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Muay Thai Bones Podcast #22 - Sparring Lighter, The Habit of Quitting, Western Mechanization, Fighting Up (2hrs, 44 min) (Patreon)

Published:

2021-02-24 05:42:42

Edited:

2021-03-06 04:43:03

Imported:

2021-08

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Welcome to episode 22 of the Muay Thai Bones podcast. As a patron you get the audio version (above) and the reading notes to all the interesting things that we reference in our talk. We call it the best in-depth Muay Thai podcast in the world, diving down philosophical and historical aspects of the sport. Thank you everyone for supporting this content, hope you enjoy this episode.

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episode 22 - subjects and timestamps (subtract 20 seconds for the audio version)

1. The process of adding lighter sparring with the legend Yodkhunpon (8:52) on video)

2. The danger of the habit of quitting (36:33 on video)

3. The western mechanical export of Muay Thai technique - cultural extraction (1:05:16 on video)

4. The psychological burdens of always fighting up in weight (1:47:10 on video)

5. Talking past opponents & rematching, a story about Dangkongfah (2:22:19 on video)

Reading Notes

1.Adding Lighter Sparring to My Daily Sparring with Yodkhunpon

I wrote about hard sparring in Thailand a few years ago on my blog, read that article here:

If you really want to know what the legend Yodkhunpon is like, check out the Muay Thai Library sessions with him, or the Intensive we put up on Vimeo (7 days straight of training with him):

#84 Yodkhunpon Special Intensive - The Whole Elbow Style (70 min) watch it here

No other fighter in all of Thailand has developed so complete and pressuring a style based on the weapon of elbows. In this session the Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches presents his whole galloping style, revealing how he opens up windows for his elbows, and uses those windows to then open up attack with other weapons.

#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.

Bonus Session 9: Yodkhupon Sittraipum - Lethal Smoothness (73 min) watch it here

In this session Yodkhunpon really delves down into the smoothness of his style, with great emphasis on his galloping footwork towards the end. It's all about building a pressure style that does not strain, but rather exerts a constant music of forward attack.

the side project of Intensives:

you can purchase or subscribe the intensives here, 100% of the profits go to Karuhat & Yodkhunpon

a look at my sparring day, a film short by Kevin

watch it here

Psychological and hormonal rawness is discuss in Muay Thai Bones #19

Muay Thai Bones Podcast #19 (Apple & Android) - Scoring Like Poker, Kemical X, Menstrual Cycles & Training

3. The western mechanical export of Muay Thai technique - cultural extraction

Kevin's forum article on brain criticality, skill development and the mechanized West:

Read it here

4. The psychological toll of always fighting up in weight

Kevin's graphic and tweet on the average size of my opponents

5. Talking past opponents & rematching, a story about Dangkongfah

Mention in this section are the current WBC rankings in the minimum weight class:

you can see them here

The Kulabdam fight can be watched here:

Fight #206 ending in the throwing in the towel to start the 4th round, 7 months before Kulabdam wins the WPMF World Title vs Gawdaa, watch it here

*Sylvie's fought 11 fights vs the ranked fighters in this weight class, a winning record vs each. I don't think Kulabdam has fought any of the fighters in the class.

My fight with Dangkongfaa, 45 kg vs 51 kg on the scale - watch it here

Fight 177 in Isaan, when Dangkongfah came up from the crowd to help corner for me, not even knowing me. Looks like I misremembered, she didn't get in the ring, but helped from just outside the ropes. You can watch the fight here.

Below is Dangkongfah vs (then) ONE Championship champion Alycia, watch it here, rematching after a close win.

You can always view my detailed Complete Fight record here:

my Complete Fight Record

From our early talk about the new Sylvie Store of shirts & shorts:

You can find them all here: Sylvie Store - all apparel is non-profit to us, the profit goes to either the legends celebrated, or to the Kru Fund supporting the fighters and krus in the Muay Thai Library.

You can see descriptions of some of the specialized shirts here: https://store.8limbsus.com/