Muay Thai

Last Sunday we went to a Muay Thai boxing match between Burma and Thailand right by the river in Chiang Saen. This was SUPER intense. The fighters in Muay Thai tape up their hands a little bit and wear a mouthguard..but that is about it. We were also really close to the ring so we literally watched the bloody saliva fly out of the fighters' mouths.  The first fight was particularly vicious and the Burmese fighter definitely lost at least one tooth.  Although it was hard to watch, it was really exciting to witness and the energy around the ring was crazy...  I'm definitely glad we had the chance to see this.