
Deutsch-Chinesische Enzyklopädie, 德汉百科

世界泰拳联合会(International Federation of Muaythai Amateur,IFMA)是一个成立于1993年,专门管辖国际泰拳事务的组织。目前,该组有128个成员国加盟,旗下的主要比赛为东南亚运动会和亚洲室内与武道运动会的泰拳赛事以及世界锦标赛。它的总部设在泰国曼谷。
The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, or IFMA, called the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur until 27 July 2019, is a sport governing body of amateur and professional Muay Thai and Muay boran consisting of 140 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations after unification of International Federation of Muaythai Amateur and World Muaythai Council. IFMA is officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF),[2] the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA),[3] World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)[4] International World Games Association (IWGA),[5] and Trim and Fitness International Sport for All Association (TAFISA).[6] Muaythai has been included in many official sport programs such as the World Games, World Combat Games, Arafura Games, TAFISA Games, SEA Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games,[7] Demonstration Sport in the Asian Games.


泰拳(泰语:มวยไทย),是泰国的传统徒搏技术,特点是可以在极短的距离内,任意使用拳、腿、膝、肘攻击对手,为一种注重实用的刚猛的竞技型徒手武术。泰文单字Muay 来自于梵语的Mavya,而泰拳原文Muay Thai 意为“八肢的科学”或“八肢的艺术”,因为其使用了双拳、双脚、双肘、双膝这八点来进行攻击。
Muay Thai (thailändisch มวยไทยⓘ/?, RTGS Muai Thai [mua̯j tʰaj]; deutsch Thaiboxen), manchmal auch als die Kunst der acht Gliedmaßen, oder die Wissenschaft der acht Gliedmaßen (the art of eight limbs) bezeichnet, ist der Nationalsport Thailands. Ein Vollkontakt-Kampfsport, der im 20. Jahrhundert weltweite Verbreitung fand. Die Sportart erlaub den Einsatz von Stehschlägen, Tritten (Kicks), Fußfegern (Sweeps), sowie Ellenbogen, Knieen und verschiedenen Clinch-Techniken.
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