Muay Thai Kickboxing can be traced back to the 15th century and being a practical fighting technique for use in actual warfare, muay thai became a sport in which the opponents fought in front of spectators who went to watch for entertainment.  These muay thai contests gradually became an integral part of local festivals and celebrations, especially those held at temples. Eventually, the previously bare-fisted fighters started wearing lengths of hemp rope around their hands and forearms.  This type of match was called muay khat chueak. Muay Thai Kickboxing was also a component of military training and gained prominence during the reign of King Naresuan in 1560 CE. The two most common kicks in Muay Thai are known as the Thip (literally called the “foot jab”) and the Te Chiang (kicking upwards in the shape of a triangle cutting under the arm and ribs) or Roundhouse Kick. The Thai Roundhouse Kick uses a rotational movement of the entire body and has been widely adopted by practitioners of other combat sports because it has broken many peoples bones that are hit with a good Power  Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick. It is superficially similar to a karate roundhouse kick, but includes the rotation of the standing leg,  it is done from a circular stance with the back leg just a little ways back (roughly shoulder width apart) in comparison to instinctive upper body fighting (boxing) where the legs must create a wider base. This kick comes with the added risk of having the groin vulnerable at times, which is against Karate and Tae Kwon Do ideology in general except for brief moments after a kick for example. The roundhouse kick draws its power entirely from the rotational movement of the body; the hips. It is thought that many fighters use a counter rotation of the arms to intensify the power of this kick, but in actuality the power is from the hips and the arms are put in said position to get them out of the way.

In The Ring Of Combat if a roundhouse kick is attempted by the opponent, the Thai boxer will normally check the kick, that is he will block the kick with his own shin. Thai boxers are trained to always connect with the shin. The foot contains many fine bones and is much weaker. A fighter may end up hurting himself if he tries to strike with his foot or instep.

Muay Thai also includes other varieties of kicking such as the side kick and spinning back kick. These kicks are used in bouts only by few fighters.  Muay Thai Training is always using punches, kicks, elbows, knees and clinching  so that he can pummel his opponent into the ground.