Yodkhunpon Sittraipum (Bonus Session 9) - Lethal Smoothness (72 min) (Patreon)

In bonus sessions I add to the Library imperfect but still very valuable commentary video. In this work with The Elbow Hunter we are testing camera settings with a new camera we got to improve the quality of our Muay Thai Library footage. The audio is almost non-existent, but my commentary will explain what is going on. In this session, Yodkhunpon worked with me a lot on smoothing out the hesitations and small spaces I take in the process of becoming more relentlessly forward. It’s not “aggressive,” and it’s not blindly pressing forward – rather, it’s pace. Slow, steady, relentless: what Kevin calls “persistence hunting.” These very small stops, hesitations, or space to take breath all can be smoothed over best by the gallop, which is what I call the particular footwork that Yodkhunpon has inspired in me. So we work a lot on that and, in that process, work on everything else. Near the end we focus very deliberately on the strides for the footwork (especially towards the end of the session), which I don’t think I have as much footage and commentary on anywhere else. So that makes this session quite special and especially productive, because how you move in space (and eat up space) is how you fight.  

above, two of the beautiful photos Kevin captured during my few days of filming with Yodkhunpon. You can follow Kevin's intense photography on Instagram, it's really something special. 

If you enjoyed this session you can also watch Yodkhunpon in my Sylvie Intensive series on Vimeo. There is over 4 hours of Yodkhunpon already published there, available for rent, buy (download), or subscription. And over 30 hours with Karuhat. 

You can read about the Yodkhupon Intensive on Sylvie Study, a site supported by this patron, with featured writers like James Poidog, on the styles found in the Muay Thai Library:

You can also find more Yodkhupon in the Muay Thai Library:

Bonus Session 6: Yodkhunpon Sittraipum Front Side Attack | 77 min - watch it here 

Yodkhunpon is the Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches and in this session he shows a front side attack system, especially effective in standard vs standard, southpaw vs southpaw matchups, drilling the open side until your power side can finish. Lots of little elbow techniques also shown. 

Bonus Session 8: Yodkhunpon Sittraipum - Scissoring Elbows & Knees | 68 min watch it here 

This is a great session with The Elbow Hunter, teaching his incredible Elbow and Knee Muay Khao pressure style. There is tons in this session, but a big part of it is watching how as a southpaw fighter you use the lead closed-side elbow and then the open side knee (or cross) in tandem.   

#15 Yodkhunpon "The Elbow Hunter" part 2 - Escapes  (48 min) watch it here 

Part 2 of my session with one of the most feared elbow fighters of the Golden Age, Yodkhunpon Sitraipom, The Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches. Lots of fine details in this one, escapes from clinch locks, turns and catches. Best is his floating, gentle style that also holds such violence.

#9 Yodkhunpon "The Elbow Hunter" pt 1  - Slicing Elbow (37 min) watch it here 

Simultaneous Raja and Luminee title holder at 118 lbs, Yodkhunpon was one of the most feared elbow fighters in Thailand, and in this session he teaches the looseness and spacing that made his lead elbow such a viscious weapon. He also shuns the traditional rocking chair knee, and instead teaches a powerful stand-in crossing, open-hipped knee that compliments his elbows up top.

If you enjoyed this session, you may like these sessions in the Library which have related techniques or principles:

#24 Kaensak Sor. Ploenjit - Explosive Defense (55 min) watch it here 

Kaensak, the 2 time Fighter of the Year, teaches the keys to his explosive, defensive first style, showing how training timing and open side tracking can produce powerful counters. This is blueprint to one of the most unique and admired fighters of the Golden Age.

#41  Samson Isaan - The Art of Dern Fighting (64 min) watch it here 

To "dern" in Thai is to "walk", which means basically to just come forward no matter what, to create a relentlessness. Voted Fighter of the Year in 1991, Samson Isaan was one of the great Dern Fighters of the Golden Age, and in this session he shows his forward pulsing techniques which are meant to just overwhelm his opponent. Also a great session for pressure Southpaw fighters. 

#33 Kru San Sitmonchai - Control of Pace & Distance when Advancing  (56 min) watch it here 

Kru San is a big man but has incredible muay, a lightness to his movement that he transforms into a jai yen advancing Muay Thai style. In this session it's all about. Creating pressure without rushing, using the teep to set up combinations to the body and head, raising ring awareness, and using weapons at the appropriate time in your opponent's fatigue.