Muay Thai—or Thai Boxing—was born on the battlefields of the 15th century, during the legendary clashes between Thai (or Siamese) armies and their bitter rivals, the Burmese. Trained in the weapons-based fighting method known as Krabi Krabong, these early Thai soldiers also became famous for their toughness in close-quarters weaponless combat, where legs, knees, elbows and hands took the place of swords and sticks. This type of weaponless fighting became Muay Thai, known as the Science of Eight Limbs. Though the Thai army still uses its lethal techniques, Muay Thai has also been the countrys most popular spectator sport for hundreds of years. There are more than 65000 professional Muay Thai fighters in Thailand today. Many of them are poor peasants who begin training when they are as young as six years old, studying with highly respected teachers and risking injury—or worse—for the chance to compete. Up until the 1930s, Muay Thai fighters fought bare-knuckled or with their hands wrapped in hemp rope that left nasty cuts. Because of the high number of deaths in the ring, the Thai government introduced new rules, including weight classes (though the great majority of fighters remain in the lighter weight classes) and mandatory use of gloves, cups and mouth guards. As a result, modern Muay Thai boxers rely less on punches and more on their lethal kicks, elbow and knee strikes and grappling. Speed, accuracy and power are the buzzwords in Muay Thai. Fighters use kicks as both ...
Muay Thai—or Thai Boxing—was born on the battlefields of the 15th century, during the legendary clashes between Thai (or Siamese) armies and their bitter rivals, the Burmese. Trained in the weapons-based fighting method known as Krabi Krabong, these early Thai soldiers also became famous for their toughness in close-quarters weaponless combat, where legs, knees, elbows and hands took the place of swords and sticks. This type of weaponless fighting became Muay Thai, known as the Science of Eight Limbs. Though the Thai army still uses its lethal techniques, Muay Thai has also been the countrys most popular spectator sport for hundreds of years. There are more than 65000 professional Muay Thai fighters in Thailand today. Many of them are poor peasants who begin training when they are as young as six years old, studying with highly respected teachers and risking injury—or worse—for the chance to compete. Up until the 1930s, Muay Thai fighters fought bare-knuckled or with their hands wrapped in hemp rope that left nasty cuts. Because of the high number of deaths in the ring, the Thai government introduced new rules, including weight classes (though the great majority of fighters remain in the lighter weight classes) and mandatory use of gloves, cups and mouth guards. As a result, modern Muay Thai boxers rely less on punches and more on their lethal kicks, elbow and knee strikes and grappling. Speed, accuracy and power are the buzzwords in Muay Thai. Fighters use kicks as both ...
Another legendary K-1 fight (from the K-1 Nagoya 2002 event, the 2002-03-03) between the reigning 2001 champion Mark Hunt and Mirko Cro Cop. Two completely different styles, physique and personas. At that time, Mark Hunt, the surprising (and probably surprised) K-1 champion was becoming more and more popular and was coming off a several wins in a row (including one against LeBanner), but his laziness seemed to take over and he kept gaining weight every fight, mainly fat; plus, his chin proved to be human after all after a knock-down by Nakasako, a mediocre Japanese fighter with more losses than wins. Yet, most people at that time ranked him higher than Mirko and thought the latter would lose, especially since he had just lost to McDonald (and then beat Yanagisawa, but that isn't a very relevant win), and people thought Mirko's body was one of his weakness (due to Hoost's win in the K-1 GP 1999), while body punches were one of Hunt's strength. This fight proved that Mirko wasn't just a one hit wonder and helped him come back with several wins against high ranked K-1 fighters; it also cemented Mark Hunt's reputation as one of the best chin in fight sports period, after he got up from a fully powered left high kick to the head. This material is in HQ and has both the pre-fight introduction and post-fight interviews. Enjoy. ***I do not own this material, it is a K-1 video which hasn't been released in any countries other than Japan (I don't live there). I do not intend to ...
One of the legendary K-1 fights, between two legends of their own: Mirko Cro Cop and Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts, during the K-1 Gladiators 2001 event. It was advertised back then as the fight to determine who the best high kicker is (if I recall right), as both were famous for their main weapon being the left high kick for Mirko and the right one for Aerts. This material is in HQ and has both the pre-fight introduction and post-fight interviews. Enjoy. ***I do not own this material, it is a K-1 video which hasn't been released in any countries other than Japan (I don't live there). I do not intend to sell it and I am uploading this to share it with other fans who probably wouldn't have ever gotten the chance to watch it otherwise, as a pure act of information and free speech. I thank them for such footages and if there's a problem, please contact me. Thank you.***
A short documentary showing some of thailand's finest in muay thai, anuwat, yodsanklai and saenchai. These champions will fight the best of Holland at SLAMM IV, march the 2nd 2008 at the topsportcentre almere. Don't miss this unique opprtunity to see these guys in action ! get your tickets at ticketbox.nl or check slamm.nl for more info
A short documentary showing some of thailand's finest in muay thai, anuwat, yodsanklai and saenchai. These champions will fight the best of Holland at SLAMM IV, march the 2nd 2008 at the topsportcentre almere.
Reportage de Muaythai avec le champion Buakaw Por Pramuk dans son camp d'entraînement le PorPramuk Gym. Documentaire inédit et hyper passionnant à visionner DIRECT!!!! Il existe 2 volumes voici donc le 1er volume en 14 parties! Ici la suite du vol1: Part2: www.youtube.com
Muay Thai—or Thai Boxing—was born on the battlefields of the 15th century, during the legendary clashes between Thai (or Siamese) armies and their bitter rivals, the Burmese. Trained in the weapons-based fighting method known as Krabi Krabong, these early Thai soldiers also became famous for their toughness in close-quarters weaponless combat, where legs, knees, elbows and hands took the place of swords and sticks. This type of weaponless fighting became Muay Thai, known as the Science of Eight Limbs. Though the Thai army still uses its lethal techniques, Muay Thai has also been the countrys most popular spectator sport for hundreds of years. There are more than 65000 professional Muay Thai fighters in Thailand today. Many of them are poor peasants who begin training when they are as young as six years old, studying with highly respected teachers and risking injury—or worse—for the chance to compete. Up until the 1930s, Muay Thai fighters fought bare-knuckled or with their hands wrapped in hemp rope that left nasty cuts. Because of the high number of deaths in the ring, the Thai government introduced new rules, including weight classes (though the great majority of fighters remain in the lighter weight classes) and mandatory use of gloves, cups and mouth guards. As a result, modern Muay Thai boxers rely less on punches and more on their lethal kicks, elbow and knee strikes and grappling. Speed, accuracy and power are the buzzwords in Muay Thai. Fighters use kicks as both ...