Boxing Styles: Dornálaíocht, Dambe, Bando Kickboxing and Muay Thai
Dornálaíocht, pronounced "durn-awly-okt" is the Irish word for boxing, dorn meaning fist.
The Irish are well known for their bare-knuckle boxing style. Dornálaíocht’s stance is often reflected in Irish caricatures such as that of the Notre Dame Leprechaun. The lead hand stays at a greater distance from the body than done in modern boxing.
Dambe, also known as Kokawa is a form of boxing associated with the Hausa people of West Africa. It was traditionally practised as a way for men to get ready for war, and many of the techniques and terminology allude to warfare
Ancient Greek boxing is a very old kind of sport. It has been practiced at least since the eighth century BC. Homer wrote about it in his poem Iliad. At that time, Greece was made of many city-states that were independent. Each city state seems to have had its own version of the sport. boxing with gloves was an important part of the Greek athletic culture of the time.
Bando kickboxing is the modern, sport form of lethwei, nicknamed in Europe "Burmese boxing of four arms". It has been born in North America in the beginning of the years 1960, this type of fencing with feet and with gloved fists in a ring has given life, in the USA of the years 1970, to several forms of full contact and of kickboxing.
Thai boxing (or Muay Thai) is a combat sport (martial art) that has been developed in Thailand. It is known also as "the art of all the members", because the hands, the feet, the elbows and the knees are used very much. Similar martial arts exist in Cambodia, Laos, Burmaand Malaysia.
The Irish are well known for their bare-knuckle boxing style. Dornálaíocht’s stance is often reflected in Irish caricatures such as that of the Notre Dame Leprechaun. The lead hand stays at a greater distance from the body than done in modern boxing.
Dambe, also known as Kokawa is a form of boxing associated with the Hausa people of West Africa. It was traditionally practised as a way for men to get ready for war, and many of the techniques and terminology allude to warfare
Ancient Greek boxing is a very old kind of sport. It has been practiced at least since the eighth century BC. Homer wrote about it in his poem Iliad. At that time, Greece was made of many city-states that were independent. Each city state seems to have had its own version of the sport. boxing with gloves was an important part of the Greek athletic culture of the time.
Bando kickboxing is the modern, sport form of lethwei, nicknamed in Europe "Burmese boxing of four arms". It has been born in North America in the beginning of the years 1960, this type of fencing with feet and with gloved fists in a ring has given life, in the USA of the years 1970, to several forms of full contact and of kickboxing.
Thai boxing (or Muay Thai) is a combat sport (martial art) that has been developed in Thailand. It is known also as "the art of all the members", because the hands, the feet, the elbows and the knees are used very much. Similar martial arts exist in Cambodia, Laos, Burmaand Malaysia.