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Muaythai
"Muay Thai, originally two words (in English translation) was re defined a few years back now when the
word was changed as per Thai Government decree (passed by law). This was because if the sport of Muay
Thai was to become an Olympic sport in the future it could not have the name (even in its abbreviated form)
of a country in its title. Hence the Thai government passed that their traditional sport of Muay Thai would
from then onwards be known by the name of Muaythai (being one word means no actual country name is in
its title) in order to help develop the possible future of Thailand's beloved national sport and culture. So
please if you would like to help in even a small way take Muaythai to Olympic status then write and use the
new spelling of Muaythai. There are some traditionalists that, I'm sure, do not like the change but it was
made and recognized at the highest level in Thailand by both the government and the royal family. This is
my understanding of the law change and reason behind it. I hope this helps clarify the issue. Please get
behind NZ's dedicated and educated Muaythai President Victoria Nansen. IFMA is to Muaythai what IRB is
to Rugby or FIFA is to football. Muaythai is one word and also one world. One world one muaythai" Sue
Latta
IFMA World Championships 2014 and the WWF
The Malaysian Muaythai Federation has signed an agreement with the World Wildlife Fund for the
upcoming IFMA 2014 World Championships. In a world facing constant change, environmental awareness
and measures to protect the earth and its resources are of ever increasing importance. IFMA is committed to
sustainable sport, and to using its international events as platforms for sustainable management and also
awareness-raising measures. Over the last decade, IFMA has taken steps towards hosting sustainable sport
events. This includes infrastructure planning to use existing, centrally located venues and hotels, to minimise
the ecological and carbon footprint, as well as commuting times. IFMA strives to ensure its events are
accessible for all. IFMA seeks to ensure it provides healthy and nutritious food to its athletes and event
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participants as well as seeking to reduce wastage. Every event location is unique and different, and IFMA
takes this into consideration. Not only does IFMA give back to the community, donating sports equipment
from its events to the Local Organizing Committee
and its partners, IFMA also seeks to use the locations
of its events to raise environmental awareness. The
2014 World Championship will be held on one of the
world’s most beautiful islands: Langkawi, Malaysia.
This island teeming with tropical fauna and flora is
the perfect place to raise awareness about island eco-
systems, and how responsible tourism is necessary to
preserve these delicate natural environments. A
special project is also underway, in partnership with
the WWF to advocate saving and protecting the
orangutan, the only species of great ape in Asia,
which is indigenous only to Malaysia and Indonesia.
They spend most of their times in trees, where they build leafy nests, and mostly eat the fruits and leaves of
rainforest trees. Because their natural habitat is limited to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, and because
they depend on trees, they are vulnerable to logging. Deforestation and human activities have made the
orangutan an endangered species. Many events have been planned to raise environmental awareness for the
2014 World Championships. One of them was a country-wide competition for Malaysia children aged 3–8,
to design a logo for the World Championships around the topic given. The cute and playful orangutan
inspired many great designs. IFMA was proud to unveil the official logo for the 2014 World
Championships, which depicts the orangutan as the official mascot for the event. During the event, family
activities have been planned around the island, with a special contest centred on environmental protection.
Come learn with us in Malaysia, from the 1st-10th of May, 2014!
WMC France… Ooh la la!!
The FMDA and World Muaythai Council (WMC) and promoter
Denis Cintura have made an agreement to take muaythai in France
to a new level. Around 20 events are planned all over France over
the next year.
Monte Carlo Fighting Masters
The organization by our Academy of the 2nd Monte Carlo Fighting Masters, on June 14th, 2014, under the
High Patronage of HSH Prince Albert II, to whom we express our gratitude as well as that of the members
of our association, follows the 2013 edition, which was broadcast on Canal+ and Canal+ Sport.The previous
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edition, which took place at the Louis II Stadium, presented a world first to a full house, among which a
number of celebrities, including the legendary Muaythai champion Dida Diafat, 11-time world champion,
and our guest of honour. The event featured some of the best athletes from around the world who battled in
8 fights for eight world championship. In the wake of this success, the 2nd edition will also feature Muaythai
and bring together Thai and international athletes including fighters from France and Russia in 7 fights
where the best will compete for the title of world champion under the aegis of the prestigious world
organization, the World Muaythai Council. Thai boxing is a renowned discipline of fists feet fighting
governed by sporting rules and strict ethical values including mutual respect among the athletes. It is also a
sport based on strong traditions, which are deep-rooted in the culture of Thailand. We look forward to
having you with us for this exceptional evening — long live Muaythai in Monaco!
Spanish Junior Championships
The first Spanish Junior Championships to be held
independently of Senior competitions will be organised
from December 13th-15th in Barcelona. As the
development of muaythai in Spain progresses, it is
becoming increasingly important to nurture the future
senior athletes, starting with the provision of more and
more opportunities for youth to gain experience at the
competitive level. The event will commence on
December 14th from 10 AM at the Internacioal Gym in
Canovelles, Barcelona. For more
info: [email protected]
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Open European Cup IFMA-EMF 2014 Juniors, Seniors and European Championships Kids and
Cadets
We are happy to announce the Open European
Muaythai Cup already one year in advance. The event
will take place in Krakow on 21th-28th of September,
2014. It is pleasure to inform you that the event will
be held under the patronage of the Minister of Sport,
His Excellency Ambassador of Thailand in Poland,
the Mayor of Krakow, the Governor of Malopolskiy
region.
Samui Cup in Poland
On December 7th, 2013 the first muaythai tournament of the cycle
Samui Cup under the patronage of Polish Muaythai Association will
take place in Krakow. The series of tournaments will be held to
advertise the Open European Cup 2014 under IFMA-EMF patronage
in Krakow.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Blesses Muaythai
A unique moment came to the Muaythai family when His
Holiness the Dalai Lama was given an honorary mongkhon
for his contribution to world peace. IFMA General
Secretary, Stephan Fox, said it was a very special moment in
his life. His Holiness also blessed a personal mongkhon for
Stephan’s student and Mexican TV personality, Elisa
Salinas, which was a special Yok Kru Ceremony.
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A Night of Warriors in Pont A Mousson
30th November saw a spectacular showdown between some of France’s most fearsome warriors in the
beautiful Pont A Mousson. Situated on the Moselle River. Pont-à-Mousson is in the North Eastern region of
France, and has several historical monuments, including the 18th century Premonstratensian abbey. Bouts
started as 19.00 at the Bernard Guy Sports Centre. The main fight was for a WMC European Challenge Title
between Coratia’s Sanel Muslic and France’s Micaël Longin.
Muaythai With the Olympic Torch Flame
It is no more a secret for anybody that this year
Russia will host the Olympic Games 2014 in
Sochi. Traditionally famous sportsmen will
carry the Olympic Torch Flame.
The first torchbearer of the fire of the XXII
Olympic Winter Games in 2014 went through
the administrative center of the Irkutsk region.
The Olympic torch’s odyssey around Russia
reached new depths as it dived into the world’s
biggest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal in
Siberia. Divers took the burning torch to the
bottom of the lake – another first for the
Olympic relay. But we have more important
news for Muaythai fans. Three athletes from the Russian Muaythai Federation – Artem Vakhitov, Aleksandr
Abramov, Vasiliy Zherebcov - carried the Olympic Torch Flame in Kemerovo region on 30th November.
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TWG 2017 Partners Meeting in Wroclaw
A meeting of The World Games 2017 partners took place
on the 20th of November in Wroclaw, Poland. Wroclaw
will stage the multisport event from August 3rd until the
17th. August 2017. Wroclaw, a city with 700.000
residents, is located on the western part of Poland. Rafal
Szlachta, General Secretary of the European Muaythai
Federation participated in the meeting where he
represented the sport of muaythai, a proud and new
member of the IWGA. Mr. Szlachta among the
representatives of other sports such as American football,
Indoor Rowing/ergometers, Indoor football, Motorcycle
speedway, Chess, Combined driving (also known as horse
driving trials) and Baseball, had the wonderful opportunity to make a presentation on Muaythai in Europe
and globally, and informed IWGA partners on muaythai’s achievements and goals for the near future.
Portuguese Muaythai National Championship
The Portuguese Muaythai National Championship 2013 took place on
November 9th in Lisbon and was organized by the Portuguese
Federation. Lisbon had a great day full of intense fights and great
performance.
Yee Peng Festival in Thailand by Pansiri Pikunkaew
Yee Peng (second full moon) lantern festival in Chiang Mai,
Thailand. Wish lanterns, also known as khoom loy or khoom
fay, are symbolic in Thailand of problems and worries floating
away. People can witness the timed release of thousands of
beautifully coloured, candle lit Lanna-style lanterns into the
sky and local river.
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Female Muaythai Continually On The Rise
The second round of the
World Muaythai Angels saw
a full crowd and tense fights,
further promoting the
popularly of female
Muaythai. The first matchup
in Pool A brought the two
world champions together:
Duennapa Mor Rattanapundit
from Thailand Joanna
Jedrzejczyk from Poland:
both women from the start to
the end stood toe-to-toe using
all weapons of Muaythai and
in the end with the help of the
sold out crowd, it was
Thailand that won with a very close decision. The fighters from both Pools consisted of two world
champions, Duennapa Mor Rattanapundit from Thailand Joanna Jedrzejczyk from Poland, as well as: Sindy
Huyer from Italy; Laurene Tue from France; Chommanee Sor. Teh Hiran from Thailand; Iman Ghbalou
Chairi from Morocco; Teresa Wintermyr from Sweden; and I Linca Lucia Serbu from Romania. The world
is moving forward and the final will be held in Superfour format: semi-final and final held during the same
event, so fighters must enter two bouts to win. It really was a fantastic effort from all the fighters.
IFMA Extends its Gratitude to its Technical Officials
Fair play in and out of the competition is one of
the most important pillars of muaythai. IFMA
ensures athlete fairness by organising intensive
educational courses on sport integrity, anti-
doping and carrying out rigorous doping tests
both in and out of competition. Furthermore, it
is IFMA’s firm belief that fair play extends also
to reflect the respect that the athletes and
coaches must have for one another. Judges and
referees are most important for fair play in the
field of play. IFMA educates its R&Js from
national to international level to ensure the
safety of the athletes and the integrity of the
decision making process to ensure that the right hand is raised at the end of the bout. The 2013 World
Combat Games were again another example of excellence in its officials. To highlight this fact, the event
concluded with not a single protest which clearly shows that IFMA’s referees and judges are of the highest
quality. Thank you from all participants and spectators for a job well done!!
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WADA’s Fourth World Conference on Doping in Sport
The world’s anti-doping community convened in
Johannesburg, South Africa from the 12th-15th of
November to join leading figures from the world of
sport and government with the aim of shaping the future
of anti-doping in sport. Over 1,000 representatives of
public authorities, the sport movement, the anti-doping
community, athletes, observers and media assembled to
review major advances made in the fight against doping
and to discuss future strategy
Hungarian Amateur League
23rd November 2013 - the second event of the Hungarian Amateur
League of the 2013/14 season took place. This time the city of
Szeged, near the southern border of Hungary hosted Fight Night
Hungary Amateur League in muaythai. After last year's success, we
again saw great joint event with fights in amateur muaythai, MMA
and grappling. More than 50 fighters signed up from the age of 12
to adults in A and B classes. Seems, that the event will be held
annually, and we hope to see participants from the neighbouring
countries in the future. We thank to the organisers as well as the city
of Szeged for the official support. At the same time, this was the
closing event for Hungarian amateur muaythai in 2013 - the fighters
continue to compete in December but already in professional events,
and we get back to the amateur league after the winter holidays.
Muaythai Liga in Spain
On 23rd
of November the Muaythai Liga 2013 (XI), Eleventh Edition of IFMA
rules' liga took place. Eight very impressive fights between the best Catalonian
and Navarra's fighters were presented for Muaythai lovers’ attention!!! The
event was held in El Vrendrell – Tarragona
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International Music Day
On 22 of November was International Music
Day. The Sarama musicians, important part of
Muaythai, were congratulated by all the people
somehow connected to Muaythai. Sarama
musicians help Muaythai to be matchless, special
and unique!
Children are the Future of Muayhai
Polish Muaythai Federation has started actively work with the
youngest representatives of Muaythai in Pland. "Support the
youngest, they are the future of Muaythai". Already in the
January 2014 children will be able to started their awaited
trainings and already soon participate in the International
events and proudly represent their country!
European Muaythai League
The first E.M.L. Qualification in
Recklinhausen-Germany is done. The
event location Vest Arena was totally
crowded
and all spectators saw Muaythai on world
level.
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Education… Prevention is the Cure
Fair play is part of the foundation of Muaythai.
One of the most important aspects that IFMA
concentrates on is education. National
Federations and athletes must both be equipped to
know about anti-doping issues, how to prevent
doping violations, and how to access the
resources they need to stay informed. IFMA
wants to ensure that athletes are systematically
taught by their IF, NF and coaches about the
dangers of doping, and about how to be
responsible for everything an athlete chooses to
use. It’s not enough for someone else to tell you
that it’s okay to take something, even if it’s your
doctor, coach, trainer, or parent. Check for
yourself, learn to read ingredient labels, ask
questions, and stay alert. IFMA holds two
international education forums per year. This year
one was held in Istanbul, Turkey, and the second
was held for four days on anti-doping and sport
integrity issues in Bangkok, Thailand. The IF has
been stepping up its in and out of competition
testing. The broader IFMA’s ability to test becomes, and the more tests are carried out on wider and wider
groups of athletes, the higher the chances of finding more doping violations. IFMA will continue this policy,
taking strict, but fair action. This year, IFMA was pleased to see the publication of a book for the IF on fair
play and sports medicine by the head of the IFMA Medical Commission, Dr Lotfali. We hope that everyone
will put their copies to good use, by educating themselves and others.
Peace & Sport Appoints New Official Ambassador
Princess Charlène of Monaco has been
appointed as an ambassador for Peace and
Sport, the charity which her husband Prince
Albert is a Patron for. At a special dinner
attended by over 700 delegates following
this year’s Peace and Sport awards
ceremony, Princess Charlene was officially
announced as the first female ambassador
of Peace and Sport. Charlène Wittstock,
Princess Charlène, was part of the South
African women’s 4x100m medley team
which came fifth in the 2000 Sydney
Olympics. IFMA would like to extend
sincere congratulations for HSH’s
appointment.
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Danish Muaythai Federation Creating Awareness
The Danish Muaythai Federation wish to
increase the awareness of the board's work and
about the sport in general, therefore the board
have started to go visiting the gyms, trainings
and have a Q&A for the board after trainings.
First visit was to the gym Fight Sport Køge
where international coordinator and fighter
Thomas Bossen conducted the training. The
President of the Danish Muaythai Federation
Julie Witt and the President of the Danish
Female Commission Pernille Schjønning also
joined the training. After the training while
stretching Julie told about the federation, EMF
and IFMA. Thomas who also is a WMC
supervisor and has been the referee during
many IFMA World Championships explained the rules. Furthermore the participants got to see some ram
muay demonstrated and were informed about the culture of Muaythai. The Danish Muaythai Federation will
continue the concept and definitely will get more people involved into our sport.
2013 SportAccord IF Forum
The 2013 IF Forum took place from November
4th – 6th in Lausanne, Switzerland. This year’s
edition focussed on key areas within Event
Management and Social Media. The IF Forum
is organised by SportAccord Convention in
conjunction with SportAccord, ASOIF and
AIOWF, and with the support of the City of
Lausanne/Canton of Vaud. The IF Forum is
not open to the public, but is offered to an
invitation-only list of IFs, speakers and the IF
Forum official partners. IFMA was represented
at the forum by its General Secretary Stephan Fox who was honoured with the role of rapporteur for one of
the break out sessions on the topic “Athletes and Social Media”.
Thai Battle in Poland
On November 3rd
– 17th
the Thai Battle took Place in Wolow, Poland. This
was the third elimination tournament. The event had great success attracting
many Muaythai lovers, who came to enjoy and watch the high-level fights.
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EMF Referees & Judges Commission
We are glad to inform you that now the EMF Referees &
Judges Commission is open. You can follow the new
page on Facebook -
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EMF-Referees-Judges-
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