It’s wrong to make children fight in Muay Thai ring

Generally, any activities for the campaign against drugs, promoting the constructive spending of free time and creating teamwork and unity among residents should be encouraged with cooperation from society.
But the highlight of those campaigns in Tambon Ram of Surin’s Muang district was the Thai-boxing activity of six-year-old kids like professional fighters, without wearing proper protection and certainly not suitable for children of that age.
In each round, both boys seriously launched attacks on each other’s heads, which completely exposed them to the risk of brain injuries and dementia that could lead to cognitive deficiency.
Actually, the martial art of Thai boxing – Muay Thai – should be acquired diligently through serious learning and practising to hone the skills and becoming strong from a young age. But, is it necessary for such small 
children to be in the ring to demonstrate the virtues of Thai boxing? 
Muay Thai exponents today focus on beating opponents as fighters rather than as boxers in order to grab more rewards. As a result, more violence in this sport is inevitable.
If these children, do not make it as boxers when they grow up, what education or career options would they have if they suffer from brain trauma and have a lower IQ than most children because of the impact on them from the boxing sport.
Promoting Mae Mai Muay Thai in early childhood needs the right approach. Practising and displaying Thai boxing skills at various occasions is likely to be sufficient. This will ensure these children can also have normal growth and development like other kids. Children under 15 years old should not be allowed to perform as professional boxers in the ring.
Sutipunt Bongsununt