Muay Thai Khorat Kard Chuak
posted on 20 Feb 2008 14:35 by khu-chao-muay-bhoran
About the historic of Muay Thai Style Khorat, it had long historic from the Ayuthdaya period to Rattanakosin period. Most of Thai men and women always practiced to fight by using short weapons and accompanied with art of Muay Thai. They had the same aims to protect the country. And because of Khorat was the front city, so the enemies always attacked Khorat.Thus, made Khorat people always were ready to fight in their blood.
The symbolic of Muay Thai Style Khorat is the costume of shorts and no shirt, a “Mong-Khon on head while boxing.For special tips it was different from the other kinds of boxers in other parts of Thailand. A boxer had to cover from his elbow to hand with a stripe of cloth for punching ,called “Kard Chuak” Muay Thai Style Khorat was the style of punch, kick, swing kick and using “Mut wiang Kwai” The way of “Kard Chuak” was for preventing kicking and punching very well. .For the first step, they practiced from the trainer in the village after that tried to learn from the best trainer in the city. Most of them were city rulers. They practiced step by step using natural ways of life ,when they were practical ,and well practiced the trainers would set the ceremony of trainer’s respecting and started to practice in the following steps.
1. Stand still 5 acts
2. Moving with 5 acts
3. Practice how to solve the boxing problem 11 acts
4. Practice the important chief acts
4.1 The 5 of important chief acts
4.2 The 21 of ancient important chief acts .And there are also the poems to teach the boxers as the mottos for them to cheer them to be braver.
Boxing managing was very popular in the funeral. It can be set near the temple wall. The way to compare both boxers were managed by pronouncing around the village. When the boxer got the fighter. The referee would compare both and made the appointment for the date of boxing. For boxing there were no rules, it’s up to the boxers. The reward for the boxers may be valued thing, money or gold. If the boxer could box very well in front of the King’s seat, they would be rewarded with a tiger head and silver necklace.
The researcher divides the periods of Muay Thai Style Khorat into 4 periods like these;
1. Muay Thai Style Khorat in the first beginning era (In the periods of King Rama I–King Rama IV)
In the period of King Rama III, Khun Ying Mo led the Khorat people to fight with the soldiers of King Anuwong . The won the fighting at Thung Samrit and got the matter of Thung Samrit Honored.
2. Muay Thai Style Khorat in the era of development (In the periods of King Rama V –King Rama VI)It was the peak of Muay Thai Style Khorat and Muay Thai from the other parts of Thailand . They boxed in the style of “Kard Chuak” .
3. Muay Thai Style Khorat in the era of first putting Muay Thai Style Khorat in the era of development (In the periods of King Rama VI –King Rama VIII )When the boxers had to put on hand thick and big gloves . The boxers of Muay Thai Style Khorat from Khorat always went to box in Bangkok. The course of Muay Thai Style Khorat was taken in The Cadet School of King Chulalongkorn .
4. Muay Thai Style Khorat in the period of recovering and conservation (In the periods of King Rama IX –till present)
It is the period of management for Muay Thai competition in everywhere. There are a lot of rules by using the rules of Muay Thai Association . They use the good law for boxing. The ways of practicing and setting Muay Thai competition are always pointed to business more than art of fighting But there are still Kru Bua Wat Im (Nin -A –Char)’sold students who received the first script for Muay Thay Style Khorat. It was his hand writing The owner of this course was General Um-nart Pooksrisook. For this course, there are many trainers can transfer the knowledge for those who are interested in it, may be Thais or foreigners and now this course is taught at Siam Yuth Institute Bangkok . You can go there every day.
edit @ 20 Feb 2008 17:24:49 by Khu Chao