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Thai Boxing (Muay Thai) enjoys a following similar to soccer or baseball in the West: every province has a stadium and whenever the sport is shown on TV you can be sure that large noisy crowds will gather round the sets in streetside restaurant and noddle shops. The best place to see Thai Boxing is at one of Bangkok's two main stadia, which between them hold bouts every night of the week and on some afternoon as well.

There is a strong spiritual and ritualistic dimension to Muay Thai, adding grace to an otherwise brutal sport. Each boxer enters the ring to the wailing music of a three piece phipat orchestra, often flam-boyantly attired in a lurid silk robe over the statutory red or blue boxer shorts. The fighter then bows, first in the direction of his birthplace and then to the north, south, east and west, honouring both his teachers and the spirit of the ring. Next he performs a slow dance, claiming the audience's attention and demonstrating his prowess as a performer.

Any part of the body except the head may be used as an offensive weapon in Muay Thai, and all parts except the groin are fair targets. Kicks to the head are the blows which cause most knockouts. As the action hots up, so the orchestra speeds up its tempo and the betting in the audience becomes more frenetic. It can be a gruesome business, but it was far bloodier before modern boxing gloves were made compulsory in the 1930s - combatants used to wrap their fists with hamp impregnated with a face-lacerating docage of ground glass.
Sourced by: The Rough Guide to Thailand.

In Hua Hin there is a stadium you can enjoy the Thai boxing. Book it in short trips>>