Melee combat, in the understanding of Pahuyuth, is an unrestricted physical confrontation between two or more individuals at short distances.
A close-range fighter (Muai Sann) is a Muai fighter who mainly uses variants of basic techniques (Mae Maih) that are suitable for close combat (e.g. elbows and knees).
The cobra tactic (Muai Ngu Hao) is a combat tactic of the MUAI, which relies on the successful implementation of a specialized technique (the proverbial “venom”) at the right moment.
A combat sport is a ritualized type of fighting for the sake of a consensual measurement of the fighting abilities of two or more opponents.
A combination of techniques (Mai Gon) is a functional sequence of multiple techniques and their permutations. It is also used to describe autodynamic reaction sequences, which result in a semi-conscious combination of several individual techniques.
Daab Ayutthaya (sword from Ayutthaya) is a sword type native to the area of the former capital of the Siam kingdom.
Daab Naresuan (also known as the “Sword of Ayutthaya”) is a special one-handed sword form developed and secretly passed on by a paramilitary unit under the reign of King Naresuan (1590-1605 A.D.).
In Pahuyuth, defense knowledge refers to the teaching of autodynamic reactions, which are suitable for averting damage.