Odyssey Pankration

The left kick of ณรงค์ศักดิ์ แก้วมาลา is a true thing of beauty.
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Pure control, every fiber of bodily energy sent through a single limb.
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Opponents know it’s coming, but there’s nothing they can do to stop the devastation.
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That’s what mastering a single technique does: sure your gameplay is obvious but it makes no difference if there’s no answer.
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What do you say? More moves or practice one technique until you own it ?

Observe a master of the Muay Thai art at work.
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A couple of key takeaways from this clip:
Distance & Rhythm.
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Distance;
- Firstly using his feet to get in position to throw the strike
- Then gauging how far away he is to choose the best offensive weapon available
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Rhythm;
- Give the round a fight pace feel, use probing attacks like the jab & teep to manage distance, throw power shots and combinations, always consider your defense, whilst being aware of your entries and exits.
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Saenchai Muaythaigym even in his mature age hard at work and still active fighting, his next bout is in October.

1 - step in with the overhand
2 - turn them with opposite collar tie
3 - knee the body
4 - step through for the sweep
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Saenchai Muaythaigym true mastery
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Great note to take is no matter what art you’re practicing, always use angles!

Teep to the face‼️
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The teep is highly versatile in application & targeting; push the opponent away defensively to break their pursuit - or push the opponent back offensively and continue your attack.
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Targets - a skilled practitioner can take the teep to various targets: to the stomach or chest is great for pushing them back, teep the hip and leg to interrupt rhythm, teep the face for maximum skill display.
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This jumping switch teep to the face, executed by a true master.
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Train Muay Thai

The poetry in motion of Muay Thai pads.
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The Thais have no set combinations, no pyramid of techniques you build through, just raw intent made to mimic the fight itself.
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The Pad Holder calls for the strike based on timing and distance - whenever strikes chain together fluidly, it’s in reflection of where the best or most likely follow up will be given the previous attack and where you ended up from that.
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When the athlete and pad holder have built true chemistry, you’ll often see and hear no call outs. Just show the pad, and they understand what comes next.
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Very high level; true mastery in the art.

The Power of Feints‼️
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Once you reach a certain level, having effective strikes simply is not enough.
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The skilled fighter must cultivate the ability to overload their opponents nervous system.
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This is what it means when many suggest fighting is like a “chess match”
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Make them commit their defense to the legs/body/head - and attack the opening.
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Saenchai Muaythaigym is a true master, great to study.

In the world of true, pure grappling; wrestling is non-negotiable.
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Keep hustling in the training room‼️

Snap down - Front headlock - Roll - Anaconda
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Solid sequence
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White Belt Aeschbacher brothers scrapping

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Looking forward to training again.