My Interview With Legend Padejseuk Pitsanurachan (English subs)

Above is a (public) interview with Silver/Golden Age Legend, Padejseuk, be sure to turn on English subtitles (the cc icon on YouTube). He's 64 years old and an incredible energy that mixes his sweetness, thoughtfulness, joy, and comes through his gleeful manner of speaking - but his body is made out of blades and anvils. Just touching his shins, his elbows, his forearms... the man is a weapon.

He was the 1979 Fighter of the Year, was one of only a few fighters to be awarded the Royal Cup. He beat Fighter of the Year Dieselnoi (talks about it), beat Fighter of the Year Posai, the legends Wichannoi, Kaopong and Sagat.

These interviews with old school Legends are precious to me, because these men are only being "discovered" by those of us who didn't grow up watching them, right as they are getting to an age where their stories and personalities will be disappearing. I actually wake up every single morning to photos of Padejseuk from magazines, receiving the King's Award (a huge honor), because he sends them to me on LINE (an app, if you're unfamiliar), because he was so pleased to able to tell his story. If all I'd ever seen were these photos, I'd know nothing of what this man was and is. But filming with him for the Muay Thai Library and feeling his rhythms and terrific sharpness, and then sitting and talking with him about his fights, his contemporaries, how he sees the changes in Muay Thai over the past 40 years, and what makes a great fighter - NONE of that comes through a photograph from a magazine. And ALL of that comes through in this interview. He's wonderful.

If you want to know what thrilled me about this interview check out the vlog I made right after working on the translation:

watch it here 

The full English transcript of my interview is at the bottom of this post:

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Be sure to also watch my session with Padejseuk in the Library, over an hour of him sharing is technique:

#92  Padejseuk Pitsanurachan - Old School Greatness (67 min) watch it here 

It's special when we get to document one of the legends of the sport before the time of video. Padejseuk was an incredible fighter who beat Dieselnoi, Wichannoi, Potsai and Kaopong, the beasts of his day. Learn his all around philosophy and the tactics he used to beat some of the best who ever fought.

Some photos of Padejseuk in the prime of his career:

above, a very special moment for Padejseuk, when he received the Royal Cup from the Prince of Thailand.

Other interviews we've been able to do with legends, letting them speak:

watch it here 

watch it here 

watch it here 

watch it here 

The English Language Transcript of My Interview:

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- Hello

- Hello

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There were not many people who could

defeat Wichannoi, Dieselnoi and Posai.

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Can you comment about

your fights with them?

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Fighting Dieselnoi...

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I think... He is tall. right?

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- yes very tall.

- I thought what I should do.

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...in my mind...

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People told me to just fight.

It wouldn't matter if I won or lost.

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We were in the same class.

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There was no way to avoid fighting. I had to fight.

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First round. I tried elbow him.

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Elbow. In Round 4,

he grabbed my neck and tried to knee me.

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He tried to use his height and strength.

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I realized I should elbow.

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I elbowed him right around

the end of his eyebrow.

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His eyebrow split open!  That day...

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Done! [the fight was stopped]

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You saw his eyebrow...

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- a lot of blood came out. I was happy.

- You knew right away you won, didn't you?

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The doctor saw the wound.

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and told the referee "cannot continue".

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I was extremely happy.

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My strategy was to counter his knee with my elbow.

I tried and it worked.

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That was my fight with Dieselnoi.

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- same thing with Posai.

- He is also tall, isn't he?

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Posai also had long arms.

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His style was knee.

His nickname was Telegraph Pole.

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The match was at Lumpini.

Everyone said I would lose for sure.

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They said I was too short. I wouldn't

be able to defeat his knee style.

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I used both elbows and punches.

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There was one particular punch.

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I could defeat many opponents with punches.

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My punch was sharp but not too strong.

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So I punched hard,

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accurate and it landed

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right at his chin.

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Posai was knocked out right in the corner

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in Round 4.

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I fought with Posai.

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I fought with Wichannoi Pontawee.

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Fought with Wichannoi Pontawee

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and fought with other good fighters

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like ...[inaudible name]

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Muay Kang Thong

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Muangsurin gym - the one with heavy punchers.

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These fighters had heavy hands.

But I defeated them all.

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Raktae Muangsurin, a strong fighter

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People said he would knock me out.

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I used my skills and vision to avoid him.

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I beat Raktae Muangsurin,

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another fighter, Sanchada.

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These fighters won a lot by knock out.

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They moved up to fight with me and hoped

to knock me out. But none of them could.

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I could handle all

Muay Mat fighters.

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You fought a lot with Muay Mat, right?

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- yes. a lot.

- with Sagat also.

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Sagat...his punches

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could knock out so many people.

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I always slipped when he punched.

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He failed to punch me until he lost energy.

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When I knew I would win,

I jabbed and teep a bit.

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It was my skill and strategy, how I beat Sagat.

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Ruangsak... I couldn't match him.

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I got injured and hurt when I fought with Jocky.

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His technique was knees.

His nickname was Horsepower Knee.

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When he kneed, he didn't hit straight.

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If he hit straight, it would be

ok because my stomach was strong.

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- But he hit the ribs.

- Yes

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Ribs are weaker.

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It hurt so badly that I

couldn't get up in the morning.

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It hurt for 3-4 days.

I had to apply medicines.

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I fought him another time.

I didn't learn the lesson.

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I was defeated again.

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That's ok.  I was his junior. He was my senior.

It was all for experience.

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I trained hard again and again.

And fought with different fighters.

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I defeated many good fighters.

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I defeated Geng Gat Giatgrianggrai,

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Geng Gla Sitsaey.

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These two brothers tried to beat me

but they couldn't. I defeated them both.

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Sayunnoi, Kitti Muanggaen.

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I kicked Sayunnoi hard before.

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Many good fighters tried to

beat me but they couldn't.

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I fought with Narongnoi

Kiatbandit, Sua Yim Yak.

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He was good at both kicking and punching.

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he fought beautifully

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King Rama X went to watch

our match at that time.

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I was very proud.

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I defeated Narongnoi.

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There were so many in the audience that day.

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a lot of witnesses

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all the newspapers

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lots of gamblers

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They all agreed that I

was "Royal Cup Fighter" [this is a huge honor]

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All authorities agreed that I

should be "Royal Cup Fighter"

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receiving the Cup from King Rama X.

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This Cup was from King Rama IX.

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from King Rama IX

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but it was given by King Rama X.

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I received the Cup from King Rama X [the Prince at that time]

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I have been called "Royal

Cup Fighter" to this day.

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Today I am

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a teacher at the Police Cadet school

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at Salaya.

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I teach there regularly.

I have been teaching there for 5 years now.

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I teach students who will

become police officers.

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I teach Physical Education

from morning to the evening.

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I also teach other places

wherever there is a request.

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I show people techniques and strategies.

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I don't require much.

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I want to show Thai boxing.

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I want to show Thai boxing to foreigners too.

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I always show boxing strategies

to anyone who wants to learn.

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- I don't know how long I will live.

- Yes

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I want my students to continue Thai boxing.

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Like you Sylvie

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Remember things I taught you.

After that you go to teach other people.

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Boxing will stay with

our country and the world.

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"Muay Thai" is

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a skill to attack other people

and also protect yourself.

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It's not only for you to earn money.

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You can protect yourself.

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When somebody wants to attack you,

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you can use Muay Thai

techniques to fight back.

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We know how to punch.

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If a drug addict wants to attack you,

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you can teep.

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You said earlier when you fought

and you knew you were winning,

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you would just defend.

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It was different in the past.

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It was different in the past.

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[when] I knew I would win around Round 4 and 5.

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I didn't go far from the opponent.

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I didn't dance around the ring.

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I didn't act crazy to make

myself look bad to the audience.

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I stayed close to the opponent.

Throw some teeps.

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Some kicks.

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But I wouldn't punch hard.

I just showed my skill.

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I showed Thai boxing techniques

to entertain the audience instead.

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I jabbed and teeped.

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- Nowadays no weapons in Round 1 or 2.

- Not at all.

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How about the past?

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We started at the bell of Round 1.

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the full 5 rounds

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I used to fight full 5 rounds.

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Except when fighting with great fighters.

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When 2 great fighters

fight, we normally feel each other out

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at the beginning.

We strike but not hard.

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It was different with Muay Mat [punchers].

They always punch hard.

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I didn't run away.

I tried to fight back.

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avoid, jab and teep

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I didn't run away.

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I tried to avoid punches but stayed close. I never ran away from the opponent.

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In the past, what was the important

thing in scoring? And how about today?

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- scoring?

- Yes

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- Referees are different.

- Yeah different

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What does it mean "Referees are different?

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In the past, referee used his own

judgement. He didn't listen to gamblers.

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He didn't care if fighters

were from big or small gyms.

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"Big or small gyms" means

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referees weren't influenced by what name or gym the gamblers liked.

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I watch fights today.

I looked at small and big gyms.

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If the score is close between a fighter from a small gym and a fighter from a big gym

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they won't give it to the small gym.

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he can't win if it's close

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it can be almost a draw.

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If the fighter from small

gym falls or is kicked even one time

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and falls,

the fighter from big gym will win.

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Referee will give to

fighter from big gym.

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Not fun. right?

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I don't know if there is any

benefit behind the scene.

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I don't want to talk about that.

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I will just say about big and small gyms.

That's it.

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Between small gyms and big gyms,

they will listen to big gyms more.

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A fighter from a small gym might be good.

But if it is not a going-away victory,

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it won't be easy to defeat

a fighter from a big gym.

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In the past,

if you defeat the opponent, you win.

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If you lose, you lose.

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Do you still like to watch Thai boxing?

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Yes I do.

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I still like watching but not so much

that I have to go to watch at the stadium.

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I won't be glued to the

TV to watch the match.

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I will only look for

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a fighter I can use as example

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to train other fighters.

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If it is a fight with no

strategy, I won't watch.

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If it's a fight with no

tactics, I won't watch.

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If it is a match of a decent fighter,

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I will check it out.

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I might find something I

can use to show my students.

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I've seen several good fighters.

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There are also a lot of bad fighters.

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I want contemporary fighting to improve

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to be similar to fighting in the past.

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I want aggressive fights

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where fighters are not

afraid of pain or injury

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Today they look like

they don't want to die.

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They are also afraid to lose.

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They are afraid they lose the

match and lose money.

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Betting dominates the fights.

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And fights become not fun and uninteresting.

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But we can't say much.

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In the past, I didn't care about winning or

losing. I only wanted to fight hard.

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If the referee didn't separate us,

we wouldn't stop fighting.

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But fighters these days

only watch the time [clock].

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In the past,

the referee's job was to "stop" the fight.

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His job was to stop [protect in] aggressive fights.

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But these days, a referee

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has to bring them together to fight.

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- He doesn't "stop" them.

- In the past, the referee didn't break a lot.

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A referee has to bring

fighters in the middle to fight.

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He has to bring them together few times.

And fighters still don't fight.

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"Stopping" the fight is too easy.

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He has to bring fighters

together to fight.

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bring them to fight

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These days referee doesn't

"break" the fight anymore.

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Did you have a chance to fight abroad?

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I participated in an

Amateur Boxing program.

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- Where?

- Indonesia

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Did you like it?

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Did you like amateur

boxing?

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I liked it.

I was part of the National Team.

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We were asked to be on the National Team.

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It was the Army's team.

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It was during my peak when I was popular,

and didn't have any competitors.

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So I was brought to that team.

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How many years were you in the team?

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I got gold medal...oh...

no, no silver medal.

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Yes I got silver.

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It was the President Cup.

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President Cup

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I used to be a trainer and went to Japan.

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a coach of the Tokyo Cup.

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I was a coach.

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But I went to Indonesia to fight.

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I fought in an Amateur Boxing

Program for Army team in Indonesia.

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Army team

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We fought for gold but I lost.

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The weight you fought

in International boxing

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was the same as that in Thai boxing.

right?

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I went into Western Boxing because I was champion already at Rajadamnern.

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It was the time nobody could

fight me in Muay Thai.

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It was my peak time.

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Nobody could fight me at that time.

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My boss moved me to Western

Boxing for the World Championships.

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In the past,

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there were not many sponsors.

My boss didn't have much money.

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He couldn't entice a World Champion with

10 or 20 million to come to fight me.

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So I just trained.

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Kru Chana Tupkaew was my trainer.

0:15:30.698,0:15:34.526

I trained with Kaosai [Galaxy]. He was not

World Champion yet.

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We trained together.

0:15:37.332,0:15:41.482

I trained Western Boxing for a while.

Then I moved back to Muay Thai.

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I trained for a while

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without any opportunity to

fight for a World Championship title.

0:15:52.425,0:15:53.875

I got lazy, so I gave up.

0:15:54.593,0:15:57.225

I moved back to Muay Thai.

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I had 4-5 matches and then retired.

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I had no opponents.

0:16:02.216,0:16:04.578

I fought with everyone in my weight class.

0:16:04.578,0:16:08.247

I lost 10-15 lbs every time I fought. I was tired of it.

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I fought...

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Inseenoi Sor. Tanikul, the Likay performer [traditional Thai stage show]

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That was the last person I fought.

I told my boss in advance.

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I already lost 16 lbs.

I would quit no matter if I win or lose.

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No matter if I win or lose, I would retire.

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Last fight was with Inseenoi and I lost

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I retired because of my weight.

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I had to lose weight so

much that I got tired.

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I had to lose 15-16 lbs. In the morning,

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I had to run from the gym to the stadium.

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I had to run a lot.

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I was very worn out.

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Because I was getting

older and gaining weight.

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I had to fight with younger fighters.

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Other fighters in my

same class had already retired.

0:16:55.962,0:16:58.671

So I decided to retire, too.

0:16:59.450,0:17:02.067

I opened a shop.

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And became a trainer

and a Muay Thai instructor.

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I am teaching at Police Cadet School.

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I don't make much money.

But I am proud to be a teacher.

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You know? Like you've come to me

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and asked for techniques and tactics.

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Anyone

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I will give to anyone.

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Just tell me that you want, techniques and strategies.

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I am always willing to share.

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I will teach and share

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as much as I can.

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At this time, Thai youth have become less interested in Muay Thai.

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What would you say to the youth of Thailand to make them interested in learning Muay Thai?

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I would like all children to train hard

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and to learn all the Muay Thai techniques and

strategies from the older generation.

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Learn all of them.

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Not

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only use knee. You will lose.

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Learn everything!

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elbows, knees, teeps, punches, kicks

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like I showed today

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I want them to know everything.

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If you can't kick the

opponent, use punches

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or elbow or knee.

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Don't wait to kick only.

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If the opponent can avoid or guard,

you won't be able to kick. You will lose.

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If you can't grab neck and knee,

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you will lose.

0:18:34.625,0:18:36.241

If you can't grab, kick instead.

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teep or punch first

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Don't just wait to punch.

If you can't punch, you will lose.

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- yes

- That's it.

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I want all students from every gym

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learn all types of weapons

and strategies like

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punches, knees, teeps, elbows.  Use all of them.

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Train with the bag.

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kicks and elbows

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grab and knee

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Don't stand there and wait to punch only.

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If you can't punch, you will lose.

That is embarrasing.

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I want all students who learn Muay Thai

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learn all types of techniques.

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elbow, knee, foot, punch, kick, teep.

Make all of them your weapons.

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Train to be good at all of them.

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Be ready to defeat your opponents,

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both locals and foreigners.

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Show them how to kick the neck.

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Show them.

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Don't let them kick your neck.

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Because that is our technique, we have

to kick their neck. Not the other way.

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kick them. elbow them.

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Don't just wait and let them kick you.

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Good fighters train hard.

That's why they are good.

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When foreigners come to learn

Muay Thai, they train hard.

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If Thai people train as hard as

them, all of us will be good.

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right? I think

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most of them are better

when they are pushed.

0:20:03.573,0:20:05.559

They are not working hard.

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They go to fight.

There are punched and hit by foreigners.

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I don't want to blame anyone.

They just have to train diligently.

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Most people lose because

they don't train hard.

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No energy.

0:20:26.321,0:20:30.969

They are like...I just want to fight and get money. I don't care about training. It's not right.

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In my generation,

0:20:35.121,0:20:36.598

we didn't care about money.

0:20:36.598,0:20:38.559

Money will follow.

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If there would be a fight

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for whatever weight class,

we would train hard.

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I was good because I worked hard.

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I trained the hardest in the gym.

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I didn't do other bad things.

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When there would be a fight,

I would train and exercise only.

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I trained hard.

I woke up and went out running.

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I followed the weight limit.

0:21:04.978,0:21:08.359

I followed the training plan.

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I did everything my trainer asked me to do.

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I never said no.

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That's why I was good.

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That's how I became good.

I didn't lose energy.

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My body was strong.

If I was kicked, I didn't get hurt.

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You can be good.

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In the past,

I never got any bruising or swelling.

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Even today, touch it.  I still have...

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This is the strength I have been

training for almost my whole life.

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It's really good.

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I am 64 years old.

0:21:40.915,0:21:42.189

I am not 25 anymore.

0:21:43.980,0:21:45.720

I can still kick the neck.

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A 50-60 years old person, who was not

a fighter, can't even lift their legs.

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They can't if they never trained

like me or were not an athlete.

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I can kick the neck. I show to people.

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I teach the police cadet.

I kicked them everyday.

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I kicked my students everyday.

I kick to discipline them. ok?

0:22:05.735,0:22:11.411

In your day, you were skilled with elbows, you cut many yodmuay.

0:22:11.411,0:22:16.279

In the past, did people think Muay Sok was good?

0:22:16.279,0:22:23.178

Today elbow technique is popular.

But in the past it wasn't given high esteem, was it?

0:22:23.178,0:22:26.657

Were you proud of your elbow skill?

0:22:26.657,0:22:30.237

Nobody taught me elbow techniques.

0:22:30.237,0:22:33.267

But I thought we should use this.

0:22:33.545,0:22:34.802

- You learned it on your own?

- Yes

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I tried and it worked.

0:22:40.707,0:22:42.988

Some people they got injured.

0:22:44.136,0:22:46.035

The skin broke but not too bad.

0:22:46.035,0:22:47.745

But they were scared.

0:22:47.745,0:22:52.421

Their confidence went from 100 to 80.

0:22:53.062,0:22:56.375

They saw a lot of blood

and thought they would die.

0:22:57.163,0:22:58.966

It boosted me.

0:22:58.966,0:23:03.613

That helped reduce the

opponent ability by 20%.

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- The audience liked it, right?

- Yes!

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Audiences were excited.

They were like "oh...blood".

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A lot of blood!

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They would say that it was an

agressive fight with a lot of blood.

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Elbow is very sharp.

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Very sharp

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Very sharp

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-Thank you very much.

- Yes Thank you.