Eight limbs
Hands, elbows, knees, and shins/feet as the available striking set.
In one line
Hands, elbows, knees, and shins/feet as the available striking set.
Neighbours
Related concepts
Other principles recorded on Muay Thai.
Concept
Art of Eight Limbs
The framing principle that Muay Thai uses eight points of contact -- fists, elbows, knees, and shins -- compared to boxing's two, underlying the art's combined punch/elbow/knee/kick technique base.
Concept
Mae Mai and Luk Mai (Mother and Child Techniques)
The traditional two-tier technique classification underlying Muay Thai pedagogy: 15 Mae Mai ('mother'/major techniques) taught first, followed by 15 Luk Mai ('child'/minor, more advanced techniques) once the Mae Mai foundation is established.