These are the videos of the BXG's fighters yesterday. Didn't matter if you win or lose, all of you have done well and showed GREAT heart during the fights.. and that is what is more important. Well done fighters! BXG!
Novice - Natasha (Red)
IFMA Youth - Russell (Blue)
IFMA Amateur - Bryan (Blue)
IFMA Amateur - Derrick (Blue)
Sunday, 9 December 2012
Saturday, 9 June 2012
Fight cancelled
I have received information from Joe last night that the upcoming fights are cancelled.
I believe this comes as a bad news to all fighters and trainers that have put in hell lots of effort in the preparation of this fight. The cancellation of this fight will definitely have a detrimental effect on Singapore muay thai.
I will not comment much on this topic because of the sensitivity that might come with it.
To all affected parties, especially the fighters and trainers, dont feel too bad.. Train hard for the next one!
I believe this comes as a bad news to all fighters and trainers that have put in hell lots of effort in the preparation of this fight. The cancellation of this fight will definitely have a detrimental effect on Singapore muay thai.
I will not comment much on this topic because of the sensitivity that might come with it.
To all affected parties, especially the fighters and trainers, dont feel too bad.. Train hard for the next one!
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Damien trainor on sparring!
Firstly i would like to wish all bxg trainers and students an advance happy chinese new year!
This is a blogpost from Damien Trainor, he is an European champion and an active fighter who just recently fought on the kings cup in thailand who trains out of K-Star gym. A fighter with great techniques, and he was able to stand toe to toe with Rungravee Sasiprapa for five rounds (which to me is quite impossible especially for a non-thai fighter)
His blog is at, http://www.damientrainor.com/category/blog
I have taken a post from him talking about sparring which i think was a great post with no intentions of stealing, all credits goes to Damien Trainor himself. He were saying that sparring isnt about winning and to let your ego go. Something similar to the post on Saenchai, just longer and more detailed. Now that all great fighters are talking about the same thing, let us all put it into practice.
Damien trainor
"Sparring is essential when you are training in any fighting art, be it for competition or general self defence.
This is the time when you will get to practice your skills against someone who has the same idea and intent as you, the key word being PRACTICE.
Often I’ve heard people say how they’ve knocked so and so out in sparring or how no one can touch them in their gym etc etc. This is not a good way to train in my opinion, therefore we do not condone this type of training at K-Star.
Your sparring is a time for learning and honing your skills.
One of the biggest mistakes people make in sparring is thinking they have to hit their partner full pelt. This does nothing other than to make people think that you are a complete tit.
One of the biggest downsides to going hard in sparring is that you will get into a false sense of security. If you continuously go hard the chances are your partner isn’t really trying to do much other than survive the round, you will end up thinking you’re Superman when in reality you are not. All you will be used to is people running away from you, in a real fight this will not happen, that person has come to fight and you will not have the know how to deal with him.
You’re better going at about 50/60%, if either your partner or yourself gets caught with a good shot you can analyse how and why you were caught and address it, rather than being scared of being knocked out for making the slightest mistake.
Another down side is people will simply choose not to spar with you, this isn’t like top class boxing where their sparring partners get paid, these are your friends, peers and stable mates, if they don’t want to spar you they simply will not.
Sparring at a steady level and letting go of your ego will also mean that you can practice things that you wouldn’t normally use.
I often handicap myself in sparring when I want to work on a certain technique, like I may only use left body kick for the whole round for example. Even if I’m getting panned through out the round I will continue with what I’m doing. Not allowing my ego to take over and go back to what I know best just so that I can be on top.
Situation sparring is another good one, this is where you allow yourself to be put in a certain position such as being trapped on the ropes or constantly being clinched and learning how to deal with it.
Always being on top in sparring has it’s downfalls in the ring. If you are in control during a contest then there isn’t a problem but if at any stage the fight becomes hard, you will not have the knowledge on how to turn the situation around.
Being king of the gym is no big feat, during your training you should be looking at learning and improving to become king in your sport."
Hope this is a good read for you guys, anyway i will post the updates for the recent fight once the videos are uploaded.
This is a blogpost from Damien Trainor, he is an European champion and an active fighter who just recently fought on the kings cup in thailand who trains out of K-Star gym. A fighter with great techniques, and he was able to stand toe to toe with Rungravee Sasiprapa for five rounds (which to me is quite impossible especially for a non-thai fighter)
His blog is at, http://www.damientrainor.com/category/blog
I have taken a post from him talking about sparring which i think was a great post with no intentions of stealing, all credits goes to Damien Trainor himself. He were saying that sparring isnt about winning and to let your ego go. Something similar to the post on Saenchai, just longer and more detailed. Now that all great fighters are talking about the same thing, let us all put it into practice.
Damien trainor
"Sparring is essential when you are training in any fighting art, be it for competition or general self defence.
This is the time when you will get to practice your skills against someone who has the same idea and intent as you, the key word being PRACTICE.
Often I’ve heard people say how they’ve knocked so and so out in sparring or how no one can touch them in their gym etc etc. This is not a good way to train in my opinion, therefore we do not condone this type of training at K-Star.
Your sparring is a time for learning and honing your skills.
One of the biggest mistakes people make in sparring is thinking they have to hit their partner full pelt. This does nothing other than to make people think that you are a complete tit.
One of the biggest downsides to going hard in sparring is that you will get into a false sense of security. If you continuously go hard the chances are your partner isn’t really trying to do much other than survive the round, you will end up thinking you’re Superman when in reality you are not. All you will be used to is people running away from you, in a real fight this will not happen, that person has come to fight and you will not have the know how to deal with him.
You’re better going at about 50/60%, if either your partner or yourself gets caught with a good shot you can analyse how and why you were caught and address it, rather than being scared of being knocked out for making the slightest mistake.
Another down side is people will simply choose not to spar with you, this isn’t like top class boxing where their sparring partners get paid, these are your friends, peers and stable mates, if they don’t want to spar you they simply will not.
Sparring at a steady level and letting go of your ego will also mean that you can practice things that you wouldn’t normally use.
I often handicap myself in sparring when I want to work on a certain technique, like I may only use left body kick for the whole round for example. Even if I’m getting panned through out the round I will continue with what I’m doing. Not allowing my ego to take over and go back to what I know best just so that I can be on top.
Situation sparring is another good one, this is where you allow yourself to be put in a certain position such as being trapped on the ropes or constantly being clinched and learning how to deal with it.
Always being on top in sparring has it’s downfalls in the ring. If you are in control during a contest then there isn’t a problem but if at any stage the fight becomes hard, you will not have the knowledge on how to turn the situation around.
Being king of the gym is no big feat, during your training you should be looking at learning and improving to become king in your sport."
Hope this is a good read for you guys, anyway i will post the updates for the recent fight once the videos are uploaded.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Saenchai on sparring
Below quote from saenchai sinbi muaythai some years back during an interview with rob cox, i found it very true and useful therefore decided to post it here.
Seanchai: The most important thing for me is technical sparring, I always tried to do as much as possible throughout my career and think it should be the most important part of any ones training. You should try and spar with as many people as you can, spar in a controlled manner so you are learning not just using brute strength. When you get to a good level always look for fighters better than you to work with and learn from. When I was coming up I used to spar as much as I could with Somrak and Robert Gannorasing and Wanwiset Gannorasing who were some of the biggest names in Muaythai at the time. This helped shape me into the fighter I am today.
Seanchai: The most important thing for me is technical sparring, I always tried to do as much as possible throughout my career and think it should be the most important part of any ones training. You should try and spar with as many people as you can, spar in a controlled manner so you are learning not just using brute strength. When you get to a good level always look for fighters better than you to work with and learn from. When I was coming up I used to spar as much as I could with Somrak and Robert Gannorasing and Wanwiset Gannorasing who were some of the biggest names in Muaythai at the time. This helped shape me into the fighter I am today.
Monday, 17 October 2011
Mini Interview with Lena BXG
Since we have some fighters that have spend a lot of effort balancing in between their lifes and fighting. I have started this small interview sessions. I have chose Lena for the first small interview because currently she is the most active fighter in BXG and the women's champion.
Below are the interview details,
When did you started muay thai?
I'd started training since I was 17.. think in 2003. Always been interested to pick up martial art and my friends were talking about Muay Thai in school. So one day, i decided to go check out the gym at east coast (then BXG location) and ever since, its been a huge part of my life.
Why muay thai and how it changed you.
I guess, muay thai had taught me a lot on discipline and everyone in the gym has become like a family to me. Especially for Joe & Joy, they have been a tremendous support in my pursue for the sport.
How many fights did you participated in?
To date, i've 9 fights. 2 Amateur World Champs, 7 Pro Fights (3W [1win TKO & 2 RSC] 2D 4L)
When will we be seeing you in action again?
Very soon actually. I'll be off to Darwin on the 15th Oct for a fight and if it all goes well, I should be fighting in Nov at KL and Dec at Batam.
Lena Tan
We hope to see more action from Lena! Have a smooth part time fight career in front of you! CHOK DEE!
Below are the interview details,
When did you started muay thai?
I'd started training since I was 17.. think in 2003. Always been interested to pick up martial art and my friends were talking about Muay Thai in school. So one day, i decided to go check out the gym at east coast (then BXG location) and ever since, its been a huge part of my life.
Why muay thai and how it changed you.
I guess, muay thai had taught me a lot on discipline and everyone in the gym has become like a family to me. Especially for Joe & Joy, they have been a tremendous support in my pursue for the sport.
How many fights did you participated in?
To date, i've 9 fights. 2 Amateur World Champs, 7 Pro Fights (3W [1win TKO & 2 RSC] 2D 4L)
When will we be seeing you in action again?
Very soon actually. I'll be off to Darwin on the 15th Oct for a fight and if it all goes well, I should be fighting in Nov at KL and Dec at Batam.
Lena Tan
We hope to see more action from Lena! Have a smooth part time fight career in front of you! CHOK DEE!
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Friday, 2 September 2011
LIVING it
Being a kid, I have always got into trouble. I even joined a gang because I liked fighting. I always wanted to be a champion. Since young I have always wanted to learn muay thai and I picked up some moves from friends who are learning the art. I have never attended any gyms before due to my mum’s bad impression on muay thai. It has always appeared to be violent to her, and that the trainers will beat her kid up. After serving the country, I finally decided to join a gym. Luckily, Roy.. a friend of mine recommended that I join BXG as he was learning there. Things went smoothly as I joined the class and I soon found out almost everything I assumed was different. Punches, kicks, elbows, and knees are never perfect after watching 10 youtube videos on how to execute them. It was through practice and practice, drilling and drilling, doing it over and over again.
At this point of time I was also getting a full time job, and tasting the reality of this society. Without a proper certificate, my pay will be pathetic. However, I still chose to pursue what I wanted more first which is to work full time, but train and fight for a few times before I take a break and go into part time studies. Doing muay thai in Singapore isn’t easy. I was working a full-time office job and training at night to fight. It was tiring yet challenging, but the results was always worth it. I have been through 5 fights, 4 which I won and 1 which I lost. I remember them very clearly, first fight was with Ryan from hockey village at Baan Nak Muay, won on points. You know, people don't see the effort you put in training for the fight itself. I have been thrown with very ugly comments on the fight, like “why your opponent so lousy (clearly pointing out that winning him doesn’t mean im good)“ or “I see you fight like very easy leh (pointing out that they could have done it as well). I trained harder for the second one, fighting Lee Jia Le from FWA at the old FWA location. I won on points. Yet again, I received some bad comments especially from people who have tried getting hit before wearing the gear like “pain meh? the protective gear like so thick”. Winning the first two fights affected my mood to train. I underestimated my opponent and lost my third to Hafiz Suphanahong at FWA new location. The fourth fight was with Muhammad suphanahong at FWA new location, this time at semi-pro. I won via decision and received one of the best after fight feedback ever from BXG owner Joe, he said “good fight ron, the judges said you will become a very good fighter”. At this stage, I took a short break from fighting and enrolled for my part time diploma for night study. After a few months into studying I accepted to fight under full thai rules under professional bout with Aloysius Suphanahong. I was holding a full-time office job, a part time night class diploma course and training for a professional fight. I really pushed myself and put in a lot of effort. I won the fight at SCAPE under points. That is the latest fight I participated in, continuing my studies and training regularly at the moment.
Muay Thai in Singapore isn’t easy, it isn’t what everyone deem it to be, and the reality of this society had many people throwing the same question to me, “fight got money anot ah? HUH? No money you fight for what?“ “eh how much they pay you to fight? No money you fight and get injured you siao ah?“.. oh dear people, this is not about the money.. it is about the achievement in life. Do you want to work and study the whole life and realise that you have not lived, and that you have done nothing for your children to be proud of, and that all you can tell your grandchildren is about your job?” I mean, it is not just Muay Thai.. it can be anything. Marathon runner, Dragon boating, Photography, Travelling to exotic places, diving in some great sea out there. Live it people, live your dreams, do not look back at your life when you get old and find that you have done nothing but try to get yourself a promotion and to earn yourself a bigger car, there is more to it!
I would like to thank everyone, my girlfriend, my family members, my friends, my trainers, my gym and my gymmates. I myself, am going to keep achieving and living life to the fullest.
-Ron BXG
At this point of time I was also getting a full time job, and tasting the reality of this society. Without a proper certificate, my pay will be pathetic. However, I still chose to pursue what I wanted more first which is to work full time, but train and fight for a few times before I take a break and go into part time studies. Doing muay thai in Singapore isn’t easy. I was working a full-time office job and training at night to fight. It was tiring yet challenging, but the results was always worth it. I have been through 5 fights, 4 which I won and 1 which I lost. I remember them very clearly, first fight was with Ryan from hockey village at Baan Nak Muay, won on points. You know, people don't see the effort you put in training for the fight itself. I have been thrown with very ugly comments on the fight, like “why your opponent so lousy (clearly pointing out that winning him doesn’t mean im good)“ or “I see you fight like very easy leh (pointing out that they could have done it as well). I trained harder for the second one, fighting Lee Jia Le from FWA at the old FWA location. I won on points. Yet again, I received some bad comments especially from people who have tried getting hit before wearing the gear like “pain meh? the protective gear like so thick”. Winning the first two fights affected my mood to train. I underestimated my opponent and lost my third to Hafiz Suphanahong at FWA new location. The fourth fight was with Muhammad suphanahong at FWA new location, this time at semi-pro. I won via decision and received one of the best after fight feedback ever from BXG owner Joe, he said “good fight ron, the judges said you will become a very good fighter”. At this stage, I took a short break from fighting and enrolled for my part time diploma for night study. After a few months into studying I accepted to fight under full thai rules under professional bout with Aloysius Suphanahong. I was holding a full-time office job, a part time night class diploma course and training for a professional fight. I really pushed myself and put in a lot of effort. I won the fight at SCAPE under points. That is the latest fight I participated in, continuing my studies and training regularly at the moment.
Muay Thai in Singapore isn’t easy, it isn’t what everyone deem it to be, and the reality of this society had many people throwing the same question to me, “fight got money anot ah? HUH? No money you fight for what?“ “eh how much they pay you to fight? No money you fight and get injured you siao ah?“.. oh dear people, this is not about the money.. it is about the achievement in life. Do you want to work and study the whole life and realise that you have not lived, and that you have done nothing for your children to be proud of, and that all you can tell your grandchildren is about your job?” I mean, it is not just Muay Thai.. it can be anything. Marathon runner, Dragon boating, Photography, Travelling to exotic places, diving in some great sea out there. Live it people, live your dreams, do not look back at your life when you get old and find that you have done nothing but try to get yourself a promotion and to earn yourself a bigger car, there is more to it!
I would like to thank everyone, my girlfriend, my family members, my friends, my trainers, my gym and my gymmates. I myself, am going to keep achieving and living life to the fullest.
-Ron BXG
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