Muay Thai

Intl. Muay Thai federation bans Israeli flag, anthem, forbids fighters from representing country

According to the IFMA, the move was sparked by the death of a Palestinian boy named Ammar Hamayel, who was a member of the Palestinian national Muay Thai team.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
ISRAELI MUAY THAi fighter Shir Cohen (right) battles Francesca Vera at ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 75 event earlier this month in Bangkok, Thailand.
ISRAELI MUAY THAi fighter Shir Cohen (right) battles Francesca Vera at ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 75 event earlier this month in Bangkok, Thailand.

Unanimous decision: Israeli Muay Thai fighter Shir Cohen triumphs at ONE Championship

Israeli Muay Thai skills shine as rising blue-and-white fighter notches decisive victory in Bangkok.

|BySAM HALPERN
HANNI ARNON (second right) at the award ceremony at the Princess of Naradhiwas University in Thailand.

Grapevine November 18th, 2022: Upstaged

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
NILI BLOCK continues to perform at peak level in Muay Thai and will compete in the 60kg category this month at the World Games.

Israel’s Muay Thai queen Nili Block heading back to World Games

Originally scheduled for 2021, the upcoming World Games were rescheduled for 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

|ByAVI KUMAR

Land of ‘the art of eight limbs’

For many Israelis, Thailand is for rest and relaxation. For many others, it’s where you go to learn Muay Thai.

MAY 30, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
AVISHAY LUXEMBURG and a friend train at Phuket’s Tiger Muay Thai gym in 2010.