Nak Muay aka Foreign Boxer
/Muay Thai is referred to as the "Art of Eight Limbs" because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact". We were excited upon arrival as we put on the traditional boxing shorts making us at least look the part. From then on, we were ready to fight. They started the workout out with us jumping for 20 minutes on a tire (which is a cheap alternative for a trampoline, sorta). When our feet and legs couldn't take anymore, they took us off to stretch our legs and put on some gloves.
They showed us some basic moves, then we were fighting like pros… Or so we thought. They constantly showed us the weakness in our defenses. The guys kept yelling at us to kick or punch, but their accents were so strong, it was hard to tell if they wanted you to knee, kick, punch, or elbow them. Our new friend Nathan was also able to join us in the Muay Thai fighting experience. It was also nice having a group session, so you could get a break while the other two people were with an instructor.