In the past, as part of temple celebrations, they would erect a ring and hold fights in the temple courtyard. They would raise the ground and put up ropes in a square, with a judge at each corner. To count the round, they would take a coconut shell and drill a hole, then place it in a barrel of water. When the shell is full of water and sinks, the round is over.
The judges would not interfere with the fight, as they respected the fighters and that they knew when to attack, how to lure the opponent, and how long to wai kru.
For example, in a day with five fights, if in the first fight one of the fighters was knocked out, he would be carried out of the ring to rest. The rest of the fighters would then fight until the end of the fifth pair. The first two fighters would then be asked if they would like to fight again, if they approved, then they would fight again.
This meant that a knock out didn’t mean loss. The word lose meant to surrender, so if you woke up still wanted to fight, it meant you could fight. This is how they would fight in the past.
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