Muay Thai - มวยไทย

During the Ayutthaya period, fighters began using unrefined hemp wrappings to protect their fingers and wrists in the same way that fighters today use tape. There are legends that some ancient warriors even dipped their hand wrappings in glue and then ground glass before competing

 

In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade,

And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down,

Or cut him ’til he cried out in his anger and his shame,

I am leaving, I am leaving.

But the fighter still remains....................

Done