Martial Arts odyssey: Vo Thai Lan Saigon (Part 1)

[samkhang]

Heya antonio! can you tell me the exact address for this gym? or the name of the gym? i want to try. is it near the new world hotel?

[iexcalibui2]

sometimes I wish there was a curriculum for Muay Thai instead of just jumping into the ocean and hitting things. Muay Thai has so many techniques that most people don't go beyond the basic striking, in my opinion anyway.

[brooklynmonk1]

@iexcalibui2 Yeah, that's what i liked about this school in vietnam. for me, it is not quite right, because i just need to train every day. but for a beginner, it is an excellent way to learn. but you have to be able to speak vietnamese. anyway, thanks for the support.

[drbun]

I didn't know Vietnamese have their own version of Muay Thai. Nice! Do they compete with their neighboring countries with this martial art?

[brooklynmonk1]

@drbun Vietnamese do not have their own version of Muay Thai. This is standard Muay Thai, but taught i vietnamese style, meaning step by step, like taking a class at school. As for competition, Vietnam participates in the SEA Games and other amateur competitions in Asia. They do not participate in professional sports, however, because the country is still communist.

[123greggory]

Cool!

[Benbanme]

and I love how the dude wears a Yonex tshirt while doing Muay Thai. xDD

[brooklynmonk1]

@Benbanme Just curious, what is an xDD? Is it the shirt i am wearing? I bought it at a mall in Saigon. Why is it inappropriate for Muay Thai? I don't understand. In the ten years I've lived over here, training Muay Thai, it was my understanding that I could wear what I wanted. Please set me straight. Antonio

[smukles]

@brooklynmonk1 xDD is just an emoticon that's supposed to look like a face with eyes shut from grinning widely. It's usually typed as xD

[brooklynmonk1]

@smukles Thanks, I had no idea. I don't speak text-speak yet. I only learned LOL last year. Ok, one more question, what is a Yonex tshirt and why shouldnt one wear a yonex tshirt when practicing Muay Thai in Vietnam?

[smukles]

@brooklynmonk1 Sorry man, I have no idea about either one.

[Benbanme]

one thing. seems like u never try out the softer martial arts. I guess because u like getting in the ring so u prefer harder and more to the point stuff but it'd be interesting to cover that aspect of martial arts, too.

[brooklynmonk1]

@Benbanme You are correct on both points, i like sparring and i like harder martial arts. but one more point, it is hard to do a show about softer martial arts because it is not as exciting to watch. i have done very few shows on kung fu, for example, because since i can't do kung fu at all, i can't even participate, which is sort of the point of the videos. but if do wrestling, where i have no skill, it is really funny and interesting, to watch me get tossed around by a guy half my size.

[Benbanme]

@brooklynmonk1 aaaaaah i see. I can try to hook u up with people in the Viet martial arts community; I really like what you're doing with Bokator team :D keep up the good work!