It is best known for its shin strikes, which participants train for by kicking trees.
Kicks are of primary importance.
It is so difficult and dangerous that few boxers last more than 4 or 5years. Practitioners learn about thirty basic techniques, mostly practiced by sparring. At one time, fighters would wrap their arms with bandages embedded with ground glass to cause greater damage to the opponent. It has an immense following in Thailand and Japan. Photo from Troy's Muay Thai Page .