มวยไชยาใน นิตยสาร Guts To Fight

นิตยสาร Guts To Fight เล่ม 15 นิตยสารศิลปะการต่อสู้จากประเทศญี่ปุ่นได้นำเสนอข้อมูลเรื่อง มวยไทยโบราณ ต่างๆ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นมวยไทยโบราณในภาพยนต์อย่าง ยามาดะ หรือ นักแสดงอย่างคุณ จาพนม

โดยมี ครูแปรง เป็นผู้ให้ข้อมูลเีกี่ยวกับวิชา มวยไชยา ด้วยครับ ถ่ายที่ ศูนย์ศึกษาสยามยุทธ์ สาขา All Star นะครับ สำหรับใครที่สนใจอยากจะสะสมลองหาซื้อตามร้านหนังสือที่ขายหนังสือญี่ปุ่น นะครับผม คิโนะคุนิยะ น่าจะมีนะครับ ก็นับเป็นการดีที่จะมีการเผยแพร่ ศิลปะมวยไทย อย่าง มวยไชยา ออกไปสู่ต่างประเทศมากขึ้นเรื่อยๆ ซึ่งคนไทยที่เป็นเจ้าของศิลปะชิ้นนี้ คงจะเริ่มหันกลับมาสนใจในสิ่งที่เป็นวัฒนธรรมตัวเองมากขึ้นนะครับ

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Muay Chaiya in Guts To Fight Magazine

Kru Preang in Guts To Fight Magazine

Ranking systems and belts in Muay Thai Chaiya  SiamYuth Barn Kru Praeng

Some Pictures are taught by Kru Tong and Kru Preang from Kru preang’s album.

Show some technique in Throwing , Smashing , Grappling and Breaking.

Pahuyuth, Muay Chaiya and Pichaiyuth

Foreword

…..When I was asked to write about “Ancient Thai Boxing and Muay Chaiya”, I felt it was a difficult task because the society at large has lost interest in the subject. But after thorough consideration, I have come to the decision to do so, in order to honor and show my gratitude to my teachers who have patiently taught me and to my homeland, the Kingdom of Thailand.

…..Please note that the following articles (and the ones that follow) are based on what I have learned from my teachers. So there may be different teachings from different teachers, or different interpretations from the same teacher. The beauty of Muay Thai is that it is a flowing style, open to change as long as the basics are strong.

…..“To my dear young ones. Remember that he who has taught you even only one step, one day, one month, and one year is considered your teacher for life. Be grateful to him. Repay and treat him with respect.”

With this in mind, I would like to pay full respect to all my teachers who have taken their time to share pass their wisdom to me.

…..All living creatures, human in particular, have, since the age of dawn, fight for survival. Each has their own ways of fighting to protect themselves and to hunt for food.

…..Animals fight based purely on instincts and brawn, while human beings used their intelligence and developed their fighting skills with bare body and weapons.

…..If we believe in the theory that mankind evolved from apes, then they should have started fighting approximately one million years ago. With their primitive inheritance, historic man fought similarly to animals. They fought with their natural instinct using biting, kicking, snatching, scratching, punching, kneeing, throwing, breaking, etc. Their fights were purely a means of survival.

Historic Men fought for two reasons:

…..Food and territory

…..Jealousness

…..In the Stone Age, when men still lived in caves, brawls usually occurred because of jealousy and lust. Later on, men formed a more complex social group, starting with small communities and eventually on to nations. In the process of doing so, they also developed more civilized approaches, such as rules and regulations, to resolve their conflicts.

…..However, with each nation having its own set of beliefs and needs, there are inevitably more conflicts and violence. The in individual brawls thus turned into battles and wars.

Birth of Pahuyuth and Ancient Thai Boxing

…..Prior to the Sukhothai era, Thai civilization dated as far back as those of the Egyptians, Babylonians, and the Assyrians. They were established before the Buddhist era in a land called “Aay Loa Kingdom” one the river banks of Huang Ho and Yang Jue rivers, presently known as Schezuan, Hubei, Anhui, and Kiangsi in China. There were later defeated and had to continue migrating south to maintain their freedom.

…..Thais are known to be liberal and great warriors. They have always been an independent nation and have evidently fought to protect their right and loved ones. During those times, villagers along the Thai borders prepared themselves by engaging young men in physical activities like wrestling, boat race, and bull race.

…..For practice of self-defense, many generations of old masters continuously assembled and developed the fighting techniques passed on from their ancestors for thousands of years. They finally established a fighting system for Thais called “Ching Kom” and “Pan Lam”, both well-known.

Master Ketr Sriyapai (the author’s senior teacher) once said that “boxing means punching as taught by your teacher or fighting to survive”.

Thai boxing is “an art that has been developed by our ancestors as a national heritage to their children for thousands of years.” The genuine Thai boxing is best performed by Thais. Unfortunately, the Thai boxing we see today in rings is not the true Thai boxing.  (Grand Master Kert Sriyapai)

By Kru Praeng

(Napapob Pramual)

Muay Chaiya Foundation

Long before Kru Preang formed the Muay Chaiya Foundation, Kru Preang has training, teaching, and refining the art of Muay Chaiya and other fighting arts to the general public. It could be stated that those who learned Muay Chaiya and the other fighting arts from Kru Preang were not solely Thai. There were a number of foreign students among the Thai student body, and Kru Preang taught them all regardless of their ethnicity.

• Why aren’t there many foreigners learning with Kru Preang? And why don’t he teach the art in an openly?

First, it must be understood that the Muay Chaiya Foundation does not impose any restrictions on students from learning based on their ethnicity. Instead, the Foundation is intent on preventing their martial traditions and technique from being learned by individuals of negative character. This ancient art that Kru Preang has devoted his life to studying is rooted the tradition of carefully selecting students based not only on physical ability, but moral character as well. Beyond ensuring the passing of these traditions to qualified individuals, the Foundation screens its candidates to keep itself free of negative representation as well.

• Can those who studied other fighting arts also study?

Of course. All students of all disciplines are welcome to learn the art of Muay Chaiya. However, it must be understood that Muay Chaiya, like any other martial art, is its own art with its own nuances, philosophies, and ideals that are not to be mixed with other arts. In learning Muay Chaiya, one should respectfully set aside their previously learned disciplines to better learn and understand the discipline at hand (this concept is found throughout numerous other martial arts as well). The reason behind this is to ensure a complete understanding of Muay Chaiya and all its principles, not just its combative form

• Will foreigners be able to learn on the same basis as a Thai?

No, but that does not mean it will not be without its challenges due to the fact. Of these challenges, the greatest may be that Muay Chaiya is of Thai origin, and is thusly immersed in Thai traditions. This may present an obstacle for a foreign student to understand in that some aspects of the Thai lifestyle and outlook differ greatly from other societies. Beyond the cultural challenge, there is also the language barrier to overcome. Though martial arts have a physical component, the deeper understanding that comes through explanation and discussion may be complicated by the possible inability to clearly convey one’s thoughts/questions/etc. These obstacles, coupled with time constraints, stack the challenges high, but that does not mean they are impossible to overcome. Though there have been few foreigners to train with Kru Preang, there are a precious few who have met each challenge and reaped the rewards.

• If a foreigner is interested in learning the fighting arts from Kru Preang, what should the person do?

Individuals interested in training in Muay Chaiya with Kru Preang may contact the Foundation directly or through the website. Currently, we have started an intensive training course for foreigners (find details about the course the make it different from the regular course). Though any and all are free to apply, we are limiting the number of participants as we have limited space and trainers. Applicants may submit their name and application and it will be reviewed in the application process.

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Imagining being faced with an opponent standing before you in a position you’ve never seen before in all your years of training. His hands turn slowly, rhythmically in a circle as his head sways back and forth. His body, propped up on one leg, seems to bob up and down in a controlled manner. Unconventional at best, he seems to almost be off balance, and for so long you’d been taught to attack when your opponent was off balance. Though you both have yet to engage one another, now seems like the opportune time to strike. That in mind, you ball your fist, take your stance, and commit your first and last mistake.

The position you mistook for “unbalance” in your opponent is a signature stance of Muay Chaiya, one of but many traditional Muay Boran systems. Styles and disciplines varying from region to region, Muay Chaiya hails from the south of Thailand and is renowned for many key tactics. Of them is one of their standing positions; a one-legged posture called “Tah Kru” or “The Master’s Stance”. As opposed to more conventional and traditional stances, Tah Kru places the fight on one leg instead of two. The raised leg is bent at the knee which is aimed at the opponent. The toes of the foot of that same leg are pulled back as well, exposing the ball of the foot as yet another offensive striking point. Above the waist, the arms are bent at the elbows; one fist positioned just in front of the middle of the brow and the other poised in front of the pit of the throat. In this position, all the body’s natural hardest surfaces are primed and aimed at the opponent, ready to fire at a moment’s notice. The misleading one-legged posture requires not only great balance but greater agility to shift from one leg to the other quickly to exploit vulnerable angles of the opponent. The moment you charged in, you mistook the Chaiya boxer’s preparedness for a lack thereof and thusly, took one step closer to defeat.

The “punches-in-bunches” you’d worked so hard to ingrain into your thought is doing nothing but hurting. Held against another gem in the Chaiya combative crown is their defensive system, otherwise know as “Pong Pad Pid Perd” (to block, to swipe, to open, to cover). This intricate network of parries and various elbow blocks are designed to not only deflect but destroy incoming attacks. The fist thrown so intently shatters upon collision with the ready elbows of the Chaiya boxer. Quickly and seamlessly, the elbows seem to shift and reposition in the blink of an eye, warding off some attacks and impaling others upon thorns of bone. If that weren’t enough, the kicks you’d spent so long conditioning crash into the Chaiya boxer’s knees, the bones of your shins rattling and cracking in agony with each strike. Struggling to regain some composure after the failed attacks, you’re picked at with precision punches and kicks. Each one snaps out and recoils only to be followed by another that stings another location. Their rapid succession is blinding, and there’s only one recourse before you completely succumb to the Chaiya boxer’s devastating barrage: take him to the ground.

Contrary to popular opinion, Muay Chaiya does have a ground-fighting component. This grappling system includes not only the joint-locks and chokes found in other arts such as Jiu-Jitsu and Judo, but a system of striking bent on a single principle: smashing. This little-known component is now more than evident to you, the Chaiya boxer quickly maneuvering in and out of your joint-locks and guards before he’s pinned your arms down and positioned himself atop your chest, elbow raised to strike. You wait for what can only be seen as the inevitable; a downward elbow strike that would easily fracture your skull against the hard earth beneath you, but it never comes. Instead, the Chaiya practitioner lowers his arm and rises to his feet, extending his hand down to help you up. This exchange, agonizing as it was, was not a contest to the death. A follower of Buddhist principle, the Chaiya boxer will not take life unless absolutely necessary. Today was such a day, and before he leaves, he bows and smiles at you before turning to walk away.

Your body battered and slightly bloodied. Your skin scratched and bruised from the checked blows and rolling on the ground, all you can do as the Chaiya boxer walks away is think to yourself, that in the presence of a man with such skill with such formidable weapons at his disposal, you could have been severely injured, crippled, or even worse. But you’re alive, you’re standing, and though you’re just a little humbled, you’re in awe just the same of the exotic art of Muay Chaiya.

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The moment I walked into Baan Kru Preang, I knew there was something there to be reckoned with. I’d seen clips of the students training and had an idea of what they were about, but all that was from afar. I’d had prior experience learning other martial arts, but now, I stood among them in total silence and waited to learn their art of Muay Chaiya.

No amount of pre-training footage could have prepared me for what lay ahead. The focus of their training was not in learning something briefly and putting it into practice. Instead, their preparation was designed to burn their theories and techniques into the students’ muscles, ensuring that it would be something automatic when the time was right. Far from anything flashy, their techniques were simple and for some, probably boring to see let alone do. This did not seem to be a factor for the students at Baan Kru Preang, who silently and diligently trained through each movement, never stopping until the respective kru (teacher) told them to move on. I have to admit, it was a little intimidating at first to be among students so focused, but I have to say it was paralleled by the camaraderie they exhibited. Even to me, a brand new face, an outsider non-Thai for that matter, they were very friendly and patient. It seemed as though not even the language barrier (my Thai is horrible!) was enough to stop us all from becoming friends. When I was shown a technique I simply couldn’t wrap my head around (and there were many), the kru were not afraid to slow down to show me the move, more slowly than before, so I could understand it. This patience and good-nature left me speechless at times and allowed me to feel all the more welcome in a place where I wasn’t sure how I’d be received. Movies had primed me to be the foreigner who wanted to learn a native art, only to be shunned and ridiculed by the local students. I was and am glad to say such was not the case.

Perhaps that’s what struck me most about Baan Kru Preang. Inside its walls were keepers of an ancient are and all its customs. They hold Muay Chaiya in high regard, not just as a fighting art, but as a gem of their cultural heritage as well. This respect fosters a menacing level of discipline and seriousness in its practitioners, but is counter-balanced by a kindness and civility I’ve found rare in most places I roam. I don’t doubt for a second that it was character traits like these that let me get so close to them, to learn their style, and make friends along the way. We were learning the same art in the same place, and surely each had their own reasons for training. Despite differences in culture, intensity, and skill level in Muay Chaiya, we all, like the fists of the fighters of old, had been bound together through this sacred art. Tied together through a an intricate and complex network like the hemp rope gloves of the Kadd Cheuk (bound fist) fighters, we were together. And like the sun-hardened coils on the hemp gloves, poised to destroy those who would bring us harm.

Amonte Littlejohn