Changes in Muay Thai over time
In the past, Muay Thai was quite an atrocious and dangerous form of martial art. It was a fight with hand to hand without any weapon, with only cords and ropes looped around the hands of the fighters in place of the gloves.
With times the rules and regulations have been changed a bit in order to shield and protect the fighters who take part in the great sport of Muay Thai. Every fighter must attend Muay Thai training in Thailand. Fighters of other countries can be trained in their respective countries, but the best place to learn the Muay Thai is none other place than Thailand, the place where the martial art of Muay Thai was originated. The ambience that would be present in Thailand will not be felt in other training camps of other countries. Hence, Muay Thai camp in Thailand is the undoubtedly best one. Still, you would find training centers of Thai Boxing in all most all the countries of the western world like the United States and Russia.
The fighters have to wear padded gloves now instead of covering their hands with cords and ropes any more. They have to use protection to shield their inguens. All most all the rules have been customized to abide by the regulations of the international boxing, but the usage of the feet and elbows of the fighters are still permitted in the Muay Thai fighting. Being complied with the international regulations of boxing, the Muay Thai has been accepted with enthusiasm in other countries of the world and becoming a popular favorite sport for many people.
The popularity of Muay Thai in Thailand is far more than soccer or any other sports. The events of Muay Thai are broadcasted on television for five to seven nights every week. From the age of seven or eight, many of the people of Thailand join the training camps of Muay Thai. Some of them have achieved great success and shifted to western boxing style. Even there they have become successful and became international stars in a short time.
Muay Thai is so immensely popular that the stadiums are house full during the events. You would need to stand in queue for hours to see the fights. Stadiums like Ratchadamnoen or Lumpini are most crowded ones. The event begins with lower ranked fights and the ball starts rolling when the main part of the event begins.
