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Muay Thai Boxing is all the rage in the United States and the rest of the world and has been very popular in Thailand where it first originated thousands of years ago. Muay Thai Boxing combines kickboxing and martial arts in a way that is both grueling and disciplined for both fighters. For a spectator it may look as if the fighters are trying to kill one another and that it is a brutal sport, however Muay Thai Boxing is actually prescribed for many people with anger management issues because it is a way to calm oneself and control one's anger.

Muay Thai Boxing can help with many physical attributes such as regulating the blood pressure, increasing the heart rate with a good cardiovascular workout, increasing bone strength and muscle strength in addition to giving the body an overall physical fitness regimen.

Because one uses a combination of eight different parts of the body when participating in Muay Thai Boxing, it is a great workout for every type of body and with the martial arts aspect; it is also a mental workout as well.

A long time ago participants used to repeatedly kick banana trees to strengthen their shins, today there are shin guards to help protect against kicks to the shin. Many manufacturers produce shin guards to help protect the shins when participating in Muay Thai Boxing. Muay Thai Shin Guards come from Windy, Twins Special Boxing, Raja and King Professional which all manufacture shin guards that match their companies silk boxing shorts and gloves. The shin guards with matching gloves and boxing shorts can all have a logo on them; or they could all have flames, be outlined in red, black or gold; or have the traditional dragon - a symbol of fierce fighting among the Muay Thai Boxing community.

Shin guards are made of hard durable leather filled with foam that will not crack or break with repeated hitting against an opponent. Shin guards protect leg bones from being fractured or broken during Muay Thai Boxing matches.

Muay Thai Boxing is a very disciplined form of martial arts that may seem brutal at first but once someone understands that there is much discipline behind every move each opponent makes, they understand that this is a sport that combines strength, willpower, determination, discipline and control over one's self to achieve the winning blow over the opponent.

In Thailand, where Muay Thai Boxing first began thousands of years ago, young boys grow up learning Muay Thai Boxing and young girls receive training in several moves of Muay Thai Boxing for their protection in self-defense. Many women in the United States take Muay Thai Boxing for the same reason, self-defense. Like all martial arts, self-defense and self-control are at the core of Muay Thai Boxing. Although it may seem brutal when watching a Muay Thai Boxing match, the participants are very disciplined and have much self-control and are practiced in the art of Muay Thai Boxing.

Even with the shin guards, boxing gloves and helmets, there are still going to be injuries in Muay Thai Boxing but nothing compared to the way it used to be many thousands of years ago when warriors used to buying shards of glass into their hands to beat down the opponents.