A few weeks ago we got some video of Kru Mark doing a couple of light rounds on the Thai pads w/ one of our pad holders, Dat. Thought I'd share it with the UG.
God that made me home sick....
Best part is that was Mark just moving around and warming up and you can already see how fluid and technical he is.
It should be noted that Dat is an import from our Pattaya gym. He currently has a record of 76-12-1 and was ranked top 10 at Rajadamnoen 2 years ago.
watch out. mike. People might read this and get mad about his amateur fights stateside...
my fav guys were deet and pong from the pattaya gym
I hate when fighters put up training clips and it's light workouts. I can't get motivated off this crap!!!
ArthurFonzerill - I guess Im not good enough to see the slick stuff you guys are seeing
this....
dellagraughtay looks tired
he does drop the hand though
thebasher - he does drop the hand though
i didn't want to be the one to say it but yeah. who knows though, he coulda been on round 12 after a 4hrs of training.
overall he looked strong though.
I'd love to train with Mark. I've never heard anything but great things about him.
Guys I would like to have private lessons with:
1. Ganyao "Dr. Knee" Fairtex (Basics, kicking technique)
2. Mark DellaGrotte (combinations, angles)
3. Eddie Bravo (I have a man crush)
Beautiful technique...slick elbows. I still have a huge scar on my melon from one of his play elbows.
I had an opportunity to train with Mark a few years ago. All I can say is that his kicks still give me nightmares. You never see them coming and he loves to give you a warning neck kick to show who's the boss. Man, I miss those days!
Mark is pretty good, but imagine how much better he'd be if some of the UG's resident striking experts could help him out...
BubbaRayGracie - Mark is pretty good, but imagine how much better he'd be if some of the UG's resident striking experts could help him out...
TTT for Mark.
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Not bad (and I don’t mean this in a demeaning way). I think these vids look good and taking into consideration that this is “going light”. However, it’s not really as great as some of you are making it out to be. In my opinion of course.
I’ve seen some truly extraordinary pad work in Thai Boxing, Kickboxing and Boxing, so it’s possible that I’m a bit “spoiled” in some respects. All respect to Mark though, he’s a good trainer.
His technique looks “clean” though, I’ll give you that.
studiocamp - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PC_2Kbv7AI
Here is some "Diamond" rated pad work. :)
Now THAT is awesome!!!