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

Living in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Antonio Graceffo finds a Muay Thai gym. It is his first experience with a Muay Thai class, where the art of eight limbs is taught from the ground up, rather than the Muay Thai training, he is used to in Thailand and Cambodia. In the end, the monk thinks it is an excellent program for people just starting out in Muay Thai, or who want to learn Muay Thai, but not fight professionally.

Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of six books, available on amazon.com, most notably, Warrior Odyssey and The Monk from Brooklyn. He is the host of the web TV show Martial Arts Odyssey, which has had over 160 episodes. Of late, he is starring in the world's first 3D martial arts TV series, Brooklyn Monk.
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[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.

[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.

[smukles]

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

[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!

[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 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

[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?