Today, more and more young people in our country are striving to develop their physical fitness, engage in such serious sports as boxing, wrestling, etc. Many of them manage to achieve great success in this area.
The hero of our article today is a young athlete and Thai boxing coach Andrei Basynin. This is a man whose name in the Thai Boxing Federation means a lot.
Andrey Basynin: biography
Andrei was born on May 18, 1981 in the Soviet Union, when all the oriental martial arts were a curiosity not only to ordinary citizens, but even to formidable police representatives.
What does Andrei Basynin do? The biography of this person is saturated, as he is very active, constantly in motion and does not stop there. Now he constantly lives in St. Petersburg. From a youth he became interested in sports. To date, he combines how many posts: he is an instructor in a knife fight (according to the method of Andrei Kochergin “Koi but takinobori ryu”). He also has 2 dan according to Koi but takinobori ryu, 2 dan according to Aikido Yoshinkan. Moreover, he is a trainer in jujitsu and, of course, in Thai boxing.
Sports career and personal life
Today, the coaching experience of this relatively young man is 15 years, because he began to engage in coaching work from the age of 18, namely from 2001.
On the Internet today you can find a large number of videos with Andrey, which are video tutorials in which the coach teaches beginners the basics of Thai boxing and other martial arts techniques.
Andrey is constantly working in the popular sports club “Cage” in St. Petersburg as a head coach. Basynin loves his job very much, but he pays no less attention to his family - his wife and little daughter.
Andrey Basynin: height, weight
Andrei is not only a talented and strong athlete and coach, but also a charming handsome young man who attracts the attention of others with a rhinestone. In the weight category up to 71 kg (in Thai boxing, seven main weight categories are used), Andrei Basinin acts. Its height is 175 cm.
Andrey is a winner of many sports. But, of course, his greatest love is Thai boxing, which he owns perfectly.
The basics of Thai boxing. History of occurrence
The combinations “Basynin Andrey - Thai boxing” practically merged together. Moreover, this sport is quite new for our country. Consider its main features.
This type of boxing is a martial art of such an ancient country as Thailand. It came from the Thai art of combat called Muay Boran. This phrase is translated into Russian as a free battle. In this type of battle, a person uses only the capabilities of his body, without resorting to weapons. There is an assumption that this type of struggle comes from an ancient ritual dance.
The rules of conduct of athletes in battle allow them to strike with their elbows, fists, feet or knees. Because of this feature, this type of battle was dubbed “the battle of eight limbs”. Unlike karate, this type of martial arts has no formal techniques. Here are the main bundles of several strokes. Thai boxing provides a very serious code of honor, which does not allow a struggling person to resort to tricks and various kinds of tricks.
Traditionally, this type of struggle was appreciated not only in Thailand, but throughout Asia. Warriors studied it without fail. Those who reached great heights in this type of boxing received even noble titles.
If before the battle went to death (staying alive and losing the fight was a big shame), then from the last century competitions have been going on until the enemy was defeated.
World fame
Thai boxing became popular around the world in the second half of the last century. Then the teachers of this direction (along with the trainers of other oriental martial arts) came to Europe and began to train not only immigrants from Asia, but also Europeans. Competitions were organized at which decisive and peremptory victories were gained by experts in Thai boxing techniques.
Today, this sport belongs to mixed martial arts. Despite the fact that Olympic competitions in this direction do not take place, there are a large number of competitions of regional, national and international character.
Thai boxing in modern Russia
This type of martial arts has found a sufficient number of fans in our country.
According to information from the federation of this field of boxing, which has existed since 1996, about 50 thousand people are engaged in this sport in our country. Many of them are already professionals. Such as, for example, Artem Vakhitov, who received the world title in this direction. In many cities (regional and megacities, such as Moscow and St. Petersburg), clubs work on the basics of Thai boxing. Competitions of various levels are regularly held. We can say with confidence that this type of sports wrestling fell in love with the Russians.
A. Basynin: training videos on the basics of Thai boxing
Not only residents of St. Petersburg can see the skill of coach Andrei Basynin. It is available today to all Internet users. In his video lessons (the popularity of which is huge, it is easy to see this by going to the pages with the video on YouTube or other resources), Andrey tells in detail and shows what every beginner athlete who is mastering the basic provisions of Thai boxing should know.
Andrei works, as a rule, either with his bare hands, or uses specially-wound ropes on his hands, but those who are just starting to base the basics of this box should wear gloves. In this sport, a ring is used, the standard size of which is 6x6 m. Head attacks, strangulation of the opponent, as well as causing great harm to health are prohibited.
Andrei tells in his video tutorials that anyone who is ready to make every effort can learn this type of martial arts. Because of the simplicity of its development and high efficiency, Thai boxing can also be used as a unique means of street self-defense, even if there will be several attackers.
Joint videos of Andrei Basynin and other trainers
In the global network and on the page of the Kletka club one can find not only single videos of the trainer Andrei Bysyninn, but also numerous lessons in which he and other trainers talk about new trends in the Thai boxing world.
Often there is a video under the following title: "Andrei Basynin and Svetlana Mihayskaya - lowkik." Here A. Basynin and his partner - a Thai boxing trainer and K-1 Svetlana Mikhailovskaya - talk about the low-kick technique and show the basic techniques. The meaning of this technique lies in the fact that the enemy is dealt a severe blow to the legs, as a result of which he delivers to the ground.
Similar blows are in the arsenal of many martial arts schools, but here he is distinguished by his strength and skill.
Thai boxing - love forever
Everyone involved in Thai boxing knows that this is an occupation that cannot be abandoned. This sport allows not only to keep fit and feel confident, but also to defeat your opponents in a fair fight. Many young people, following the example of Andrei Basynin, begin to engage in this type of martial art and improve in it.