Muay Thai, otherwise known as Thai Boxing, has come to be understood and accepted as one of the deadliest, most effective and efficient of the Striking Martial Arts. These ancient techniques utilize powerful kicks, punches, knees and elbows that devastate an attacker within seconds. Giving it the nickname "The Science of Eight Limbs". Muay Thai is often a fighting art of attrition, where opponents exchange blows with one another. Defensively, a concept of the 'wall of defense' is used, in which shoulders, arms and legs are used to hinder the attacker from successfully executing his techniques.  Blocking is a vital element in Muay Thai Boxing and compounds the level of conditioning a successful practitioner must possess. With the success of Muay Thai boxing in mixed martial arts fighting, it has become the de facto martial art of choice for serious competitive stand-up fighters. Almost all techniques in Muay Thai use the entire body movement, rotating the hip with each kick, punch, and block... The rotation of the hips in Thai Boxing techniques, and intensive focus on 'core muscles', such as abs and surrounding muscles, is very distinctive and is what sets Muay Thai apart from other striking oriented martial art styles..