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Muay Thai. Translated into English as Thai Boxing, is the National sport of Thailand
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is a Martial Arts with origins in the ancients battlefields tactics of the Siamese the ThaiArmy. Its evolved from Krabi-Krabong,
literally means sword and baton, the hand to hand combat tactics of the Thai Army.
The early Muay Thai bouts pitted different
companies within the Siamese army against each other with few rules and no weight division or time limits. They became quite
popular and eventually were shown in stadium across Thailand. In the early 2oth century. time limits,boxing gloves were introduce
as well as a uniforms set of rules were introduce. During the later half of the 20th century Thai Boxing was exported to many
countries and is now practiced all over the world.Thai Boxing is known as "King of the Ring" in the kickboxing circles. These
fights features punches,sheen kicks,elbows,and knees, standing grappling and head butts to wear down and knock out their opponent.Thai
Boxing training methods develop devastating power,speed and superb cardio vascular endurance as well as fighting spirit.Thai
Boxing training is also quite safe thanks to sophisticated pad training that evolved to keep fighters healthy between fights,
Thai Boxing has also proven very effective outside the ring and has been embraced enthusiastically by practitioners of variety
of self defense, sporting military and law enforcement training.
In the last decade,Thai Boxing has enjoyed a boost in
popularity in the whole world as it turned out to be very effective in popular in no holds barred events, such as Pride Fighting
Championships and the UFC competitions. Its is widely recognized that a combination of a grappling arts, such as Judo or
BJJ, with Thai Boxing is very effective in such fights and the best Self-Defense Combination available..
 Kali-Eskrima,
involes the use of one or two fighting sticks, and/or bare-handed technique to overcome an oppenent. Relies on speed and technique
rather than strength.
Did You Know???
Bruce Lee's last movie Game of Death features the use of Filipino stickfighting?
Unfortunately, he died before being able to spread more awareness of the art and its various systems.
Actor Matt Damon
also trained in Kali, another name for Filipino martial arts, in order to prepare for his role in the Bourne Identity movie
triology.
Eskrima, Kali, Arnis the only known traditional Filipino martial art, has roots deep in the culture and
history of the Filipino people. Though the exact date of its origin remains unclear, historical evidence suggest that this
art of self defense - involving the use of long and short sticks, a dagger or other blunt instruments - undoubtedly existed
long before the arrival of the first Spanish colonizers in the country.
Lapulapu, a Filipino hero, was believed to
be one of the foremost masters of Arnis, which was known during that time in the native dialect as pangamut. Lapulapu vigorously
trained his men for "showdown" fights against tribal enemies long before his historic battle with Ferdinand Magellan on April
27, 1521, on Mactan Island. When Magellan, the first circumnavigator of the world, tried to subdue the recalcitrant Lapulapu,
the Spaniards were met not with a hail of bullets but with wooden instruments, spears, and bolos. Magellan lost his life in
that battle.
Lapulapu's father, Datu Mangal, most likely brought stickfighting to Mactan Island, and Sri Batugong and
his son Sri Bantung Lumay brought the art to the neighboring island of Sugbu (present day Cebu). Bantug Lumay’s son, Rajah
Humabon, became arch rivals withLapulapu and this feud between local chieftains contributed significantly to early development
of the "old" Arnis. Thus, when Miguel Lopez de Legaspi landed established the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines
in 1565, he and his men noted that the Filipinos were in a class by themselves in the arts of stickfighting and swordfighting.
The
Many Names of Filipino Martial Arts
Due to Spanish influence Filipino martial culture art came to be known as arnis
de mano, which derives from the Spanish word arnes, meaning "trappings", or "defensive armor". It also acquired namesake such
as estokada, estoque, fraile, armas de mano or simply arnis. Among the Tagalogs, it is known as pananandata; to the Pangasinan
natives, kalirongan; to the Ilocanos, didya or kabaraon; to the Ibanan, pagkalikali; to the Pampagenos, sinawali; and to the
Visayans, kaliradman or pagaradman, or later, esgrima or eskrima. The word eskrima is derived from the Spanish word esgrima
which means a "game between two combatants with the use of blunt instruments.”
 Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu, utilizes traps and grappling techniques to overcome oppenents in a ground fight. Emphasis on ability to flow from
one technique to another as quickly and as offten as necessary to gain the upper hand.
Jun Fan Gung Fu, the philosophies and concepts that increase an individuals awareness to understand which
disciplines best fit her/ his phisical ability.Individuals are different in size, physical ability, interest level and goals.
Classes provide students access to multiple styles and allows individuals to absorb what is practical and functional.
MMA
- MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Is a combative sports that, as the name implies, combines many different Martial arts. Competitions
in MMA used a combination of Martial Arts to become proficient in both striking and grappling. The most well known organizations
the features MMA are Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) AND Pride Fighting Championships.
MMA - Competitions is also
referred to as: No Holds Barred (NHB) VALE TUDO (ANY THING GOSE) AND CAGE FIGHTING....
STRIKING:
Typically refers to
the use of hands,feet,knees, and elbows to inflict pain and damage to your opponent while standing,The two most popular striking
arts in MMA are Thai Boxing And Boxing. Unlike boxing which only involves the hands, Thai Boxing effectively integrates the
hands, feet,knees and the elbows in its techniques.
GRAPPLING:
Is often referred to as ground fighting.Grappling training
usually consist of BJJ And Judo, wrestling.In grappling arts, such as BJJ, The goal is to submit your opponent using various
joints locks or chokes and most of these submission are directly applicable to MMA.Judo and wrestling on the other hand has
no such submissions and since there is no victory for pinning your opponent in MMA JUDO AND wrestling is usually used to
obtain a dominant position to strikes the opponent while they are on the ground,a tactic known as ground and pound an opponent.
RULES:
The
specifics of rules vary from organization but there are few rules that are common amongst most MMA organizations:Headbutts,eye
gouging,and biting SORRY MIKE TYSON are all prohibited'
No Striking the Groin,No attacks against the trachea,No attacks
against the back of the head and spinal area,No small joint manipulation, No hair pulling or fish-hooking.
There are various
weight classes to ensure a fair fight.Matches are broken up into a number of time limited rounds.A Competitor can win the
match by knock out, submission BY verbal or by tapping three times, or by judges decision.There are also various events that
can cause a victory by TKO such as referee or doctor stoppage.
HISTORY:
The sport of MMA can be traced back to the
original Olympic games held in ancient Greece.In Greek pankration the competitor engaged in hand to hand combat that combined
both striking both striking and grappling skills. Like in modern MMA,in Greek pankration the goal was to submit or incapacitate
the opponent.
The most recent beginning of modern MMA, can be traced back to the Vale Tudo competitions held in Brazil
starting in the 1920's. It was these competitions that the Gracie family and their version of Jiu-Jitsu began to gain fame,These
bouts often had a style vs style competent to them, where the practitioners of various martial arts would compete to prove
which martial art was superior to the other.
In 1993, Vale Tudo type competition was brought to the USA in part by the
Gracie Family. The competition was run under the name of the and had the goal of proving which martial art was superior to
all other.It was in this competition that a rather frail looking Royce Gracie, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, was able
to dominate all other competitors and capture the championship.Royce Gracie was able to win despite being greatly out sized
by many of his opponents as well as by using a fighting style that was completely different from most American's knew of.It
was a very sobering experience for many when they witnessed the much more powerful and larger strikers becoming seemingly
helpless once Royce Gracie took them to the ground. His use of grappling to dominate much larger opponents would change the
landscape of the UFC forever. Is also helped many practitioners of the more striking centric martial arts to realize they
must effectively learn how to grapple as well as strike to truly to be competent fighters and thus ushered in the modern age
of MMA.
MODERN MMA:
Today MMA is a sport exploding with popularity. Numerous MMA organizations now exist and it is a
billion dollar a year industry.This increase in popularity can be attributed to a few things, Greatly increased T.V. exposure,
with such show as Spikes's The Ultimate Fighter also Rule changes, making it more acceptable, also a large following on the
internet which help to spread the sport.
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 WHAT
IS AMATEUR BOXING
Amateur boxing is a very positive sports as well as a terrific way to combat juvenile delinquency.
It is completely different from professional boxing in its goal,objectives,scoring and equipment.
Amateur boxing
can be an excellent source of conditioning for the high school athlete during the off-season. It also provides the option
for a youngster who is not involved in school sports program or dose not desire to participate in team sports.
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Amateur boxing can also provide a young person with the opportunity to satisfy the basic human needs of recognition in a
positive manner. All too often this need is met through delinquent behavior.
In amateur boxing, points are scored
by landing clean blows, regardless of their power.A power punch that knocks an opponent down scores the same as a left jab.
Consequently, a boxer's goal should be to outbox his opponent by landing numerous clean, effective blows rather than going
for a knockout that may not happen.
IS AMATEUR BOXING SAFE?
The safety of amateur boxing has been well
documented.The 1998 National Safety Council ranked boxing 71st in sports injuries, well below mainstream sports like wrestling,football,baseball,soccer
and even bowling.Most of the negative publicity about the sport centers around professional boxing, when, in fact professional
boxing is much different than amateur boxing.
No other amateur sports takes more precautions, in regard to safety,
than amateur boxing. Amateur boxers must receive a physical examination before and each competition.Special protective equipmentÂ
is mandatory for each competition. The primary directive of all amateur referees is the safety of the boxers. In addition,
all competition gloves and headgear contain exact combinations of shock-absorbing foams to reduce the impact of a blow.Every
possible precaution is taken to keep amateur boxing safe.
TEACH YOUR BOXERS THE FOUR C'S OF AMATEUR BOXING:
Coachability: A boxer must have the mental discipline to take instruction that he receives and incorporate it into
his boxing style. Oterwise, he will never improve.
Conditioning: It is impossible to learn if a boxer is too tired to
concentrate on new techniques. Most amateur bouts are won and lost due to conditioning.
Concentration: If a boxer has
the ability to block out everything and concentrate on the task at hand, he will improve rapidly.
CHAMPION: If a boxer
is coachable, in condition and concentrates on his boxing he will be a CHAMPION.
WHAT'S NEW AT THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN
ACADEMY
Anita Evon Rodriguez
72nd Dallas Golden Gloves 2008 132 lbs Novice Champion
4th Annual Spring
Break Tournament Champion
Lone Star Beatdown Muay Thai Champion 2008
WWW 111 Boxing Tournament East Tx Champion
10th Annual NATIONAL BLACK GLOVES CHAMPION AT 132 LBS NOVICE
2008 WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPION AT 132 LBS NOVICE
WAY TO GO GIRL EVON IS NOW THE CURRENT 125LB XFL MMA FEMALE CHAMPION SHE BEAT JERI SITZES.. EVON MADE HISTORY. Would
like to mention ,That Lima McCarty also won the 2008 Welterweight (LFC) Louisiana Fighting Championship Title. WAY TO GO MR.
Lima McCarty.. WAY TO SHOW UP....DO IT AND IN FEB,2008. I AM SO PROUUD OF YOU ..BIG DOG...YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE
your first day.. Valentin Espiricueta ......
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Valentine
Espiricueta, a certified instructor and a World Champion the founder of Southeast Asian Academy of Martial Arts, invites you
to join in the practice.His Students Have won Both Amateur, Pro,and World Titles,His Team has had one of the most successful
MMA and Boxing And Thai Boixing (Muay Thai) Team in Dallas Texas.Valentin Espiricueta was mention in Dan Inosanto Book "The
Man,The Teacher,The Artist. In (2000) That meant The World To Valentin Espiricueta it is an Honor, Valentin Espiricueta IS
THE HIGHEST RANKING INSTRUCTOR UNDER GM DAN INOSANTO, VALENTIN IS A SENIOR ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF
THE FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS, VALENTIN IS A SENIOR ASSOICATE INSTRUCTOR ! THE HIGHEST RANKING INSTRUCTOR IN ART AND SCIENCE OF
THE JUN FAN GUNG FU UNDER GM DAN INOSANTO IN THE DALLAS TEXAS AREA. HOW DO YOU LIKE THOSE APPLES. We offer sport and self-defense
method. 