technique problem

[Sagat]

Has anyone noticed that certain muay Thai techniques, especially the 'down elbow' and 'long knee' have one common drawback -- it's hard to pull back your legs/feet into your stance quick enough after throwing them because of the techniques' powerful forward momentum. Is it just me, or has anyone else experienced that problem? And has anyone heard of Kru Vut Kamnark? He was that guy who used to have ads for instructional videos in black belt magazine about nine or ten years back, and had his own line of training equipment and muay Thai shorts. He claimed to have been champion of Thailand once or twice and won around eighty fights, but I used to know this guy in Tucson who was a real fighter in Thailand for a while, and he said Vut was only a trainer and never fought in his life. Does anyone know about Vut -- was he a real champion or not?

[Abe]

Not one technique in MT can be used for every situations. Alot of them have flaws, it's like saying if i go for a body shot, isn't my head exposed? Just gotta have the timing to use them i reckon.

Never heard of him. Too many stadiums in thailand to be a champion in.

[Khun Kao]

Has anyone noticed that certain muay Thai techniques, especially the 'down elbow' and 'long knee' have one common drawback -- it's hard to pull back your legs/feet into your stance quick enough after throwing them because of the techniques' powerful forward momentum. Is it just me, or has anyone else experienced that problem?

When I was a beginner? Yes. Now? No. Its a matter of learning how, and more importantly, WHEN to throw those techniques.

And has anyone heard of Kru Vut Kamnark? He was that guy who used to have ads for instructional videos in black belt magazine about nine or ten years back, and had his own line of training equipment and muay Thai shorts. He claimed to have been champion of Thailand once or twice and won around eighty fights, but I used to know this guy in Tucson who was a real fighter in Thailand for a while, and he said Vut was only a trainer and never fought in his life. Does anyone know about Vut -- was he a real champion or not?

I've met Vut. He was at a couple of my fights back in the 90's. I've heard varying stories from him being a legit champ in Northern Thailand, to him having never fought before. I don't know what the truth is (probably something in the middle, in that "Sure" he's probably fought, but wasn't a champ). But I do know that his MuayThai is pretty decent stuff. I've read some of his instructional/tutorial articles from the martial arts mags back in the day, and found them rather informative. I've also heard that his vid's are pretty good, too.