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I read an article by a well thought of MMA coach (Rooney)in the article he details what is the best form of training. Guess what? Well, he validates exactly what I was doing back in 1996 and put on film in 1997 (when I was to fight in the UFC).

Here's a little more


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Christophe Clugston in Martial Arts Odyssey: Boxing Linguist with Antonio Graceffo

Well, it sure took a long time for Antonio and I to have a camera moment. We had planned to shoot in Cmaobida and then in Thailand--well, it just didn't happen like that. We did get a fast moment in Bnagkok (yeah this was the third time we tried to film in Thailand together) and just started the camera rolling. We had a lot to say. Even bits about our mutual friend, the elusive and somewhat perverse Robert Clyne (noted host of Fight Japan and Fight Asia).

Here then is the video. Click through and leave a comment if you want.

Muay Thai Gyms in Bangkok by Christophe Clugston

Well on a quest to find some new gyms in Thailand, I decided to spend some time in Bangkok (since I hub through the city a lot). This gym I am standing at is very close to Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. The trainer I had is an ex Cahmpion and very subtle on his technique advice (in Thai nor English). He did rounds of 3 minutes instead of the normal 5 mintues (since 3 mintues is the real time--the tempo ca be pushed far beyond what you can do in 5 minutes). Very hard training.

This was just oen of my stops. If you have questions about training, I can set up deals for you.

THe best training I have found in Thailand will be up and coming. So until then.

Train and keep pushing.

Underground Japan Fight Club by Christophe Clugston

Ok here we go. Hang on. My friend Robert (of Fight Japan fame) has shot a lot of footage of fighters and talked to some of the famous and some of the not so famous. He does a good job of capturinmg the part of the fight that can give you another moment of perspective.

He and I have talked about many things and have tossed around a million ideas (I am just that damn complicated). Anyway, I want to share some of his work with you. I think you will groove on this. This is about the Underground Fight Scene in Japan (which pays more than the PROFESSIONAL fight scene in Thailand, I might add).

This is about Hide (that is not said as if you were a monolingual English speaker--it is said in clear vowels of equal length). His story is a story of a man who finds himself in the fray. There might not be much in his life--he's a loser in Japan--but he has the fray. Just like the Norse Gods knew they would die in Ragnarok, he goes forward. Why? Well, instead of leaving it open to you to figure out--I will tell you. Maybe you will get it, maybe you will never get it.

He goes forward because THERE is a fight. A purpose. A now. An epic tale he writes at this moment.

Watch. (Feel free to give Robert feedback on his program and make sure you tell him I sent you.)

Dirty Thailand Street Fights by Chritstophe Clugston

Man, wilder than elephants walking down the street. Wilder than rickshaws on the high way. Wildr than 4 people on a motorcycle all using cell phones.

yeah, well that was the street fight that I saw last night.

This one was a doozy (as they used to say).

man, there was a lot to learn from it.

And guess what?

I reveal all of the ends and outs of it...but only to the Inner Core.

If you're not part of that elite gorup--you can be. So join now to get the inside scoop on the Dirty Thailand Street Fights after Midnight.

Regards,

Christophe Clugston

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The Birth of Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a really recognized name and art at this point in time. The branding of the name has been going on for the last 20 something years in the West.

And it is known.

What is not known is that Muay Thai is dervied from the more ancient Khmer Empire. This whole region has fighting arts--in fact, the Burmese kicked the hell out of the Thais in several wars back in the day (as they say).

Anyway, the state of Pradal Serey (also known as Kun Khmer) is in a building state. The Pol Pot regime kiloeled all fighters and trainers. The art was pretty much decimaed during the 30 years of war in Casmbodia.

Now, there is a re-birth of the art. The style and rules are almost the exact same as Muay Thai. One thing is for certain, however, that at the highest level there are no Khmers now that can fight with the best of the best Thais. There is a lot of discrimination and racism in the Orient (more than anywhere I have been) and the fights just don't happen.

Anyway, here is a little promo of fights that will be going on between Westerners and the best Khmers (these are not the best foreigners--see how that works?)

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Ring or Cage Muay Thai for MMA

Mixed Martial Arts requires the blending of several important factors. These factors can be thought of in two large categories:
1) Striking and 2) Grappling.

Within these two large categories there are several other sub categories; however, the larger and more global aspects must be considered first and last.



That is to say that at the end of the day your striking is going to be more effective if it is a global style rather than some small part of striking (e.g., small crane beak technique is not going to work well for you in comparison to Muay Thai).



Now, how to fight effectively and increase your fighting skills requires using the most global striking art. This happens to be (in the Sport sense) Muay Thai.

Yes, Burmese Boxing also uses the head butt, but, that is now illegal in MMA and is not of consequence in the sport striking. That leaves us looking at using the striking style of Muay Thai as it is the most complete art that translates to the cage or the ring of the MMA world.



The important fact is to use Muay Thai and not kick boxing. The differences are great and very significant. Muay Thai fighters are quite adept at standing (greco) grappling and are actually better than pure greco wrestlers because they also throw strikes while upper body grappling (this is legal in MMA so this means it should be part of the striking training).

A lot of people like to claim that they are Muay Thai fighters or train Muay Thai; however, this is patently not true. There are few real Muay Thai training camps in the World (most are in Thailand) and I can say that the percentage of those gyms around the world that say they train Muay Thai are in fact not training Muay Thai.



It takes a true professional with real world and real ring experience to teach you Muay Thai. What most people try to pass off as Muay Thai is a derived kick boxing style. And kick boxing is not as complete as Muay Thai for MMA.

In Muay Thai you most worry about kicks, punches, knees and elbows, clinch throws, and clinch striking. These are all aspects that are part of MMA.



Kick boxing and boxing are lacking too many aspects to give you a global striking domination in MMA. Here's just one great example from boxing: While you might be great at bobbing and weaving this can easily be defeated with clinch fighting using elbows and knees. Unless you want to be a victim of a brutal knee or elbow knock out you have to get real Muay Thai training incorporated into your MMA training.

Believe me that many are lacking in MMA striking training abilities, and you can exploit this if you do one thing: find your way to getting some real Muay Thai training.

You must find a professional who has "said and done it before". Ths is the only way he is going to be qualified to guide you to new heights in your MMA fighting skills. I wish you luck in getting Muay Thai skills for MMA and injecting a new level to your game.


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