In it you get a good feel for Khuns personality, as well as his smooth movements and gentle attitudes that might suddenly flex into beautiful and violent demonstrations of fight dominance. He is building ground up how power and relaxation are related to each other. Keep in mind, there are ranges of attacks, and fighting styles which shape these things. It was no surprise when Veerapol transitioned to boxing in 1994 following a brief but impactful period in Muay Thai from 1988 to 1994. The Sylvie Study Intensive project, as you know, has thus far been devoted to the 30+ day intensive study of the fighting style of legendary Golden Age fighter Karuhat Sor. He is remembered for some wild, all-out wars with Kaolan Kaovichit, Sangtiennoi Sor Rungroj, Den Muangsurin, as well as western fighters like Ramon Dekkers and John Wayne Parr. Silapathai Jockey Gym You read about and see Dieselnois knee and my work with it here. Between 1996 to 2005, he defended his WBC belt for a staggering 14 times, not including many other non-title bouts during this period. Andy is absolutely unique in the lore of Thailand Muay Thai. Its all about weight transfer. 1. edited 4y Nov fighter. Take a look at what is already in the Library: #16 Thailand PInsinchai Attacking Shell (62 min) watch it here. The second version is ideal for a higher grip, under your armpits, (though sometimes it can work with a lower body lock). Yodwich shared the Fighter of the Year award as only a 16 year old, and his success in the Lumpinee ring made him one of the most feared clinch fighters in Thailand. #4 Yodwicha Clinch and Muay Khao (Knee) Specialist (35 min) watch it here. This session has been highly influential upon my own training. Jocky Gym. This is very subtle, advanced stuff, far above combo techniques or specific defenses. A deep, spearing knee might work well for a retreating fighter up against the ropes, discouraging a charging puncher, or create a nice visual body shot for a long distance strike. Karuhat Sor Supawan is a 3-time Rajadamnern champion and with a highly technical fighting style. Oley Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn, Samson Issan, Karuhat SorSupawan and Yodkhunpon Sittraiphum. After retiring as a fighter, Kaensak relocated to the United States in 2000 where he coaches at AMA Fight Club (Whippany, NJ). Veerapol gained the WBA and WBC Bantamweight world championship titles as a boxer. This is my second session with Yodwicha, you can see the first further down below. He definitely deserves a spot here. The fighting style which provides the most unfavorable match up for the Muay Sok is the Muay Khao, Which also tends to prefer fighting in close ranges however they are able to throw mid-range strikes in the form of slightly longer range knees at distance where the fighter will be unable to counter with an elbow, and should the Muay Sok step forward and engage in the clinch the Muay Khao can lock up the arms and still throw knees, which in traditional Thai scoring outpoint elbows. Above is an video excerpt from an 18 minute interview I did with the immortal Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn, thegreatest watch the full hour of this study here listen to the study as a podcast here This is a You can see everything in that Library here. Sangtiennoi retired in 2000 with over 200 fights to his name. This lightness of movement compliments, and contrasts with his crashing attacks. And hes quite small, a slim build and his head is always kind of bowed forward, although his back is upright and connotes a proud posture. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. An award reserved for the cream of the crop, Kaensak Sor Ploenjit received the Fighter of the Year twice in row, in 1989 and 1990 respectively.