A long-time popular sport in its native Thailand, Muay Thai style kickboxing teaches combat and striking skills to an increasingly large worldwide audience today.
Sometimes referred to as “the art of eight limbs,” the martial art uses eight points of contact where the body actually mimics weapons – hands become a sword and dagger, for example, and the elbows can act like a hammer or a mace. This form of Thai kickboxing uses the entire body – and the mind – just one of the reasons its popularity continues to grow globally, and locally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Roufusport Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Interested? Here’s a quick link to our > > > > Class Schedule.
Why is Muay Thai such a hot trend in martial arts, sports and fitness right now? The reasons are as convincing as the movements themselves. (more…)