» Thai boxing champ training American troops at Cobra Gold

U.S. troops got a kick out of training in Thailand last week when legendary Muay Thai champion Buakaw Benchamek taught them his blockbuster punching and kicking techniques as part of the Cobra Gold joint military exercises in the Kingdom.

Muay Thai, sometimes referred to as Thai kickboxing, is the Kingdom’s native martial art. Muay Thai techniques were used in hand-to-hand combat throughout the past. Today, it is the national sport and many mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters around the world have studied Muay Thai as part of their training and development.

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