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Pahuyuth, Muay Chaiya and Pichaiyuthพาหุยุทธ์มวยไทยไชยา และ อาวุธไทยพิชัยยุทธ์
Pahuyuth, Muay Chaiya and Pichaiyuth Foreword …..When I was asked to write about “Ancient Thai Boxing and Muay Chaiya”, I felt it was a difficult task because the society at large has lost interest in the subject. But after thorough consideration, I have come to the decision to do so, in order to honor and show my gratitude to my teachers who have patiently taught me and to my homeland, the Kingdom of Thailand. …..Please note that the following articles (and the ones that follow) are based on what I have learned from my teachers. So there may be different teachings from different teachers, or different interpretations from the same…
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WHO SAID THAT KRU PRAENG DOES NOT TEACH FOREIGNERS ?
Long before Kru Preang formed the Muay Chaiya Foundation, Kru Preang has training, teaching, and refining the art of Muay Chaiya and other fighting arts to the general public. It could be stated that those who learned Muay Chaiya and the other fighting arts from Kru Preang were not solely Thai. There were a number of foreign students among the Thai student body, and Kru Preang taught them all regardless of their ethnicity. Why aren’t there many foreigners learning with Kru Preang? And why don’t he teach the art in an openly? First, it must be understood that the Muay Chaiya Foundation does not impose any restrictions on students from…
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Muay Chaiya: Concussion and Compassion
Imagining being faced with an opponent standing before you in a position you’ve never seen before in all your years of training. His hands turn slowly, rhythmically in a circle as his head sways back and forth. His body, propped up on one leg, seems to bob up and down in a controlled manner. Unconventional at best, he seems to almost be off balance, and for so long you’d been taught to attack when your opponent was off balance. Though you both have yet to engage one another, now seems like the opportune time to strike. That in mind, you ball your fist, take your stance, and commit your first…
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Bound : My Experience at Baan Kru Preang by Amonte Littlejohn
The moment I walked into Baan Kru Preang, I knew there was something there to be reckoned with. I’d seen clips of the students training and had an idea of what they were about, but all that was from afar. I’d had prior experience learning other martial arts, but now, I stood among them in total silence and waited to learn their art of Muay Chaiya. No amount of pre-training footage could have prepared me for what lay ahead. The focus of their training was not in learning something briefly and putting it into practice. Instead, their preparation was designed to burn their theories and techniques into the students’ muscles,…
