I had the honour to meet with him at a Thailand trip. He was training and we were visiting the training grounds for my boy, an amateur in the sport at that time. He was so polite and friendly with my son and the other kids. Even "played" with them. Great person, great Athlete, Awesome Fighter.
I lived in Surin, Thailand, for 4 years as an English teacher and got to take part in the Buakaw Surin Marathon which he organised to promote health and exercise to people. He ran himself among everyday people and even presented the awards at the end.
It's utterly disgusting how the Japanese judges treated him. You can clearly see that they certainly didn't like Buakaw because he destroyed their best fighters.
Maybe but judges are biased everywhere, you would know that if you ever competed in anything at a higher level, still those judges ware assholes, idk what Japanese have to do with it but sure.
Imagine being a man that reaches this level of greatness. A true national treasure and worldwide star. Most of us can only dream, but he made it happen.
Buakaw is a very good man. He came to a buddhist festival to pray for a monk which passed away, showing just how humble and respectful he is. No boasting, no nothing. My role model
To my knowledge he only really boasted on tv shows (because thats what you are supposed to do) and after his first Grand Prix win when he returned home.
As a Thai and also your big fan, I never thought Buakaw was on your list of upcoming documentary. It's so dope! Thank you so much. This means so much to me and my fellow countrymen!
When I was in Thailand and my friend, a local and a former Muay Thai boxer, brought me to a gym to for some lessons and I asked him to strike me. He told me I needed a pad and I insisted not to but he ended up getting a pad for me to hold and just one kick knocked me off my feet. So I got up, asked him to do it without the pad and he said "your ribs will break" and he gave me some strikes at 30-50% and I was bruised for a week. We got some food with some other fighters that evening and I'll never forget when I asked what would happen if Buakaw striked me and my friend translated and they all laughed and my friend replied "you'd die!" and I asked what if he striked them? and they all laughed and my friend said "you die....we die....we all die" lol
You learned something that day that most people still don't understand. It sucks to hold pads for fighters so even though you block or check a kick in the ring, bone to bone, idgaf how tough you are that hurts like hell
His story is always inspiring...I like how you dubbed him, the God of Muay Thai. Undeniably, because of him, Muay Thai gets international recognition today.
Please add legendary (a bit old, too) Saenchai who is so softer and almost gentle. surely friendly, but very efective - like the strike he uses so often to get the oponnent down to the ground..., etc. In nearly opostte ways, both raised muai thai level, international recognition. Buakaw os more fearless, fear maker, destroing right low kicks and an amazing left cross punch. Saenchi is more like a performer, he does put quite a show, and in the end, all is friendly
@@davidpineda9160 Very true but if anything it just compliments Muay Thai.. just the fact that he fought Petrosyan to a 'draw' (would've been a clear W if the fight went exactly same was but the name wasn't Giorgio) speaks volumes!
@@davidpineda9160we all know that kick boxing is like the down-grade version of Muay Thai though.. so that also means lots of his weapons were taken out and also got robbed, but still dominated in "kick-boxing". 😅
I remember watching his robbery losses live. It was ridiculous. He's such a tank man. Goes to show, to be a warrior of this caliber you have to be bred in poverty & constant hardships.
No, I've just got to be hungry. I can give you 10 kids who were brought up under boxing coach's, and Boxing Royalty, who are bare none the best fighters. It's about hunger. I'll admit, fighting for one's food will make anyone better. It's about hunger again... Strange analogy, but so true..
@@johntaylor-lo8qx hunger for food>hunger for glory. If you haven't ever gone through that type of hell then you shouldn't speak on it as if you know what it's like. Especially when it comes to combat
Buakaw was the first fighter I’ve ever watched, I was only 5 years old and I didn’t know what I was watching, but that face and that name never left my mind.
@@Yomi4D Do you know lot of muay thai fighters at 39 years old ? Even Seanchai do not compete in high level tournament. It is not boxing or mma. You get lot of elbows and knees as they do not stop the fight after the first ko.
Buakaw is a legend. Buakaw is close to perfection, he has speed, power, technique, precision, IQ, timing, among other impressive features. Dedication, pride, honor, he fights for his country and show the world of Muay Thai. One of the greatest fighters of all time !!! Respect for him! Thank you Joseph Vincent!
@@bladelee193 Buakaw is the national hero and pride of Thailand! Because many Lumpinee and Raja champions went outside Thailand and many of them are lost to foreigners. Lumpinee champion or not they all lost. But Buakaw won over foreigner fighters who won over the lumpinee and Raja champions. Buakaw is a former two-time Omnoi stadium champion, Lumpinee Stadium Toyota Marathon champion, former #1- ranked fighter in Lumpinee stadium, Thailand Featherweight champion and the 2011 & 2012 Thai fight tournament champion. These are all fights in Thailand and EXTREMELY prestigious. + He is about 30 times world champion.
I'm 68 years old and watching Buakaw has inspired me to start exercising more. Not only is he a great thai fighter but also a great man out of the ring. A true ambassador 👍
I just turned 120 years old the other day and am fixing to fight at the next Glory HW championship...Hoping to make the final v Rico Verhoeven...Wish me luck guys...
Honestly those judges fucked over Takayuki if anything else, because all they did was subject him to more punishment from an even more angry Buakow lol. If I was Taka I woulda been like what? another round? Hell no I give, you fuckers come fight him he's crazy lol.
I hadn’t known about Buakaw until a few years ago when I started really getting into combat sports. When I say this man is one of the all time greatest athletes in any sport, I truly mean it. He may not be as popular as Ronaldo or LeBron, but this guy puts in twice as much work both physically and mentally. Muay Thai training regiments are brutal and the vast majority of people wouldn’t last a day working out at these guys’ level. These fighters might as well be from another planet with the way they are disciplined and the amount of work they put into their craft.
Watching Buakaw gives me the same feeling of what mike tyson was to boxing, it's unreal seeing their movements. His kicks are just relentless, I winced on a ton of hits in this video.
Frfr...Joe a genuis..all said and done Joe going down as a legend...dude a beast at making documentary....somebody needs to do one for you..I'm giving you your flowers now...RESPECT!!!
@@edwardkay3193 yes, it is, too. I'd say it's a western thing to trash talk each other before or during the match. I'm from Ukraine and even here it's not a big deal, despite that my country is European in many ways. But in Thailand the whole culture is another, especially in the field of martial arts.
@@serhiileshchinskyi4058 You are Okraina, not the Europe xD You need to Europe just like a bit ch, they can use. But ofc, you have another opinion xD
There is so many great Thai fighters but i only admire Buakaw,because when he fighting he never taunt his opponent.. i have a huge respect for him.. great fighter with great attitude..
I was lucky enoug to watch Buakaw train. And yes the other guys train hard too but he REALLY goes 120% of capacity. Never seen anyone constantly exhaust himself in every element of his training. He was like a unstoppable machine. So this is not all "talent" - it is a very high degree extreme hard work every single hour every single day!
No, its talent and everything else. Not everyone is born the same. Your mama lied. Get someone to train exactly the same as buakaw, he is still not buakaw. You get what i mean? If talent is not part of buakaw then there will be many buakaw but no, there is only 1 buakaw. Buakaw have a talent that no one can ever get with just hard work. Just like you can read a million books, you're still not Einstein.
Buakaw embodies traditional Muay Thai philosophy so well. Never back down, smash through the defense and make them give up or knock them out. He rarely throws combos, but times his strikes so well and technically some of them have so little wind up that it’s impossible to see them coming. And just ridiculous gas tank it’s unbelievable
A lot of words have been so overused and lost their meanings. Legend is one of those words. That being said, Buakaw is a Muay Thai legend is the truest sense of the word. An absolute monster. So happy to see you doing videos on Muay Thai.
True. The word legend has been overused and it has lost it's significance. That's why I'm still a bit confused that is this fighter really a legend. Is there no Muay Thai fighter who is better than him?
@@nasdoc1 Rather than a muay thai legend, he's the greatest kickboxer of all time. The game changer, the first two times K-1 world grand prix champion. Only been tko once in his career of almost 280 professional kickboxing/muay thai match. Some would argue Giorgio Petrosyan is the greatest instead, but Buakaw is certainly a top 3 in the g.o.a.t list
@@cruzartra7485 unfortunately hes not not even top 5 of the greatest kickboxers list hes in the top 10 though and the fact that he only managed a draw against the young and inexperienced Petrosyan doesnt help in Muay Thai hes not even considered a top 20 all time great he never won a Rajadamnern or the Lumpini stadium championship really hurts his legacy but hes still one of my all time favorites
Out of the wide range of his skills, I always noticed his exquisite balance. Especially during the takedowns. His centre of gravity is what made him stand out and gave that explosive power to his kicks and punches. Thank you.
Buakaw is a legend among the brazilian youth who practiced or just liked Muay Thai. lots of kids loved to watch his compilations in my school, everybody would get so hyped that we would end up mock fighting each other until the teachers broke us up eventually forbidden it lol
An extraordinary human being, he never blames anybody when the judge steals a fight. If you watch the video, you can see his face in calm, without sadness or disappointment: "Fail is a good opportunity to work hard and prove he is the best one," My respect and affection to this outstanding fighter of the life.
I smell jealousy from the first reply, he's regarded as a legend and best Muay Thai Fighter yet he called him "still not particularly close to being the best" lmao
Buakaw truly is the Muay Thai God. A real life avatar. He looks like a freaking Street Fighter character. Thank you for putting this together bro. You are the GOAT. Going to start following you and sharing you.
I'm Japanese and seen Buakaw live in Japan! He is the first foreign fighter I have ever seen come to fight Japanese fighters, in Japan, and still be the crowd favorite! He was a legend, and even us Japanese women loved him! Lol. Girls would scream his name over and over, for the entire fight lol. I love him! Lol. He changed our opinions of Thai men lol.
Buakaw's secret is his patience. He keeps the perfect distance. He waits for his opponent to strike first, then he counters. His counters are deadly. That's how he lands most of his devastating blows. When his opponent's attack, that's when they are the most vulnerable and open, and that is when he lands his kicks and punches. He also almost never kicks straight when he aims for the head, he swings it upwards then down to bypass the arm that blocks the face. He also distracts the opponent with yaps while he twists his body sideways and delivers the unexpected kicks. He also trains to deliver extremely strong left sided kicks to weaken the opponent's dominant side. And yeah I agree with the comments the Japanese judges definitely pissed him off because in 2006 he played more aggressively to prove a point.
Buakaw fitness is INCREDIBLE....it's a testament to Thailands cultural **METHODS** of training, HARD, RELENTLESS, but full of "skill" and "small nuances" that make a HUGE difference. It's not just KICKING and KNESS and ELBOWS!!!
Never seen a fighter like this. What a legend. He always seemed invincible! His speed and confidence and those KO moves, mind blowing!wow! Take a bow legend! Respect from India!
I would love to be a fly on the wall at one of his training sessions. I’m sure I’d be in disbelief at just how much work this guy puts in. Plus his diet must be super clean. I’m willing to bet he’s probably never had soda before 😂
I dont know what religion or what beliefs he has as to afterlife or gods but that man deserves to be welcomed as an actual god of his sport when he passes.
His kicks are amazing, as a Taekwondo practitioner I specialize in kicks and I am amazed by them. He can repeat his kicks again and again and that is amazing. I also find it funny that his introduction to the world is similar to Rocky.
Watching this I can't help but notice how he's just built different than most fighters. Look at his muscles, the man is built like a freaking bronze statue. It doesn't even look like bulk either, but muscles built for strength and endurance without an ounce of fat on him.
Love from India 🇮🇳 to thai 🇹🇭 people who keep the martial spirit of Hanuman and Ram alive with their Muay Thai! Fun Fact - The Flying Knee is called Hanuman Thayarn in Thai terms.
That was one of the most enthralling things I've ever experienced. Wow. What a story. What fucking sadness I experienced when he lost those two MAX titles. I'm a 2nd degree BB in Wado Kai Karate, and have a massive respect for martial arts. And to see utter corruption, absolute fucking injustice and unfairness shown to him. It made me tear up. Yet he STILL BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF EVERYONE ON THE PLANET FOR 10 YEARS STRAIGHT. I am just... inspired. You said it, he transcended what it is to be an athlete.
Extremely grateful for documentaries on legends I admired as a kid, but something that is better than that is educating myself on legends that were competing well before I was even born. And it’s all thanks to Joe Vincent. Thank you for another chapter of sports legends documentaries
love your Buakaw documentary bro. Mad respect for buakaw. He is the true Emperor of muay thai and one of the most revered artist of the 8 limbs . Buakaw is thailands muay thai prized national fighter
One of his great aspects as champion and human being is that he never forgot his roots his village family friends and the nation he did a lot for the kids in general but also in the village he works on the fields with his family he invests and support in locals he really is star and last but not least also a great human being and that makes genuinely a real legend imho
I remember as a kid seeing him in K1 matches going up against opponents in entirely different weight classes and basically beating them into submission. A lot of it was technique, training and strength. But what stood out most: This guys was tough as nails. In an arena filled with monsters, he left me with an impression that Muay Thai fighters are the toughest sons of @#$% on the planet.
I saw a clip of buakaw's training. Dude was getting kicked in the ribs for 2 hours....then they switch sides and continue....wtf id be gurgling up my own liver after one of those
The ONLY martial art i can think of that produces tougher people than Muay Thai is Lethwei. Which pretty much just said "Huh I saw Muay Thai...so lets add your head as a weapon...oh and make it so a match only ends due to catastrophic injury or knockout..."
In Thailand the crowds chanting along every kick is fuckin insane, it creates the unreal vibes when every single individual in the building gets engaged with fight like that
True! I grew up running around my neighborhood hearing men cheering MuayThai on TV at my uncle’s house. They cheer and chanting every hit. So every Sunday men are gather there and women at temple..just like in the US I guess. Lol
thank you so much Joe for this documentary, I've been following Buakaw since I started to practice Muay Thai and he is one of my biggest idols, a true warrior 🙏🥊👑
This man is incredible is strength to just break someone down within a few hits is really remarkable. Seeing his opponents basically give up within a few mins is wild. Those hits hurt them 100%
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I had the honour to meet with him at a Thailand trip. He was training and we were visiting the training grounds for my boy, an amateur in the sport at that time. He was so polite and friendly with my son and the other kids. Even "played" with them. Great person, great Athlete, Awesome Fighter.
Sounds like real Hero! God bless him!
Were you scared of him when you saw him?
@@ltroy_sw he would be intimidating, but no point in being scared of someone so friendly, like a gentle giant
@@candle_eatist true, but sometimes people are scared of someones presence.
@@ltroy_sw I mean yeah If I was going to meet mike tyson I would be scared of his presence like dude can punch my neck and my adams apple would fly
I lived in Surin, Thailand, for 4 years as an English teacher and got to take part in the Buakaw Surin Marathon which he organised to promote health and exercise to people. He ran himself among everyday people and even presented the awards at the end.
I guess he is very nice guy .don't carry the headweight
What’s your favorite spot in Thailand?
It's utterly disgusting how the Japanese judges treated him. You can clearly see that they certainly didn't like Buakaw because he destroyed their best fighters.
Maybe but judges are biased everywhere, you would know that if you ever competed in anything at a higher level, still those judges ware assholes, idk what Japanese have to do with it but sure.
Yeah they’re racist and sore losers.
Same goes with partial decision on Russian fighter
He won fair and square.if he had influence
Yes
They didn't wanna see the brown man win. Lol.
Imagine being a man that reaches this level of greatness. A true national treasure and worldwide star. Most of us can only dream, but he made it happen.
Is this the REAL Jackie Chan??
Buakaw is a very good man. He came to a buddhist festival to pray for a monk which passed away, showing just how humble and respectful he is. No boasting, no nothing. My role model
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
To my knowledge he only really boasted on tv shows (because thats what you are supposed to do) and after his first Grand Prix win when he returned home.
I love him to the core ❤️
@@nagratna793 that badass gonna love ya ❤️ heart
Boasting
As a Thai and also your big fan, I never thought Buakaw was on your list of upcoming documentary. It's so dope! Thank you so much. This means so much to me and my fellow countrymen!
frfr big up Joe Vincent
Nobody brings it home like Joe
Buakaw was a legend and great representative of Thailand
dOnT WATCH my FIRST VIDEO😬🚫
DONT .,,
Respect to you and vincent
When I was in Thailand and my friend, a local and a former Muay Thai boxer, brought me to a gym to for some lessons and I asked him to strike me. He told me I needed a pad and I insisted not to but he ended up getting a pad for me to hold and just one kick knocked me off my feet. So I got up, asked him to do it without the pad and he said "your ribs will break" and he gave me some strikes at 30-50% and I was bruised for a week. We got some food with some other fighters that evening and I'll never forget when I asked what would happen if Buakaw striked me and my friend translated and they all laughed and my friend replied "you'd die!" and I asked what if he striked them? and they all laughed and my friend said "you die....we die....we all die" lol
Yes u r smart... sorry
@@realitymatters4745 I am sure you are smart too
Core memory right here buddy 👏
HaHa
You learned something that day that most people still don't understand. It sucks to hold pads for fighters so even though you block or check a kick in the ring, bone to bone, idgaf how tough you are that hurts like hell
His story is always inspiring...I like how you dubbed him, the God of Muay Thai. Undeniably, because of him, Muay Thai gets international recognition today.
Alongside with Changpeuk
Funny enough his career best acomplishments are in kickboxing lol
Please add legendary (a bit old, too) Saenchai who is so softer and almost gentle. surely friendly, but very efective - like the strike he uses so often to get the oponnent down to the ground..., etc. In nearly opostte ways, both raised muai thai level, international recognition. Buakaw os more fearless, fear maker, destroing right low kicks and an amazing left cross punch. Saenchi is more like a performer, he does put quite a show, and in the end, all is friendly
@@davidpineda9160 Very true but if anything it just compliments Muay Thai.. just the fact that he fought Petrosyan to a 'draw' (would've been a clear W if the fight went exactly same was but the name wasn't Giorgio) speaks volumes!
@@davidpineda9160we all know that kick boxing is like the down-grade version of Muay Thai though.. so that also means lots of his weapons were taken out and also got robbed, but still dominated in "kick-boxing". 😅
I remember watching his robbery losses live. It was ridiculous. He's such a tank man. Goes to show, to be a warrior of this caliber you have to be bred in poverty & constant hardships.
dOnT WATCH my FIRST VIDEO😬🚫
DONT .,,
No, I've just got to be hungry. I can give you 10 kids who were brought up under boxing coach's, and Boxing Royalty, who are bare none the best fighters. It's about hunger. I'll admit, fighting for one's food will make anyone better. It's about hunger again... Strange analogy, but so true..
@@johntaylor-lo8qx 🤦♂️ no one is hungrier than a man bred in poverty 🙄
@@johntaylor-lo8qx hunger for food>hunger for glory. If you haven't ever gone through that type of hell then you shouldn't speak on it as if you know what it's like. Especially when it comes to combat
@@Udai_taxim you just got to look at Manny Pacquaio for an example of that. God bless him.
Buakaw was the first fighter I’ve ever watched, I was only 5 years old and I didn’t know what I was watching, but that face and that name never left my mind.
I met him a few months ago and did some light sparring…. Got wrecked. Even with his age now, he is still amazing.
พี่มายเมนเนททททททท เรียนมวยไทยเลยพี่
สวัสดีครับผม มายเมทเนท
แน่นอนน
He is 39 years old. That's not a methuselah in the combat world!
@@Yomi4D Do you know lot of muay thai fighters at 39 years old ? Even Seanchai do not compete in high level tournament. It is not boxing or mma. You get lot of elbows and knees as they do not stop the fight after the first ko.
This video got me to join a Muay Thai gym and it’s been the best decision of my life. Thank you for making this documentary it was lifesaver for me
how's it's been going recently?
Sureih
It is so good that it was lifesaver for you.Pls tell me about that event.
ขอบคุณที่เรียนมวยไทย ด้วยความรักจากคนไทย🙏❤🇹🇭
❤❤❤
Buakaw is a legend. Buakaw is close to perfection, he has speed, power, technique, precision, IQ, timing, among other impressive features.
Dedication, pride, honor, he fights for his country and show the world of Muay Thai. One of the greatest fighters of all time !!! Respect for him! Thank you Joseph Vincent!
I couldnt say it better. He was one of the Best there will ever be. One Liga with Mike Tyson and others. One from 100.000
I agree with this comment,. And all are the fact I’ve ever witnessed with my eyes . I used to work with him in a military team .
Never won a belt in Lumpinee and Raja stadium. Way more better fighters than him in Thailand
@@bladelee193 Buakaw is the national hero and pride of Thailand!
Because many Lumpinee and Raja champions went outside Thailand and many of them are lost to foreigners. Lumpinee champion or not they all lost. But Buakaw won over foreigner fighters who won over the lumpinee and Raja champions.
Buakaw is a former two-time Omnoi stadium champion, Lumpinee Stadium Toyota Marathon champion, former #1- ranked fighter in Lumpinee stadium, Thailand Featherweight champion and the 2011 & 2012 Thai fight tournament champion. These are all fights in Thailand and EXTREMELY prestigious. + He is about 30 times world champion.
Never won a belt at Raja or Lumpinee u must be new at Muay Thai i guess
I'm 68 years old and watching Buakaw has inspired me to start exercising more. Not only is he a great thai fighter but also a great man out of the ring.
A true ambassador 👍
Hey grand dad. I have you beat. I am 69 and plan on working out too
I am 70 hold my Zimmer frame 👊
Me too 😹
@@waltermorris5786 >69
nice
I just turned 120 years old the other day and am fixing to fight at the next Glory HW championship...Hoping to make the final v Rico Verhoeven...Wish me luck guys...
Takayuki: "I don't play by the rules!"
Buakow: "You don't understand. The rules are to protect you, not me."
Monster
That's original @bell
I’m not locked in here with you you’re locked in here with me haha
ฅชษจีนฝนตก😅ฃ😊ภู😊
Honestly those judges fucked over Takayuki if anything else, because all they did was subject him to more punishment from an even more angry Buakow lol. If I was Taka I woulda been like what? another round? Hell no I give, you fuckers come fight him he's crazy lol.
Buakaw is one of our Thai legends.
It couldn't be easier to be remembered as a legend.
He has been practicing hard since he was young.
It’s genuinely disgusting how many times Buakaw was robbed from winning the Grand Prix by biased unprofessional judges
It's crazy! I feel like I'd have flipped out if I were Buakaw, but he kept it cool in public at least.
They just jelly of him cuz the Japanese ladies loves him.
japanese always doin that
@Poseidon and Christ sometimes moses most of the money went to his gym and coaches
@Poseidon and Christ sometimes moses you obviously don’t know his story
I hadn’t known about Buakaw until a few years ago when I started really getting into combat sports. When I say this man is one of the all time greatest athletes in any sport, I truly mean it. He may not be as popular as Ronaldo or LeBron, but this guy puts in twice as much work both physically and mentally. Muay Thai training regiments are brutal and the vast majority of people wouldn’t last a day working out at these guys’ level. These fighters might as well be from another planet with the way they are disciplined and the amount of work they put into their craft.
well said
FOR SURE!
This is the closest thig to a real life super saiyan.
I never thought we'd see the day where we get a "Buakaw" Joseph Vincent documentary. Beautiful
The strength, the speed, the style, the dedication.. man had it all.
Not really that fast
Unlimited combat stamina
@@BakkerSamuel Fast ones I see don't have any Power to them compared to Him
There is no faster with that power
The man is a machine, those kicks are scary. His rivals have huge balls for even stepping into the ring.
Watching Buakaw gives me the same feeling of what mike tyson was to boxing, it's unreal seeing their movements.
His kicks are just relentless, I winced on a ton of hits in this video.
chimps have huge balls and strength too,hes like a chimp with a refined human body and brain to kill
I was wincing every damn time waiting for something to break
Next to him, his opponents looked like couch potatoes! 😲
@@bman6198 buakaw probably hits harder with how devoted he is to training
Buakaw was the reason I started Muay Thai in high school and ended up fighting for 12yrs... Awesome video!!!
No one does it like Joe Vincent. Forever the Godfather.
dOnT WATCH my FIRST VIDEO😬🚫
DONT .,
Nobody!
Frfr...Joe a genuis..all said and done Joe going down as a legend...dude a beast at making documentary....somebody needs to do one for you..I'm giving you your flowers now...RESPECT!!!
"Make it so "
I still remember buying k1 dvds to study buakaw fights. Those were the days...
Buakaw deserved this recognition!! He brought excitement back to the muay thai scene.
This fighter is the one who makes it not only a sport, but the art. Martial art.
Not only that. No trash talk.
@@edwardkay3193 yes, it is, too. I'd say it's a western thing to trash talk each other before or during the match. I'm from Ukraine and even here it's not a big deal, despite that my country is European in many ways. But in Thailand the whole culture is another, especially in the field of martial arts.
@@serhiileshchinskyi4058 You are Okraina, not the Europe xD You need to Europe just like a bit ch, they can use. But ofc, you have another opinion xD
It's not a sport my friend it's war
There is so many great Thai fighters but i only admire Buakaw,because when he fighting he never taunt his opponent.. i have a huge respect for him.. great fighter with great attitude..
Kind of like Pacquiao with Muay Thai build
Your work as a content creator is so important. The legends deserve all the praise in the world and thanks to you they are getting it 💪🏻💪🏻
I was lucky enoug to watch Buakaw train. And yes the other guys train hard too but he REALLY goes 120% of capacity. Never seen anyone constantly exhaust himself in every element of his training. He was like a unstoppable machine. So this is not all "talent" - it is a very high degree extreme hard work every single hour every single day!
it's like buakaw is cristiano and saenchai is messi
in K-1 he need to be extremely fit to fight many round in 1 day
Well it did say he trained for around 10hrs per training day
No, its talent and everything else. Not everyone is born the same. Your mama lied. Get someone to train exactly the same as buakaw, he is still not buakaw. You get what i mean? If talent is not part of buakaw then there will be many buakaw but no, there is only 1 buakaw. Buakaw have a talent that no one can ever get with just hard work. Just like you can read a million books, you're still not Einstein.
I agree 100% pure gifted talent and hard work is where good/great/legendary all get seperated
As a Filipino he is one of the greatest fighter of all time. Buakaw is the name!
His physique is just out of this world! Shredded like a superhero from comic books!
Yup Ripped like an anime character Lol 😂😂😂😂
fr. dude is a whole baki character
@@percaholic3123 nah Baki characters look like this guy but on roids 😂
HE IS A SUPERHUMAN....
Steroids are a thing in Thailand.
The way this guy trains is to be respected because not many people are willing to go that deep.
The ankle-deep water training segment was painful to watch.
I have not heard of this man, and just recently started exploring Muay Thai and it's culture. This guy is straight out of a comic book, so badass
Lerdsila and saenchai too
buakaw is the main reason why i train Muay Thai because i really idolize him. he is my hero
Buakaw embodies traditional Muay Thai philosophy so well. Never back down, smash through the defense and make them give up or knock them out. He rarely throws combos, but times his strikes so well and technically some of them have so little wind up that it’s impossible to see them coming. And just ridiculous gas tank it’s unbelievable
Athletic level is still incredible
Not only he is strong, but skillful, determined and He have all his passion in Kick boxing 🥊🙌
Legendary 🤞👏👏👏👏
The best pound for pound fighter in his class no question about it! He truly is a legend :) Will never forget his fights in sweden.
3 match's 1 night. They all got done in. Buakaw is an absolute fucking GOAT.
And 11 rounds total
10hrs of practice every single day(almost) since he was 7 years old and you can qualify as something that astonishing & monstrous
But both the finalist are in same position
dont forget about saenchai:)
Israel Adesanya did something similar!
A lot of words have been so overused and lost their meanings. Legend is one of those words. That being said, Buakaw is a Muay Thai legend is the truest sense of the word. An absolute monster. So happy to see you doing videos on Muay Thai.
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True. The word legend has been overused and it has lost it's significance. That's why I'm still a bit confused that is this fighter really a legend. Is there no Muay Thai fighter who is better than him?
@@nasdoc1 Rather than a muay thai legend, he's the greatest kickboxer of all time. The game changer, the first two times K-1 world grand prix champion. Only been tko once in his career of almost 280 professional kickboxing/muay thai match. Some would argue Giorgio Petrosyan is the greatest instead, but Buakaw is certainly a top 3 in the g.o.a.t list
@@cruzartra7485 unfortunately hes not not even top 5 of the greatest kickboxers list hes in the top 10 though and the fact that he only managed a draw against the young and inexperienced Petrosyan doesnt help in Muay Thai hes not even considered a top 20 all time great he never won a Rajadamnern or the Lumpini stadium championship really hurts his legacy but hes still one of my all time favorites
He’s a legend because of how he helped bring Muay Thai more popularity. I don’t think he is considered one of the GOATs of Muay Thai though.
Excellent doc on one of the most iconic fighters of all time
Said this several years ago that a Buakaw/Saenchai video would be fucking amazing and it finally happened. Joseph Vincent never fails to deliver 🙏🏽
@GE B *boom
Lerdsila would also be really cool.
Rodtang should also be added to that list at a later stage in life.
His story is still being written. I’m excited to see how he comes back from this.
They probs like each too much lol
The fact that you are honoring this mans career.. your a legend.
Im a buakaw fan since he was started at K1. Greetings from the Philippines.🤩👋 🇵🇭
Buakaw is a very dangerous and a scary fighter. His body is pure steel.
Out of the wide range of his skills, I always noticed his exquisite balance. Especially during the takedowns. His centre of gravity is what made him stand out and gave that explosive power to his kicks and punches. Thank you.
the recent young muay thai fighter in ONE also take center gravity like him ig he wants to be buakow 2😱
@@azure3438 What’s his name? I gotta look it up
@@rence5257 rodtang
Lmao to your name bro
his balance but also his powerful legs. his legs are huge, very similar to pacquiao.
One in a million year talent, I've been trying muay Thai for last 4 years and the respect we all have for him is like a God
Don't be too hard on yourself, og buakaw started from 7yo and does it for god and country, not because it looks cool
Don't confuse hard work and dedication with talent. He didn't wake up one day at age 7 as a legend.
Buakaw is a legend among the brazilian youth who practiced or just liked Muay Thai. lots of kids loved to watch his compilations in my school, everybody would get so hyped that we would end up mock fighting each other until the teachers broke us up eventually forbidden it lol
His grit focus determination is unparalleled second to none.
An extraordinary human being, he never blames anybody when the judge steals a fight. If you watch the video, you can see his face in calm, without sadness or disappointment: "Fail is a good opportunity to work hard and prove he is the best one," My respect and affection to this outstanding fighter of the life.
Yes exactly he was like okay 😢 I'll get stronger and beat him next time so thoroughly you can't even cheat 😭
+1
Heart breaking how he was robbed several times. But everyone knows the truth and he is the GOAT of the sport 🙏
He doesn't crack the top 10 of all time. He's the most famous and the most popular, but not particularly close to being the best
He is one of the best in Thailand but the best ever in K1
I smell jealousy from the first reply, he's regarded as a legend and best Muay Thai Fighter yet he called him "still not particularly close to being the best" lmao
@Epic Marschmallow then whos the top 10 then? Delusional mf
@@koniku3y not even a diss, hes one of the best but not quite a goat
Buakaw truly is the Muay Thai God.
A real life avatar.
He looks like a freaking Street Fighter character.
Thank you for putting this together bro. You are the GOAT. Going to start following you and sharing you.
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I'm Japanese and seen Buakaw live in Japan! He is the first foreign fighter I have ever seen come to fight Japanese fighters, in Japan, and still be the crowd favorite!
He was a legend, and even us Japanese women loved him! Lol. Girls would scream his name over and over, for the entire fight lol.
I love him! Lol. He changed our opinions of Thai men lol.
Most of the Japanese think they are superior than others
Japan tournament is TRASH !
What Opinions about Thai men That time? I'm curious
@@sirbill443that they have no backbone and most dress as women. Maybe?
@@sirbill443 me too
This is a treat.. I love it when he covers other fighting sports other than boxing
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Buakaw's secret is his patience. He keeps the perfect distance. He waits for his opponent to strike first, then he counters. His counters are deadly. That's how he lands most of his devastating blows. When his opponent's attack, that's when they are the most vulnerable and open, and that is when he lands his kicks and punches. He also almost never kicks straight when he aims for the head, he swings it upwards then down to bypass the arm that blocks the face. He also distracts the opponent with yaps while he twists his body sideways and delivers the unexpected kicks. He also trains to deliver extremely strong left sided kicks to weaken the opponent's dominant side.
And yeah I agree with the comments the Japanese judges definitely pissed him off because in 2006 he played more aggressively to prove a point.
in fighting games we call that "Turtling" :)
@@Free5tyl3 and it's annoying af:)
@@Free5tyl3 not really turtling. It's turtling if you block and the attack connects. If you doge and then counter then it's different.
A true legend. Buakaw is also a God of muay thai here in the philippines.
I admire this guy a truely warrior
His body shape, his muscle, his movement, his power, his speed. Dream of every men. Sheeeesh
Broken jaw, ribs, legs part of the dream too¿ that's the price
Buakaw fitness is INCREDIBLE....it's a testament to Thailands cultural **METHODS** of training, HARD, RELENTLESS, but full of "skill" and "small nuances" that make a HUGE difference. It's not just KICKING and KNESS and ELBOWS!!!
Favourite Thai fighter of all time. An absolute inspiration.
I’m gonna need the soundtrack to this documentary, amazing video what an absolute legend
He caught my ear at three matches and “11” rounds and won another match that same night that has me genuine convinced the man is’a human anomaly.
From America... Much respect to the warrior Buakaw!!!
Never seen a fighter like this. What a legend. He always seemed invincible! His speed and confidence and those KO moves, mind blowing!wow! Take a bow legend! Respect from India!
My favorite fighter of all time!!
His name will be known throughout century .... He is indeed a legend
When i was a little kid, I always watched Buakaw fights on K1. I was shocked by the leg power he as. Still my favourite fighter of all time.
WARRIORS like this come once in a thousand years
My favorite Muay Thai fighter.Insane technique, brutal strength
This guy's physique is fucking insane
I would love to be a fly on the wall at one of his training sessions. I’m sure I’d be in disbelief at just how much work this guy puts in. Plus his diet must be super clean. I’m willing to bet he’s probably never had soda before 😂
fr you can probably cut cheese on those abs... its friggin amazing...
He's like the south east Asian equivalent of Captain America. Super soldier serum!😎😂
He's basically a Baki character
@@jahrta absolutely!!!
He is a monster athlete , with his training and with his fights , a movie should be made on him .
Try ,,Ong Bak" or ,,Protector" with Tony Jaa
Tong dee this Movie that he played an Main character
If you told me this was the God of War, I’d believe it. This guy is literally fighting incarnate.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I dont know what religion or what beliefs he has as to afterlife or gods but that man deserves to be welcomed as an actual god of his sport when he passes.
@@masterreaper115 he's buddhist, so i geuss he believes in reincarnation
His kicks are amazing, as a Taekwondo practitioner I specialize in kicks and I am amazed by them. He can repeat his kicks again and again and that is amazing. I also find it funny that his introduction to the world is similar to Rocky.
Watching this I can't help but notice how he's just built different than most fighters. Look at his muscles, the man is built like a freaking bronze statue. It doesn't even look like bulk either, but muscles built for strength and endurance without an ounce of fat on him.
@Jake Lewis idk man mike Tyson was pretty big and would destroy most men.
@Jake Lewis you said big arms but absolutely useless
@Jake Lewis tyson wasn’t natural. Lol. And big arms doesn’t mean useless.
@@bobthecob8501 Mike tyson's structure was naturally much larger than your average man. Look at him with 16 years old. He is build different.
@@bingolevel4846 yes. His genetics are one in a million at least. He is built different. He also was on gear, as most top athletes in most sports are.
This is just MAGICAL.
What a PRIVILEGE to watch.
Thanks for an AMAZING documentary.
Thank you for recognizing the God of Muai Thai 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Buakaw is very famous here in Australia 🇦🇺
Love from India 🇮🇳 to thai 🇹🇭 people who keep the martial spirit of Hanuman and Ram alive with their Muay Thai!
Fun Fact - The Flying Knee is called Hanuman Thayarn in Thai terms.
ขอบคุณที่รักคนไทย คนไทยก็รักคุณเช่นกัน จากไทยแลนด์ ❤🇹🇭
A muay Thai legend and master buakaw u are a legend and a king of muiy Thai. Scary dude never mess with this guy.
That was one of the most enthralling things I've ever experienced. Wow. What a story. What fucking sadness I experienced when he lost those two MAX titles. I'm a 2nd degree BB in Wado Kai Karate, and have a massive respect for martial arts. And to see utter corruption, absolute fucking injustice and unfairness shown to him. It made me tear up. Yet he STILL BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF EVERYONE ON THE PLANET FOR 10 YEARS STRAIGHT. I am just... inspired. You said it, he transcended what it is to be an athlete.
Buakaw was my favorite Thai boxer, his precision, power, timing and counters are a wonder to watch.
Never heard of this guy. HARD AS NAILS. Great documentary
Extremely grateful for documentaries on legends I admired as a kid, but something that is better than that is educating myself on legends that were competing well before I was even born. And it’s all thanks to Joe Vincent. Thank you for another chapter of sports legends documentaries
That is the best Buakaw documentary EVER, thank you! and i've watched them all...
damn they did this guy dirty & he still made a come up this guys a legend
Fan of buakaw from malaysia.. i love muay thai❤
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The most dangerous martial artist on the planet, simply a legend.
love your Buakaw documentary bro. Mad respect for buakaw. He is the true Emperor of muay thai and one of the most revered artist of the 8 limbs . Buakaw is thailands muay thai prized national fighter
One of his great aspects as champion and human being is that he never forgot his roots his village family friends and the nation he did a lot for the kids in general but also in the village he works on the fields with his family he invests and support in locals he really is star and last but not least also a great human being and that makes genuinely a real legend imho
Buakaw is the embodient 'I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times'
Probably a million times in this case.
That's Muay Thai for ya.
Dieselnoi: I fear no man.
Mind blown 🤯
FROM AMERICA
RESPECT TO THIS LEGEND
I remember as a kid seeing him in K1 matches going up against opponents in entirely different weight classes and basically beating them into submission. A lot of it was technique, training and strength. But what stood out most: This guys was tough as nails. In an arena filled with monsters, he left me with an impression that Muay Thai fighters are the toughest sons of @#$% on the planet.
I saw a clip of buakaw's training. Dude was getting kicked in the ribs for 2 hours....then they switch sides and continue....wtf id be gurgling up my own liver after one of those
The ONLY martial art i can think of that produces tougher people than Muay Thai is Lethwei. Which pretty much just said "Huh I saw Muay Thai...so lets add your head as a weapon...oh and make it so a match only ends due to catastrophic injury or knockout..."
3 matches, 11 rounds in one night. Fucking🐐
Well that's only two rounds more than the normal K1. I mean having 3 fights the same night. it's crazy.
This guy is my true and only inspiration ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Buakaw whole life has been worth a movie and your documentary on him was phenomenal!
Thank you!!!!!
In Thailand the crowds chanting along every kick is fuckin insane, it creates the unreal vibes when every single individual in the building gets engaged with fight like that
True! I grew up running around my neighborhood hearing men cheering MuayThai on TV at my uncle’s house. They cheer and chanting every hit. So every Sunday men are gather there and women at temple..just like in the US I guess. Lol
The dude is a real-life DBZ character. What a fucking beast. Thank you, J.V, for introducing me to this legendary warrior.
Joseph, do more docs, I love the way your docs are. they are way better than others and u even have some funny parts in it
thank you so much Joe for this documentary, I've been following Buakaw since I started to practice Muay Thai and he is one of my biggest idols, a true warrior 🙏🥊👑
I'm from India and Buakaw will always be an inspiration as a fighter in my family
Which state brotha
M.also a indian fan
Buakaw also embarked on an acting career, starring in 2010's Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya. Good movie.
This man is incredible is strength to just break someone down within a few hits is really remarkable. Seeing his opponents basically give up within a few mins is wild. Those hits hurt them 100%