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MTG's Fighter of the month... Special Edition
by Muay Thai Guy, Admin @ www.IronLife.com & IronLife.com Writer
When we think of a fighter, be they a great world champion or a humble local fighter making his or her way up their career ladder, we can usually tell how hard the person works from their performance in their ring, thus giving us a good estimation of the fighter’s heart, passion and work rate in the gym and on the road. However, despite seeing so many additional attributes within the fighter, one seems to have been overshadowed and that is of the trainer training the fighter.
Some might argue, a fighter is only as good as his or her trainer. I beg to differ as an instructor or trainer can only teach so much to an individual, heart and mental strength are character traits that only an individual can hone and sharpen. But a mark of a good fighter is that he or she has the right people around them. This includes management and trainers. Trainers can offer invaluable amount of advice and technique to a fighter as well as foresight and emotional comfort be it with the fighter’s confidence before a fight or just to be a friend and confidant for matters outside the gym.
Therefore, for this month’s “Muay Thai Guy’s Fighter Of The Month”, I have decided to add a little twist to it and call it, Hail to the Pad man, An Acclamation to excellence.
Anan Chantip is the owner or “Boss” of one of Thailand’s most acclaimed gyms, Kaewsamrit. Kaewsamirt gym in Bangkok has a fine pedigree of producing some of the toughest fighters including Kruekchai Sor Ketalingchan, Khunpinit Kiatawan, Anuwat Kaewsamrit and Watcharachai Kaewsamrit
(see Issue 10 http://www.ironlife.com/mag/issue10/training.shtml)
Being the best in Thailand is a huge accolade in itself with the gym being voted Gym of the year and their fighter, Anuwat Kaewsamrit voted sports writer’s current fighter of the year, it’s no wonder that Kaewsamrit have the right team at hand when it comes to producing top class fighters. And to produce top class fighters takes a dedicated team. From the management aspects to training all the way down to the food they get at meal times!
Anan always wanted to have his own gym even when fighting,
He trained up Kruekchai Sor Ketalingchan who is his wife’s brother who was the first champion he produced when still at Sor Ketalingchan gym. After he came back from training fighters and fighting abroad he started Kaewsamrit with Kruekchai as the main fighter and then brought through the likes of Watcharachai and Anuwat.
He’s had a few highlights as owner of the gym. One of which was watching Watcharachai beating Yodbuangarm Lukbanyai with a 2,400,000 baht side bet!!! Others include Watcharachai getting the fighter of year from the Sports Authority, The gym being voted 2002 gym of the year in Thailand and Anuwat getting sportswriters fighter of the year vote.
His dream and ambition now is for Kaewsamrit gym to go international and get the recognition abroad that it has here in Thailand and to develop some big name foreign fighters as well as the young Thai kids coming through.
I had a chance to pose a few questions to the head pad man at Kaewsamrit, Mart. Mart is Anuwat Kaewsamrit’s pad man and his dedication and commitment in training his is unheard of, as well as training the other fighters at the gym and putting top foreigners at their paces.
Ironlife/Muay Thai Guy: How long have you been a pad man?
Mart: I have been holding pads for about 9 years now
Ironlife/Muay Thai Guy: What was your fighting career like before?
Mart: I have had a fairly successful fighting career and got ranking of number 5 at Ratchadamneon stadium, towards the end of his career fought abroad as well and won ko against both Kobayashi and Kohiyurimaki in Japan and beat Luke Kempson of Australia and Johan Guida of France on points.
Ironlife/Muay Thai Guy: You train Anuwat Kaewsamrit, How do you feel that anuwat is number 1 in Thailand now?
Mart: I am very proud and happy that Anuwat is the number one fighter right now.
Ironlife/Muay Thai Guy: Do you feel that Pad men are not given the recognition by the fight fans and fight media that they deserve?
Mart: I feel that pad men don't get much recognition as its the fighters that are the real stars but feels that the press need to know more about the trainers of the fighters.
Another top trainer to recently win an accolade is Britain’s Jag Johal. Head trainer at Leicester Kickboxing club, one of the UK’s top Full Contact Kickboxing gyms.
Jag recently won Sony TV’s Sports Personality “Coach of the year” award. His 20 years of hard work and dedication to the sport have brought fighters such as Trevor Ambrose, Multiple World champion in Thai, kick and full contact, World heavyweight Champion Kickboxing, Simon Dore, European Muay Thai and British Kickboxing Champion, Danny Byrne and English Kickboxing Champion Barinder Singh, through the ranks.
Jag combines traditional and cutting edge training methods coupled with good business acumen into an all round package to not only produce top class fighters but also run a gym with a healthy membership and put on staggering promotions with an atmosphere that is unrivalled in the UK
In terms of coaching both fighters and enthusiasts in Kickboxing, I asked jag what sets him apart and makes him the successful coach he’s proved to be and winning accolades like the Sony Sports awards,
His reply was,
“Experience, I have been involved in the Kickboxing scene for 20 years now and have been teaching from very early on in my career. I have seen all sides of the sport from teaching, training, promoting and fighting. I have taken interest and enthusiasm in all facets of the sport and I’ve seen the evolution the sport has gone through, rather than teaching old school methods and being stuck in my ways.
In terms of fighting, I try to understand what the fighter wants and what makes them fight. By encouraging a rapport between myself and my fighters, I feel that I can get the best out of the. In terms of regular students, I make sure I provide a fun and safe environment for them to learn in and be dynamic.
I Don’t believe a good fighter makes a good trainer. It takes a lot more than knowing how to handle yourself in the ring to be a good trainer.”
1. Anan and Anuwat at the Fighter of the year ceremony
2. Anan Supervising technique
3. Anuwat and Mart doing padwork
4. Mart with Anuwat and Wacharachai
5. Anuawt and Mart
jag with me and Barinder singh
Jag receiving his award at Sony TV
Jag chilling with his student, World Champion, Simon Dore, at the K1 in the UK
* Article by Muay Thai Guy, Admin @ www.IronLife.com & IronLife.com Writer.
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