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Thai Sport - Takraw and Sepak takraw

Takraw

Takraw is a kind of Thai game. It is typically Thai. It’s very easy to play because the rules are very simple.

Players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands.

They stand in circle. They have to keep the ball in the air by bouncing it off the head, feet, knees, shoulders, chests or chins.

They score by hitting or kicking the ball into the basket hanging above their head.

The harder players hit the ball into the basket, the better scores they get.

Players can use almost all parts of the body to hit the ball, but some parts of the body are difficult to manipulate. For example, if players hit the ball with their head, they will gain better scores than kicking.

sepak takraw

There is another popular kind of game. It is called sepak takraw. There are two sides. They play against each other like playing volleyball. Player can use knees, feet, elbows, shoulders, heels, heads, almost all parts of the body to make the ball fall on the other side and the player on that side cannot get it. This is the way they earn scores.

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Grand Canyon of Thailand

Sam Phan Bok is known as The Grand Canyon of Thailand.

It is located in Ban Phong Pao, Moo 4, Lao Ngam sub-district,Pho Sai district, Ubon Ratchathani.

Sam Phan Bok is the big cataract of a large stone in the Mekong River.

Sam Phan Bok means Three thousand holes. 

Sam Phan (Thai language) = 3,000

Bok(Lao language)  = Hole

This beautiful scene  is only appeared in the dry season or summer (January - April).

This is because the cataract itself is under the Mekong River.

When the rains come, the Mekong rises and covers this entire area.

How to go

• You can drive a car from Ubon Ratchathani town, go along Highway No. 2050, passing Trakan Phuetphon County to Phosai County,then go to Songkhon Village, continue driving for a further 3 kilometers to reach Hat Salueng where you can hire a boat to Sam Phan Bok.

• You can take a boat and float along the river and to explore the sandy beach, fascinating caves,unique local fishing villages and more to Sam Phan Bok.

• You can take a daily flight from Bangkok to  Ubon Ratchathani .

• You can take a bus from Mo-chit 2 station (Northeastern Route),which is available daily.

• You can take a train from Hua Lamphong station or Bang sue station on Bangkok-Ubon Ratchatani route, which is available daily.

Sam Phan Bok is a new destination for you to watch beautiful sunsets and to spend the night on the fantastic  rocky ground with your friends and family .

If you have long vacation or  holiday, Sam Phan Bok should  be one of your next trip destinations.

Come and see  how the “Grand Canyon of Thailand” really looks like.

You’ll be amazed.

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Attractive Thailand (Thai way of greeting)

Thai way of greeting   :  WAI 

Wai is the most charming and universal greeting that Thai people are pound of.

It’s very easy. Just raise both hands, palms joined, and place them in the middle of the chest and bow your forehead to touch them.

We wai when young people greet older people.

We wai when we meet and part.

We wai when we want to apologize.(When we do something wrong.)

We wai when we want to show our appreciation.

We wai when we want to show respect to holy things such as shrines or spirit houses.

We wai when we pay respect to Buddha images.

When we wai a Buddha image, we do it for three times. The first for the Lord Buddha, the second for his teachings and the last one for monks.

We kneel down when we pay respect to Buddha images.

When someone younger than you was, you may do the same or just bow your head and say

“Sawasdee” which means “Hello” in English.

If you’re not sure if  the other person is older than you. You just do the same thing and greet him or her with “Sawasdee” or “Hello” in English. It has nothing to do with sex.

Don’t point foot at person. The feet are considered the lowest part of the body. Pointing them at someone is rude.

Sitting with your legs crossed and one foot is up and pointing at someone is also rude even though you don’t mean it.

It’s best to avoid crossing your legs when sitting opposite someone.

Avoid patting people on the head because the head is the highest part of the body.

Touching someone’s head is considered rude.

Bow your head when you walk past the older.

Kiss, hugging and all kinds of public displays of affect in are considered improper.

Kissing, hugging in front in front of a lot of people are considered improper.

We adopt this culture from the west.

At the end of the statement, say “ka” if you are female and say “krab” if you are male.

They like the words “Sir” and “Madam” in English. They show that you are polite. (civilized)

Let's see this conversation .

Tourist: Last night Natalie greeted the audience with the Thai “wai” at the beginning of a talk show. I was so impressed with her greeting gesture. I think she could do it more beautifully than many Thais.

Could you please teach me how to do it?

Guide: With great pleasure. Start with putting your hands together palm to palm. Make sure that your fingers are close like this. Next place your hands in the middle of your chest. Be sure the tips of the fingers point upward. Keep your elbows to the sides of your body and bow your head a little.

Guide: Well, almost all occasions. When you greet or pay respect to the person of the same age or status as you, you just bow your heads a little. When you greet a senior, raise the hands higher. Place the thumbs at the nose and bow your head the same way . When you pay homage to monks, place your thumbs between the eyebrows, but when you pay homage to principal Buddha images in the temple, do the same but sit (to the right side/ to the left side) and bow your head till it touches the ground for three times.

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Super cool Thai boxing!

Super cool Thai boxing!

Tourist: What's happening there? Why are there a lot of people?

Guide: It’s the national boxing stadium.

Tourist: Is it difficult to play?

Guide: It’s not difficult. What you need are stamina and constant practice. Thai boxing is considered as a very ancient Thai martial art.

Tourist: I wonder how they play it.

Guide: Well, if you want to play it, you can go to the boxing club. But today I will take you to watch it.

Tourist: How do I prepare myself?

Guide: You don’t need to prepare anything. I’ll take you there at 2 pm.

At boxing stadium

Guide: The match starts with a combination of shadow-boxing and dancing. The boxers pay respect to their teacher this way. (It’s a ceremonial salute to their teacher.)

Tourist: It’s unique and beautiful.

Guide: You know. Thai people take it very seriously about the gratitude. They believe that it will bring bad luck if they don’t express their gratitude. In addition, it’s a demonstration of technique which serves very well to threaten the opponent and it’s a warm-up for protection against serious injury and triumph over his opponent.

Tourist: Well. It’s similar to wrestling. Wrestlers need to shout out loud, bluff each other and show their biceps to threaten the opponent. How is the game played?

Guide: Boxers can kick, punch, and shove. Boxers can’t bite, spit or wrestle. (Biting, spitting or wrestling are forbidden.) They use bare feet, legs, knees, elbows, shoulders and fists.

Tourist: It look more cruel than western boxing.

Guide: Of course. But it’s fatal if you don’t practice well enough and you have to be focused.

Tourist: How can the boxer win the match?

Guide: They can do whatever they can to floor the opponent and the referee counts until ten. If the opponent can’t get up, it mean that opponent lose the match.

Tourist: Wow! It must be a very exciting fight because they can use almost every part of the body.

Guide: Certainly, it’s very thrilling. People with heart attack are not recommended.

Tourist: What is the fatal tactic they use in defeating the opponent?

Guide: A vicious kick in the throat, an elbow smash to the eyes, a knee into a stomach or a whiplash kick in the groin can immediately floor the opponent. This way can end the action in a bloody knockout.

Tourist: It’s very frightening.

Guide: If you flirt Thai girls, you’d better ask if she can box or you will end up the same way.

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Where is Thailand?

Where is Thailand?

Have you ever been to Thailand?

I'd like to invite you to visit my country.

Thailand is a country located in Southeast Asia on Indochina. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Bangkok is our capital.

Thailand was known as Siam. Our country is a constitutional monarch. Head of state is King. Head of government is Speaker of Parliament. 

There are 513,000 square kilometers in Thailand. 

It’s as large as France. If you look at the map, it's shaped like a halberd.

Thailand is divided into 77 provinces .The population is 65.4 million.

The majority is Thais. The largest minority group is Chinese.

Most of Thais are Buddhists. The second largest religious groups in Thailand are Muslims.

Our language is Thai. It would be great if you can speak some Thai while living in Thailand because most of Thai people do not speak English.

How many provinces in Thailand?

Thailand is divided into 77 provinces.

Do you know some provinces in Thailand?

Here is the list of Provinces.

1.Amnat Charoen

2.Ang Thong

3.Ayutthaya

4.Bangkok

5.Bueng Kan

6.Buriram

7.Chachoengsao

8.Chainat

9.Chaiyaphum

10.Chanthaburi

11.Chiang Mai

12.Chiang Rai

13.Chonburi

14.Chumphon

15.Kalasin

16.Kamphaeng Phet

17.Kanchanaburi

18.Khon Kaen

19.Krabi

20.Lampang

21.Lamphun

22.Loei

23.Lopburi

24.Mae Hong Son

25.Maha Sarakham

26.Mukdahan

27.Nakhon Nayok

28.Nakhon Pathom

29.Nakhon Phanom

30.Nakhon Ratchasima

31.Nakhon Sawan

32.Nakhon Si Thammarat

33.Nan

34.Narathiwat

35.Nong Bua Lamphu

36.Nong Khai

37.Nonthaburi

38.Pathum Thani

39.Pattani

40.Phang Nga

41.Phattalung

42.Phayao

43.Phetchabun

44.Phetchaburi

45.Phichit

46.Phitsanulok

47.Phrae

48.Phuket

49.Prachinburi

50.Prachuap Khiri Khan

51.Ranong

52.Ratchaburi

53.Rayong

54.Roi Et

55.Sa Kaeo

56.Sakhon Nakhon

57.Samut Prakan

58.Samut Sakhon

59.Samut Songkhram

60.Saraburi

61.Satun

62.Si Saket

63.Singburi

64.Songkhla

65.Sukhothaï

66.Suphanburi

67.Surat Thani

68.Surin

69.Tak

70.Trang

71.Trat

72.Ubon Ratchathani

73.Udon Thani

74.Uthai Thani

75.Uttaradit

76.Yala

77.Yasothon

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