| HISTORY
About 25 years ago they started to develop in the Netherlands the
now called "kick boxing" sport.
In the early beginning they fought all sorts of match systems during
one tournament, the matches where nor organized and there was not
any medical or match-rule available
Since about 20 year they practice the so called American kickboxing.
In that period there where some clear guidelines created, ie. Muay-thai,
Savate, Japanese kickboxing and the so called American kickboxing
incl the responsible match organizations.
When the Dutch kick boxing federation (N.K.B.B.), the Dutch federation
for Savate and French boxing (N.B.F.S), the Dutch Muay-thai federation
(M.T.B.N) and the professional association (P.K.A) started there
was a demand for more tougher match forms, which where very popular
together with the search for "Big Money" so the Thai boxing
started to grow.
MUAY-THAI
There are some legends concerning the old boxers. But the most
famous one of all times is without any doubt the legend of NAI KHANOM
DTOM. Thailand was anaxated by Burma after a bloody war in 1767
as vassal state.
Nai Khanom Dtom was one of the thirty thousand prisoners moved to
Burma, where he was for seven locked up in a war prison camp. On
March the 17th there was a party organized by the King of Burma
to celibate the renovation of the big temple in the city Rangoon.
During the 7 days party there where some Muay-thai matches organized,
Nai Khanom Dtom fought also and beat ten fighters from Burma, all
in the presence of the King of Burma.
The King of Burma was so impressed by this that he released Nai
Khanom Dtom immediately.
There are some different legend stories, but all stories name the
fighter called Nai Khanom Dtom, so we all think he was not a fairytale.
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