Editing Lerdrit

{{Short description|Thai martial arts}}
{{One source|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox martial art
| name            =  Lerdrit
| aka             = 
| image        = 
| imagecaption = 
| imagesize = 200
| focus = Striking, reversals throwing technique, choke-holds, grappling holds
| origin= [[Thailand]]
| creator = No single creator
| parenthood = 
* [[Muay Thai]]
* [[Muay Boran]]
* [[Grappling]]
| olympic = No
}}

'''Lerdrit''', '''Muay Lert Rit or''', '''Leert Rit''' (มวย Muay: boxing, fighting เลิศ leert: superior, excellent ฤทธิ์ rit: formidable force, colossal power) is the generic name attributed to the set of principles and fighting techniques employed by [[Thai people|Siamese]] warriors for centuries on [[Southeast Asia]]n battlefields. This form of Muay has been used primarily by the [[King's Guard (Thailand)|Royal Thai Army's Palace Guard]], the Capital's Defense Corps, war elephants’ Defense Units and Special Infantry Corps.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Thai Art of Boxing, a Thai heritage|last=Various authors|publisher=The Literature Club|year=1998}}</ref> Siamese Lert Rit was based on a clever combination of the Nine Natural Weapons (Nawarthawooth), i.e., [[Punch (combat)|hands]], [[Kick|feet]], [[Knee (strike)|knees]], [[Elbow (strike)|elbows]] and [[Headbutt|head]], which were used to attack and defend. It was also based on the four ancestral strategies used by Special Infantry Corps: Tum (throwing to the ground), Tap (crush), Chap (grab), Hak (break the joints).<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Preservation and Promotion of the Art of Muay Thai|last=Various authors|publisher=The Physical Education Department – Bangkok, Thailand|year=1996}}</ref> Muay of today is a traditional [[martial art]] born from the ancestral precepts of Siamese warriors, adapted to the self-defence needs of modern practitioners, regardless of their physical characteristics and the conditions under which its techniques are applied.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=M. DE CESARIS - MUAY |last=Cesaris|first=Marco De|date=2017-10-26|publisher=Edizioni Mediterranee|isbn=9788827227831|language=it}}</ref> However, several Western martial arts practitioners have developed modern adaptations that combine elements of [[Muay Thai]] with those of other martial arts which they now market as [[Muay Boran]].<ref name=":0" /> 

== Technical features ==
Leert Rit fighting strategy places great emphasis on close range [[Strike (attack)|striking]], executed using hard body parts such as: the heel and outside edge of the hands, the legs (heel, shin bone), the knees, the elbows and the skull.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ze0-x2ROuQC&dq=Lerdrit&pg=PT76 |isbn=9780557016631|title=World of Martial Arts !|date=8 September 2010|publisher=Lulu.com}}</ref> The trainee is trained to hit and quickly take the opponent down, so as to efficiently apply a pin or a finishing move. The vital points of the body are identified from the first training sessions, in order to train students to attack with ease and to swiftly defend the weakest areas of one's anatomy.<ref name=":0" />

Practice emphasizes powerful short range attacks that employ the Nine Natural Weapons; body conditioning is included in every training session and is designed to increase bone density and muscle and tendon strength, making the trainee's body stronger. Thai style [[grappling]] (Muay Pram) is the core practice for every Muay student: working out with non-compliant training partners is mandatory in order to learn how to fight at close range.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Muay-Thai-Boran-Martial-Kings-ebook/dp/B00GLXZM4E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1510256187&sr=8-3&keywords=muay+thai+boran|title=Muay Thai Boran: The Martial Art of Kings|date=8 November 2013|publisher= Edizioni Mediterranee|language=en}}</ref> All Muay  students are trained to apply holds, strikes, take downs and finishing moves at a very short distance from the opponent. Psycho-physical stress is generated in a controlled environment, so as to reproduce conditions of real-life aggression.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
*[[Krabi Krabong]]
*[[Muay Boran]]
*[[Muay Thai]]
*[[Muay Thai|Tomoi]]

==References==
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