The Malaysian Tigers: 15 February 2009

Saturday, February 21, 2009

The next fighter for the Super 8 Malaysian Contender Qualifier

Inroducing Alif from Boxxwarriors Gym:-

Fighter Profile:-
Abdul Alif Mohd Zulkifli
72 kg
171 cm
20 fights
11 wins
6 losses
3 draws

Friday, February 20, 2009

The Super 8

The 1st Challenger in Malaysia's Super 8 is.....................................
is Tengku Shahrizal of PDRM.

Fight record:- Fights 27
Wins 25
Lost 2

Contender Asia II-Malaysian Qualifier, Super 8

Coming soon-
Contender Asia II Malaysian Qualifier
Super 8

Eight of Malaysia's best Muaythai fighters have been selected for the Contender Asia 2 Malaysian Qualifier which will be held in KL next month.

Who are the Super 8?

We'll be introducing these fighters one at a time over the next week starting with.........................

stay tuned......................

who do you think they are?

who do you want to see.........................?

log in this afternoon to see the first fighter........

Contender Asia II- acara kelayakkan untuk mewakili Malaysia ke Contender Asia musim ke 2 akan diadakan bulan depan.

Kami akan memperkenalkan 'fighter-fighter' ini satu demi satu..........

Siapakah agaknya 8 pahlawan yang terpilih?

Siapakah pilihan anda....................?

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Bernard wins through KO!

Bernard Radin won his fight against Kompayak Sorsuwanyim at Chaweng Stadium with a powerful kick to his opponents ribs. Bernard was hoping the fight would last longer but after receiving a powerful kick to his thigh and a fast kick to his head, Bernard revved into high gear, delivering some heavy punches to Kompayak's head then knocking his opponent down with a kick to his ribs. This caused his opponent to receive a standing count. The second time his opponent was knocked down again with another powerful kick to his ribs, this time the fight was immediately stopped.

Congratulations Bernard, impressive!

Ali lost his fight last night to Sakchai Jakoytachana. Technically Ali showed more skill throughout the fight but his opponent betterd him in the 4th and 5th round by grappling Ali and throwing him to the ground many times. This is Ali's first professional lost. We have been pairing Ali with better and more experienced opponents as this is the best way for Ali to gain experince and to oneday become one of the best.

After the fight. Ali shows the true sport he really is. Seen here with a smile on his face being taken care of by one of our physiotherapist, Mark.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

We will be organising WMC/IFMA Referee Seminar

In June this year we will be organising an IFMA/WMC referee and jury seminar. All those with muaythai or have a martial arts background who are interested to be qualified referees or jurors are invited to join us and take part in this seminar. Participation is free.

Soon I will update you on the seminar and inform you when our participation forms are ready.

Kami akan mengadakan kursus pengadil dan juri IFMA/WMC bulan Jun ini. Kursus ini terbuka kepada pengamal seni muaythai dan juga mereka yang mempunyai latarbelakang seni beladiri. Jika anda berminat menjadi pengadil atau juri yang diiktiraf inilah peluang anda. Kursus ini akan dijalankan secara percuma.

Borang penyertaan akan dimasukkan dalam blog ini sebentar lagi.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The best to represent Malaysia in 2010 Olympic Martial Arts Games

Good news!!

The best fighters in the Ultimate Muaythai Warriors Championship will go on to represent the country in the 2010 Olympic Martial Arts Games also known as Martiad, which is going to be the biggest event in Muaythai history.

The Martiad will be the first of its kind, where elite athletes from 13 world recognised martial arts will be participating.

The whole martial arts community is eagerly anticipating these games!

IFMA is recognised by GAISF

Atlit-atlit yang terbaik dalam pertandingan Ultimate Muaythai Warriors akan dipilih untuk mewakili negara ke pertandingan Olimpik Sukan Seni Beladiri atau lebih dikenali sebagai Martiad pada tahun 2010. Martiad ini merupakan kejohanan dimana 13 seni mempertahankan diri yang diiktiraf GAISF dan juga Olimpik akan bertanding.

Ultimate Muaythai Warriors

Good News to all fighters and Muaythai enthusiasts out there:-

We are pleased to announce the Ultimate Muaythai Warriors competition. Working in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth & Sports and several other agencies, events will be held in July and August this year in various states throughout Malaysia to find the best Muaythai fighters in our country.

This event will run in accordance with rules and regulations of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur or IFMA. IFMA is the world governing body for Amateur Muaythai and is recognised by the Global Association of Sports Federations or GAISF. IFMA Muaythai is among the selected sports competed in the SEA Games.

This is your chance to prove you are Malaysia's best!

I will post more info on the Ultimate Muaythai Warriors shortly.

Mohd Ali Yaakub shown here wearing body protection in accordance with IFMA regulations.
Gambar ini menunjukkan Mohd Ali memakai 'perlindungan badan' mengikut peraturan yang ditetapkan oleh IFMA.

Berita yang baik untuk semua ahli-ahli Muaythai di seluruh Malaysia!
Pada bulan Julai dan August tahun ini, akan diadakan Pertandingan 'Ultimate Muaythai Warriors Malaysia'. Dengan kerjasama Kementerian Belia & Sukan dan beberapa agensi yang lain kami akan ke mengadakan pertandingan di seluruh negara untuk mencari ahli-ahli Muaythai yang terhandal di Malaysia.

Pertandingan ini akan dijalankan mengikut peraturan IFMA, iaitu badan induk untuk sukan Muaythai Amatur. IFMA Muaythai diiktiraf GAISF dan dipertandingkan dalam Sukan SEA.

Mari tunjukkan anda adalah pahlawan Muaythai yang terhandal di Malaysia!!

Saya akan keluarkan informasi yang lebih terperinci sebentar lagi.

Invitation open to all Muaythai Clubs throughout Malaysia!

Kami mempelawa semua ahli kelab-kelab Muaythai dari seluruh Malaysia

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Training at WMC Lamai, Koh Samui, Thailand

I thought everyone might want to see why we have gone through all the trouble and expense to send the Malaysian Tigers to train in Thailand. It would be cheaper to bring the coaches here and I'm sure the fighters would be happier ordering teh tarik and nasi lemak every morning. It would sure save a lot of money on phone top-ups back to girlfriends and family back home.
Well,i feel, there are 3 points which outweigh everything else.

Point one, sparring partners, some of the best fighters in the world train at WMC Camp in Koh Samui. You could hire the best trainer in the world for yourself, but without good sparring partners the training would not be complete.

Point 2, the opportunity to fight in the ring, in Koh Samui there are at least 2 fights a week so when a particular fighter is ready, we can send them to the ring, no need to wait a month or 2.

Point 3, there are about 15 great trainers at WMC Muaythai Camp Lamai in Koh Samui, all Champions, all specialist in certain aspects of muaythai.

Saya ingin menjelaskan mengapa kami hantar 'Malaysian Tigers' begitu jauh, sampai ke Thailand, untuk menjalani latihan muaythai, sedangkan mungkin lebih mudah dan murah untuk mengupah jurulatih dari Thailand datang ke Malaysia untuk mengajar pahlawan kami.
Pada pendapat saya ada tiga sebab mengapa 'Malaysian Tigers' Berlatih di Thailand.

Pertama, terdapat ramai rakan 'gocoh' atau 'sparring partner' di WMC Lamai, antara fighter yang terbaik dari serata dunia menjalani latihan di sini.

Kedua, 'fighter' kami mempunyai lebih peluang untuk berlawan di gelanggang. Pertandingan diadakan lebih dari dua kali seminggu di Koh Samui. Jadi 'fighter' kami tidak perlu tunggu sampai sebulan atau dua untuk berlawan.

Ketiga, terdapat lebih kurang 15 trainer yang terlatih di WMC Lamai, trainer-traner ini semuanya pada suatu masa dahulu merupakan jaguh-jaguh terhandal dunia muaythai. Masing-masing pakar dalam teknik-teknik lawan yang tertentu.

Below-from our previous post-
I feel it's important and interesting for you to know our 'Malaysian Tigers' training routine in Samui. Being here in Malaysia, I can't help but feel that these guys have a perfect set-up: idyllic island, no worries in the world(except training), good and healthy food, no financial worries....etc......etc...
First let me point out......the training is tough.........really tough. Team Tigers have to wake up an hour before everyone else(jogging starts at 6am) so as they get in an hour earlier so they can train extra with their trainers, whom may I add are at the very least ex-Lumpinee Champions.

Then I got a reality check.......I was flown out to Samui and the truth of it all hit me. On the first day, I was asking the guys, "Hey why aren't you out at the beach(which is only a stones throw away").Bernard Radin looks at me and says "Just check out our training routine, any free time we have, we need to rest and recover, no time for the beach". And now I realise just how tough it all is. Hey even the 7km run would floor me, neither less doing it twice a day. And Dzhabar punching me in the head........well I'll update you on that one soon.