Lerdrit| Also known as |
Military Muay Thai |
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| Focus |
Striking |
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| Country of origin |
 Thailand |
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| Parenthood |
Muay Boran |
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| Olympic sport |
No |
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Lerdrit (
Thai: เลิศฤทธิ์,
RTGS: loetrit,
IPA: [lɤ̂ːt.rít]) is a
Thai martial art taught and used the
Royal Thai Army. Muay Lert Rit (or Lerdit) is a style of fighting derived from Thai Martial Arts(Muay Boran). A selection was made among the very large portfolio of techniques already available in the different styles and adapted to close combat. Many of the technique can be used very close or taken directly from the Mae Mai (Standard techniques for bare hand fighting) or the Look Mai (Advanced fighting techniques). As with all military techniques, the goal is radical.
As with all martial arts, many techniques involving various weapons of the body are used. The martial art uses an array of hand strikes, such as punches, knife-edge strikes and slaps. Kicks are also employed in a defensive manner, and grappling techniques that are new to Thai martial arts are taught.
Outside Thailand, Muay Lert Rit is becoming more popular in Europe through show tours by individuals, such as Grand Master Marco de Cesaris.
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- Europe
- Historical European martial arts: French · German · Italian · Spanish
- stick fighting: Bataireacht · Bâton français · Juego del Palo · Jogo do Pau · quarterstaff · singlestick
- striking: Pankration · Greek boxing, Russian fist fighting
- folk wrestling: Breton · English: Cumbrian, Devon, Lancashire · Greek · Icelandic · Scottish · Serbian · Swiss
- Middle East and Central Asia
Greater Iran: Varzesh-e Pahlavani
- Folk wrestling: Armenian, Azeri, Mongolian, Turkish, Tatar, Uzbek
- Other
- Africa: Dambe, Istunka, Canarian wrestling, Senegalese wrestling
- Oceania: Mau rākau
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