Myanmar Traditional Boxing 27

Anything can happen in action pack MTB ring. We have seen everything, such as women fights, great old masters (over 50) competing with young masters, disable crippled man knocking out the perfect human being, and international fights, such as USA, Australia, Thailand against Myanmar matches. MTB warriors grow up with unique playing methods, which are embedded for them for martial arts trainings. Children that we don't think much capable in the West are capable warriors in the East. Most of the full grown MTB warriors you see fighting in the ring grew up fighting from the age five or six. This may seem exaggeration or impossible for us in the West, but it is true in Myanmar. I started training since I was six, so many of my friends. Now you can see it with your own eyes about what the awesome youth warriors can do. I am not talking about ridiculous "Karate Kids" who come out of lying degenerated karate or kung fu schools in the USA, who think they can fight because they do one or two flashy kicks and they have done embarrassing sparing with laughable pads and gears. This event includes two youth challenged matches, and one youth warrior (fourteen years old) vs. full grown man and many other awesome challenged matches. Truly the CHALLENGERS ON TOP OF THE CLOUDS.

Nine Wan Lay (a hero of MTB 15, KO Yamamoto, Japan) is another flourishing warrior just like Thu Rya Year Aung. Thu Rya Year Aung (MTB 5, 6, 8, 17, 24) is the golden boy of the Maha Ae Karit Club (famous MTB club in Mandalay City, Myanmar). He is a little brother of Aung Aung Tun (MTB 12), defeated by Sau Wan Chine and Shan Lay Thwe at First Class Challenged matches. The club hopes his little brother can achieve what his big brother has failed. By the way, Maha Ae Karit Club is a stingy, unfriendly club. They won't let "outsiders" come and train and learn from they, no matter how much money is offered. Some of the martial arts techniques are kept secrets even from fellow Myanmar people in Myanmar.

Both under ten year old. Kya Yaza in Red belt above is a special MTB youth with incredible Bull Rushes, Leap Punches, Flying Knees with lightening speed in and out. He is fighting with a bare knuckles and can execute hard-core MTB moves effortlessly. He KO his opponent at second round. I predict this little tiger will be a master champion in less than seven years. Look forward for the appearance of that name Kya Yaza in future MTB events. He might become another Legendary Tha Mun Kya, a special MTB warrior from the 60s. Read more about MTB youth in the inspiration below.

Thunt Zin Tun has not been special in the beginning, but he is so special now after he beats One Dollar (MTB 26). He is awarded a Golden Belt Champion now. Sau The Myo (MTB 2, 11, 13, 25) is a great undefeated MTB Golden Belt Champion. He is awarded a Golden Belt Champion very early in his age. Thunt Zin Tun lands a deadly hooked punch on Sau The Myo neck and he is unable to continue. This is a heart breaking loss for all MTB fans.

This is what he says to my friend in Myanmar," I have accomplished great achievements. Now it's time to focus on other aspects of life as well," my friend tells me back.

Ref starts a standing count down on Hla Myint Oo in secound round. He can hardly stay standing up and forfeits the fight.

Again Win Soe is fighting with bare knuckles. Ah Mait Tha lands a devasting knee right on top of Win Soe head and he falls down during the fight about 2 min later and forfeits the fight.

Another very special MTB match. Year Kyi, fourteen year old takes on a much larger full-grown man. He is so smooth and perfect. Kyu Kyu Li doesn't have a chance at all. He is KD in ten sec and is in trouble at each engagement. No doubt, we have another potential great champion coming.

Year Kyi lands upper cuts, various punches and knees, kicks, and executes deadly slam downs on his opponent again and again.

Sau Sir Wa is so exciting to watch. He jumps up and down and calls out his opponent to attack him and then he goes in and rain down all kinds of combos. His opponent cannot do much at all and says to ref and the crowd that his head is spinning and he cannot fight anymore in gestures (so funny) and forfeits the fight.

Another MTB youth match. Tun Tun Lin is a brother of Kya Yaza (fight 5), but he hasn't mastered MTB system as much as his brother.

Rules in MTB Competitions

-No boxing gloves, but hand wrapping (optional)
-You can do anything while standing up, such as head butt, elbow, knees, slams.
-No judges.

You have to knock out your opponent to win. No matter how many times you knock down your opponent, if he’s still getting back up, you don’t win. 95% of the fights ends with someone out.

no striking while your opponent is down.
The corner can call one (ONLY One) three-minutes break during the fight.
If you fighter is knocked out or not doing well, use it.
no biting, eye-gouging, kick in the groin, etc.

My friend Phil Dunlap puts up some pictures of MTB youths training in Myanmar at his web site and some IKA Kickboxing photo forum with good intentions. They start talking trash about our MTB youths like they look so skinny and famine how is it possible they can fight. They also say in sarcasm that oh little boys they are so cute, etc. Phil says, "yeah it's not so cute when they are capable of killing people."

Typical shallow prejudice thoughts about size again. Those people who think big heavy bodies are good at fighting probably never knew any real fight. Read MTB 17 inspirations again about sizes.

It's not all about how big the look is, it's all about how healthy and how strong the individual really is. Being big with disproportional body can actually be a disadvantaged at fighting. Besides, most of the big muscular men in UFC, Pride FC and other MMA fights are on steroids. MTB warriors are real natural warriors.

Power in strikes come from speeds and maximum use of well-coordinated movements, not so much from muscles at all.