ESB ATGs Muay Thai / KickBoxing fighters Thread

That's a good observation about the bag and pad work Flea. Like I mentoned before on the whole they don't drill combos and never at pace like in the West on either the bag or the pads.

Training is done always at a purposeful pace a constant rythm with the focus on the power and technique of the shot rather than the speed at which you can offload complicated combos. If the basic techinque is right you get the power anyway. I remember Ajan Bueng the head trainer saying don't throw anything unless it is meant to hurt!

I'd never really thought about that aspect going into international boxing, but it makes sense. I'll have to watch that Borkorsor v Herrera fight.

The only draw back I notice to a convert from the lack of repetative drilling is in international boxing the target area is smaller and tighter and your opponet basically knows where you are going to try tho hit so fast drilling of say a 5 punch combo makes sense to move a gaurd or set something up in limited time and area to get that one or two clean punchs. The Muay Thai way is all about tit for tat stalking and picking and punishing which as we know isn't always good in western boxing, you wind up taking to much punishment as alot of Thai converts do, even the good ones. Punches in bunches great for Sakon not so great for Thai Muay Thai.

 

Thailand is a great and fun place. I think everyone should go at least once, if you do it right it can change you as a person.

 

That's very true.:good

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqJ_2GtGihY[/ame]

Training. With the legend.

 

I love Muay Thai but I also LOVE K-1 Rules. I make a lot of videos promoting the sport of kickboxing. Here are a few

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVHUMJiaN-k[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sV3iSWa2rQ[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snXqtXbxETU[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXpKRAzJY2k[/ame]

 

Interview with Somrak:
http://siamfightmag.com/index.php?o...9:somrak-khamsing&catid=14&Itemid=163&lang=en


one part I found especially interesting (taken from Siamfightingmag.com interview of Somrak in 2008 ) :

Does anybody have any info on this? As to why Somrak would be shut out from a title shot as he claims? I can only assume it has to do with gambling.

 

This was before he made **** loads of money, so don't know.

There is an interview with Kongtonaree on the same site, just to let you know, although, just to update you, he's now training at Evolve in Singapore.

 

Thanks!

Quite a few good interviews on that site I need to read the rest of them soon.

Kongtoranee Payakaroon is at evolve MMA as is Namsaknoi, Anuawat, orono wor petchpun, and attachai and a few others from Sityodtong. not all are listed here:

http://evolve-mma.com/about-us/fight-team.html

I was going to make a thread about Evolve MMA but didnt. It would be interesting to see if Evolve MMA becomes a world class camp Im sure Aoiki could learn a thing or two about striking from these Thai Champions.


Fleaman, could you tell me anything about Somrak's boxing career? I have seen a piece of his fight with serafirm Todorov I think this is it, but hard to tell for sure.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0BTQo8p2_0[/ame]

Any info anyone might have on Somrak would be much appreciated by me. Thanks in advance.

 

At work so only managed to type this up for you (which I found whilst researching my book) but will give you an insight into how he was treated after his greatest success.

BTW!!! If that IS the Olympic final I will love you for ever! Never seen Somluck from Atlanta, only the subsequent games where he was stopped by Rocky Juarez :good

 

Yep, that's the final for sure, excellent find, thank you so much :thumbsup

 

Thank you sir.

Shut out of a title shot yet so beloved by his country he was given so much? Very odd case... he was the man who won Thailand's 1st Olympic gold metal so I'm guessing after he achieved that (in 96') he was national hero and was treated a lot differently than before.

Like I wrote earlier I'm a big fan of Somrak, very interesting career.

 

9 time champion Chamuekpet Hapalang. under some modified rules against American kickboxer Felipe Garcia.


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoTKImZlErQ[/ame]

 

nice training video i found of Buakaw.

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