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If you have ever visited Thailand, you know how entertaining it can be to watch a game of Muay Thai Thailand. No one visits Thailand and gets back without watching this ancient and spiritual sport at least for once.  As much fun as it can be to see fighters fighting, there are questions and arguments on the issue that how children are involved in this sport which is also referred as blood sport by the critics.

The game involves kick boxing between 2 players with hardly any protective equipment. The sport can at times get very violent as there can be considerable amount of blood shedding on the ring. This is where the problem lies. It you are a westerner and walk into a Muay Thai fight along with your family you might find yourself watching kids of tender age and even girls are fighting in the ring. They will not think twice before kicking or boxing the opponent to bleed and this is not something that you would want your children to see.

But there are reasons and arguments which would support the involvement of the children in the sport. Though Thailand is a developing country, there are many families who cannot afford to send their children to school. So playing Muay Thai from an early age would help the kids to get good education and also contribute to the family. On top of that Muay Thai players are naturally sharp, healthy and confident. So playing this game from an early age helps the kids to implant all these qualities in them. Though they are trained by Muay Thai training Thailand but still their bodies might not be tough enough to take all these.

Nevertheless, one could still say that children are being exploited by the greedy parents and to earn for them and this is the worst thing that can happen to human race.