Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking and various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins. Muay Thai is known for developing great physical fitness among its practioners.Once practiced only in Thailand, Muay Thai has become very well known for its supreme combat effectiveness among martial artists around the world since the birth of the UFC and professional Mixed-Martial Arts (MMA).