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Sources for muay thai

Every number in the text, like 3, points here. The pages are written in our own words from these sources. Where sources disagree, the pages say so and show each version. Rules and grades are each body's own, with the date we read them, and change over time.

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  1. 1.Muay Thai · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); its gambling section and its line on a Paris 2024 demonstration are not used
  2. 2.Muay boran; Muay Chaiya · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); its unsourced strengths and weaknesses of each style are not used
  3. 3.Wai khru ram muay; Wai khru · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  4. 4.Pra Jiad · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); its unsourced line on support for the limbs is not used
  5. 5.International Federation of Muaythai Associations · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); its date of 2019 for full IOC recognition is not used, the owners give 2021
  6. 6.World Muaythai Council; World Muaythai Federation · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  7. 7.Lumpinee Boxing Stadium; Rajadamnern Stadium · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); statements about gambling and named officials are not used
  8. 8.Muaythai at the World Games (2017, 2022 and 2025); Muaythai at the 2023 European Games · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  9. 9.Thohsaphol Sitiwatjana · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); facts of his public teaching life only
  10. 10.Krabi krabong; Pi (instrument) · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  11. 11.Clinch fighting; Elbow (strike); Knee (strike) · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  12. 20.IFMA website: Home, About Us, History of Muaythai, Muaythai Disciplines, Muaythai Rules, IFMA Europe members directory · International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) · Facts only, own words; its history page differs from Wikipedia on who brought in rings and built Rajadamnern, and both are shown
  13. 21.IFMA Muaythai Rules and Regulations for International Competition, revised 11 May 2026 (v3.057) · International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) · Facts only, own words
  14. 22.IFMA Wai Kru and Mai Muay Rules and Regulations, revised 22 May 2025 (v2.05) · International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) · Facts only, own words; posture names used only as examples
  15. 23.IFMA Constitution, September 2025 · International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) · Facts only, own words
  16. 24.IFMA Muay Talay Rules (2020) · International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) · Seen only; named as a format
  17. 26.IFMA on weight cutting: youth nutrition slides (2020) and an article on the dangers of weight cutting · International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) · Facts only, own words; one short quote, marked
  18. 27.IFMA news on grading: the International Standard for Muaythai Grading System (April 2025) and earlier iGLA reports · International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) · Facts only, own words
  19. 29.World Muaythai Council website: Home; Wai Khru · World Muaythai Council (WMC), now IFMA's professional arm · Facts only, own words
  20. 30.IWGA news: Muaythai receives IOC recognition (7 December 2016); full IOC recognition to four IWGA members (22 July 2021) · International World Games Association · Facts only, own words
  21. 31.WBC Muaythai website: Home, History, Committees, Rules and Regulations · WBC Muaythai (World Boxing Council) · Facts only, own words; named national chairs are not recorded
  22. 32.Kru Muaythai Association: History, Khan Grading Structure, Countries · Kru Muaythai Association (KMA), Bangkok · Facts only, own words; its description of itself as the highest governing body is its own claim
  23. 33.World Thai Boxing Association: History, FAQ, Affiliate School · World Thai Boxing Association (WTBA) · Facts only, own words
  24. 34.BenarNews: Thailand, teen boxer's death spurs calls for reform (14 November 2018) · BenarNews · Facts only, own words; the child is not named
  25. 40.United Kingdom Muaythai Federation website: Home, About Us, Join, Information, Gym Members Directory · UK Muaythai Federation (UKMF, also UKMTF) · Facts only, own words; personal names and numbers in its directory are not recorded
  26. 41.Muaythai GB website: Home, About Us, Board Structure, Courses, Join, British Championships, Governance · Muaythai GB (MuayThai GB Community Interest Company) · Facts only, own words
  27. 42.Muaythai GB Junior Muay Thai Rules (web page, read 26 October 2026, no date shown) · Muaythai GB (MuayThai GB Community Interest Company) · Facts only, own words
  28. 43.Muaythai GB Amateur Muay Thai Rules (web page; two rule images could not be read) · Muaythai GB (MuayThai GB Community Interest Company) · Facts only, own words
  29. 44.Muaythai GB Professional Muay Thai Rules (web page) · Muaythai GB (MuayThai GB Community Interest Company) · Facts only, own words
  30. 45.Muaythai GB policies: Safe Practice Policy (reviewed 10 May 2023), Concussion and Head Injury Statement, Safeguarding, DBS Certification, New Club Approval Process · Muaythai GB (MuayThai GB Community Interest Company) · Facts only, own words
  31. 46.British Thai Boxing Council page on the Sitsiam Camp website · British Thai Boxing Council (BTBC); Sitsiam Camp, Stalybridge · Facts only, own words
  32. 47.Master Sken Association website: Home, Gym Locations, Grading Syllabus, Muay Thai for Kids, the Association MSA and SIMTA · Master Sken Association (MSA), Herefordshire · Facts only, own words; the bodies it names as recognising it were not found
  33. 48.Irish Muaythai Council (IFMA's member for Ireland) · Irish Muaythai Council · Not read: the site was offline on 26 October 2026 (three tries)
  34. 49.UK sports councils' recognition: the September 2026 master list, Sport England and Sport Wales recognition pages, Sport NI's September 2025 list · Sport England, sportscotland, Sport Wales and Sport NI · Facts only, own words; no Muay Thai body appears on any of them
  35. 50.Licensing Act 2003, Schedule 1, boxing or wrestling entertainment, as amended in 2013 · UK legislation (England and Wales) · Open Government Licence v3.0; used for facts only
  36. 51.Kickboxing GB news: the junior athlete rule change (3 August 2025) · Kickboxing GB · Facts only, own words; Hansard itself could not be read
  37. 52.Other UK sanctioning bodies with Muay Thai rules: ISKA, WKA International, ICO · ISKA; WKA International; ICO · Facts only, own words; as set out in this library's kickboxing research
  38. 60.EveryDojo kickboxing research: WAKO's K1 Style rules (knees, no elbows, the clinch limited and banned from 1 January 2027) · EveryDojo · Internal research, for the comparison with Muay Thai; WAKO's own rules are listed on that page
  39. 61.EveryDojo kickboxing research: Japanese kickboxing's roots in karate and Muay Thai, 1959 to 1966 · EveryDojo · Internal research; its sources are listed on that art's own pages
  40. 70.The club websites linked from EveryDojo's 8 October 2026 Muay Thai listings, read 26 October 2026 · Each club · Facts only; what each club teaches. Not linked one by one
  41. 71.Class prices on ten UK Muay Thai clubs' own websites, read 26 October 2026 · Each club · Dated examples only, never averages. Not linked one by one
  42. 80.NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit: 5 questions to ask your child's sports club; the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts · NSPCC; NWG Network · Facts only; link
  43. 81.UK Concussion Guidelines for Non-Elite (Grassroots) Sport · UK Government (DCMS) and the Sport and Recreation Alliance · As referred to by Muaythai GB; the guidance itself was not read for these pages
  44. 90.EveryDojo club list snapshot, 8 October 2026: 294 clubs listed under Muay Thai · EveryDojo · Internal; a rough guide to how UK Muay Thai clubs are organised
  45. 91.EveryDojo governing bodies research, 8 October 2026 · EveryDojo · Internal: each body's own site, read on that date and rechecked where stated
  46. 92.EveryDojo research queue count, 26 October 2026: 342 live Muay Thai clubs · EveryDojo · Internal
  47. 100.Simon de la Loubère · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0): in Siam from October 1687 to January 1688; Du Royaume de Siam published in 1691
  48. 101.Thairath report on Nai Khanom Tom day, 12 March 2017 · Thairath · Facts only, own words: the Thai telling dates the bout to 17 March BE 2317, that is 1774, at the Shwedagon in Yangon
  49. 102.Rajadamnern Stadium: history · Rajadamnern Stadium · Facts only, own words: first bout 23 December 1945; first female Muay Thai fight 5 August 2022
  50. 104.Matichon report on Muay Thai Day, 1 February 2016 · Matichon · Facts only, own words: Thailand's cabinet made 6 February each year Muay Thai Day, the day King Sanphet VIII (Phra Chao Suea) came to the throne
  51. 103.Full card revealed for ONE Friday Fights 1 from Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on January 20 · ONE Championship · Facts only, own words: ONE's first event at Lumpinee, 20 January 2023

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