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Wai Kru Ceremony

The pre-fight ritual dance and its spiritual vocabulary

Vocabulary preview

  • พิธีไหว้ครูมวยไทย Pí-tii Wâi Kruu Muay Thai — Wai Kru Ceremony
  • ไหว้ครู Wâi Kruu — Homage to the teacher
  • ครู Kruu — Teacher / Master
  • รำมวย Ram Muay — Ritual dance (pre-fight)
  • มงคล Mong-kon — Mongkol (headband)
  • ประเจียด Pra-jìat — Pra Jiad (armband)
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