Paladin Press - The Bare-Knuckle Boxer's Companion

The Bare-Knuckle Boxer's Companion

Learning How to Hit Hard and Train Tough from the Early Boxing Masters

by David Lindholm and Ulf Karlsson

SKU BARE

Softcover
978-1-58160-700-0
136 pages, 8.5" x 11"
photos, illust.

DESCRIPTION

The fighters of the great bare-knuckle boxing era were tough men and skilled combatants. They had to be to endure brutal brawls that could last for hours, testing the skills and guts of both participants. In this fascinating tutorial on this poorly understood combative art, martial artists David Lindholm and Ulf Karlsson extract the practical material from historical bare-knuckle boxing and show how it can be applied in modern self-defense.

Lindholm and Karlsson have analyzed the surviving texts and illustrations of the masters of bare-knuckle boxing and organized what they've discovered into a complete program for training, conditioning and applying these skills in a real confrontation. In doing so, they show how bare knuckle is an ideal system for real-world self-defense. It contains strikes, throws, parries and a few basic kicks, so it is simple to learn. The techniques are remarkably powerful, which means you get a good payoff for each shot you land. It works regardless of the clothes you wear, the surface you stand on, the space you will fight in or how many attackers you meet. Bare knuckle is also easy to practice alone or with partners, because you need minimal space and equipment to train and enjoy its benefits.

The bare-knuckle boxing era ended in the early 20th century, when gloves were introduced, stricter rules implemented and oversight organizations formed. This book is devoted to reviving this practical combative art.

AUTHOR BIO

David Lindholm has trained in boxing, karate, sport fencing, iaido, kendo, wrestling and tai chi chuan, but since 1996 his main fields have been historical European martial arts and Japanese koryu sword arts. He is the coauthor (with Peter Svärd) of Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword and Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Arts of Combat.

Ulf Karlsson started training in the Japanese martial art Taido in 1984 and has instructed in that art since 1987, currently holding the grade of Godan Renshi. He has also trained in ESDS (Explosive Self Defence System), Ryu Te and most recently the Okinawan martial art Te.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) The Puglistic Arts In Europe 
2) Bare-Knuckle Basic Techniques 
3) Bare-Knuckle Strikes 
4) Bare-Knuckle Practice Patterns 
5) Bare-Knuckle Conditioning 
6) Additional Techniques from the European Tradition 
7) Self-Defense in the Real World 
8) Scenario-Based Bare-Knuckle Training 
9) Recommended Self-Defense Books

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Index of Paladin Press site archived pages:

• Paladin Press (1970-2017) - The end of an era :(

Stickgrappler's Note: I am guessing the Paladin site will be shut down at the end of the year and I'm archiving select Paladin Press pages to my blog to preserve an essential part of martial arts from 1970-2017. Archiving some of my favorite Paladin titles.

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Born Warriors Update: More screenings dates of the Burmese BareknuckleDocumentary

Picture credit:  Vincent Giordano/Born Warriors Facebook

The September 13th screening of “Born Warriors (Part One)” at the Myanmar Film Festival held in Los Angeles was a great success! “Born Warriors” was given a special award at the Opening Ceremony! How cool is that!?!?! Screenings of “Born Warriors(Part One)” will continue until mid-November in Los Angeles.

Additionally, other screenings will be shown at the following festivals and show times are now confirmed:

Sunday, October 5th

4:30 pm Short Series IV screening block
The Poet’s Den
309 East 108th Street
New York, New York

For further information, visit http://www.ocktoberfilmfest.com

Stickgrappler's note: For NYC and nearby folks, my sincerest apologies for not posting in a timely fashion :( For anyone who went, please let me know how it went.


Thursday, November 6th

Program 7 (Theater 1)
8:15pm – 10:15pm

Screenings:

- “Arthur Avenue”

- “A Day in the Life of Lolita the Performing Orca”

- “Born Warriors”

All screenings will take place at Tribeca Cinemas,

54 Varick St.(corner of Canal Street)
New York, NY

For further information, visit http://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com


November 7-9

The Fox Theater
Downtown Bakersfield, California
Screening date and time yet to be confirmed.

For further information, visit http://www.bakersfieldfilmfestival.com

For those in the New York area, a special “Born Warriors” and “Born Warriors Redux” screening right before the release of the DVD is in the planning stage.

The DVDs are scheduled for a November release and is still being worked on.

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Picture credit:  Vincent Giordano/Born Warriors Facebook

A Facebook page was set up for all the updates for Born Warriors, which will include Born Warriors Redux Outtakes and Ad stuff. Please Like the page to stay current with the updates. Here is the Facebook URL:

https://www.facebook.com/BornWarriorsMovie

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My previous entries on "Born Warriors" including the popular Outtakes:

• The Vanishing Flame: Born Warriors (Myanmar/Burma) Promo Trailer and Outtakes 1-5
• Save the Date! Sep 14, 2014 - Born Warriors (Part One) at 7th Myanmar Film Festival (Los Angeles)

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IN MEMORY OF: Charles Bronson (Nov 3, 1921 – Aug 30, 2003) - Hard Times (1975) (Full movie)

11 years ago today, actor, nay, cultural icon, Charles Bronson, left us all too soon. In his memory, I'm posting one of his best, if not THE best movie of his career.

Enjoy!

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Trivia:

• The movie was shot in 38 days in September 1974 in New Orleans, of which the final fight took more than a week alone.
• Charles Bronson was nearly 53 when he appeared in this movie.
• Charles Bronson's Chaney is a man of few words, speaking barely 500 of them in the entire course of the film.
• Originally Chaney was supposed to be a much younger man, played by Jan-Michael Vincent. Bronson and Vincent co-starred in an earlier movie, The Mechanic (1972).
• The producers were going to release the film under the title "The Street Fighter", but when the Shin'ichi "Sonny" Chiba film of the same name came out first (The Streetfighter (1974)), they reverted to the original screenplay title.
• This movie was retitled 'The Streetfighter' for its original UK theatrical release so that it wouldn't be confused with Charles Dickens 'Hard Times' story of the same name. This was despite the fact that there apparently hadn't been a filmed version of this Dickens novel for sixty years, since Hard Times (1915). However, Hard Times (1977), a new version, was made and released within a couple of years of this film debuting.
• The nickname of James Coburn's Spencer Weed character was Speed.
• James Coburn also worked with Charles Bronson two other classics: The Magnificent Seven (1960) & The Great Escape (1963)
• Charles Bronson's street-fighter Chaney character is said to punch like the way a mule kicks.
• Roger Ebert in his October 14, 1975 review of Hard Times in the Chicago Sun-Times called it "a powerful, brutal film containing a definitive Charles Bronson performance."
• First time director Walter Hill remembers that Bronson "was in remarkable physical condition for a guy his age; I think he was about 52 at the time. He had excellent coordination, and a splendid build. His one problem was that he was a smoker, so he didn’t have a lot of stamina. I mean, he probably could have kicked anybody’s a$$ on that movie, but he couldn’t fight much longer than 30 or 40 seconds."

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For more info, please check out:

• IMDB - Hard Times
• Wiki - Hard Times
• IMDB - Charles Bronson
• Wiki - Charles Bronson

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In case you missed my other Charles Bronson entries, please check out:

• Charles Bronson - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
• Charles Bronson - Death Wish II (1982)
• Charles Bronson - Death Wish IV (1987)
• Charles Bronson - Death Wish V (1994)
• Charles Bronson would've been 93 years old today!
• QUOTE: Bravery - Charles Bronson in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

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Save the Date! Sep 14, 2014 - Born Warriors (Part One) at 7th Myanmar Film Festival (Los Angeles)

Born Warriors (Part One) will be screened at the Myanmar Film Festival in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 14th, 2014 1:15 PM.

There will be a special invitation only VIP reception and awards ceremony on Saturday night.

For more info, please check:

• Myanmar (Burmese) Film Festival of Los Angeles
• The Vanishing Flame: Born Warriors (Myanmar/Burma) Promo Trailer and Outtakes 1-5

Save the Date! Sep 14, 2014 - Born Warriors (Part One) at 7th Myanmar Film Festival (Los Angeles)

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The Vanishing Flame: Born Warriors (Myanmar/Burma) Promo Trailer and Outtakes 1-5

Please click for larger pic

I've been looking forward to Vincent Giordano's The Vanishing Flame project coming to fruition. Readers of this site should know of The Vanishing Flame project but for those that don't know: The Vanishing Flame is a project to document the dying bareknuckle boxing arts of Southeast Asia. For years, Vincent Giordano has been travelling to SE Asia searching out the old Masters and documenting the various styles.


Great news! The research on the Burmese bareknuckle style known as Lethwei is ready! Two DVD's will be released soon and named "Born Warriors". There are outtakes from the DVDs that Vincent Giordano has been kind enough to share. Previously he has shared some outtakes from his previous project, The Physical Body, which documented Kushti (Indian wrestling).


Enjoy the promo trailer as well as 5 outtakes which offer a glimpse into the various aspects of Lethwei! Can't wait for the DVD's!!

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Born Warriors - Promo Trailer

This is the first trailer for the forthcoming documentary, Born Warriors, which describes the world of Burmese Lethwei, or bare-knuckle fighting. The Lethwei fighters are the last of the bare-knuckle fighters in Southeast Asia who have maintained this ancient tradition in spite of near-constant turbulence and upheaval that has sometimes threatened the sport's very survival.

The documentary has two parts. The first details Lethwei before Burma's era of Democratic reform. The second focuses on how the sport is again evolving as it struggles with growth and the fierce competition to control and dominate it.


Born Warriors - Promo Trailer from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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Born Warriors: Outtakes Part One

In Part One of our outtakes series, Ali, a former aspiring Lethwei middleweight contender, trains out of his own backyard in Thaton under the tutelage of his father. Ali's preparations for a upcoming bout are tainted by his father's belief that someone has cast a black magic spell on Ali, resulting in a lack of energy. It proves to be a omen when he loses by knockout to then reigning champ Lone Chaw in a major fight in Yangon. 
Here Ali takes us through an overview of his workout day and the exercises and preparation he goes through to prepare for each bout.


Born Warriors: Outtakes Part One from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Two

In Part Two of our outtakes series, we take a further look at Lethwei's training routines visiting a once popular camp in Mandalay. Poverty and a scarcity of tournaments typically force Lethwei fighters to train anywhere they can - from spartan backyards to temple grounds. Some Burmese Lethwei camps manage to cobble together a reasonable amount of equipment, but the resources of most fall far below the level of the poorest and most basic Muay Thai camps in Thailand. The situation is slowly changing, but this glimpse from the past shows how, even in the worst conditions, fighters can train hard and gain advantage in the ring.


Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Two from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Three

In Part Three of our outtakes series, we look at the various warm-ups used in the many different Lethwei camps and training classes. Some camps have long, organized routines. Others leave it up to each individual to get his or her body ready for training. Here we look at one of the organized group routines used in Saya U Bo Sein's Lethwei class in 2005.

In the full-release DVD, we'll focus on this topic in the Training and Training Methods section.


Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Three from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Four

In Part Four, we focus on Lethwei Yei, a distinct Burmese display of respect, bravery and courage that serves as a forceful challenge to his or her opponent. The dynamic Yei differs from the boxing dances used in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. It is unique.


Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Four from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Five

In 2003, a Burmese video company recording the major Lethwei fights in Yangon assembled some of the knockouts from the various shows they had filmed and put them on a VHS tape for me. The quality of the video production and the editing were both poor. Still, the video is a record of the time and is entertaining to watch. Here we present the first 12 minutes of the final 35-minute piece along with some newer additional footage.


Born Warriors: Outtakes Part Five from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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For further info, please check out:

• www.burmeseboxing.com
• Born Warriors Vimeo Channel
•  Kushti: The Physical Body outtakes series Vimeo Channel

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In case you missed them, here are some related entries:

• The Vanishing Flame: A Filmmaker’s Journey to Document the Endangered Martial Arts of Asia
• Muay Thaimes: Burmese Lethwei: The Ancient Art of Bare Knuckle Fighting by Vincent Giordano
• Review: Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India
• Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi
• Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3
• Kushti:  Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 4 - Rope Mallakhamb 
• Kushti: Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 5 - Jor (paired practice)
• Kushti (Indian Wrestling) - The Physical Body DVD outtakes Part 6 (Yoga's Sun Salutation)
• Kushti (Indian Wrestling) - The Physical Body DVD outtakes Part 7 (Warmups)
• REVIEW: Krabi Krabong: The Buddhai Sawan Path Deluxe 2 DVD set

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REVIEWS: My review of Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya (2010) (Full Movie)

 

Introduction


Yamada:  Samurai of Ayothaya (2010) is based on the historical figure Yamada Nagamasa. This Japanese adventurer would settle in Thailand away from his native Japan. He would go on to gain considerable influence in a region in Southern Thailand in the 17th century. This movie was loosely based on that historical figure.


My Review


After watching Tony Jaa's Ong Bak many years ago, I thirsted for more Thai bareknuckle action. Along the way there were a few movies, most notably Jaa's Tom Yum Goong (aka The Protector). I also liked the kenjutsu of such films as Christopher Lambert's The Hunted (the heart-pounding train scene!) as well as Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai.

A friend had recommended Yamada:  Samurai of Ayothaya to me. He knew of my passion for martial arts/action movies and in fact, he was the one who introduced me to Tony Jaa and Ong Bak. When I watched Yamada, I was at the edge of my seat! After I finished watching the movie, I was so hyped up, I couldn't sleep! Only a few videos have done that to me which includes the aforementioned Ong Bak, the first UFC event, and the Dog Brothers Real Contact Stickfighting series. There is one other movie which I will post my review in the future. It's a 2010 Korean movie - The Man From Nowhere. That movie also kept me up throughout the night, more than a double expresso!

This movie has been described as Ong Bak Meets The Last Samurai which describes it pretty much in as little words as possible. If you didn't like Ong Bak or The Last Samurai, then pass on this. But if you are like me, thirsting for something new fighting moves onscreen, Thai bareknuckle is a beauty to watch. Prepare for a visual feast! Additionally, a few real-life Muay Thai champs have roles in this including Buakaw and Anuwat. Combine the bareknuckle with good onscreen kenjutsu you have Yamada. I highly recommend viewing this!!

Below is the full movie with English subtitles. Enjoy!








For further information:

• IMDB
• Wiki: Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya
• Wiki: Yamada Nagamasa (the historical figure)

Other full movies posted to date:

• Jackie Chan's My Stunts (1999)
• Jackie Chan's Fearless Hyena (1979)
• Shaolin Temple (Jet Li's debut) (1982)
• Jet Li’s The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
• Once Upon a Time In China 1 (1991)
• Once Upon a Time In China 2 (1992)
• Once Upon a Time In China 3 (1993)
• Once Upon a Time In China 4 (1993)
• Once Upon a Time in China 5 (1995)
• Once Upon a Time in China 6 (1997)
• Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya (2010)

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The Vanishing Flame: Burma - Saturday June 16, 2012

For those that missed the October 1, 2011 show or the Muay Thaimes Spring 2012 article, you are in luck!

Check out the trailer:

https://vimeo.com/43157742

The Vanishing Flame: Burma
A film presentation and discussion devoted to Burmese Martial Tradition 

Saturday, June 16th at 2pm 

Anthology Film Archives 

32 Second Avenue (at 2nd St.) 

New York, NY 10003 

Admission:  $10

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Muay Thaimes: Burmese Lethwei: The Ancient Art of Bare Knuckle Fighting by Vincent Giordano

For those that missed or couldn't attend The Vanishing Flame:  Burma last year October 1, 2011, check out Muay Thaimes (Spring 2012 issue, Volume VI Number 1, pgs 72-79) for the article "Burmese Lethwei:  The Ancient Art of Bare Knuckle Fighting by Vincent Giordano".

Check this passage out from page 76:

"Lethwei fighters can use fists, palm strikes, throws, knees, elbows, kicks, head butts and some joint manipulations during a match. A groin shot is considered legal in the old system rules, since the fighter wore a cup and was told to protect himself just like he would protect his throat or head. In the modern fight arena, we see the groin shot frowned upon. There are generally warnings, before any disqualifications. No gouging or hair pulling or fish hooking is permitted, though they were legal in the ancient variant of the sport."
 

The article is a great overview of Burmese Lethwei!

If you cannot find this issue and want more information on the Burmese Bare Knuckle Fighting, check out my next post!

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The Vanishing Flame: Burma - Saturday, October 1, 2011

Been jammed at home, been wanting to put this up earlier...

Copied from Real Art's The Vanishing Flame: Burma Facebook page:

One Night only, Saturday, October 1, 2011

RAW Teaser from Vanishing Flame on Vimeo.

... The Vanishing Flame series by filmmaker Vincent Giordano is a twenty-year investigative journey into the hidden martial traditions of Southeast Asia and India. This special presentation focuses on the martial traditions of Burma exploring the rich ethnic diversity and cultural heritage woven within the ancient martial traditions.

The evening will include a series of short films, followed by a live discussion with a panel of experts highlighting not only the physical techniques but also the deeply spiritual roots of the traditional martial arts.

Special Guests:
Burmese Grandmaster Maung Gyi, Ph.D.
Master Zulfi Ahmed
Master Mary Mester
Camus Celli

"Perhaps most interesting was his piece on the rare Tiger Spirit Dancers Of Myanmar (formerly Burma) engaging in a ritual that supposedly infuses them with the spirit of the beast. The practice is becoming increasingly rare because it's frowned on by the country's authoritarian rulers…the footage made for a unique, colorful look into a nearly extinct cultural tradition."- Mark Jacobs, Black Belt Magazine

(2011, Burma/USA, 70 mins)

Please visit Real Art's The Vanishing Flame: Burma Facebook page or http://www.realartways.org/ for directions or more info.

The special guests should make this night an especially memorable event... a Who's Who of Bando and the Martial Arts in general. Couldn't make the previous event, trying to make it to his one. Enjoy!

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The Vanishing Flame: A Filmmaker’s Journey to Document the Endangered Martial Arts of Asia

Screening and Live Event hosted by The Museum of the Moving Image

Sunday, March 20, 1:00 p.m.

35 Avenue at 37 Street
Astoria, NY 11106

Over the past two decades, New York filmmaker Vincent Giordano has traveled throughout Southeast Asia documenting martial arts masters whose unique styles and practices are on the verge of extinction. This journey has taken him to India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Giordano will talk about his journey and mission with Warrington Hudlin, Museum trustee and Fist and Sword series curator. The program will include rare public appearances by some very special surprise guests, and the talk will be highlighted by the screening of Giordano’s footage of endangered Asian martial arts and their last master practitioners.

Following the screening, Vincent Giordano will participate in a DVD-signing in the Museum Store.

Free with Museum admission.

This is an exciting opportunity to meet Vincent Giordano and learn more about his research projects into the dying Southeast Asian martial arts. If you are a member of the Vanishing Flame emailing list, you know about the upcoming book, The Vanishing Flame. For those that don't, the book will be about the dying bareknuckle arts of Southeast Asia. Vincent Giordano has shared some of his research via his detailed email accounts of his trips as well as footage of various styles/arts/fights on dvd to list members only. The Village of the Keris dvd which I reviewed here was a commercial dvd. The members only dvd's are not sold as commercial dvd's, therefore, it's usually no-frills but each dvd are nominally priced compared to commercial dvd's.

Wonder who the surprise guests will be? This may be a veritable Who's Who in attendance. I am so psyched! Anyone going?





Copied from http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2011/03/20/detail/the-vanishing-flame-a-filmmakers-journey-to-document-the-endangered-martial-arts-of-asia

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RECO: Ancient Bare Knuckle Muay Thai Seminar Vol 2 DVD

A recommendation (RECO) from me. My review forthcoming.

The Ancient Bare Knuckle Muay Thai Physical Structure DVD focuses on the myriad of tactics and fighting strategies of the various regional bare knuckle systems that existed in Thailand when bare knuckle fighting flourished throughout the kingdom. The original tactics were then synthesized and streamlined into what we know of as the popular sport of ring Muay Thai.

In this second volume devoted to physical structure, the viewer is introduced to the extensive arsenal of the bare knuckle toolbox that are then developed through a series of unique physical foundation skill development exercises that enhance and functionalize them. Beginning with the warm up sequence into the extensive kicks, punches, knees and elbows, the teaching sequence accelerates into footwork, line drills, using the triangle, varied offensive and defensive strategies on the inside and outside lines, the art of opening, sinking, moving the mind to open the target as well as a deeper understanding of the Khorat style tiger walk and the Chaiya style lion walk and the ability to translate basic weapons tactics to empty hand strategy.

Each volume in this series stands on its own though they are designed specifically to work in tandem as a clear progressive teaching guide that will benefit both beginner and advanced martial arts practitioners.

Colonel Amnat Pooksrisuk has devoted his entire life to the preservation and propagation of the complete spectrum of Thai Martial Arts as well as the strategies and principles that govern them. A graduate of US War College and a career military man, he has tirelessly trained and documented many of the ancient and modern training methods under the last remaining Grandmasters throughout Thailand. A key figure in the World Muay Thai Council, he continously works to promote Muay Thai throughout the world. Ajarn Pooksrisuk is one of the few remaining masters who possesses the knowledge of how the Pichai Songkram or Thai Manual of Warfare provides the keys to understanding the underlying principles that govern all the Thai Martial Arts.

"Colonel Amnat's "Ancient Bareknuckle Muay Thai" series is a must for any serious martial artist or fighter. For the novice, the Colonel clearly and concisely presents Muay Thai in its most basic form, laying down a foundation upon which the entire art is built. For the experienced practitioner, the lessons contained within these DVD's begin to tie the varying systems of Muay Thai together into a single, cohesive style of fighting."

- Kru Brooks C. Miller (aka Khun Kao)
USMTA State Director of Virginia
Ayuthaya Pro-Fitness MuayThai of Sterling, VA

Running time: 120 minutes

ORDERING INFO:

http://www.bareknucklemuay.com/

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RECO: Ancient Bare Knuckle Muay Thai Seminar DVD

A recommendation (RECO) from me. My review forthcoming.

The Ancient Bare Knuckle Muay Thai Seminar DVD focuses on the tactics and fighting strategies of the various regional bare knuckle systems that existed in Thailand when bare knuckle fighting flourished throughout the kingdom. The original tactics were then synthesized and streamlined into what we now know of as modern ring Muay Thai.

The older bare knuckle fighting methods were complete martial arts systems for use not only in the ring but also for self defense, meditative and ceremonial practice as well as health and restoration. The various regional systems along with the fighters and masters that propagated them provided an incredible bank of techniques from which a practitioner could draw from and perfect. The popularity of ring Muay Thai along with the banning of the bare knuckle tournaments lead to its fast decline with few of the actual systems remaining in functional practice today.

In this first volume dedicated to foundation strategies, the viewer will be lead for the first time ever through a complete understanding of what is Muay, the seven principles of the Thai martial arts, the seven tenets that establish a foundation for action, the art of disruption and the decision cycle as well as an array of techniques from the infamous tiger walk to the various footwork patterns and attacks.

Colonel Amnat Pooksrisuk has devoted his entire life to the preservation and propagation of the complete spectrum of Thai martial arts as well as the strategies and principles that govern them. A career military man, he has tirelessly trained and documented many of the ancient and modern methods under the last remaining Grandmasters throughout Thailand. A key figure in the World Muay Thai Council, he continuously works to promote Muay Thai throughout the world. Ajarn Pooksrisuk is one of the few remaining masters who possesses the knowledge of how the Pichai Songkram or Thai Manual Of Warfare provides the keys to understanding the underlying principles that govern all the Thai Martial Arts.

" A vital reminder that the depth of the Thai Martial Arts have rarely been explored or even understood in the West. Colonel Amnat Pooksrisuk passionately shares his knowledge on the foundation strategies and principles many of which still reverberate today in the modern Muay Thai ring. A superb DVD for those seeking to understand the underpinnings of the ancient bare knuckle systems. "

- Clint Heyliger,
United States Muay Thai Association

Running time: 82 minutes

ORDERING INFO:

http://www.ancientmuay.com/

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