muaythai - muayboran

MUAYTHAI
Learn the Ancient Art of Muay Boran by one of the few teachers still spreading the art .
The Muay Boran classes at Champions UK are held by Kru Panny.
He has well over 20 years of experience in Thai martial arts having trained with many masters of different muay boran  styles.
Kru Panny is extremely passionate about teaching Thai martial arts to his students at Champions UK emphasizing the positive effects they bring to all aspects of a person’s life, not just in fighting in the ring or street. In his classes Kru Panny teaches a wide variety of muay boran techniques and their practical applications.

Muay Thai is a combat sport from the muay martial arts of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques.This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on foot is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins and feet, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes self defense and contact fight very efficient.


Muay Thai became popular in the sixteenth century, but became widespread internationally only in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts

The level is called “Khan“. There are 10 Khans for students.
Once the students know enough and have started to understand the basics of Muay Thai Boran (normally around 3 months up), students can be examined to be graded*.

Grading is not only given by the fighting experience.
At examination, Kru will see student’s attitude, knowledge and understanding, then comes Muay Thai skills such as movements, techniques, pads work to see students’ body strength and toughness, balance control, accuracy, sharpness etc.

Member of the  World Muaythai Boran Federation and the Kru Muaythai Association