ThaiAchira - Krabi Krabong Muay Boran, is a group of

Muay Chaiya Muay Chaiya is a style of traditional Thai boxing, founded about over 200 years ago. The founder was believed to be an army leader of the Rattanakosin Kingdom in the age of King Rama V. He taught Muay Chaiya to the governor, his son, and to regu ...

and

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enthusiasts, that was created on August 1, 2010, by Lamp Sakkapoom and his acquaintance. The group was created to teach and promote Muay Chaiya (a branch of Muay Boran from the southern province of Thailand) and

Daab Chao Ram Daab Chao Ram or Daab Jao Ram (ดาบเจ้าราม) is a system of Krabi Krabong that was created and developed by members of Ramkhamhaeng University Thai Weaponry Club. The club was founded in 1971 and it attracted students with knowl ...

(a system of Krabi Krabong developed by

Ramkhamhaeng University Ramkhamhaeng University (RU; , ) is Thailand's largest public university. It was named in honour of King Ramkhamhaeng, one of the 5 children of Por Khun Sri-Intharathitaya and Nang Sueng, who was believed to have created the Thai alphabet and ...

Thai Weaponry Club) and to participate in charity and volunteer work for neglected youth in rural areas of Thailand. Lamp Sakkapoom holds the position of president of ThaiAchira.

Lamp Sakkapoom Sakkapoom Chuthaphongtham (), also known as Lamp Sakkapoom or Kru Lamp (), is a Thai martial artist. He was a student of the Muay Chaiya practitioner Thonglor Yalae and a member of the Ramkhamhaeng Thai Weaponry Club. He is known for practicing ...

, commonly known as “Kru Lamp,” is a practitioner of Muay Boran in the style of Muay Chaiya and Krabi Krabong in the system of Daab Chao Ram. He was a former student of the famed Muay Chaiya fighter and instructor “ Thonglor Yalae.” and a co-author of the book "''Muay Chaiya Manuscript''". Lamp Sakkapoom participated in many

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scenes in Thailand. Sakkapoom Lampe

Teaching and promoting of Muay Chaiya and Daab Chao Ram

Muay Chaiya practitioners of ThaiAchira are known in the martial arts scene in

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

for incorporating traditional dances as a form of practice and strategy, as well as for their destructive throwing of knee and elbow strikes. Similarly, Daab Chao Ram practitioners of ThaiAchira emphasize explosive

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(derived from the Muay Chaiya stance “ Suea Lak Hang”) and heavy strikes. Over the years, ThaiAchira has taught students from all over the world. Further, ThaiAchira has also held numerous Muay Chaiya and Daab Chao Ram seminars in many countries around the world, such as the United States, Germany, Russia, and Austria to name a few. ThaiAchira Donation and Charity

Notable student

* Ralf Kussler, a teacher and practitioner of Muay Boran and Krabi Krabong, currently holds the position of president of ThaiAchira Group Germany.

Charity and volunteer works

* Donated alms such as books, stationery, learning equipment, clothes, blankets, and

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s. * Donated and helped install

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in communities,

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s, and schools where access to clean drinking water is scarce. * Volunteered to use Muay Chaiya (a branch of Muay Boran) and Daab Chao Ram (a system of Krabi Krabong) as an exercise intervention to keep children from all walks of life away from drugs and to promote physical and mental health. * Participated in promoting Muay Chaiya as a national and local heritage of Chaiya district, Surat Thani with the goal to generate income for local residents all the while promoting sustainable Thai and international cultural tourism.

References

{{reflist Martial arts in Thailand