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He is new but have a knee & punch power. i believe after a few session with us. he definitely will be superb.

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Muay Thai Knee Workout

Knee Work Out

Knee is one of the dangerous weapon for Muay Thai fighter. However you need to practice it to perfect it.

By Wan Azhan

Stamina..

Reported by Wan Azhan,

Muay fighter should maintain their stamina by daily jogging or with thai pad workout. However as a Muslim we do need to fast 01 month every year. We respect this holy month and we do stop the training over a month. Please refer on below video for what happened when you do not have enough stamina for Thai Pad workout.

Muay Thai - White Dragon Malay Muay Club: White Dragon Offer Seminar in Langkawi, Malaysia

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White Dragon Offer Seminar in Langkawi, Malaysia

By Wan Azhan,

White Dragon Muay Thai Club established in year 2005. Located at Langkawi Island, Padang Matsirat. We have taught over 05 years of training for Thai boxer. We have produced a lot of State & National Muay Thai Champion in Malaysia. White Dragon Muay Thai Club is well known and respected among the Muay Thai Club in Malaysia. Recognize in the island as the best. Now, we have had gladness for welcoming everyone who has interest from worldwide to join our martial art program. Available at several's hotels in Langkawi Island.

For inquiries you may contact us at 012 - 581 6042 or email at whitedragonmuay@gmail.com

National Muay Thai Championship

By Wan Azhan

National Muay Thai Championships

As September 26th draws closer, details have been fleshed out a bit more fully for the MTAA National Championships Muay Thai card. Phanuwat 'Sugar Cane Coke' Chunhawat will be fighting Siam No.1's Matt Embree of Toronto, Canada.  Coke has amassed an amazing 250+ fight record and once was under the tutelage of Fairtex's famed wooden man himself Jongsanan Fairtex. Coke was ranked as high as #2 in Lumpinee and yes actually fought and defeated Buakaw Por Pramuk in the past. At stake is the WBC Muay Thai National title. I haven't sorted out quite how WBC Muay Thai is making this a national strap that Coke and Embree will be fighting for since Matt is a Toronto, Canada resident. I am assuming this one will be at 135lbs or super light weight.
Matt himself is pretty decorated with IFMA gold from 2007 and quite a bit of experience spent in Thailand including the Por Pramuk camp. In an earlier post I noted Matt being relatively tall at 5'10" for this weight class and has been as low in weight as 125lbs.
Keeping with the theme of tall guys at their weight the yard's Joe Schilling at 6'3" from the Yard (Los Angeles) will fight Ryan Roy of Fairtex with the pro MTAA National Championship staked. I am assuming this going to be fought at super welterweight or 154lbs.

More of the MTAA lineup

The rest of the card is as follows:
Yamato Miura (The Yard, L.A.) vs. Guston Bolanos (Fairtex, S.F.)
Glen Spencer (Sidyodtong, L.A.) vs. Lawrence Ward (Fairtex, S.F.)
Andy Lazaritus (Sidyodtong, L.A.) vs. Eric Faria (San Francisco)
Shane Oblonsky vs. Anthony McDavitt
Jesse Magnuson vs. Oscar Sanchez
Rob Wendinger vs. Ryan McAbee
Chris Beary vs. Daniel Hwang
Brian Bruns vs. Ernesto Galicia
Chris Adkarian vs. Cruz Ronald
Matt Ortiz vs. Ryan Bonello

Thai Fight Entire Event - First Round

By Wan Azhan

Thai Fight 1st Round

The entire 1st Round of Thai Fight has made it to youtube thanks to generous youtube poster Hassmalim. While I can appreciate the better production values the 90s American style numetal added to traditional Thai music leaves much to be desired but the effort is without question there. Some very decent well matched fights on here though and even better ones look in store for the 2nd round of Thai Fight.
Fabio Pinca Vs Sharos Huyer
Liam Harrison Vs Bezhan Rafighoust
Petchmunkong Petchfocus Vs Zhou Hongzhang
Rafi Zouheir Vs Bartosz Koscielniak
Jason Lea Vs Youssef Boughanem
Fikri Arican Vs Soishiro Miyakoshi
Anthony Kane Vs Saladhine Ait Naceur
Vitaly Gurkov Vs Jong Hyun Ko

Singdam Return

By Wan

Super Fight Original Lineup

Shortly after the first Round Of the Thai Fight tournament wrapped up the Thai representative Petmankong Petferguswas due back in action.  In what is typical fashion for Thaiboxers Petmankong was to stay busy this time in a high profile match against Saenchai Sor Kingstar between tournament bouts with Thai Fights. But due to Thai Fights commitments he will instead be replaced by Orono Por Wetchpun. Singdam Kiatmuu 9 had a quick ascent in Thailand and met and fought Anuwat and will be matched against the widely regarded pound for pound best in the world in Saenchai Sor Kingstar.  The event is called Wanmitchai big show in Rajadamnern Stadium and will be held Sept 9th.
1: Chatchai Sor Thanayong vs Ekmongkol Gaiyanghaadao gym 113-115
2: Mondam Sor Wirapon vs Detsakda Sitsongpeenong 105-107
3: Thelek Wor Sangprapai vs Julong Ekbangsai 102
4: Petpanomrung Sor Thamarangsi vs Chaidet Sor Sor Suriya 106
5: Orono Wor Petpun vs Chamuekthong Chor Worachai 133
6: Rungruanglek Lukprabart vs Kangwanlek Petyindee 115-119
Main Event: Saenchai Sor Saenchai vs Singdam Kiatmuu 9  132-135
Orono many of you may know of internationally from his fights in Europe and most notably on the Slamm Holland versus Thailand matches. It should also be noted that Petmankong has worked hard to hang on to his bigger weight at 67 kg specifically for Thai Fight where he is among the smaller competitors there.

Kyesyenko VS Terapong Dee

By Mike LNg

Artur Kyshenko

Some video footage of the semifinals of Sport Accord's Muay Thai semi-finals have started to emerge. K-1 MAX standout Artur Kyshenko's fight last night at the SportAccord Combat Games 2010 in Beijing is here. This bout was for the semi-final in the 71kg division in Muay Thai. In essence it's Muay Thai rules with headgear, body, shin and foot pads. There has been some speculation that the decision as unfair even this early on.  So thankfully with some video being released on youtube you can decide for yourself. I don't know if the change in rules from K-1 MAX had much to do with it or Kyshenko gave  Terapong too much respect but he definitely seems a bit our of his element. The fight video is towards the end of round 2 but the rest of the fight is complete.

The video starts towards the end of round 2, and is complete from there.

World Championship Muay Thai

ByWan

Rumble at the Reebok

The minds behind Fight. Inc passed along this event along with upcoming card to me.  The card is still being worked on but thus far it looks like it should be pretty fun for those of you in the UK. The UK remains probably one of the busiest places in the west for Muay Thai with so many cards (and big cards at that happening so soon) The Rumble at the Reebok Muay Thai Fight Show happens at the Premier Suite at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton on Saturday October 9th, 2010
The fight card as known so far is as follows:
Ben Barwise Vs. Daitan Jackson
Paul Crossley Vs. John Gillies
Liam Robinson Vs. Lee Green
Lucy Payne Vs. Cassie Robinson
Rob Horrocks Vs. Charlie Peters
Doors Open : 3.30pm Fights Start : 4.30pm
Standing / Balcony Tickets : £25 ADV £30 OTD
Standard Seated Tickets : £30 ADV £35 OTD
Front Row Seated Tickets : £60 ADV £75 OTD
Standard Table Tickets : £1250 / £125pp Advanced Only
Executive VIP Packages inc. Front Row Table Tickets : £1500 / £150pp - £2000 / £200pp Advanced only
Tickets are available from  Muay Thai gyms, direct from Fight inc. and also from FightShop Tel : 084 3338 462 (084 FIGHT INC) www.rumbleatthereebok.co.uk /www.fightinc.co.uk/ www.fightshop.com

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Slamm Press Conference for Fighting with The Star

Wan,

The Slamm promotional team famous for bringing Thailand versus Holland returns this time to Suriname.

August 29th Slamm will bring their show to Suriname where a 2x annual event is held not only to bring Holland fighters to Suriname but also develop up and coming fighters in Suriname. Suriname as many of you may well know is the original home to K-1 stars such as Ernesto Hoost, Remy Bonjansky, Ilonka Elmont and so many more of Holland's long lineage of talent. Without much more to say check out some of the fighters arriving and going to the fight conference. Much thanks to Payap for putting these pictures up to begin with.
From the United States Lindsay Scheer will be rematching her opponent, Denise Killholtz.

Slamm Press Conference

Slamm Press Conference

Slamm Press Conference

WCK Top Best Result

By Wan Azhan

New World Champion Miriam Nakamoto

Here are the results via WCK Muay Thai about the results from the Tope Best show held in Hainan Island China.  Reportedly China’s appetite for Muay Thai is strong and growing and the show reportedly sold out a 5,000 seat arena pretty easily.
WCK Welterweight Bout
Zhou Hongzhang wins split decision over Joey Pagliuso
WCK Women’s Featherweight Bout
Li Xiao wins unanimous decision over Lara Ahola
WCK Full Rules MuayThai Sanctioned by the WBC Muay Thai
Luis Bio wins against Cyrus Washington by TKO in the third round
WBC MuayThai World Lightweight Title Fight
Jaroenchai Ood-donmuang wins split decision over Hiromasa Masuda and becomes the new WBC MuayThai Lightweight World champion
WCK Cruiserweight Bout
Guo Qiang wins unanimous decision over Adam Dare

WBC MuayThai Female Lightweight World Title
Miriam Nakamoto wins against Claire Haigh by TKO in the first round and becomes the first American to hold the WBC MuayThai Women’s Lightweight World Title(male or female)
WCK Champion of Champions Title Fight
Kaoklai Kaennorsing wins unanimous decision over Manu Ntoh
In rapid fire fashion another WCK promoted event happens this weekend in the United States with a super heavy weight title being contested for the WBC National championship.

Seminar of Champions

By Wan

Boston Muay Thai Seminar

In a prior post I mentioned Coban keeping a busy schedule and was due to go to Iron Man Muay Thai in Vancouver, BC Canada.  It looks like Coban is getting quite a bit of work on the seminar circuit.  Thanks to Jake of Boston Muay Thai for bringing this one up.
On Septemeber 11th and 12th Boston Muay Thai is host to 3 legends of the golden era of Muay Thai; Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Saksem Kanthawong, and Bunkerd Faphmai. The latter two I know of from Fairtex USA's first Arizona school.  Bunkerd definitely has a lot of tactical knowledge and Sakasem is famous for pushing the conditioning of students.  It's good to see Muay Thai is alive on the east coast in the hearts of fans. Like the other seminars I post on I usually only do those I consider note worthy or unique and this coming seminar from Boston Muay Thai looks like it's both.

September 11 Super Fight

September 11th the date of the inaugural Fight Sport Industries 1st card is rapidly approaching and it looks like the super fights for the event have been fully solidified. In addition to the 8-man tournament ( a first for the minds behind this event) the super fights too are loaded with some top UK talent. So if a picture is worth a thousand words: 4 pictures ought to serve to cover the superfights lineup:

Edlin Versus Beale

Sallan Vs. Hira

Douglas Vs. Skeer

Akufo Versus Bright

The tournament portion of the card is covered here. For further details check out www.fightsportevents.com, or for tickets call  0844 338 8000, or go to: ticket factory’s site.

Shadow Boxing

It is very important to do shadow boxing before entering Muay Thai tournament. it is to refresh all move we have learn during training session. Also it is good for warm up. Apit Sangkuriang, has done it before entring the tournament. Win by knock out in round 2. He thanks to Wan Shahril Bulkiah & Wan Azhan for alll the tips & lesson given before entering the tournament.

Elbow Down & Up

With some possible opening of the rules for Amateur Muay Thai in the United States I had to wonder what would or would not be included in the new rules.

One of my linked sites leaked that California would possibly legalize elbow strikes for amateur Muay Thai. If you haven’t checked the other sites’ links on my site please do. They’re excellent reads and I am confident you’ll find them informative and entertaining. The possible passing of a rule allowing elbows would set a new precedent that hopefully the rest of the United States will adopt in their commission and regulation of amateur Muay Thai in America. I’ve also spent some time considering the rules of Amateur Muay Thai especially given the World Amateur Muay Thai Championship happenings in Thailand right now. But anyone who’s even got some passing knowledge of Muay Thai knows that Muay Thai without elbows really isn’t Muay Thai at all.

Why so much concern over the elbow strike? Because the elbow strike can be one of if not the most dangerous striking offense in a ring sport. In a review of basic physics: Force is found to be Mass X Acceleration. The elbow being the contact point accelerated along the torque of the body. Because of the relative sharpness and hardness of the point of contact the elbow strike is correctly regarded as the hardest hitting strike from the waist up in combat sports. As such the scrutiny and concern associated with elbow strikes among sports regulatory bodies is understandable. But the ignorance regarding elbow strikes needs clearing up as well.
A review of the rules set forth by the California Athletic State Commission shows that the downward elbow is illegal. How did this rule come to be and what’s the logic behind it? That requires some history review. It’s been said but never confirmed that one of the original authors of the rule witnessed a classical martial arts demonstration in which the demonstrator smashed through blocks of ice using the infamous downward (otherwise known as the 12-6) elbow strike.
What really did happen is at the time former New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner, Larry Hazzard and former Nevada State Commissioner and now UFC employee, Mark Ratner put together Unified Rules for MMA which would ultimately impact how Muay Thai is also competed in, in the United States. It should be noted this was at Larry Hazzard’s prompting to clarify rules after an incident involving downward elbow strikes at a seminal IFC show held in New Jersey. Apparently the appointed physician for the event was displeased at what he saw. And what the physician saw was downward elbow strikes to an opponent’s head. The significance is that Nevada and New Jersey generally set the precedents for most notable state athletic commissions and other states generally follow suit and currently downward elbow strikes are not allowed any where in any combat sport that I know of in the United States. New Jersey and Nevada could be considered the de facto standard any respectable state athletic commissions pattern themselves after.

Larry Hazzard Sr., Former New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner

Mixed Martial Arts popularity and growth seems to have most influence in elbow strikes regulation not only in California but in the United States as well. By no means would I downplay the efforts of dedicated Muay Thai competitors, coaches and teachers who have fought for full rules in America at all levels including at the professional level but its clear the better known entity of MMA is what truly pushed rules for combat sports in general being more open to the techniques of Muay Thai. While non 12-6 elbow strikes are allowed in MMA events in Nevada (the biggest example being the UFC) they aren’t in California (the biggest example being Strikeforce).
Most elbow strikes I’ve seen in MMA that are actually effective are from the ground where a top fighter strikes down towards a mounted opponent. Standing I find the majority of MMA fighters and quite a lot of western Thaiboxers as well throw an elbow out of range and almost always at way too wide of an arc to be effective nevermind damaging. But in regards to safety is a downward elbow strike that much more damaging than a crossing elbow? Or any other elbow strike? To be perfectly honest I wasn’t sure so I did what anyone else would do: I consulted a physician.

This Elbow Strike is illegal in California amateur Muay Thai

For the physician’s answer I found Dr.Johnny Benjamin. Dr.Benjamin is member of the Association of Boxing Commissions’ MMA Medical Subcommittee and consultant and a noted combat-sports specialist. This is Dr.Benjamin’s response when asked if a downward elbow is more dangerous than any other kind of elbow strike.

An elbow strike delivered by a grounded fighter from a 12-o’clock position is not significantly more or less dangerous than a blow delivered from an 11-o’clock position. Furthermore, with mounted fighters intelligently defending themselves by squirming, switching hips, covering up, etc., it is an extremely difficult rule to enforce properly . I emphasize the phrase intelligently defending because if a fighter is unable to do so, as per the rules, the fight should be halted.

The theoretical concern from a medical viewpoint is the blow pinning the head to the ground, and therefore, not allowing the body/neck to effectively dissipate the force.

I believe that all elbows to legal areas of the head of a grounded opponent should be considered legal. It could then be more uniformly enforced by the referee. The ref would consider if the area of the strike was legal (not back of the head, etc.), if the recipient is intelligently defending himself, and whether the recipient sustained too much damage to allow the fight to continue.

That being said, an elbow strike delivered by a grounded fighter from a 12-o’clock position is not significantly more or less dangerous than a blow delivered from an 11-o’clock position. Furthermore, with mounted fighters intelligently defending themselves by squirming, switching hips, covering up, etc., it is an extremely difficult rule to enforce properly . I emphasize the phrase intelligently defending because if a fighter is unable to do so, as per the rules, the fight should be halted.

I realize getting elbow strikes allowed at all for amateur Muay Thai in California would be a watermark triumph to begin with but I do wish the United States would consider more carefully allowing downward elbow strikes as well. It seems logical that a combat sport specialized Physician’s opinion should probably have more consideration than hyperbole and ice breaking demonstrations. The California State Athletic Commission while not as influential as either New Jersey or Nevada’s commissions can and does influence commission conduct of other states. And for the United States,  California is really the busiest and among the best in Muay Thai. I am hopeful that California allows the downward technique along with elbow strikes for amateurs. If and when it does I hope the other states’ adopt it as well. Thanks again for reading.

WBC World Title - August China

By Wan Azhan

Kaoklai front and center for the WBC Muay Thai press conference

The WBC Muaythai is making continuing in-roads into China.  Dennis Warner is again involved in bringing two WBC Muay Thai world championship match ups to Haikou City in Hainan, China. For the Chinese side of the promotion Jianjun (Tony) Chen is also involved for the August 21st, 2010 card.
What is known about the coming card thus far is:
Female lightweight championship
Miriam Nakamoto (USA) vs Claire Haigh (Luxemburg)
Men’s lightweight championship
Hiromasa Masuda (Japan) vs Jaroenchai Oaddonmuang (Thailand)
Superfight
Kaoklai Kaennorsingh, WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion.
Miriam Nakamoto’s fan base is already strong in China and will likely continue to grow if she proves successful in her bout against Haigh. Its not yet certain if Kaoklai will be staking his title in August or if this will become a non-title bout. Kaoklai’s opponent for August is as yet unknown. As always, as details become known I will share them.

What is Jab (Jab Punch)

The Jab 

The jab is delivered with the lead hand as a defensive punch. It is used to test range and keep an opponent at bay.

Punch ..the best way

One thing to remember about all the punches is that your are going to want to turn your hips and shoulders for every punch except the jab. Also, you are going to want to put a lot of power into every punch. The power for all punches comes from your back(dominant) leg. So make sure to keep this planted when you throw your punches.

Left Jab:This is just a quick punch to the opponent's head that is used to stun more than knock-out.
Left Straight:This is a left straight punch to the head of your opponent. This punch should be thrown with knockout power.
Right Straight:This is a right straight punch to the head of your opponent. This punch should be thrown with knockout power.
Left Hook:To throw this punch, you start your left hand by your chin area. You then move your fist out to the left of your body, then back right again towards your opponents head. It is called a hook because the motion of the punch is like a semi-circle or hook towards your opponents head.
Right Hook:Same as the left hook but opposite.
Upper Cut:For this punch, you want to drop your body down 6-12 inches then bring a punch to the opponent's chin. This should be a quick, powerful punch and should not be a big looping punch that starts from your hip.
Liver Shot:This is a left hook to the opponent's liver stomach area. It helps if you drop your body a bit to throw this punch.
Left and Right Straights to the body:These are the same as the left and right straights except that they are directed towards the midsection of your opponent.

Muay Thai Elbow..The best Way

The Efficient Muay Thai Elbows Techniques

For the good elbow techniques, the posture is very important. The legs must stand fairly firm. The front leg moves to the target and presses the tip of the foot against floor for a firm hold. The back foot’s tip should press against the floor also. At the moment of elbow striking, twist the heel, waist and hip in synchronize with the strike to increase the power. Do not hit the opponent too directly.

For instance, if you want to widen the wound around the opponent’s eyebrow, you must strike the elbow point just lightly scratch the target. The movement has to be sharp and violent. On the other hand, if you want to use elbow against the opponent’s chin, you must hit the elbow with full force to knock out the opponent.

The narrower of the angle and the faster of the elbow strike, the sharper and the better in precision, reliability, and confidence of the attack.

Eight types of Muay Thai Elbow Techniques

1. Sok Ti (Elbow Strikes)
2. Sok Tad (Perpendicular Elbow)
3. Sok Hud (Levering Elbow)
4. Sok Chieng (Diagonal Elbow)
5. Sok Sab (Chopping Elbow)
6. Sok Tong (Smash Downward Elbow)
7. Sok Ku (Double Elbows)
8. Sok Klab (Reverse Elbow) 

Muay Thai - White Dragon Malay Muay Club: Kow Dhrong or straight knee strike

Muay Thai - White Dragon Malay Muay Club: Kow Dhrong or straight knee strike: "is a technique that in Muay Thai that goes straight into the opponent’s body. The Khao Dhrong can be seen as the equivalent of a front kic..."

Kow Dhrong or straight knee strike

is a technique that in Muay Thai that goes straight into the opponent’s body. The Khao Dhrong can be seen as the equivalent of a front kick or teep in the knee strike category. The delivery of the Khao Dhrong is the same from a technical point of view. The key point for a strong Khao Dhrong is to use the hips and drive it into the body. This is done by extending the knee through the hip and bending the upper body away from the opponent. This technique can be done with the lead leg or rear leg. For hand placement some Muay Thai schools will teach that the lead hand should extend out to the opponent as a distraction. The other school of thought is that the lead hand cross the face as the rear hand swings down to generate more power

Correct Way Of Punching

Punching

Forming the fist correctly and using the combined forces of the shoulder, hip and foot to put additional power behind the punch is a basic Muay Thai technique. It is the rear fist that has the greatest power and punching with your knuckles is most effective. When in the boxing stance don’t clench your fists tightly. Obviously when you actually deliver the punch your fist should be tightly clenched. The punch is usually aimed to hit the body or the face. You should pull the fist back immediately after punching.

Wai Kru Ram

Apart of learning how to fight and concepts of Muay Thai, It is absolute necessary for people who want to become a Muay Thai boxer or trainer to learn all forms of Wai Kru ceremony, which consists of four elements; Initiation as a trainee of fighter (Yok Kru), Annual Homage-Paying ceremony, Initiation as a teacher (Krob Kru), and the Ritual Dance of Homage. Even though to become a formal boxer, the person must complete all of these elements, but only in this article we will talk about the Ritual Dance of Homage which is generally called "Ram Wai Kru". It is the performace that fighter must perform before the fight.

The objectives of Ram Wai Kru are many, but there are several main objectives of one is to pay respect and regardness to the teachers, parents or anything that they respect. Two is for boxer to be able to have a chance to get concentrate and release tension that he may have before the fight begin and the third is to observe their opponent's ability and weakness throu
Once you have applied for a training camp, Kru Muay will teach about how to perform Ram Wai Kru. However, If you are new to Muay Thai and have no clue about this, It is also a good start to learn from books and videos.

Muay Thai Techniques - Elbows

It is about how can you properly use elbows to beat the opponent, Muay Thai elbow techniques mechanism, and eight types of elbow strikes in Muay Thai Boxing techniques:

• Sok Ti (Striking Elbow)
• Sok Tad (Perpendicular Elbow)
• Sok Hud (Levering Elbow)
• Sok Chieng (Diagonal Elbow)
• Sok Sab (Chopping Elbow)
• Sok Tong (Smash Downward Elbow)
• Sok Ku (Double Elbows)
• Sok Klab (Reverse Elbow)

What Is Muay Thai

Muay Thai is the art of using human's toughest organics such as head, fists, elbows, knees and feet as weapons to hurt enemies. Some people said that Muay Thai is the one of many martial arts, which is the most powerful and deadly!. At preset time, as the was time has gone. Muay Thai has been developped as a kind of self-defense, fitness programmes and professional sports, which using gloves and fight within standard regulations. Muay Thai is well known not only for Thais, but also for everyone in the world. Men and women at any age can learn and practice Muay Thai for their recreation, sport or even in the real competition.

White Dragon Z1 Championship 2010

Last week we have won the Z1 Muay Thai championship against Langkasuka Gym located at SP. The championship was held at MIEC Hall at Langkawi Island, Malaysia,