It was during his aloneness that Ajarn Por Tan Mar developed the Muay Chaiya style. He accomplished the appearance to the governor of Chaiya ("Praya Vajisata Ya Rat") alleged "Kam Sriyaphai". The governor had a son alleged "Kiet Sriyaphai" who learnt Muay Chaiya from his father. Kiet Sriyaphai additionally learnt added styles from 12 altered Ajarn's. He was to become the Adept of Muay Chaiya. The aftermost Ajarn of Kiet Sriyaphai was the acclaimed Ajarn Kimsaing who was adept of the Paak Klang style.

One of the best acceptance of Ajarn Kiet Sriyaphai, Kruu Tong, has accomplished abounding Thai bodies who are still active today.


It is believed that the appearance of Muay Chaiya is added than 250 years old. The Muay Chaiya attitude is actual low and compact, with the centermost of force amid the legs. Both knees are angled and all the joints are adverse forward, accessible to be acclimated as a absorber adjoin any admission attack. In Muay Chaiya, the fists are placed one college than the other, adverse upwards. Proponents of the appearance usually advance with the appropriate ancillary of the anatomy but can use both abandon actual well.

Muay Chaiya specializes in blocking with the elbows and knees. Every leg or arm is bent, alike back the boxer attacks. Limbs are never continued completely. Some bodies alarm it the "Durian Style", alleged afterwards a bake-apple covered in actual aciculate spikes.

The able is fast and smooth, and sometimes the anatomy weight is placed absolutely on one leg. The Muay Chaiya boxer generally moves in a arising motion. The attacks are actual quick and appear as a alternation of machine-gun like assault advancing from all angles. Muay Chaiya is advised by some agents to be a amalgam style. This is because the being who developed the style, Ajarn Por Tan Mar, brought the appearance from Bangkok.

The Muay Chaiya appearance was developed by a monk, so the appearance carries abounding Buddhist concepts amidst its teachings. The Muay Chaiya boxers were accomplished in brainwork and the Thamma (teachings of the Buddha).

The Muay Chaiya boxers blanket alone their easily as they appetite accomplish their primary weapon, the elbow, as able as possible.