Know more about Wai Kru Ram Muay (ritual dance before the fight)
Know more about Wai Kru Ram Muay (ritual dance before the fight)
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As mentioned earlier that Wai Kru ceremony and Wai Kru Ram Muay is different in terms of usage and occasion of use. However, it is quite definite understanding of the objective of Wai Kru ceremony, but if we talk about Wai Kru Ram Muay ritual dance, the fundamental knowledge of its objectives that widely recognised is to let boxers have a chance to pay respect to the teacher and bless him a victory before the fight.
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Wai khru ram muay (Thai: ไหว้ครูรำมวย) is an action of respect in Thai culture that is performed by participants in Thai fighting competitions. Wai is an action of Thais to show respect to others by putting the hands together like in prayer. Similar practices are as in pre-contemporary China where they place the left hand over the right fist or as in Japan where they bow. Khru means teacher. Ram means dance in the old Thai traditional style. Muay means boxing. Usually Thais prefer to call it short "Ram Muay" or "Wai Khru". Ram Muay is the way to show respect to the teachers and the trainers. Also, in past Muay-Thai was usually fought in front of the king, so Ram Muay was also to apologize to the King for the brutality in fighting.
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