.....If we were to talk about Muay Chaiya without mentioning the name of Master Kimseng Taweesit, then we would probably be missing a portion of the history of Muay Chaiya.

.....Master Kimseng was born on February 13th 1890, at Yannava district, Bangkok. He went to Singapore when he was 14 years old, where he learned Judo, fencing, and international boxing. Then he met a bakery shop owner named Mr. Baker, who taught master Kimseng the theory and practical aspect of boxing following the N.S rules(National Spoting Rules). Mr. Baker’s training had made Master Kimseng an excellent boxer.

.....Master Kimseng Taweesit also spent 2 years, in the forest region of Saraburi and Ayuthaya border, learning Muay Thai and sword fight from Kru (teacher) Kiao. These experiences made him a more expert in Thai martial arts

.....An article written by Master Kate Sriyapai, stated that aside from the fighting arts mentioned, he also knew “Penjak”, a fighting style of the Java people of Indonesia, Geng Koong a form of Chinese boxing, and Jujitsu, the Japanese fighting style of joint lock and break system.

.....He became a Muay Thai boxer when he was around 25 years old. Not long after that he started to teach Muay Thai, as well as, international boxing at his house at the Yannava district, near Wat Don Buddhist temple. He had many students and fighters in his staple. They brought in more victories than losses. There were many Muay Thai, as well as, international boxing champions coming form this camp, thus, the Taweesit camp, or staple, was born.

.....In 1929-1939, Praya Katatornbodee (a government officer with the title equivalents to “lordship”) built a stadium inside the Lumpinee Park and invited Master Kimseng to help in the capacities of fight arrangements and as referee. Master Kimseng’s name became even better known because of this.

.....Sometime before 1934, the Ministry of Education of Thailand invited Master Kimseng to teach boxing in their schools. He was appointed the professor of Physical Education, attached to the Central Office of the Physical Education. He had students all over the country. Many went on to become boxing teachers and opened their own boxing camps.

.....He also caused the “Prom See Na” and the “Yang Sook Ka-sem”, the 2 movements of the pre-fight ceremony or “Rum Muay” to become well known and considered a heritage that Thai boxers still perform today.

.....But with much regrets, the hand techniques of “Ngai Mud” or up-side down fist had been losed with the passing of Master Kimseng. Master Kate mentioned in his article that “…. (His) “Ngai Mud” is different from the boxing guard of any one else in the country”. This technique had disappeared from Muay Thai now. Master Kimseng Taweesit (or Suntorn Taweesit) died of lung cancer on August 22nd 1961, when he was 72 years old.