Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Tomoi becomes second popular traditional martial art in Malaysia

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Tomoi formerly known as Muay Thai is a form hard martial art practiced in large parts in the world and south east asia. in Thailand its known as Muay, Malaysia known as Tomoi,Cambodia Known as Pradal serey,Myanmar known as Lethwei and in Laos known as lao boxing.This martial art mostly known as Muay thai because of its origin from Thailand (siam),muay thai have long story in Thailand and is country national sports,that why in Thailand they have boxers day in every March 17, its called as National Muay Thai day and they have a historical story related to muay thai and its country.




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In Malaysia ,when we say tomoi, malaysian people mostly don"t know,what its meaning and most of them only know silat .its is malaysian traditional martial art , and some people know tomoi as a primitive martial art like boxing, most kelantanise and kedahan people when u say tomoi they will relate it to silat ,but what they know only primitive boxing followed with silat.and some of older people says that tomoi is the old malay word,with related to thai boxing in which they came long time ago.

Today tomoi becomes popular in kelantan and kedah state,state in malaysia that mostly practices this hard martial art as sport event. you will see when you eat at any restaurant in kelantan you will watch the local tomoi match. and this word is synonym with kelantanese culture.