May 26th, 2010

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA and Marcello Giudici featured in Tatame Magazine

BJJ and Judo Black Belt Vale Tudo fighter, Marcello Giudici, is featured in Brazil’s #1 MMA / BJJ Magazine Tatame this month as Marcello prepares for his next fight at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand.

Giudici works out 2-times each day in MMA and Muay Thai with TMT’s advanced Muay Thai trainers. Featured in Tatame magazine, Giudici talks about his time spent here training at Tiger Muay Thai for his upcoming fight.

Giudici will also be giving a BJJ seminar for Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp guests (date to be scheduled).

Here is the translation from Portuguese:

Black Belt Jiu-Jitsu, Marcelo Giudice is spending a season in Thailand to hone his Muay Thai striking skills, as hw will compete in the 70kg title of the Ring of Combat. The fight will take place on June 11, the United States, and the tough guy has been training at the academy Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Training Camp, Phuket,Thailand where he will also teach seminars in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA.

“I’m training with world champion Muay Thai, Master Instructor Goy, who has 280+ fights and 3 x Lumpinee Thai Champion and I’m giving seminars. Muay Thai training three times a day and MMA conditioning with Black belt Ray Elbe, everyone is giving great assistance for me to go strong to the ROC. I want to leave my thanks to Mr. Olrlando Paschoal and Mega Body, my sponsors, and Tiger Muay Thai and MMA for support, and a big hug TATAME Magazine, “said Giudice

May 25th, 2010

To Black from Blue: Ray Elbe earns promotion to Black Belt by Professor Juliano Prado

Ray Elbe didn’t know what to expect when he arrived in Thailand as an accomplished blue belt in BJJ taking over the MMA Program and sporting an impressive MMA fight record including being ranked 6th all-time in wins by arm-bar on www.sherdog.com.

But you could tell despite being in the “land of Smiles” Ray was apprehensive having trained little Muay Thai and taking over a fledgling program.

As impressive as Ray was in the MMA ring with fights against several high profile fighters including Diego Sanchez, Renato Verissimo, Thomas Denny, and Erik Apple and a respectable 21-10 record, you could tell he was thing, ‘Oh my god, what have I gotten myself into.’

Four years later, thanks to Elbe, Tiger Muay Thai has developed a solid MMA program that has had high profile UFC fighters like Mike Swick, Jon Fitch,Roger Heurta, Dave Menne, Alex Reid, Brodie Farber, Bobby Southworth, Phil Baroni, Brian Ebersole, Kyle Kingsworth, Muhsin Corbrey come to the camp to train for upcoming fights and give seminars.

Ray has also helped bring a long list of BJJ Black belts led by the legend Royce Gracie come to the camp to train and give seminars, like Tony Eduardo, Marcello Giudici, and of course Ray’s head instructor, Juliano Prado.

Elbe, a college graduate, with considerable marketing skills has put together a respectable fight team in a country that has very little MMA. Now TMT MMA program has several fighters competing around the world in promotions and on ESPN’s Martial Combat and is growing and expanding. Elbe has been a leading force in bring REAL MMA and BJJ to Thailand over the last 4-years.

On May 21, Ray achieved what has been one of his biggest long-term goals as he was promoted to BJJ Black Belt by his head instructor of 10+ years, Professor Juliano Prado of No Limits MMA, California, USA.

Juliano didn’t make it easy on the veteran MMA and BJJ fighter as he had to “walk” a gauntlet of 30+ MMA training guests up and back taking slaps, punches, and hard hits to make his way to his Black Belt at the end of the gauntlet.

Tiger Muay Thai, and myself, William McNamara, would like to congratulate Ray on his promotion which is well earned with 10+ years of hard work, training, blood, and sweat.

Just for Ray here is a collage of photos from Ray’s 4 years at the camp.

May 24th, 2010

3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt Juliano Prado gives seminar at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA

It was a packed MMA program training area on May 20, 2010 at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand. The MMA program was packed due to 3rd degree BJJ Black Belt and NO Limits MMA Head Instructor Juliano Prado giving a seminar on BJJ/MMA.

Training along in the seminar were Black belts Marcello Guidici, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Ray Elbe and a collection of brown, purple, and blue belts.

Prado is an incredible instructor and taught the seminar flawlessly covering a wide variety of techniques in offense and defense.

Prado has been Ray Elbe’s (Head MMA / BJJ coach at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA) instructor for 10 years and is at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA for a seminar, conducting privates and an award ceremony.

For Photos of the seminar see http://www.fightingthai.com

May 22nd, 2010

Phil Baroni talks MMA return and training at Tiger Muay Thai on BJPENN.COM

MMA superstar and UFC fight veteran Phil baroni came to Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand to learn Muay Thai like a real Thai. Not only did he learn to “train like a Thai and fight like a Thai” but he also learned something about himself in the process of training and his love of the sport.

“Well you know you get everything right… right then and there. I felt like I didn’t know what to do and wasn’t sure what to do so I took off to Thailand to study Muay Thai at Tiger Muay Thai. I feel that I have always been at a disadvantage in fights where the clinch comes into play, like my last fight with knees, elbows and control and I decided to focus strictly on that because I’ve always been beat in those situations. So I went to Tiger in Thailand and just worked on Muay Thai. I didn’t train Muay Thai like I would train as a mixed martial artist. I trained like an actual Muay Thai fighter,” said Baroni.

For more on Phil’s experience at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training Camp, Phuket, thailand and his return to the octagon see http://www.bjpenn.com/profiles/blogs/bjpenncom-exclusive-deep

May 21st, 2010

Ritt (Tiger Muay Thai) scores 3 KO’s on way to winning 8-man Thai Boxing Tourney

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand instructor / fighter Ritt scored 3 straight KO’s to win an 8-man-fight-tournament at Bangla Thai Boxing Stadium on May 18, 2010.

Ritt started out with two straight first round KO’s within the first 1:30 of each round and had plenty of strength and endurance entering the third and last championship fight.

Ritt needed only 15 seconds to dispatch his opponent with his famous left hook body shot to the liver tht dropped his opponent for 3 straight 1st round KO’s to win the tournament championship, trophy, and title belt.

May 19th, 2010

Guest BJJ Black Belt Yoshinori Hasegawa arrives at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA, Phuket, Thailand

Yoshinori Hasegawa Barbosa Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt will be staying in Phuket and training at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA for the next week.

A personal friend of Juliano Prado’s will be teaching a beginners grappling class while he is on the island–and is already scheduling his next trip to Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training Camp.

Yoshinori, joins Juliano Prado, and Marcelo Giudici giving TMT 3 BJJ Black Belts training at the camp this week

May 19th, 2010

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA welcomes Aussie Ian “Hitman” Bone as he trains for ESPN MMA Fight.

Top 5 ranked Australian Welterweight Ian Bone will be fighting for Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand when he faces Art Of War superstar Vaughn Anderson at the June Martial Combat event being held at Resorts World Setosa Island, Singapore.

Joining TMT four weeks out from his fight, Ian will be one of 4 fighters representing Tiger Muay Thai on the promotion.

Martial Combat is broadcasted on the ESPN STAR SPORT Network to over 310 million viewers in over 24 different countries.

http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ian-Bone-23652

May 19th, 2010

Tiger Muay Thai “CLAWS” it’s way to 5-0 record on May 13 + 16, Phuket, Thailand

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand fighters clawed their way to a perfect record over two nights in Patong and Bangla Muay Thai Stadiums going 5-0.

On May 13, at Patong Boxing Stadium, Robert Brigante scored a nice 1st round KO via a hard shot to his opponents solar plexus. His opponent raised his arms trying to gain his breath but was waived off by the referee in the corner.

Chris scored a nice 2nd round KO in his first fight taking it to his opponent.

On May 16, Jonathan and Mike fro the USA scored KO’s in their first fights and James from New Zealand scored a 2nd round KO after training hard for the last month in preparation.

May 18th, 2010

UPCOMING TIGER MUAY THAI FIGHTS, PHUKET, THAILAND

Upcoming Muay Thai fights for guests and trainers for Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand.

May 18, 2010 @ Bangla Muay Thai Stadium
Ritt (Tiger Muay Thai Trainer) (8-man Fight tournament)

May 19, 2010 @ Bangla Muay Thai Stadium
Gassi (Iceland)
Armen (Noray)
Nong Mai (TMT Fighter)

May 20, 2010 @ Patong Thai Boxing Stadium
Jimmy (Scotland)
Nong Gay (Tiger Muay Thai FEMALE FIGHTER)
Phalangphet (Tiger Muay Thai Fighter)

May 24, 2010 @ Patong Thai Boxing Stadium
Cyrus Washington (Tiger Muay Thai Sponsored Fighter)
Nazee (Tiger Muay Thai trainer)
Kok (Tiger Muay Thai Fighter)

May 26, 2010 @ Bangla Muay Thai Stadium
Ray Elbe (Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Instructor)
Mike (U.K.)
Kane (Scotland)

May 27, 2010 @ Patong Thai Boxing Stadium
Sean (USA)
Joel (South Africa)
Kendra (Australia)

May 17th, 2010

3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt Juliano Prado at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA

Professor Juliano Prado, 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt under Moises Muradi of Sao Paoulo, Brazil and head wrestling, BJJ, and grapling coach at No Limits MMA, Santa Ana, California will be at Tiger Muay Thai an MMA training camp for 2 weeks giving private lessons in No-Gi BJJ/ Grappling and will hold a seminar on Thursday, May 20, @ 4:00 p.m. in the MMA Program taining area.

Prado was head coach of the USA team at the 2007 FILA World Championships in Turkey, in which the USA took all the Gold Medals for the event.

Prado is a former King of the Cage Veteran and and  Gladiator Lightweight Chapion with an MMA record of 4-2 and a member of Brazilian Top Team.