Samkor vs Bruce Lee, who wins? Samkor is the most feared left kicker during the golden era of Muay Thai. The wins on his resume includes the best fighters during the golden era. Like Bruce Lee said, he fears the man who practiced one kick 10000 times... But what about a man who practiced it 10 million times? Legendary Striking Curriculum: www.strikingacademy.com/legendary (75% OFF Founders)
@@nucklehead718 Word, how many people do you know where breaking their leg wouldn't end the fight? You might as well have just said "all you have to do is beat him in a fight." There's no analysis there.
I was in Thailand in 1995 for a student exchange program. I seen teens kicking babana trees so hard i thought it was easy. I was 6’2”, 200 pounds and 20 yrs old. I also hit the tree a dew hits. Could feel the pain in my leg. These small thai boys 16 yrs old were basically saying i was hitting like a girl. They challenged me in a friendly matched. I accepted. After 2 minutes.. i got that kick in my right leg. It surprised me because i thought he was a righty… from seing how hard his right kick was killing that banana tree seconds before the fight. Turns out he was a lefty and that banana tree was just a lil warm up. I got the nerve by asking my friend to translate “tell him to hit me like a real fight.. i can take it” Lol.. my friend said “you sure ?… ok, good luck”.. All i heard was some Thai gibberish with the famous word “farang”.. So he hit me with his left leg .. the pain was impossible to hide. I was laughing to avoid more embarrassement lol.. but i said “ok stop, STOP ! Police, POLICE!” The pain was atrocious.. i had a nark on my legs for weeks. They were dying of laughter.. i paid these guys beers with their dads watching. Farmers in Thailand. So friendly. I made their day. They probably tell that story still today, 25 yrs later.. Best time of my life. But seriously .. if that much ain was done by a 16 yrs old amateur at best … … i cant imagine from pro fighters. They perfect that kick all their life. Beleive me when i say, these low kicks might seem low impact .. but after 2 rounds of receiving about 40 of them ..you just want to tap out.
You'll probably never see my comment, but I'm a Muay Thai coach who kinda started coaching by accident during the pandemic. Your videos always give me something to think about and explore for my students, and I wanted to say thank you for them.
Coaching is a whole new world, eh? Have you seen Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu? Pro fighter on Thailand with hundreds of fights.. trains with Karahut, Dieselnoi and the likes..has some great ideas for coaching/training
I saw your comment bro keep on training people and study so your students do well🤟 you don't have to be the best fighter to be the best trainer you just have be there and study to show your students the best way and don't forget to be humble 🤟🤟🤟
actually a legit strategy in ea's fight night, the ref will declare tko if u hit the same spot/side so much if that spot is severely injured. even if all other locations have nil problems
Samkor was the best and hardest kicker of all time. He was so good that I used to feel bad for his opponents. He became too arrogant later on and got kicked back by some good fighters . still one of my favorite
@@LawrenceKenshin he was a cocky fighter and he knew he was that good. He teased and overlooked some fighter in some matches and got defeated badly because he was too good and played around too many times. Well. He was one of my favorite muaythai fighter.
@@br0kentower292 man do you really think he doesn't know what "too arrogant" means? You left this whole comment and think he doesn't understand what being "too arrogant" is...
Thailand has some absolutely legendary fighters by feats that we do not know of in the west by name. seeing the old boxers, i really get a clear representation of how deep & sophisticated their art truly is. muay Thai today is weaksauce by comparison.
@@frederickdoyon the greater variety of techniques used then is more sound than just box-clinch-knee. clinching should be limited in some form, for the good of the sport. in judo, they used to give you 20 secs to get something done on the ground, or ref would reset. maybe the same rule for clinching? 10, 20, 30 seconds to do what you went in to do. but an entire round? entering a clinch to stall because you're ahead on points? weaksauce that needs to go.
@@frederickdoyon i don't want to see it gone, real technique there, just limited. i've seen more than a few fights where the guy who thinks he's up after round 1 hugs it out for the next two rounds to win o.0
He used to work at a gym I went to for a bit, and while a lot of the Thai fighters turned trainers are super playful, he's as scary as they come. Even when he's just chilling in between classes he has a look that can cut through glass.
Samkor is one of my favourite muay thai fighter.. His left kick throw with bad intentions.. Excell at one deadly weapon.. Just like Yodkhunpon with his ferocious & unorthodox elbows.. Dieselnoi with his clinch & knees.. Wangchannoi with his punch.. But my top 2 favourite will always be Samart & Wichannoi, a complete fighters.. Samart with his high IQ, flawless technique, balance in defence & offense, and of course his legendary side-teep.. Wichannoi with his heart & almost all his weapon is powerfull, eventhough many times he is small/shorter than his opponents, but it doesn’t make him stop to coming forward and landing so many bombs..
What I think goes unnoticed is your respect for these people and their culture/language. That you actually try to pronounce their names correctly tells me a lot about your mindfulness and respect. Thank you.
Yo. Love the intelligence of your breakdowns. This is way beyond watching people hit each other. You got skills bro. Love your vids mate. Until the next one. Cheers 🍻❤
Because the guys got somewhat of a British or UK accent you think that he does a great job breaking it down what what's the breakdown what do you have to break down with a guy that kicks one style of kick 10 million times not 10,000 like Bruce Lee said because of course the commentator thinks Bruce Lee stupid because he doesn't understand 10,000 and 10 million but Bruce Lee didn't even know what 10 trillion was back in the day so numbers really don't matter it was his expression in what he said was the key not the numbers and you as a commenter just praising this man get off his testicles honestly I mean slurp away brother slurp away but there's no breakdown here this man isn't Joe Rogan he's done nothing he's just told you this man's kick 10 million times and he keeps kicking and he knows how to kick and no one can stop it I did the same thing as him praise my comment dumbass
@@god-likesystems985 bro? You really messed up with that one... My guy only said that if you know about Muay Thai, you'll also know this guy, which now that you saw everything that he accomplished, you'll know that it is true. It's kinda like knowing Saenchai or Lerdzilla. for boxing, it's like knowing Rocky Marciano or George Foreman. You do not need to be a nerd or wannabe, just got to actually be into the sport. At least into some of the most important things
You have once again outdone yourself with the content you’ve created. I thank you so much for all the amazing breakdowns and look forward to what’s next!
Your Thai really improved, good on ya ! I love that your channel not only show us the old footages but also the breakdown unlike our Thai channels, they aren’t bad but yours better
I did a seminar with samkor once, about 15 years ago. The guy had a dead-eye stare like I've never seen before or since. If I had to fight him, I'd shit myself before it even starts.
THAT WAS HIS FAULT BECAUSE HE DANCED FOR LIKE 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT BEFORE THE FIGHT!!! AFTER THAT HIS LEGS GAVE OUT DURING THE FIGHT SO IT WAS A TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT!!!
Amazing episode once again. Love these legendary stories man. Thanks Lawrence. You’re the goat on Muay Thai content. Maybe one day you might even add the other style called Dutch style as well with Dutch and Moroccan fighters in there like Souwer, Tyrone Spong, Hoost, Aerts, Mohamed Khamal, Faldir Chabari, Andy Ristie, Manhoef etc. Lol just some suggestions bro. Thanks for everything
i think the reason bruce lee used the number 10,000 in his quote is because 10,000 is a common figure in Chinese speech to convey "a lot" or "many", plus starting the quote with "a man who practices 10 million kicks once" is a bit excessive haha
@@jordanebert not hard to calculate, let's say this elite fighters train up to 5 to 6 hours daily, let's assume also that in day of training with pads and sparr, he does 400 GOOD kicks, he then trains 6 days a week. Giving a rough estimate of 2,400 proper trained kicks per week. So that would be 9600 ~ 10, 000 kicks a month, in a year would be 120,000 kicks aproximately. Hence, according to my numbers he must spend training 83.36 Years in order to reach that 10M times mark.
Man! The difference in performance of the Japanese champion when facing him.. and the repeated blows to the right arm & body 😬 he was practically shut down and became a sitting duck. What a scary strong fighter!
My respect, Lawrence for actually pronouncing their name correctly and not butchering them. I've Been your fight video breakdown fan for a while now. Thanks for doing it.
Absolutely Insane man. I prefer MMA, but it is amazing to watch fighters who are TRUE masters of their specific craft/combat sport. Great Job on the video as well man.
- as a capoeira player for over a decade, i watch mostly Muy Thai and the occasional MMA clip. Capoeira is enjoyable and effective but there's a lot of wasted motion especially in a real fight. Muy Thai? Straight and to the point with SHINS as hard baseball bats.
This resonates extremely with me because even though I'm an orthodox boxer (right hand dominant), my left leg is dominant for some reason. and i find using the front teep and lead roundhouse kicks extremely effective to throw since it hits harder than my rear leg which is traditionally supposed to be stronger. I will try the southpaw stance and use my left leg as the rear leg to replicate this genius
Rickson Gracie-"Bruce Lee's philosophy about fighting was 100% correct" we can see that in the Tao of jkd, it has moves from judo/jiu-jitsu, boxing, muay thai, wrestling, karate, etc. All main styles in modern MMA
I think Samkor exemplifies a Thais best path to success in western rules. Spamming a hard middle kick and clinching to nullify punches. One problem is some organizations don’t like excess clinching. Petchpanomrung is the closest thing to this strategy, except he has some punching in his arsenal.
Watching this I see how much he loaded up by throwing his opposite arm back as he lifts his leg, so that he can bring it back forward as he throws the kicking arm back for twice the effect essentially... and he doesn't care if it telegraphs a tiny bit more, you should already know it's coming lol
Bruce Lee wasn't wrong in his famous quote, he was generalizing the number, but the point was well taken. Practicing certain strikes or counters repetitively, will make one very dangerous to deal with, and he was right, as usual. He would know, because he was well known for doing exactly that. Many fighters that came after Bruce had the advantage of his superior knowledge to draw from, yet still nobody has even come close to his skill level, and probably never will. This mans kicks deserve a lot of respect however.
By this calculation almost all top muay-thai fighters would have thrown this many kicks depending if they have a favorite leg. Even if they have a mixed style it still be would be 5 million plus or so per leg. They all have the same crazy training regimes and start at a very young age. Excellent video, always mind provoking making you look at things from a different unexpected angles. Thank you!
i worked with him before in same gym, and his kicks felt like a truck even on the big heavy pads. He can lock himself so stiff on impact and the kick becomes so muh denser and stronger.
The only thing I didn't like about this video is that Samkor's name is not mentioned in the title and not displayed in the video enough. Other than that, best videos as ever! Thank you for the information you are giving us!
@@chinaboss6683 Respect to you, respect to Bruce Lee.. yet in my opinion a well hardened Thai fighter is a nightmare matchup for Lee. Thats how he got great, by learning so many different styles.Bruce in my eyes is a great martial arts philosopher, actor , mma innovator and all around badass. We will never know how he would fare against world class opponents in the ring.
Wow, now that’s discipline. 10 million kicks. I’d say he was able to master that kick and it’s obvious he used it to his advantage over and over again. Amazing man.
There's just too many good strikers coming out of Thailand for a LOOOONG time. Even back in the 50's and 60's when MT was just being discover. Everyone took their licking from the Thais than and now.
Samkor still fights lol but is not the same :( but samkor is still a powerhouse! Age is for sure catching up. All in all I hope these legends live a easy and happy rest of their lives!
from an engineering perspective a bipedal being can deliver a powerful limb with the help 1. the rotational engine of the trunk 2. the leverage and grounding of the supporting leg. Having said that , no opponent coach had looked at the disabling factors of the power of the left roundhouse, they focus on training their fighters on "hacking , withstanding" it. long and short of it, practice a 1000 times in disabling his right leg ! instead of a 1000 times covering your body with gloves !!...
Bruce Lee didn't mean 10,000 kicks literally, he was trying to emphasize a point and obviously some people never got that point. Thanks for posting this by the way it's an awesome video . I appreciate it keep up the great work bro
I would screaming at my fighter "move to your left!!!!" And drilled moving left all through training camp. Do not stand in front of him and do not move to your right at all lol
@@christianmatteussen98 um no if you walk strait in you can and will get hit back by anyone who knows what they are doing. You have to move to an angle in order to attack without the opponent being able to hit you back
interesting video, thanks. My guess is that Bruce Lee was being poetic rather than literal. Asian culture is full of references to the number 10,000. It is taken to mean extraordinary large nearly unreachable, like English uses million.
Hey man! I love your breakdowns but I gotta tell you that the math doesn't add up. 60 kicks per 3 minute round 12 rounds per session 2 sessions a day 60 * 12 * 2 = 1,440 kicks per day Trains 315 days a year 1,440 * 315 = 453,600 kicks per year 17 years between 13 and 30 453,600 * 17 = 7,711,200 kicks in his life That's still an insane number of kicks! It's just not 10,000,000 :)
Im having a very hard time believing it was anywhere near 10 million or even 5 million not saying it isnt true but there needs to be some more research who literally sat recorded and watched every single kick he ever threw his whole life if hes throwing 60 kicks each fight then hes missing a lot and losing all his stamina not to mention if thats the case who is taking those 60 kicks every time no one is because its impossible youd die and the refs wouldnt allow it im just interested in knowing where the facts are that support he legit did it 10 million times and i also want to see where 1 fighter is throwing 60 kicks in the ring by himself maybe both together throwing that many
Lol Lawrence Kenshin doing everything he can to discredit anything Bruce Lee has said or done. Like any proverbial phrase, it's not usually meant to be taken literally. Something practiced 10,000 times is still greater than something practiced once. The point is that martial artists who wanna "collect" flashy moves aren't gonna fare well against someone who has the discipline to hone one skill to the max.
Back in the early 90s I would work out at a multiple martial arts club. I was there for Judo, but I would also watch the boxers and kickboxers spar in the ring there and also take in the new sport of MMA in the "cage" (which to be honest, I never thought would take off LOL). Anyway, a guy comes in, short (maybe 5'6"?), from Thailand. He knows one of the coaches and a top fighter training there (who they thought would go pro as a kickboxer) agrees to spar with him. The Thai guy takes off his sweatpants and his thighs were bigger than his waist and his shins were all scarred up, like they'd been beaten with flails for 20 years. The Thai guy threw one left roundhouse to the midsection, it sounded like a gunshot, and the top kickboxer just dropped like he'd been stabbed or something. We just stared in shock. When the coach told us that the kick wasn't even full power, we didn't believe him. The little Thai guy moved over to the heavy bag, swung it back about four feet and then kicked it full force, bending the bag in half. All I could think about was that a shin kick like that to someone's head could kill him. Been in awe of Muay Thai fighters ever since.
Hi, great content!!!! I love you videos so much. They always inspire me. I got 2 Questions regarding the video: 1. We are the Thais not using the left kick that often against each other. I didn’t got it the video 2. What do you think are the best counters as a orthodox fight to defend against this left kick. I know, hard question. Thank you so much for your great content!! Big Fan of your work!!!
When Bruce lee made the quote he probably understood how ridiculous 100000 or more sounded to westerers at the time. Also to not let opponents think of practicing any more than that. It's always warfare of the mind.
Samkor vs Bruce Lee, who wins?
Samkor is the most feared left kicker during the golden era of Muay Thai.
The wins on his resume includes the best fighters during the golden era. Like Bruce Lee said, he fears the man who practiced one kick 10000 times...
But what about a man who practiced it 10 million times?
Legendary Striking Curriculum: www.strikingacademy.com/legendary (75% OFF Founders)
Samkor puts Bruce Lee on ice, easy.
All you gotta do is break his leg and it's over. When goes to kick grab it bring him to ground break that shit.
@@nucklehead718 Word, how many people do you know where breaking their leg wouldn't end the fight? You might as well have just said "all you have to do is beat him in a fight." There's no analysis there.
Love to be a fly on the wall.
@@benwhite2795 Bruce lee has devestating speed tho, if bruce lee strikes first and dodges the left kicks, he will win
I had the chance to see him fight. The impact of his kick, the sound it makes when it hits... I've never heard something like this since.
nice bro which one did you watch
I was in Thailand in 1995 for a student exchange program. I seen teens kicking babana trees so hard i thought it was easy. I was 6’2”, 200 pounds and 20 yrs old. I also hit the tree a dew hits. Could feel the pain in my leg.
These small thai boys 16 yrs old were basically saying i was hitting like a girl.
They challenged me in a friendly matched.
I accepted.
After 2 minutes.. i got that kick in my right leg. It surprised me because i thought he was a righty… from seing how hard his right kick was killing that banana tree seconds before the fight.
Turns out he was a lefty and that banana tree was just a lil warm up.
I got the nerve by asking my friend to translate “tell him to hit me like a real fight.. i can take it”
Lol.. my friend said “you sure ?… ok, good luck”..
All i heard was some Thai gibberish with the famous word “farang”..
So he hit me with his left leg .. the pain was impossible to hide. I was laughing to avoid more embarrassement lol.. but i said “ok stop, STOP ! Police, POLICE!” The pain was atrocious.. i had a nark on my legs for weeks.
They were dying of laughter.. i paid these guys beers with their dads watching.
Farmers in Thailand. So friendly. I made their day.
They probably tell that story still today, 25 yrs later..
Best time of my life.
But seriously .. if that much ain was done by a 16 yrs old amateur at best …
… i cant imagine from pro fighters.
They perfect that kick all their life. Beleive me when i say, these low kicks might seem low impact .. but after 2 rounds of receiving about 40 of them ..you just want to tap out.
@@LawrenceKenshinwhat ever bro my favorite are buakaw and seanchei .
@@sumandas9487 who asked
@@sumandas9487 who asked bro lol
You'll probably never see my comment, but I'm a Muay Thai coach who kinda started coaching by accident during the pandemic. Your videos always give me something to think about and explore for my students, and I wanted to say thank you for them.
Have you fought?
@@bh5817 Long time ago. Too old now! HAHA!
Coaching is a whole new world, eh? Have you seen Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu? Pro fighter on Thailand with hundreds of fights.. trains with Karahut, Dieselnoi and the likes..has some great ideas for coaching/training
I saw your comment bro keep on training people and study so your students do well🤟 you don't have to be the best fighter to be the best trainer you just have be there and study to show your students the best way and don't forget to be humble 🤟🤟🤟
Please teach the students to be humble, and sparring isn’t supposed to go all out. Please!
It's a pleasure to listen to you pronouncing the fighters' names. Respect 🙏
🙏🙏
That's what I thought!!
I can't believe my ears that he can pronounce the นักมวย's name correctly like a Thai
"Often times, he looked like a video game character spamming the same move" LMAO
In all seriousness, this is how good practice can make you.
in fighting game he pick one character and plays them only
@@Justin-nq7qj same
actually a legit strategy in ea's fight night, the ref will declare tko if u hit the same spot/side so much if that spot is severely injured. even if all other locations have nil problems
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This is my strategy on Tekken and I always win against my kids using this strategy.
Samkor was the best and hardest kicker of all time. He was so good that I used to feel bad for his opponents. He became too arrogant later on and got kicked back by some good fighters . still one of my favorite
thanks for sharing! what do you mean by too arrogant?
@@LawrenceKenshin he was a cocky fighter and he knew he was that good. He teased and overlooked some fighter in some matches and got defeated badly because he was too good and played around too many times. Well. He was one of my favorite muaythai fighter.
@@LawrenceKenshin man did you really just ask what he meant by "too arrogant" you did this whole video and dont understand what being too arrogant is
@@br0kentower292 he probably wanted an example
@@br0kentower292 man do you really think he doesn't know what "too arrogant" means? You left this whole comment and think he doesn't understand what being "too arrogant" is...
He beat a ridiculous number of legends. I knew Samkor very well but didn't realize the extent of his resume. He should be mention amongst the goat!
Thailand has some absolutely legendary fighters by feats that we do not know of in the west by name. seeing the old boxers, i really get a clear representation of how deep & sophisticated their art truly is. muay Thai today is weaksauce by comparison.
@@LIONTAMER3D there's still some awesome fighter in my opinion but it's true that the golden era was something else.
@@frederickdoyon the greater variety of techniques used then is more sound than just box-clinch-knee. clinching should be limited in some form, for the good of the sport. in judo, they used to give you 20 secs to get something done on the ground, or ref would reset. maybe the same rule for clinching? 10, 20, 30 seconds to do what you went in to do. but an entire round? entering a clinch to stall because you're ahead on points? weaksauce that needs to go.
@@LIONTAMER3D I agree. As soon as clinch stall it should be stopped.
@@frederickdoyon i don't want to see it gone, real technique there, just limited. i've seen more than a few fights where the guy who thinks he's up after round 1 hugs it out for the next two rounds to win o.0
I had the lucky chance to train with him. Total legend and fun to be with!
awesome brother
Where he train?
@@theartoffighting1643 he was in Hong Kong working. Think he is still around in Hong Kong but gyms been hit hard due to Covid
same here
@@royhsieh4307 was at FFG!
He used to work at a gym I went to for a bit, and while a lot of the Thai fighters turned trainers are super playful, he's as scary as they come. Even when he's just chilling in between classes he has a look that can cut through glass.
Samkor is one of my favourite muay thai fighter..
His left kick throw with bad intentions..
Excell at one deadly weapon..
Just like Yodkhunpon with his ferocious & unorthodox elbows..
Dieselnoi with his clinch & knees..
Wangchannoi with his punch..
But my top 2 favourite will always be Samart & Wichannoi, a complete fighters..
Samart with his high IQ, flawless technique, balance in defence & offense, and of course his legendary side-teep..
Wichannoi with his heart & almost all his weapon is powerfull, eventhough many times he is small/shorter than his opponents, but it doesn’t make him stop to coming forward and landing so many bombs..
What I think goes unnoticed is your respect for these people and their culture/language. That you actually try to pronounce their names correctly tells me a lot about your mindfulness and respect. Thank you.
Yo. Love the intelligence of your breakdowns. This is way beyond watching people hit each other. You got skills bro. Love your vids mate. Until the next one. Cheers 🍻❤
very thankful for your support!
@@LawrenceKenshin what Isiah said. ❤
@@ResurrectingJiriki Cheers mate. 😁
Because the guys got somewhat of a British or UK accent you think that he does a great job breaking it down what what's the breakdown what do you have to break down with a guy that kicks one style of kick 10 million times not 10,000 like Bruce Lee said because of course the commentator thinks Bruce Lee stupid because he doesn't understand 10,000 and 10 million but Bruce Lee didn't even know what 10 trillion was back in the day so numbers really don't matter it was his expression in what he said was the key not the numbers and you as a commenter just praising this man get off his testicles honestly I mean slurp away brother slurp away but there's no breakdown here this man isn't Joe Rogan he's done nothing he's just told you this man's kick 10 million times and he keeps kicking and he knows how to kick and no one can stop it I did the same thing as him praise my comment dumbass
I admire how you track down and spotlight these hidden gem fighters. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the support brother !
Hardly a hidden gem
If you know Muay Thai you know this man
@@MartinDiStasio Sorry, not everyone is an wannabe Muay Thai expert troll.
@@god-likesystems985 wanna be Muay Thai exert troll?
Spoken like a typical mma fan
@@god-likesystems985 bro? You really messed up with that one...
My guy only said that if you know about Muay Thai, you'll also know this guy, which now that you saw everything that he accomplished, you'll know that it is true.
It's kinda like knowing Saenchai or Lerdzilla.
for boxing, it's like knowing Rocky Marciano or George Foreman. You do not need to be a nerd or wannabe, just got to actually be into the sport. At least into some of the most important things
You have once again outdone yourself with the content you’ve created. I thank you so much for all the amazing breakdowns and look forward to what’s next!
every kickboxing instructor:
remember to spin around your hip when u kick
samkor: no, i kick then you spin.
Wow first time heard that ...I try tomorrow
@@jaideepbhullar6067 try it
Your Thai really improved, good on ya ! I love that your channel not only show us the old footages but also the breakdown unlike our Thai channels, they aren’t bad but yours better
I did a seminar with samkor once, about 15 years ago. The guy had a dead-eye stare like I've never seen before or since. If I had to fight him, I'd shit myself before it even starts.
hahaha a legend's aura
Yes, but he is actually quite a fun guy when you get to know him. Hardcore Liverpool supporter
Sounds like Sonny Liston
it is better shit before start than in the ring.
@@sh3n3ng Thats a hell a fortune cookie
One of the heaviest kicks I’ve ever seen! Repetition is a key.
for sure
Wait what!? He beat Namsaknoi!? 😵💫
Amazing
yup!
THAT WAS HIS FAULT BECAUSE HE DANCED FOR LIKE 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT BEFORE THE FIGHT!!! AFTER THAT HIS LEGS GAVE OUT DURING THE FIGHT SO IT WAS A TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT!!!
Amazing episode once again. Love these legendary stories man. Thanks Lawrence. You’re the goat on Muay Thai content. Maybe one day you might even add the other style called Dutch style as well with Dutch and Moroccan fighters in there like Souwer, Tyrone Spong, Hoost, Aerts, Mohamed Khamal, Faldir Chabari, Andy Ristie, Manhoef etc. Lol just some suggestions bro. Thanks for everything
thanks for the support brother!
i think the reason bruce lee used the number 10,000 in his quote is because 10,000 is a common figure in Chinese speech to convey "a lot" or "many", plus starting the quote with "a man who practices 10 million kicks once" is a bit excessive haha
Right.
Can someone do the math on how long it would take to do 10 million kicks, and post it here please?
@@jordanebert not hard to calculate, let's say this elite fighters train up to 5 to 6 hours daily, let's assume also that in day of training with pads and sparr, he does 400 GOOD kicks, he then trains 6 days a week. Giving a rough estimate of 2,400 proper trained kicks per week. So that would be 9600 ~ 10, 000 kicks a month, in a year would be 120,000 kicks aproximately. Hence, according to my numbers he must spend training 83.36 Years in order to reach that 10M times mark.
@@cawaboonga85 Thanks for clearing this up mate 👍
@@jordanebert No worries!
great breakdown, samkor is one of my favourites, the left kicks are just ridiculous so good
Thanks bro!
Man! The difference in performance of the Japanese champion when facing him.. and the repeated blows to the right arm & body 😬 he was practically shut down and became a sitting duck. What a scary strong fighter!
👍🏻👍🏻
When I found his video on May Thai Scholars page, it changed my life as a martial artist. The left roundhouse is the best
Would love to see a Matee breakdown. He beat Samkor and was known in Thailand as Dragon Shin.
Matee Jaydeepitak "Kaeng Mungkorn"
The thing about a kick with this sort of power is that it doesn't matter where it strikes or if you block or not. It will wreck whatever it hits.
truth
My respect, Lawrence for actually pronouncing their name correctly and not butchering them.
I've Been your fight video breakdown fan for a while now. Thanks for doing it.
Absolutely Insane man. I prefer MMA, but it is amazing to watch fighters who are TRUE masters of their specific craft/combat sport. Great Job on the video as well man.
Cheers!
@@LawrenceKenshin 💯🤙
- as a capoeira player for over a decade, i watch mostly Muy Thai and the occasional MMA clip. Capoeira is enjoyable and effective but there's a lot of wasted motion especially in a real fight. Muy Thai? Straight and to the point with SHINS as hard baseball bats.
I have never seen a Lawrence Kenshin video that wasn’t epic as fuck
hahaha thanks bro!
1:08 the referee got so inspired and carried away, that he started kicking himself!! 😂
I seen that 🤣
This resonates extremely with me because even though I'm an orthodox boxer (right hand dominant), my left leg is dominant for some reason. and i find using the front teep and lead roundhouse kicks extremely effective to throw since it hits harder than my rear leg which is traditionally supposed to be stronger. I will try the southpaw stance and use my left leg as the rear leg to replicate this genius
same brother. i punch with my right and kick with left
@@Zogang69 maybe its an advantage
@asher
I'm the southpaw version of you. Left handed southpaw with a dominant right leg.
Can't do the Orthodox stance well tho.
Rickson Gracie-"Bruce Lee's philosophy about fighting was 100% correct" we can see that in the Tao of jkd, it has moves from judo/jiu-jitsu, boxing, muay thai, wrestling, karate, etc. All main styles in modern MMA
I think Samkor exemplifies a Thais best path to success in western rules. Spamming a hard middle kick and clinching to nullify punches. One problem is some organizations don’t like excess clinching. Petchpanomrung is the closest thing to this strategy, except he has some punching in his arsenal.
Skarboski winking at Kobayashi while still half conscious 👀 stuff of legend.
Hahaha
The title of this video reminded me of an old military quote: "Beware the man who owns only one rifle, for he will know how to use it."
Great breakdown as always.
Absolutely love this channel.
thank you so much for the continued support!
this channel is a goldmine thank you for all of this!!
Watching this I see how much he loaded up by throwing his opposite arm back as he lifts his leg, so that he can bring it back forward as he throws the kicking arm back for twice the effect essentially... and he doesn't care if it telegraphs a tiny bit more, you should already know it's coming lol
That’s how the Muay Thai roundhouse is always taught lol
Bruce Lee wasn't wrong in his famous quote, he was generalizing the number, but the point was well taken. Practicing certain strikes or counters repetitively, will make one very dangerous to deal with, and he was right, as usual. He would know, because he was well known for doing exactly that. Many fighters that came after Bruce had the advantage of his superior knowledge to draw from, yet still nobody has even come close to his skill level, and probably never will. This mans kicks deserve a lot of respect however.
Love these breakdowns every time 🔥
thank you brother
you were there counting them?
The legends unknown.thank you for highlighting them and explain them easy to understand by us brother 👍.God bless 👌🇵🇰
By this calculation almost all top muay-thai fighters would have thrown this many kicks depending if they have a favorite leg. Even if they have a mixed style it still be would be 5 million plus or so per leg. They all have the same crazy training regimes and start at a very young age. Excellent video, always mind provoking making you look at things from a different unexpected angles. Thank you!
i worked with him before in same gym, and his kicks felt like a truck even on the big heavy pads. He can lock himself so stiff on impact and the kick becomes so muh denser and stronger.
Which gym?
The only thing I didn't like about this video is that Samkor's name is not mentioned in the title and not displayed in the video enough. Other than that, best videos as ever! Thank you for the information you are giving us!
Your pronunciation of Thai fighters names sound pretty good!
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Great efforts in your Thai name pronunciation. We know the different pitch is not a thing in English language, but you did it very well for the Thai.
* only uses left leg*
Opponents: i wasn't expecting to be kicked on this one side so many times. He's unpredictable
Excellent, Lawrence!
You learned how to read Thai a lot tho, so appreciates.
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Thank you for keeping our passion alive ❤
What an amazing fighter.I am a left kicker too.Would have loved to watch him live.
"Samkor is the most feared left kicker"
Khm,khm, *Mirko CroCop.*
Dude your content is LEGENDARY! I love every video you make
He fought Namsaknoi 7 times at least.🤯
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Truly excellent analysis, Lawrence. Thank you.
thank you kit!
Great video as always man! This makes me want to relearn everything in southpaw stance haha, those kicks look devastating.
Gotta love the left kick as it hits the orthodox fighters liver side which is a killer
Bruce Lee indeed paid subtle tribute to Muay Thai. Ten thousand kick same same.
hahah yes
Bruce got his butt kicked there once. they showed some of the truth in the dragon story.
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Doubt it. Too easy to slander a legend's name. Good try , troll.
@@chinaboss6683 exactly, they just jealous that Bruce Lee is a bigger legend than anyone the west produced both philosophically and technique wise
@@chinaboss6683 Respect to you, respect to Bruce Lee.. yet in my opinion a well hardened Thai fighter is a nightmare matchup for Lee. Thats how he got great, by learning so many different styles.Bruce in my eyes is a great martial arts philosopher, actor , mma innovator and all around badass. We will never know how he would fare against world class opponents in the ring.
Wow, now that’s discipline. 10 million kicks. I’d say he was able to master that kick and it’s obvious he used it to his advantage over and over again. Amazing man.
There's just too many good strikers coming out of Thailand for a LOOOONG time. Even back in the 50's and 60's when MT was just being discover. Everyone took their licking from the Thais than and now.
It’s trueb
@@LawrenceKenshin Keep up the FANTASTIC quality videos...and please upload more. It's always a treat to watch. Thank you!
Watching his left kicks will always be satisfying.
Samkor still fights lol but is not the same :( but samkor is still a powerhouse! Age is for sure catching up. All in all I hope these legends live a easy and happy rest of their lives!
from an engineering perspective a bipedal being can deliver a powerful limb with the help 1. the rotational engine of the trunk 2. the leverage and grounding of the supporting leg. Having said that , no opponent coach had looked at the disabling factors of the power of the left roundhouse, they focus on training their fighters on "hacking , withstanding" it. long and short of it, practice a 1000 times in disabling his right leg ! instead of a 1000 times covering your body with gloves !!...
Bruh I’ve seen some of his fights this dude was legit Sonny Liston but with his legs 🦵😂
for sure
Another incredible video, your analysis is so good. Thanks Lawrence
Super motivating!🥰🥰
thanks for watching!
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You do some of the best reviews ever! I've learnt so much from watching your vids. Liked and subscribed.
Bruce Lee didn't mean 10,000 kicks literally, he was trying to emphasize a point and obviously some people never got that point. Thanks for posting this by the way it's an awesome video . I appreciate it keep up the great work bro
Swing a kick = swing a bat
Simple as that effectually Hard round kick best thing to is time guard with your knee!
he just knows how to kick. you dont need to much practice
Absolutely right!
Lawrence, brother, I appreciate you so much. I appreciate your respect for the arts, and your commitment to honoring the . Thanks for what you do!
I would screaming at my fighter "move to your left!!!!" And drilled moving left all through training camp.
Do not stand in front of him and do not move to your right at all lol
or just bull rush him randomly and wrestle
@@christianmatteussen98 nah, you will run strait into something with that strategy
@@wingoreviewsboxingandmma3667 use hands and elbows
@@christianmatteussen98 um no if you walk strait in you can and will get hit back by anyone who knows what they are doing. You have to move to an angle in order to attack without the opponent being able to hit you back
Best striking break downs on the net right here.
Thanks !
interesting video, thanks. My guess is that Bruce Lee was being poetic rather than literal. Asian culture is full of references to the number 10,000. It is taken to mean extraordinary large nearly unreachable, like English uses million.
Fully agree!
Holy smokes man? That guy should be in the hall of fame. Goat for sure. Awesome video.
Hey man! I love your breakdowns but I gotta tell you that the math doesn't add up.
60 kicks per 3 minute round
12 rounds per session
2 sessions a day
60 * 12 * 2 = 1,440 kicks per day
Trains 315 days a year
1,440 * 315 = 453,600 kicks per year
17 years between 13 and 30
453,600 * 17 = 7,711,200 kicks in his life
That's still an insane number of kicks! It's just not 10,000,000 :)
Voiced it wrong, it’s supposed to be 15 rounds a day which adds to just about 10 mill 👍🏻
@@LawrenceKenshin That makes a lot more sense since you did say 1,800 kicks per day haha. Dude is a machine!
Im having a very hard time believing it was anywhere near 10 million or even 5 million not saying it isnt true but there needs to be some more research who literally sat recorded and watched every single kick he ever threw his whole life if hes throwing 60 kicks each fight then hes missing a lot and losing all his stamina not to mention if thats the case who is taking those 60 kicks every time no one is because its impossible youd die and the refs wouldnt allow it im just interested in knowing where the facts are that support he legit did it 10 million times and i also want to see where 1 fighter is throwing 60 kicks in the ring by himself maybe both together throwing that many
@@br0kentower292 60 kicks per pad round bro 🤦🏼♂️
your tones in thai are beautiful, nice pronunciation!
Lost 30 fights . That is, one every 8 fights.....not a very impressive record..
Plus he was was disqualified couple of times...as per Wikipedia...
Losing just 1/8 of your fights to golden era fighters is impressive. Almost all the GOAT Muay Thai fighters have a win/loss ratio like this.
At 2.5 kicks per second, and going at that pace for 8 hours a day, 10 million kicks would take 36 days of kicking.
He can’t fire it at 2.5 seconds and 8 hours a day 😂
Lol Lawrence Kenshin doing everything he can to discredit anything Bruce Lee has said or done. Like any proverbial phrase, it's not usually meant to be taken literally. Something practiced 10,000 times is still greater than something practiced once. The point is that martial artists who wanna "collect" flashy moves aren't gonna fare well against someone who has the discipline to hone one skill to the max.
Lol…
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Awesome breakdown Kenshin!!
I've watched a lot of your videos and I've noticed a huge improvement in your pronunciation of Thai names in this video especially.
Back in the early 90s I would work out at a multiple martial arts club. I was there for Judo, but I would also watch the boxers and kickboxers spar in the ring there and also take in the new sport of MMA in the "cage" (which to be honest, I never thought would take off LOL). Anyway, a guy comes in, short (maybe 5'6"?), from Thailand. He knows one of the coaches and a top fighter training there (who they thought would go pro as a kickboxer) agrees to spar with him. The Thai guy takes off his sweatpants and his thighs were bigger than his waist and his shins were all scarred up, like they'd been beaten with flails for 20 years. The Thai guy threw one left roundhouse to the midsection, it sounded like a gunshot, and the top kickboxer just dropped like he'd been stabbed or something. We just stared in shock. When the coach told us that the kick wasn't even full power, we didn't believe him. The little Thai guy moved over to the heavy bag, swung it back about four feet and then kicked it full force, bending the bag in half. All I could think about was that a shin kick like that to someone's head could kill him. Been in awe of Muay Thai fighters ever since.
Great channel!!!! Keep it goin !! Totally enjoyed it!
Your breakdowns are as legendary as the legends who you are talking about.
Thank you for another masterpiece Mr Kenshin. 🥳
Thank you
Wow your breakdowns always amazes me.
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Hi, great content!!!! I love you videos so much. They always inspire me.
I got 2 Questions regarding the video:
1. We are the Thais not using the left kick that often against each other. I didn’t got it the video
2. What do you think are the best counters as a orthodox fight to defend against this left kick. I know, hard question.
Thank you so much for your great content!!
Big Fan of your work!!!
Kicking Ass Means Something Else Now.. impressive Is An Understatement wow!
Love Samkor. He's really one of the best.
Yer name haha.
Dang even that kick to the shoulder @ 2:28 was brutal.
Brilliant analysis (as always from you)! Thanks!
brilliant breakdown, I am going to train southpaw heavy. I like where you mentioned the comparison between the orthodox switch roundhouse.
Loved this one. He's fun to watch.
The largest muscles in humans are in the calves and legs. Therefore, the most powerful weapon of man is the kick.
When Bruce lee made the quote he probably understood how ridiculous 100000 or more sounded to westerers at the time. Also to not let opponents think of practicing any more than that. It's always warfare of the mind.
Your pronunciation on the thai names is very authentic!
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