(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) 9-YEAR-OLD MUAY THAI BOXER, PORNPATTARA PEACHAURAI, SAYING: "My mom told me if I continue boxing like my sister, one day I can afford to buy her a house, car and earn more money for ...

Muay Thai, also sometimes called Thai boxing, is a centuries old combat sport that has exploded worldwide in popularity in recent years. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — For people who are looking to ...

For decades, most people have known Thai boxing, or Muay Thai, through televised matches, unaware the sport has an ancient legacy of diverse traditions that are obscured in the familiar ring fights.

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.

Anucha Tasako was just 13 years old when he stepped into the Muay Thai ring to fight a boy just two years older for prize money of around 2,000 Thai Baht ($60). He’d done it almost 200 times before, ...

YOUNGSTER Gerald McIntyre recently achieved his Red Khan, the equivalent of a “black belt”, the highest grade possible for a junior student of Muay Thai boxing. Gerald gained this coveted grade after ...