran, Muay Lao, Muay Thai, ..., Muay Thai in popular culture, Musti-yuddha, Myanmar, Naresuan, Nathan Corbett, Olympic Council of Asia, Overhand (boxing), Physical fitness, Pra Jiad, Pradal serey, Prajadhipok, Punch (combat), Punching power, Rajadamnern Stadium, Rakhine State, Ramon Dekkers, Roundhouse kick, Royal Thai General System of Transcription, Running, Saenchai, Samart Payakaroon, Shadowboxing, Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, Skipping rope, Sport in Malaysia, Striking combination, Superbon Banchamek, Superman punch, Swordsmanship, Takedown (grappling), Thai folklore, Thailand, The New York Times, Time (magazine), Tony Jaa, Uppercut, Valentina Shevchenko (fighter), Venom, Wai khru ram muay, Weight training, World Games, World Muaythai Council, Wrocław, Yangon, Yaw-Yan, Yodsanklai Fairtex. Expand index (46 more) »
Abdominal exercise
Abdominal exercises are those that affect the abdominal muscles (colloquially known as the stomach muscles or "abs").
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Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva (born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian professonal mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Apidej Sit-Hirun
Apidej Sit-Hirun (September 1941 – April 4, 2013), born Narong Yaenprateep, was a famous muay Thai fighter.
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Ayutthaya Kingdom
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (อยุธยา,; also spelled Ayudhya or Ayodhaya) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767.
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Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand.
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Black magic
Black magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes.
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Bone remodeling
Bone remodeling (or bone metabolism) is a lifelong process where mature bone tissue is removed from the skeleton (a process called bone resorption) and new bone tissue is formed (a process called ossification or new bone formation).
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Buakaw Banchamek
Sombat Banchamek (สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) AKA Buakaw Banchamek (บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a Thai welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, who formerly fought out of Por.
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Bureau of International Labor Affairs
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) is an operating unit of the United States Department of Labor which manages the Department's international responsibilities.
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Calisthenics
Calisthenics (American English) or callisthenics (Commonwealth English) are exercises consisting of a variety of gross motor movements—running, standing, grasping, pushing, etc.
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Cambodia
Cambodia (កម្ពុជា, or Kampuchea:, Cambodge), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, prĕəh riəciənaacak kampuciə,; Royaume du Cambodge), is a sovereign state located in the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia.
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Chulalongkorn
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poraminthra Maha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาจุฬาลงกรณ์ พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว), or Rama V (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri.
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Clinch fighting
Clinch fighting is the part of stand-up fighting where the combatants are grappling in a clinch, typically using clinch holds.
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Combat sport
A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.
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Contact sport
Contact sports are sports that emphasize or require physical contact between players.
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Cris Cyborg
Cristiane Justino Venâncio (formerly Cristiane Santos; born July 9, 1985) known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg, is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC.
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Cross (boxing)
In boxing, a cross (also commonly called a straight) is a punch usually thrown with the dominant hand the instant an opponent leads with his opposite hand.
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Darren Till
Darren "The Gorilla" Till (born 24 December 1992) is an English mixed martial artist in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and former Muay Thai kickboxer in the light heavyweight division.
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Exercise
Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.
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Farang
Farang (ฝรั่ง, colloquially) is a generic Thai word for someone of European ancestry, no matter where they may come from.
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Felice Herrig
Felice Nicole Herrig (born September 18, 1984) is an American kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, and mixed martial artist.
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Focus mitt
A focus mitt is a padded target attached to a glove and usually used in training boxers and other combat athletes.
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Front kick
The front kick in martial arts is a kick executed by lifting the knee straight forward, while keeping the foot and shin either hanging freely or pulled to the hip, and then straightening the leg in front of the practitioner and striking the target area.
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Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha (c. 563/480 – c. 483/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
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Global Association of International Sports Federations
Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF; previously SportAccord) is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international associations.
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Grappling
In hand-to-hand combat, grappling is a close fighting technique used to gain a physical advantage such as improving relative position, or causing injury to the opponent.
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Grappling position
A grappling position refers to the positioning and holds of combatants engaged in grappling.
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Greater India
The term Greater India is most commonly used to encompass the historical and geographic extent of all political entities of the Indian subcontinent, and the regions which are culturally linked to India or received significant Indian cultural influence.
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Hook (boxing)
A hook is a punch in boxing.
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Hsinbyushin
Hsinbyushin (ဆင်ဖြူရှင်,; พระเจ้ามังระ; 12 September 1736 – 10 June 1776) was king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1763 to 1776.
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International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
The International Federation of Muaythai Amateur, or IFMA, is the sole recognised sport governing body of amateur Muaythai consisting of 130 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations.
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International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.
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International University Sports Federation
The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU, International University Sports Federation) is responsible for the organisation and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28.
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International World Games Association
The International World Games Association (IWGA) is an international association, recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), that organises every four years since 1981 the multi-sport event called The World Games.
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Inwa
Inwa or Ava (or; also spelled Innwa), located in Mandalay Region, Burma (Myanmar), is an ancient imperial capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries.
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Jab
A jab is a type of punch used in the martial arts.
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Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Joanna Jędrzejczyk (born August 18, 1987) is a Polish mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the women's strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Knee (strike)
A knee strike (commonly referred to simply as a knee) is a strike with the knee, either with the kneecap or the surrounding area.
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Konbaung dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty (ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်), formerly known as the Alompra dynasty, or Alaungpaya dynasty, was the last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar from 1752 to 1885.
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Laos
Laos (ລາວ,, Lāo; Laos), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao; République démocratique populaire lao), commonly referred to by its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, Muang Lao), is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southwest and Thailand to the west and southwest.
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Lethwei
Lethwei (လက်ဝှေ့; IPA) or Burmese bareknuckle boxing is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques.
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Lina Länsberg
Lina Akhtar Länsberg; Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (สนามเวทีมวยลุมพินี) is a sporting arena located in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts
The traditional martial arts of the Mainland Southeast Asia are related to one another, and as a group to Indian martial arts.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.
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Melchor Menor
Melchor "Mel" Menor is an American kickboxer who competes in Muay Thai.
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Mongkhon
Mongkon (มงคล) is a type of headgear worn by Muay Thai athletes.
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Muay boran
Muay Boran (มวยโบราณ,,, lit. "ancient boxing") or originally "Toi Muay" (ต่อยมวย) is an umbrella term for the unarmed martial arts of Thailand prior to the introduction of modern equipment and rules in the 1930s.
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Muay Lao
Muay Lao (ມວຍລາວ) is a traditional unarmed martial art from Laos.
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Muay Thai
Muay Thai (มวยไทย) or Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques.
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Muay Thai in popular culture
The combat sport of Muay Thai has been featured in media, including film, television, manga, anime and video games.
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Musti-yuddha
Musti-Yuddha (Sanskrit and मुष्टि युद्ध; مُشٹی یُدّھاَ) is the traditional South Asian form of boxing.
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Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.
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Naresuan
Naresuan (นเรศวร) or Sanphet II (สรรเพชญ์ที่ 2) was the King of the Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1590 and overlord of Lan Na from 1602 until his death in 1605.
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Nathan Corbett
Nathan "Carnage" Corbett (born) is a retired former Australian 11-time Muay Thai World Champion, hailing out of the Urban Fight Gym, Gold Coast.
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Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committee.
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Overhand (boxing)
An overhand (or overcut or drop) is a semi-circular and vertical punch thrown with the rear hand.
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Physical fitness
Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities.
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Pra Jiad
Pra Jiad (ประเจียด) is a type of armband worn by Muay Thai athletes.
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Pradal serey
Kun Khmer (pronounced as kun khmer) or Pradal Serey (ប្រដាល់សេរី) (គុនខ្មែរ) is an unarmed martial art and combat sport from Cambodia.
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Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok (ประชาธิปก; 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty.
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Punch (combat)
A punch is a striking blow with the fist.
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Punching power
Punching power is the amount of kinetic energy in a person's punches.
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Rajadamnern Stadium
Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium or, in Thai, Sanam Muay Rajadamnern (สนามมวยราชดำเนิน), is a sporting arena located in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Rakhine State
Rakhine State (Rakhine pronunciation;; formerly Arakan) is a state in Myanmar (Burma).
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Ramon Dekkers
Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers (4 September 1969 – 27 February 2013) was a Dutch kickboxer and an eight time Muay Thai world champion.
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Roundhouse kick
A roundhouse kick (also known as swinging kick or an angled power kick) is a kick in which the attacker swings his or her leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot.
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Royal Thai General System of Transcription
The Royal Thai General System of Transcription (RTGS) is the official system for rendering Thai words in the Latin alphabet.
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Running
Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot.
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Saenchai
Saenchai (born July 30, 1980), formerly known as Saenchai Sor.
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Samart Payakaroon
Samart Payakaroon (สามารถ พยัคฆ์อรุณ), real name Samart Tiptarmai (สามารถ ทิพย์ท่าไม้;, born 5 December 1962, in Chachoengsao Province), is a former Muay Thai fighter and boxer.
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Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is an exercise used in the training for combat sports, especially, as its name implies, in boxing.
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Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (Thai: สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง,; born September 23, 1991) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and current Glory Lightweight Champion.
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Skipping rope
A skipping rope (British English) or jump rope (American English) is a tool used in the sport of jump rope where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads.
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Sport in Malaysia
Sports in Malaysia are an important part of Malaysian culture.
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Striking combination
A striking combination (generally referred to as a combination or "combo") is a combination of strikes performed in rapid succession, usually from a stand-up position.
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Superbon Banchamek
Superbon Banchamek (ซุปเปอร์บอน บัญชาเมฆ, born on August 16, 1990) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Bangkok.
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Superman punch
A superman punch is a technique used in Sanshou, Lethwei, Muay Thai, ITF-style Taekwondo, Kickboxing and Mixed martial arts fighting.
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Swordsmanship
Swordsmanship or sword fighting refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in the art of the sword.
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Takedown (grappling)
In martial arts and combat sports, a takedown is a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing him or her to the ground with the attacker landing on top.
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Thai folklore
Thai folklore is a diverse set of traditional beliefs held by the Thai people.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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Time (magazine)
Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.
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Tony Jaa
Tatchakorn Yeerum (ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์), formerly Phanom Yeerum (พนม ยีรัมย์;; born February 5, 1976), better known internationally as Tony Jaa and in Thailand as Jaa Phanom (จา พนม), is a Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman, director, and Buddhist monk.
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Uppercut
The uppercut (formerly known as the undercut; sometimes also referred to as the upper) is a punch used in boxing that travels along a vertical line at the opponent's chin or solar plexus.
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Valentina Shevchenko (fighter)
Valentina Shevchenko (Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко; born) is a Kyrgyz professional mixed martial artist.
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Venom
Venomous Animals Venom is a form of toxin secreted by an animal for the purpose of causing harm to another.
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Wai khru ram muay
Wai Khru Ram Muay (ไหว้ครูรำมวย) is a ritual performed by participants before fighting in muay Thai competitions.
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Weight training
Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the strength and size of skeletal muscles.
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World Games
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games.
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World Muaythai Council
The World Muaythai Council (WMC) is one of the oldest and the largest professional sanctioning organizations of Muaythai in the world for the sport.
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Wrocław
Wrocław (Breslau; Vratislav; Vratislavia) is the largest city in western Poland.
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Yangon
Yangon (ရန်ကုန်မြို့, MLCTS rankun mrui,; formerly known as Rangoon, literally: "End of Strife") was the capital of the Yangon Region of Myanmar, also known as Burma.
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Yaw-Yan
Yaw-Yan, also called Sayaw ng Kamatayan, Filipino Kickboxing and Dance of Death, is a Filipino style of Kickboxing developed by Napoleon A. Fernandez and based on older Filipino martial arts.
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Yodsanklai Fairtex
Yodsanklai Fairtex a.k.a. Yod (Thai: ยอดแสนไกล แฟร์เท็กซ์; born, July 1, 1985) is a Thai Thaiboxer.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muay_Thai