Tags: #🌐 References: Quellen: --- ## Silat und Muay Thai (Mae Mai) > Silat and Thai martial arts. Mae Mai are the master tricks of ancient Muay. There are 15 famous Mae Mai ( Master tricks) fighting methods. Two clearly shows that ancient Thai arts were influenced by Silat. The other 13 are named after animals, nature and demi gods. The first is Java Sad Hok, a Javanese man throw a spear. A man from Java Island, home of Silat. Throwing a spear is an action of fighting. Ancient Javanese people fight using Silat.The second method is Inao Taeng Kris meaning Inao stabs his keris . There is only one race that uses the Keris. They are the Malays, and they practice Silat. Inao is a Prince from Shailendra( 8th century) an ancient Javanese Kingdom. The Keris is also adopted by ancient Thai as part of their customs & rituals. One of the source of moden Muay Thai is the ancient arts from the south. In Thailand, the ancient arts are commonly named as Muay Boran meaning ancient Muay. Looking at the systems from the south, there are lot of similarity in footwork, body posture and hand movements in Silat. One of the renown style is Muay Chaiya. Chaiya is Cahaya ( Light) in Malay was one of the 3 capital cities of the 7th Century Srivijaya Empire a Malay Kingdom before it become part of modern Thailand. It is really interesting to see the cross culture between old southern Siam and the Malay Empires. Historically, Southern Thailand was part of Nusantara the Malay world. The two Mae Mai are related to Java shows that Silat has some influence on the evolution ancient Siam fighting arts. However, Muay Thai the national combat sport of Thailand has evolved from the ancient ways. It is totally unique with its own identity Quelle: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesilatkuntauexperience/permalink/10158431702249798/ ## Muay Boran: Balance > The secret of Muay Boran lies in the balance. The more you train your body and mind to accustom to balance in stillness, the stronger you are in motion. Stillness generates energy for your walking, punching, elbow, kick... anything you want to bring forth against your Enemy!! Quelle: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/thaimartialarts