For the love of the Game!

Amateur athlete: "a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons."

Amateurs are the lifeblood of Muay Thai here in Ontario. Without any prize money to be won, it is a labour of love every time these guys/girls step up to the ring.

Some may just try out the sport as a chance to see what they've got, other use it as a stepping stone to eventually become a professional. Whatever the reason, we need to support our amateurs!! Particularly in our province, amateurs are at a pretty high level of skill and always put on exciting shows.

Come out on Saturday May 10th to York Muay Thai's 5th Anniversary Party and see some live exhibition bouts between amateurs from the top Muay Thai gyms in Ontario!  These exhibitions are meant to display what Muay Thai is to the crowd and give amateurs the opportunity to move safely around in the ring without it being a full out fight. Be there to show your appreciation :)

Test your might on May 10th! YMT's 5th year anniversary bash: all welcome!

Bring your coins...we will have one of these babies lined up for you to smash at our 5th year anniversary party!

Details HERE.

Plus the Street Fighter 4 tournament for $150 cash, the Push up contest for $$ and the chin up contest. There are still spots available for registration for all of these...so go to the facebook event or email info@yorkmuaythai.com to save your place!

It wouldn't be complete without our line up exhibition bouts to display the art through Ontario's amateur talent!  Thank you to all gyms that have commited to sending athletes to represent them on this day. Come see what the art looks like in motion!

Eakpracha vs Albert Kraus (Glory) video

Here is an interesting fight featuring a lot of knees. This fight is under Glory World Series Kickboxing rules, which is different from Muay Thai. To summarize, elbows and clinching are prohibted, as are throws and catch kicks. You are allowed to knee, but if you do you can only grab and throw one at a time. You must release your opponent and grab again to throw another knee.

It's always interesting to see Thai fighters adapt to this rule set, just to see what weapons and defenses they are able to execute when their options are limited. Buakaw is an example of a traditional style Thai fighter who adapted well to Glory/K-1 style rules, though it took him some time. Eakpracha makes his debut under these rules in the fight.

MAX7 Bangkok Asiatique Tournament (videos)

Here's a double treat for you. MAX Muay Thai promotions uploaded two very action packed fights from their recent 4 man tournament. Some sharp blows traded in these fights.

You may get an extra day off of training for the long weekend, but you can still enjoy some Muay Thai!

York Muay Thai's 5 Year Anniversary Party on Sat May 10th! Save the Date!

Save the date! On May 10th, YMT is coming at you with are 5th year anniversary bash!
*Facebook: click here*

Doors open 6:00pm
Bouts:  6:30pm to approx 9:30pm
$25 at door.

Not just live Muay Thai demo bouts, but also some amazing fun going down:

Street Fighter 4 tournament-

16 entrants max. Warriors, please send your registration to info@yorkmuaythai.com or sign the facebook event post. 

$20 to enter.
Only accepting 16 players (4 back up players in case of no shows)
Winner gets $150 cash!

Annual Push Up Contest- 

All welcome to take a shot at going for the gold! We do this every year during intermission and it's a blast!!

$10 to enter
Winner gets half of the cash pot and a trophy.

Chin Up Contest- 

While the fighters are dueling in the ring and on the big screen (Street Fighter), you can try and see how many proper chin ups you can do on the side (with the aid of our resident Strength and Conditioning expert)...with a chance to win!

aaand of course there's still going to be Ontario's finest gyms representing with their amateur athletes in exhibition bouts to entertain you as well as showcase their skills!



Extras:

Popcorn Machine

and BRING YOUR LOONIES! - We'll have a coin op machine to test your might and announce the high score winner...Each coin is multiple credits.

Pad Holding Seminar: Improve your Skills!! New Date- April 27th

We are now offering our seminar on April 27th, for your convenience :)

1:00-3:30 pm-  $25 

This is a series of seminars that runs a couple times through out the year in order to help develop the overall skill of our school, outside of regular classes.  

Learn to hold pads properly for your partner's techniques, so you can also teach them to hold for yours. By increasing our abilities as pad holders, the overall quality of technique and conditioning in our classes will go up.  Highly recommended for those with under 1 years experience!!  

Pad Holding Seminar April 20th!

1:00-3:30 pm-  $25

This is a series of seminars that runs a couple times through out the year in order to help develop the overall skill of our school, outside of regular classes. 

Learn to hold pads properly for your partner's techniques, so you can also teach them to hold for yours. By increasing our abilities as pad holders, the overall quality of technique and conditioning in our classes will go up.  Highly recommended for those with under 1 years experience!! 

 

The Human Spear...

Some beautiful photos of Buakaw Banchamek throwing knees on both people and pads.

You can see his whole body supporting the strike to move his weight through the target.We'll be focusing on and sharpening this technique for the month, as well as training it for both offensive and defensive purposes!

Sangmanee Sor Tienpo Highlights... elbows and knees!

Here's a great highlight of a current competitor in the Thai circuits. It's a nice bridge from last month to this month because a lot of Sangmanee's clips here are elbows or knee strikes, or transitions of both. Also, the instrumental is classic. Enjoy!