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For six years I have been traveling through Asia, studying martial arts, looking for that perfect fighting system

New video: Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon (Parts 1 - 4)

Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam  |  Jan 11, 2010
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 Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon (Part 1)

Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon), Antonio Graceffo trains at Vietnam’s first MMA and Muay Thai gym, K-1 Fight Factory. Instructor, David Minetti, the star of the recent Vietnamese action movie, “Bay Rong,” English title, “Clash.” The program at K-1 Fight Factory is incredible. Professional MMA fighters can train three times per day, once for conditioning, once for striking, and once for grappling. Antonio only trained half of one session and got tired. Join Antonio Graceffo on facebook Watch it for free on youtube. Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_lv760R724 Watch it for free on youtube. Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbXvdc5aVMQ Watch it for free on youtube. Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U43HcikLHyg Watch it for free on youtube. Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvC2ioVLcMY Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon Part 2 David Minetti and his brother FX put Antonio througha rigorous MMA conditioning routine. The overall program; including conditioning, striking and grappling is the best one Antonio has found in Asia, so far. David explained to Antonio that while you may know how to box and do Muay Thai, you need to learn to do boxing and Muay Thai specifically for MMA. Fighting with no gloves on, you need to move your head out of the way every time, and you need to make every shot count. Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon Part 3 Antonio Graceffo and David Minetti talk about the early days of MMA and how much the sport has evolved. David and Antonio spar and David painfully teaches Antonio lessons about keeping your chin down, your legs square and wide, and about moving out of the way. Martial Arts Odyssey: MMA Saigon Part 4 At the K-1 Fight factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, David Minetti gets in the ring and smacks Antonio Graceffo around. David and his brother, FX Minetti demonstrate their amazing grappling skills. Antonio Graceffo Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the book, “The Monk from Brooklyn” and the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. See all of Antonio’s videos on his youtube channel, brooklynmonk2, send him a friend request or subscribe. http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1 His books are available on amazon.com Contact him: Antonio@speakingadventure.com His website is www.speakingadventure.com This episode was edited by Antonio Graceffo and features the official Martial Arts Odyssey intro and outro by Andy To. martial,arts,odyssey,Brooklyn,monk,brooklynmonk,Antonio,Graceffo,training,gym,Vietnam,Vietnamese,MMA,muay,thai,kick,boxing,kickboxing,Saigon,ho,chi,minh,city,David,Minetti,k1,fight,factory,bay,rong,clash,rebel,fx

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