Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Muay Thai in Sri Lanka and Muay Thai Sri Lanka Association (MTSLA)

The Sri Lankan branch of the Muay Thai Academy of America was founded in 2014 under the patronage of the Royal Thai Ambassador of Sri Lanka. It was a historic moment and the beginning of a new chapter of Muay Tthai Kickboxing in Sri Lanka.

Muay Thai is the ultimate martial arts style and uses a variety of stand-up punching techniques. It has roots in Sri Lanka. In contrast to boxing, which uses gloves and armguards in practice and only gloves in competitions, Muay Thai first attracted the natives Miran Nilangana. The 40-year-old enjoyed the original Thai-born Muay Thai when he was in the USA in 1994. He even represented the local Las Vegas league in national tournaments with a positive debut. As Nilangana says, "I've beaten all the Americans I've fought with except for Michael Mananquil. Michael is the European champion of Muay Thai, defined as the glory in this region." It's one of the three universal sectors that Muay Thai others are Japan K1 and Kunlun in China.

This physical and mental discipline, which includes fighting on the tibia, is known as the "Art of the Eight Limbs," as it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins, providing good physical preparation that is complete Contact allows. very effective fighter. Muay Thai spread internationally in the 20th century when practitioners defeated important practitioners of other martial arts. A professional league is led by the Muay Thai World Council.

Nilangana soon moved to Sri Lanka to install Thai art. This is the Muay Thai Sri Lanka Association (MTSLA) as the local subsidiary of its parent company in the US, the Muay Thai Association of America. But Nilangana, the CEO of MTSLA, prefers to take a step back to promote the club and its people. Chief Teacher Asoka Jayaratne, 37, is currently participating in the affiliate campaign promoting the distribution of Muay Thai in Sri Lanka. There are branches in rural areas of Colombo, including Galle. Sri Lanker had the head of the American parent company at the opening ceremony with the Thai ambassador to Sri Lanka.

With their office in the center of Baudhaloka Mawatha, Colombo,
The expansion and success of MTASL is the result of international coordinator and director Miran Sit Ravana, an expatriate from Sri Lanka who now lives in Los Angeles. With 30 years experience in studying Muay Thai and participating in international tournaments, it is now the driving force to ensure that our Sri Lankan fighters have the opportunity to compete internationally.