Muay Thai Knockout: Knockout Two [Import] [CD-ROM]

Charles Nickerson (Actor), Missy Francis (Actor), Paul Miller (Director)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2000

Follow along as Master Kumron Vaitayanon, a retired professional Muay Thai fighter with over 80 wins in Thailand, teaches you the essential kicking and knee striking skills of Muay Thai. This hard hitting tape takes you inside Master K's gym as he works with his fighters, showing you how they train and teaching you the finer points of this brutal art including:

* The two most commonly used kicks in Muay Thai: the push kick and the roundhouse kick * The most essential kicking/punching combinations
* The secret to taking full contact kicks day after day in training
* Training methods for kicking and knee strikes including the heavy bag, body protector and pads
* The best way to combine your kicks and footwork for deception and speed
* The fundamental footwork of Muay Thai
* The correct Muay Thai skills to use in each fighting range, in the ring or on the street
* The fundamentals of clinching, including how to use the clinch to punish your opponent with knee strikes to the head and body
* The proper method of breathing for power and stamina
* The use of the knee in Muay Thai, including several methods of striking to the body and head
* Effective defensive use of kicks to stop your opponent's hand strikes

This fascinating tape also includes scenes of full contact Muay Thai fight footage filmed in Thailand. If you are interested in learning this hard hitting art or would like to add the devastating kicking and knee striking skills of Muay Thai to the art you practice, this tape is for you.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Turtle P. (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880336502
• ISBN-13: 978-1880336502
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,987,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good overview of Muay Thai, January 4, 2002

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Alan Peterson (Denver CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Muay Thai Knockout: Knockout Two (CD-ROM)

I'm surprised by some of the reviews here. I was really impressed by Master K and his teaching. The students on the tape are a pretty typical class - a few beginners, a few average guys and a couple of really tough looking guys I would not want to meet in the ring. The instruction is solid, especially if you have some experience. I really liked the little tips and tricks that Master K tossed out throughout the two videos. A few times I had to rewind and listen again because his accent is a bit hard to understand, but that wasn't a problem most of the time.

The reviewer who wrote that the filming was random and shot with a camcorder must have some kind of axe to grind because the filming is excellent quality for a martial arts vidoes. I've seen some amaturishly filmed tapes and this isn't one of them. If you're into Muay Thai or looking for some supplemental full contact training, check out this tape.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for those new to Muay Thai, September 12, 2002

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Tommy Nguyen (Traverse City MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Muay Thai Knockout: Knockout Two (CD-ROM)

I practice another style and bought this to get a feel for Muay Thai's kicks and knee strikes. Master K is amazing for his age and I get the sense that he really knows what he's talking about. There isn't a ton of step by step instruction here, but if you watch carefullly, you'll pick up a lot of tips from a true master of the art. I also picked up some new training methods, especially for the thai pads and heavy bag. The style of kicking used in Muay Thai is really brutal or as the guy on tape says, "Brutally Elegant."

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, September 2, 2001

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Toni L. Dinkins (ocala, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Muay Thai Knockout: Knockout Two (CD-ROM)

i bought this tape hoping to get some real fresh new insight on muay thai. but all it shows is a bunch of sloppy amateurs executing their sloppy techniques. a total waste of money and time. if you want a real muay thai video go to panther productions.