Danny boy

Muay Thai is more world wide,San Shou is non existant here in OZ.

:weirdlook:I've invented a style to Crapcando,we cab kill by just thinking about it :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just make sure your hands are properly strapped before you put the gloves on.

These sort of events are pretty popular in the Brazilian Night club scene,they sometimes end with all in brawls and occasionally end in a death. If you want to make a living from fighting ,try fighting in kickboxing,muay thai or NHB events that are sanctioned and organized by real promoters not guys who will sneek out the back door if someone is killed. Fighting for money is a sport with rules and you should never forget this,you train as an athelete if you just want to Kill someone try the Commandos and Navy seals and be trained properly.

They charge 500 baht a day to forieners,if you are Thai you usually train and pay by fighting.If you want to train in the good gym that the going rate,if you think its too step then don't go or go there and haggle with them by all means.As they say in the Nike adds"Just Do it!".

Thats per day includes food and board plus the training,as for the language people can communicate to each other by demonstration and understanding some of the language,plus I didn't go there knowing nothing It was to enhance my ability. They start training as little kids,I've even been to fights at Lumpini Stadium where they have kid as young as 10 fighting,they were good too. The choice of Thailand or China only you can make,if your into kung fu or muay thai thats more the choice I see.

That varies with each gym and wether you are staying there or just training there and staying elsewhere.Some of the more commercial gyms charge $50.00 US but some charge minimal amounts and you pay by fighting and the gym will take their cut. I pay $25.00 US where we train but have paid more at other gyms,that includes food,training and a bed with about 20 other fighters.Thats still very reasonable considering the high quality training you get. As for the language,I speak a little Thai enough to get by. Don't kid yourself if you think it going to be easy,The accomadations is pretty poor,tiolets need getting used to and the food will probably give you the runs and the training is really hard..and on top of this you have to prove you are worth what you think you are. It is a tough game and in Thailand only the tough survive in it. But the up side is you get experience like no where else and the Thai woman are absolutely beautiful(just one of the perks)

Yes I have trained in Thailand,they train twice a day-morning and afternoon. The training is hard and if you are not 100% then they will pay little attention to you and think you are lazy and slack.The food is pretty yuk but you do get used to it(thats when you get over the runs ) Every camp is different but basically you run in the morning,bag work,gut work,some pads,then in the after noon same again but might work grappling,more pads and light rounds,more bag work,and when I say light I don't mean taking it easy I mean that your not trying to take the guy out but still working at a high rate. I highly recomend it to anyone who wants to fight.

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Which do you prefer hands or feet? Are you a puncher,kneer,elbows or into kicks more? I like knees and elbows they what I like to specialise in.

Your trainer should know who to contact and he should be the one who thinks that you should be ready to compete,if you are an independent and train yourself then I'd suggest you go and do a couple of rounds at the local boxing club and if there are any kickboxing clubs spar them aswell,then you will know if you are ready or just anxious. The more rounds you do the better,this will get you ready for the ring. Good luck.

Name your gyms and the coaches and how long you've trained there? Had any fights(your fight records)? Best fighters from your gym(other than yourselves ofcourse)?

A kangabull,part kangaroo and part bull and chuck in the paws of a lion. Hey I think that a yowwie.maybe a cobra.

I use my lead leg like I use a jab and if I want power I switch or step up kick.I wouldn't be doing any spining kicks or you'll find you could be caught pretty easy. use your hand to set up your feet and visa versa.

Frank Shamrock is one of my all time favourite NHB fighters,he is a great thinker and tactician,what event is that to be fought on? I think the real guy to beat these days is Tito Ortiz,he is an incredible athelete,good at wrestling and ground work and a good striker. The sport is still in its infancy in this country,like muay thai was 15 years back,we don't get any live telecast like you guys have there in the US and Japan. Good luck to your fighter Ken,let us know how he goes.

Hey Havoc, Yeah I have heard good things about Peck but I can't comment as I haven't seen him fight. Sam is an awesome fighter and a mountain of a man,I met him afew years back and thanked God I wasn't a heavyweight.I would not like to be on the other side of the ring seeing Slammin' San charging at me,Lol. I thought Nathan Brriggs was half a chance in the K-1 Oceana he has good speed and fights like his brother but Mark Hunt was just the man that night and I don't think a bulldozer would have stopped him. Tarik love him or hate him does put the fights together,I'm very interested in seeing Ian Jacobs return to the ring this weekend ,should be an awesome show. Did you catch Shane Chapman on the super 8,I'd love to see him fight Daniel Dawson or JWP full MT rules. Anyhow catch ya later got to go to work.

If you really want to be good and don't mind the sacrifices go to Thailand,not the resort training camps but the ones in Bangkok and will get what you need there,get 20 odd fights there and then go to Japan and hook up with some of the promoters there,you wont be able to fight for a living in the US unless your boxing. As for the weight training I personally don't believe that weight training is good for your fighting skills unless your a wrestler or submission fighter,weights can slow down the muscle twitch,I'd suggest plyometrics and loads of bag work if you are working for power. You also said on another post that you think that the Muay Thai round kick is the same as the TDK kick,man there is a hugh difference,you must be seeing someone who doesn't do it right.

I'd love to see your November gig,I heard some of the New York guys are O.K.never got there when I was in the states way back,I only hung out on the west coast but that was many years ago.(even fought one of you yanks once while I was there) 34 hey thats great,good luck with your next fight. Let us know which Aussies are going in November.

Yeah he's retiring but the guy has done alot for the game here,he was the first real media star of the sport here in OZ. It will be a sad loss when he retires but we all have to call it a day when the time comes and I think no matter what he can be proud of what he has achieved. I'm not sure what Sam is doing he has been trying afew different avenues(WCW even) I'm sure that you should be able to get a couple of the guys on my list without paying too much considering the strength of the US dollar.(almost double)

G'day again Tommy if you are looking for heavy weights to fight your boy here are a few to look at from Aussie: Mark Hunt/won the K1 Oceana. Peter Graham,Nathan Briggs,Mita Apallo,Paul Robinson,Auckland Aumitangi,Phil Fagan but the two best would be Sam Greco and Stan Longinedes. Sam is the number one guy in my opinion,but he may have retired I'm not sure.

Hey Tommy,I understand what you are saying and I am sure your fighters are tough and all but to get the press they have to fight the best,thats how you make a real name for yourself.There are so many titles out there ISKA,WKA,WMTA,WMC,KICK and alot that no-one has heard of,that is part of the problem. If you have your boy fought Roufus and won then everyone would take notice but if he fights someone who not many know of(regardless of how good they are)then is just another title by X,Y,Z. We all train hard and would like recognition for the effort but the hard facts are unless you fight some of these elite then you may never know how good you really are. I have spent alot of time in Thailand and it really opens your eyes to the real world,I also have encouraged my guys to train there and they always return pumped and in many cases different fighters(mentally and conditioning wise)I highly recomend it in any fighters developement. Let us know the Aussie when you finalise your promotion,I'd be interested who you bring over. Here are a list of the better gyms: Boonchu gym/Nugget gym/Bulldog gym/Strikeforce gym/Powerhouse gym/Braveheart gym/Phon's gym/Ultimate Gym/Sun Doi gym/Ron Parrs gym/ That is afew of the better ones.

Hey Tommy,I've been in the game for a long time and I see you visit other sites(Ax,Fighttime,ect) but I'm sorry I haven't heard of any of the fighters mentioned.I think when more American fighters fight true overseas fighters they will become more well known but as a whole the biggest names on the international scene that are US base are Alex Gong,Maurice Smith,Rick and Duke Roufus,Cung Li. No offence but when there are alot of US(world) champions that no one outside the US and sometimes out side that county have ever heard of. We had the same problem in this country when the sport first started to take off,we had alot of unknown world champions,then the promoters started to bring real world class fighters out to fight these so called champions and it quickly sort out who was really any good. I'm not saying that your guys aren't anygood but try bringing some Aussies,dutch,french or Thais out to fight you lads and you get the recognition your looking for. I know Mike Miles has some good fighter in Canada(any on your card?) but Canada is still behind compared to other countries like Holland,France,Australia,Japan and of course Thailand. Good luck mate with your future shows.

Ken is 100% right,Krabi Krabong was fought with weopons which is more for the battleground,muay thai was more for the soldies to train amongst and compete with each other without too much injury. I personally wouldn't want to be grappling on a battlefield with a bunch of guys with swords and knives. Alot of double sword or stick play with the kicks mainly to push your opponent back to get a good shot with your blade. Most Martial arts are from the development of war,either protection or attack.

The Pride series in Japan is the closest thing to that,they allow pretty much all rules even kicking them while they are down.When it comes to ultimate fighting I think that is the closest.

The style vs style debate is BS,it the individual that makes the styles.There are good fighters in every style of fighting.Itrain in Muay Thai,Savate,Kyokushin Karate,Wrestling,Boxing and some other arts but I have competed in boxing ,kickboxing and muay thai,I don't consider my self any style but only as a fighter. My preference is muay thai as a fighter but when I've fought I tend to use the techniques that work at the time regardless who or where or what style they come from. Basically its all good if the fighters are the best at their game. P.S.Will this be televised I'd love to see it ?