Mysuru , Karnataka :

Ten Muay Thai Kickboxers, attached to Academy Of Martial Science (AMS), in city, affiliated to Mysore District Muay Thai Trust and Mixed Martial Arts Federation of India ( MMAFI) were certified as official coaches and were awarded with Instructor’s licenses at a programme conducted at AMS premises in city by Grand Master M.H.Abid and coach Kru. Vikram of AMS recently.

The two-day event included deliberations on both theory and practical aspects of traditional Muay Thai Kick Boxing and tests for the coaches on usage of 8 limbs of Muay Thai in self protection. They were also taught how to set up and deliver techniques in a scientific method and to teach the same in a most effective way. The certification ended with practical and theory exams.

The following are the coaches who were given license to teach Muay Thai in Mysuru by the National Federation.

Subrahmanya Sumanth- Cruiserweight Champion of India and four-time National silver medallist, Satyananda Bhat- National Silver medallist, C. Chethan- Present and five-time Light Heavyweight Champion of India, Abdul Razzack-Light Middleweight Champion of India, Naveen Shetty- South Zone Bantamweight Champion and three-time National Bronze medallist, Mohammed Suleman Shariff- Junior Bantamweight Champion of India and a National Silver medallist, Badri Narayan Kandade- South Zone Heavyweight Champion, Aditya Bhat- Silver and Bronze National medallist and a qualified National Referee and Judge, L. Srihari- National Silver medallist in Light Welterweight and Qualified National Referee and Judge and M.J. Chethan- National Silver medallist in Middleweight and a qualified National Referee and Judge.

Trust President Rtn.M.S. Nandakumar and guest of honour Group Capt. Srinath of IAF congratulated the newly appointed coaches.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / June 22nd, 2015