Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Burma and muay Lao from Laos.
The word muay derives from the Sanskrit mavya which means “to bind together”. Muay Thai is referred to as the “Art of Eight Limbs” or the “Science of Eight Limbs” because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight “points of contact”, as opposed to “two points” (fists) in boxing and “four points” (hands and feet) used in other more regulated combat sports, such as kickboxing and savate. A practitioner of muay Thai is known as a nak muay. Western practitioners are sometimes called nak muay farang, meaning “foreign boxer.”
14x world champion Roger Gracie and 6x world champion Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” will face off for the first time..
Harris defended and retained his PXC Lightweight Championship belt on September 1st in the Philippines against Jon Tuck.
On October 14, 2012, fourteen of the worlds best Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes will face one another at the Viejas Arena in San Diego, California. For more information please visit: www.metamoris.com
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Experience:
Currently fighting for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Veteran of WEC, Strikeforce, Elite XC
Professional MMA record of 13-3
Trains under World Champion, Neungsiam Samphusri
Jiu jitsu Brown Belt under Crispim BJJ (Alexander De Almeida)
Owner of Fight and Fitness Gym in SF Bay Area
Current and Former Titles
2005 San Francisco Golden Gloves Champion
National Muay Thai Promotion, U.S.A. Champion
IKF U.S.A. San Shou Champion
ISKA California Super-Lightweight Muay Thai Champion
ISCF MMA World Bantamweight Champion
WCSC MMA World Featherweight Champion
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RZA from Wu Tang Clan with Cung Le
At ‘Rock the Bells’ at the Shoreline w/ RZA and Cung Le and crew promoting ‘Man w/ the Iron Fists
Rock the Bells 2012 at Shoreline Amphitheatre At Mountain View. – RZA from Wu Tang Clan with Cung Le on stage promoting their new upcoming movie
