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Thailand's Greatest Muay Thai Teacher


At 74 years of age, Kru Yodtong Senanan is widely regarded as the greatest Muay Thai teacher in Thailand for producing the most number of World Champions in history. He is Thailand's most famous Grandmaster of Muay Thai and is a national icon in Thailand. He is the founder and Kru of the legendary Sityodtong Gym in Thailand. The Sityodtong Gym has produced the most number of World Champions in the history of Muay Thai in Thailand. Some of his most famous World Champions are Samart Payakaroon, Kongtoranee Payakaroon, Chartchai Sityodtong, Nuengpichit Sityodtong, Yoddecha Sityodtong, Detpitak Sityodtong, Rob Kaman, and many more. Under Kru Yodtong's leadership, the Sityodtong Gym has produced 57 Muay Thai Champions (including 22 Lumpinee World Champions). Kru Yodtong is known as the Grandfather of modern Muay Thai by the Thai media and public. Most recently, the Royal Family of Thailand awarded Kru Yodtong with the prestigious Lifetime Master Achievement Award for being one of the most influential Grandmasters in the history of Muay Thai. To this day, he is the only Grandmaster of Muay Thai to receive such an award. Some of his accomplishments include producing the most number (57) of Muay Thai Champions in history, leading the Thailand National Team to numerous victories, developing the most number of top instructors in Thailand, developing new revolutionary techniques in Muay Thai, and much more. Kru Yodtong has more than 57 years of experience in Muay Thai as a professional fighter, trainer of Champions, and Grandmaster.

The founder of the legendary Sityodtong Camp, Kru Yodtong recently gave a special Muay Thai seminar at Evolve MMA, the largest overseas Sityodtong Camp in the world.



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