"Muay" Before the Thai State

Abstract

This article has a point to explain the state of “Muay” in the ancient state before the Thai nation state. Normally, the way how to explain the transformation of “Muay” to “Muay Thai” usually explains only the changing of covering fist from rope to glove without explains the transformation of the state and society. This is very important problem to understand the changing from Muay to Muay Thai because the structure of ancient state and the nation state is not the same. The different structure of both make the different between Muay and Muay Thai. This article want to explain the state of Muay on the structure of the ancient state. The result of this article conclude that Muay in that ancient state has a different style. For example, Muay has a many way to cover fist by rope before boxing and many tactic how to box etc. The result that make Muay different has come form 4 factors such as The problem of long range traveling in the ancient era, The strict of law about the permission to travel, The formation and collapse of the political community at different times, and the problem of Muay textbook publication, etc. The condition of the difference styles of Muay will be eliminated when the ancient state was transformed into a modern state and makes Muay to become Muay Thai later.