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.
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A beginner’s guide to Muay Thai

Known as the “art of eight limbs,” Muay Thai is a martial art and combat sport that uses fists, elbows, knees, and shins to deliver strikes ...
Muay Thai, or the "art of eight limbs," is characterized by the combined rapid movements of the fists, elbows, shins, and knees. There was no shortage of that in instructor James Leger's Muay Thai ...