Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and is a style of kickboxing where participants fight in the ring using their fists, feet, elbow and knees in a style that has become world renowned for its simplicity and effectiveness. Muay Thai is the original sport of Kickboxing, having adapted international-style rules to compete in a boxing ring during the late 1920’s. The Muay Thai program offered at one Spirit Martial Arts is based upon the teachings and philosophy of Arjarn Chai Sirisute, the founder and President of the Thai Boxing Association in the United States. Ajarn Chai brought Thai Boxing to the United States in the 1960’s and was the first man to take US students back to Thailand to compete successfully. The Thai Boxing Association is the oldest and most respected Thai Boxing Association in the United States.