Sai's Academy of Muay Thai Studio 2000

Muay Thai is referred to as "The Art of Eight Limbs", as the hands (closed weapon), shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A practitioner of Muay Thai ("nak muay") thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.