Muay Thai boxing enthusiasts fight on bamboo pole over a river
Amusing footage shows locals taking part in boxing matches while balancing on a pole over a river.
The activity, known locally as ‘sea boxing’ or Muay Thalay, was held yesterday (January 27) in Phayao Province, northern Thailand.
Competitors have to edge forward along the bamboo beam then punch their opponent until they fall into the water.
Footage shows the Muay Thai boxing enthusiasts, a fun variation of the country’s national sport, wear boxing gloves and life jackets as they compete against each other.
People are eliminated over several rounds until the last person to have stayed dry is declared the winner.
The annual water sports festival also sees locals stage rowing boat races and colourful dances on the Kwan Phayao lake.
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Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts.
