MUAY
BORAN: ANCIENT HISTORY AND MODERN EVOLUTION
The
result of this continued collaboration between the Great Master
Sirisompan with Arjarn Marco De Cesaris Muay
Thai Boran is the
mother art of modern Thai Boxing, the combat ring sport popular
around the world. Commonly known as Muay Boran, it is in reality
a thoroughly researched mix of characteristic elements derived
from : regional style variations such as “Muay
Chaiya”, “Muay Korat”, “Muay Lopburi”, “Muay Luang”, “Muay Uttaradit” or “Muay Tasao”. All of them have common ground in combative 
principles
and in shared logic, but apply differently each techniques
according to their local origins. Moreover artistic and lethal
Hanuman (the
“White Ape”) techniques are included in Muay Boran
curriculum, as it is practiced by International Muay Boran Academy’s
members. All those ancient fighting principles together with
modern scientific training techniques borrowed from professional
thai boxing, combine to create an effective, useable methodology
available to the modern western athletes and martial arts enthusiasts.
In this way, it is correct to label Muay Boran as a discipline
that is ancient and modern at the same time.
It was Thai Grand Master Chinawooth Sirisompan’s vision
of the need for a coherent structure, that led to the patented
first versionof traditional Muay Thai technical program after numerous attempts
around 1990. The program was articulated and subdivided into levels
called “Khan” and as such formed the basic structure
of the official curriculum that is now followed by International
Muay Boran Academy’s associates across Europe and America.
The result of this continued close cooperation between Grand Master
Sirisompan and italian Arjarn Marco De Cesaris , is to have perfectly
adapted a traditional Siamese Martial Art to the realistic requirements
of western practitioners: self-defence, fitness, self confidence,
cultural study and eventually a tough fighting sport. When East
and West meet, with mutual respect, the best of both worlds emerges.
From a technical stand point Muay Boran
is based on the scientific use of the nine body weapons (2 fists, 2 legs, 2 knees, 2 elbows and the head) to attack and defend. Attacks are executed by striking all parts of the opponent's body, moreover additional techniques include grappling, throwing to the ground, gripping and twisting the opponent's limbs to break or damage joints.
