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Brian · 09-02-2003, 01:16 AM

Before I ask this question, let me ask those of you who religiously defend that Muay Thai does not involve the use of forms to simply not reply to this thread. As disconcerting as it may be to some, I believe that forms did at one time exist as part of Muay Thai or Muay Boran.

I am not interested in hearing about how much forms suck or are limited or useless etc. I could swear that I've seen pictographs or heiroglyphs or something of that sort with pictures of forms. I remember seeing a scene in On Bak where a guy is practicing some sort of form (granted this may have simply been done for dramatic effect or as a result of the director's creative license). I also asked Ajarn Chai about this a week ago and his oppinion was that forms did in fact have a place at one point in time in Muay Boran.

Does anyone know of any resources, books, web sites, videos etc., that might shed more light onto this subject and even better, might even demonstrate a form or two?

Thanks,
Sincerely,
Brian

09-02-2003, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Brian Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 87 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Muay Thai or Muay Boran Forms Before I ask this question, let me ask those of you who religiously defend that Muay Thai does not involve the use of forms to simply not reply to this thread. As disconcerting as it may be to some, I believe that forms did at one time exist as part of Muay Thai or Muay Boran. I am not interested in hearing about how much forms suck or are limited or useless etc. I could swear that I've seen pictographs or heiroglyphs or something of that sort with pictures of forms. I remember seeing a scene in On Bak where a guy is practicing some sort of form (granted this may have simply been done for dramatic effect or as a result of the director's creative license). I also asked Ajarn Chai about this a week ago and his oppinion was that forms did in fact have a place at one point in time in Muay Boran. Does anyone know of any resources, books, web sites, videos etc., that might shed more light onto this subject and even better, might even demonstrate a form or two? Thanks, Sincerely, Brian Last edited by Brian; 09-02-2003 at 01:18 AM.