Rodtangs ELITE Pressure Style Explained (Pro Striking Breakdown)
Summary
TLDRThis video delves into the fighting style of Rodtang 'The Iron Man' Jitmuangnon, a Muay Thai sensation. It explores his Orthodox stance, narrow and weighty back foot, and his unique defensive leaning back. Rodtang's physicality, strength, and clinch prowess are highlighted, along with his ability to absorb damage and his relentless forward pressure. The video also touches on his showmanship, tactical aggression, and the risks he takes with his lead left hook. Despite his occasional recklessness, Rodtang's warrior spirit and technical mastery make him a fan favorite in the world of Muay Thai.
Takeaways
- đ„ Rodtang fights in an Orthodox stance, favoring a narrow stance that allows him to bring up his lead leg easily for defense.
- đ€ș His leaning back technique is a key defensive strategy, though it can sometimes be a liability.
- đȘ Rodtang is physically strong and uses his strength to his advantage, often grabbing opponents' wrists and forearms to control their movement.
- đ€ He is known for his durability, often able to absorb significant damage and continue fighting effectively.
- đââïž Rodtang is always moving forward, which not only helps him avoid surprise attacks but also psychologically intimidates opponents.
- đ„ He is aggressive and often leads with powerful punches, showing a willingness to engage and wear down his opponents.
- đ Rodtang's forward pressure and high pace are strategic, designed to force exchanges and tire out his opponents.
- đ§ His ring generalship and positional awareness are excellent, often using the ring to his advantage and controlling the fight's flow.
- đŁïž Rodtang is a showman, using taunts and aggressive tactics to assert dominance and bait opponents into making mistakes.
- đ€ In the clinch, Rodtang's strength and off-balances are significant, allowing him to control opponents and land effective strikes.
Q & A
What is Rodtang's preferred fighting stance?
-Rodtang fights in an Orthodox stance, with the majority of his weight in his back foot and a narrow stance that allows him to bring up his lead leg easily for defense.
How does Rodtang defend against opponents stepping in?
-Rodtang uses his lead leg to sweep and unsettle the balance of opponents who step in, which is a technique that works well in Muay Thai despite being against boxing fundamentals.
What is unique about Rodtang's physical approach to fighting?
-Rodtang is a very physical fighter, using his compact frame and raw strength to absorb damage and take risks by moving forward and committing to his offense.
How does Rodtang use fingerless gloves to his advantage?
-Rodtang makes use of fingerless gloves by grabbing at the opponent's wrists and forearms, which prevents them from punching effectively and also stifles their forward movement.
What is Rodtang's strategy in the clinch?
-Rodtang is strong in the clinch and uses his physicality and off-balances to control opponents. He can use his grip to push them away and block them from stepping in to trip him up.
How does Rodtang's chin contribute to his resilience in fights?
-Rodtang's chin, or his ability to take punches, is a significant factor in his resilience. He can withstand shots that would level most opponents, and he uses slight movements and positional adjustments to lessen the impact of punches.
What is Rodtang's psychological approach to fighting?
-Rodtang uses psychological tactics such as taunting opponents to assert his dominance and bait them into fighting in a way that suits him. This can make opponents more tentative and fearful to engage fully.
How does Rodtang's pressure fighting style affect his opponents?
-Rodtang's pressure fighting style forces opponents to fight at an uncomfortable pace they can't sustain. His forward pressure and durability wear down opponents, making them feel like they're fighting for their lives.
What is Rodtang's strategy when cutting off opponents in the ring?
-Rodtang uses excellent ring generalship and positional awareness to cut off opponents, forcing them into positions where he can land powerful strikes, such as pushing them towards the ropes and trapping them.
What are some of Rodtang's go-to weapons in close combat?
-Rodtang's go-to weapons in close combat include elbows, knees, and punches. He is particularly known for his spearing elbow, which is effective against fighters with a high guard.
What is the most reckless decision Rodtang makes during fights?
-Rodtang often leads with a left hook to the body, which leaves him susceptible to counters, especially down the middle. This is a risk he takes due to his aggressive mindset and belief in his power.
How does Rodtang's reliance on his toughness potentially leave him vulnerable?
-Rodtang's over-reliance on his toughness can leave him vulnerable to techniques like low kicks and head kicks, as he is overly concerned with moving his head out of the way and carries his hands low.
What is the main concern regarding Rodtang's fighting style?
-The main concern with Rodtang's fighting style is that he may rely too much on his durability, which could be exploited over time. As a boxing coach mentioned, even the toughest can be worn down with persistent pressure.
Outlines
đ„ Rodtang's Fighting Style Breakdown
This paragraph delves into the distinctive fighting style of Rodtang, a renowned Muay Thai fighter. It discusses his Orthodox stance, with a preference for weight distribution on his back foot and a narrow stance that facilitates easy lead leg kicks. Rodtang's defensive strategy involves leaning back, which, while effective, can be exploited. His physicality, despite being shorter and more compact, is emphasized through aggressive forward movement and the use of fingerless gloves to grab opponents, creating opportunities for his own strikes. His strength in the clinch and ability to absorb damage are highlighted, showcasing his resilience and offensive commitment. The paragraph also touches on his showmanship and psychological tactics to assert dominance over opponents.
đ„ Rodtang's Resilience and Aggressive Tactics
The second paragraph focuses on Rodtang's durability and aggressive fighting style. It explains how his physical build allows him to absorb significant damage, and his constant forward movement makes him a challenging opponent. The discussion includes his ability to minimize damage through subtle body adjustments and his psychological edge over opponents. Rodtang's pressure fighting approach is explored, emphasizing his high pace and conditioning, which force opponents into uncomfortable exchanges. The paragraph also points out his tendency to lead with a left hook to the body, which, despite being risky, demonstrates his confidence and desire to inflict damage. His relentless aggression and commitment to engaging opponents are highlighted as key aspects of his fighting persona.
đ The Showman: Rodtang's Mastery and Vulnerabilities
The final paragraph of the script discusses Rodtang's technical brilliance and his warrior spirit, which endear him to fans. It acknowledges his mastery of the basics of Muay Thai and his ability to fight with both technical precision and an aggressive mindset. The paragraph also addresses Rodtang's vulnerabilities, such as his tendency to get caught in straight lines and his over-reliance on pulling back as a defensive mechanism. It mentions specific instances where opponents have exploited these weaknesses. The narrative concludes with a reflection on the importance of entertaining the crowd and the legacy of Rodtang as a star in the world of Muay Thai, emphasizing his combination of skill and spectacle.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄOrthodox Stance
đĄClinch
đĄElbow Strikes
đĄDurability
đĄRing Generalship
đĄPhysicality
đĄSpear Elbow
đĄDefensive Acumen
đĄAggressive Tactics
đĄPositional Awareness
đĄRopework
Highlights
Rodtang's Orthodox stance and weight distribution
Unusual forward movement against boxing fundamentals
Narrow stance in Muay Thai for easy lead leg kick defense
Leaning back as a primary defense mechanism
Physicality and power despite height and reach disadvantages
Use of fingerless gloves for grabbing and controlling opponents
Strength in the clinch and off-balances
Rodtang's ability to absorb damage and take risks
Crafty defensive movements to mitigate punch impact
Constant forward movement and psychological warfare
Rodtang's showmanship and dominance tactics
Pressure fighting style with a high pace
Ring generalship and positional awareness
Effective use of angles and cutting off opponents
Mastery of all basic techniques in Muay Thai
Aggressive use of elbows for damage
Rodtang's spearing elbow technique
Timing opponents' movements for effective counterattacks
Reckless leading with a left hook to the body
Rodtang's aggressive mindset and commitment to punches
Vulnerabilities in defense and tendency to fall into punches
Overreliance on durability and potential long-term concerns
Rodtang's warrior spirit and fan appeal
Transcripts
hello Pro Strikers Rod Tang might just
be the most popular Muay Tha fighter in
the world today in this video we'll
break down his style and see what has
made the Iron Man such a difficult
opponent to beat let's start the break
down by looking at his
stance
stance rang fights in Orthodox stance
and he likes to put the majority of his
weight into his back
foot he likes to creep his way from
forward often bringing his right foot in
first which goes against boxing
fundamentals this narrow stance would
usually leave a fighter more susceptible
to punches if the opponent were to step
in but in Muay Tha it allows a fighter
to bring up his lead leg easily to kick
as a defense if the opponent steps
in here we see Smith step in and rang
sweeps his lead leg to unsettle his
balance rang likes to lean back out the
way as his main form of Defense at times
this can be to his detriment and
something we will discuss later but it
must be noted as a reason for the way he
stands with his way into his right leg
and a slight lean back as he steps
forward he's ready to pull if an
opponent steps into
strike
physicality rank is a very physical
fighter he's short in stature for the
weight and has a compact frame he is
built for power often at a disadvantage
in height and reach he knows he has to
be close to the opponent in order to
land effective strikes he has to move
forward and he has to stay in front of
the opponent rang makes advantage of the
fingerless gloves by grabbing at the
opponent's wrists and forearms this
prevents the opponent being able to
punch effectively but it also stifles
their forward movement rotang can use
these controls as levers to pull the
arms out of the way and land with his
own elbows and it helps him creep his
way into range more
safely rank is strong in the clinch and
he has good off balances this is an
important part of his game as Fighters
will grab rank to smother his boxing
here Rod hang comes in with a
combination of punches suple grabs
around Rod hang's neck with one arm and
umbrella grip with the crook of his
elbow around the back of Rod Tang's neck
and he has his other arm stuff with
rotang controlling the bicep from the
inside suple is trying to smother Rank
and prevent him from punching
effectively from this position rank
places his hand into the armpit of suple
and uses it to push him whil putting his
leg in the way to block suple from
stepping in order to trip him
up this then causes the referee to
restart the bout and allows Rod Tang to
get straight back to work Rod Tang's
physicality his raw strength and ability
to absorb damage has to take risks
moving forward and fully commit to his
offense this brings me on to the next
part of the
video
CH you can't make a video about rang
without mentioning his eyon chin he's a
little tank and is's able to stand up
the shots that would seemingly level 90%
of other visors his stature certainly
helps being thick set for the weight
class but I do think it's a disservice
to say R tank solely relies on his chin
as much as he is clear really tough and
can take a good shot he's deceptively
crafty rang knows has a ride of punch
and moves with it to lessen the impact
here we can see rang take four punches
in the a10th gloves in his kickboxing
fight with tagar notice the subtle turns
with some of the punches these ever so
slight movements help mitigate the
impact in this example we see rotang
throw a left hook and take a left hook
as he does so notice how he tucks his
chin into his chest he takes the punch
on the head rather than in a vulnerable
spot on the face these little positional
adjustments help him to minimize the
damage a point for CA I think another
factor in BR Tank's resilience is the
fact he's pretty much always moving
forward if he isn't utilizing a
defensive technique like a p or a lard
he's ready to be hit and rarely caught
by surprise I think the psychological
aspect of him taunting opponents whilst
he work forward may make them more
tentative to engage and fearful to fully
commit to their own shots as they worry
about the potential repercussions of
sticking around in the pocket for too
long ratang is a showman and he employs
these tactics to assert his dominance
and try to bait his opponents to fight
in a way that suits him
him aggressive
tactics rank is a pressure fighter he
clearly has power but he isn't regularly
knocking people down or out with one
shot he slowly drowns opponents by
forcing them to fights at an
uncomfortable Pace that they can't
sustain his defensive acument and
durability are massive factors as this
helps rang to force exchanges his
conditioning his defensive acumin and
his durability all combined to help
ratang Force exchanges he can keep a
really high pace but ratang has to be
able to cut opponents off and keep them
in front of him in order to implement
his game effectively he has excellent
ring generalship and positional
awareness even though at times he might
look look he's simply walking into range
he's a smart man and he knows where he
is in the ring or cage here we can see
ratang press forward and push suple back
towards the ropes suple attempts to exit
to his left rang uses this to Coral
suple into several clubbing right hands
he's allowing suet to exit in that
direction as it's to his Advantage he
keeps the 45° angle allowing suplex to
turn slightly as it keeps him in front
of that right hand but it also slowly
forces him toward the corner where he'd
be further trapped supet being an
exceptional fighter in his own right
doesn't simply accept this maneuvering
and he uses his own attack to turn
himself off the rope and effectively
reposition rotang onto them rotang is
also a clever man from here he uses the
Rope to his advantage while leading into
them and utilizes a te to stifle suplex
attack he then timeses suplex punch to
duck underneath and pivot turning him s
off and switching rolls once again this
is high level
stuff rang is a solid nmy meaning he has
mastered all the basics as much as he
has become known for his pressure
punching and Moy Matt starlist he has
weapons for every range elbows are
inherently very aggressive you don't
throw an elbow to feel an opponent out
their sole purpose is to hurt and cause
damage as rang advances he's always
looking to Elbow
like any nmy he has an excellent ranas
kick and as he moves in he blasts ranas
kicks to the leg and body if rang's
facing an equally aggressive opponent
the elbows will be his goto weapon an
elbow can not only cause a knockout but
significant superficial damage through
Cuts if ratang wants to change the
momentum of fight quickly he knows
Landing a good elbow can do the trick
ratang loves the spearing elbow this
elbow is particularly effective against
Fighters that utilize a high guard for
defense as it splits through the middle
it is probably the SA elbow to use as
the attacking F remain safe down the
middle protected by the point of their
elbow as well as anything come around
the side as they're effectively
employing the same defense as will be
used to block a
hook once Rod tank has his opponent
pinned to the ropes he begins to let go
in combination he has excellent shot
selection and will find the holes with
the angles he is given
here we see ratang mov Smith with the
right hand Smith moves to his own right
to avoid the power side of ratang which
ratang uses to his advantage and Lin up
pers spearing elbow through the middle
of Smith's
guard in his batt suple he landed a near
fight ending elbow his timing was near
perfect and that is an aspect that might
be an underappreciated element of his
game he's very good at timing opponents
as they step in particularly with elbows
his forward pressure makes Fighters feel
like they need to do something something
and the Iron Man is ready for when they
attempt to bridge the gap I would say
the most Reckless decision rang
frequently makes is his choice to lead
with a left hook to the body starts with
both hands by his chest and opening up
as he retracts the left arm back to
sling it in full power he leaves himself
very susceptible to potential counters
especially down the middle that's the
kind of risk that a confident man who
believes in his power can make as much
as Roden can be slick when he wants to
be his mindset is aggressive and there
is no better demonstration than in
throwing leather in this manner he
commits to his punch
and he wants to cause damage ratang
throws punches with bad intentions his
willingness to engage and throw with
conviction wears an opponent he doesn't
slow down he doesn't go away which
mentally and physically fatigues the man
in front of him he makes opponents feel
like they're fighting
for body belly button through the back
shot
again
floors rank is a brilliant fighter but
isn't perfect he can fall into his
punches smothering his own work and he
can be a little too Reckless with his
Approach at times this leaves him
susceptible to straight shots down the
middle as previously talked about when
he leads with the body shot tensin had a
lot of success with his boxing against
Rod Tang frequently scoring with his jab
and Jab cross as well as rear uppercuts
that rang didn't see coming he had a
lack of Defense in the B and would often
be caught walking in in straight lines
hagy also exploded this tendency he
would unsettle Rod Tang's basically TS
to the leg and body particularly in
their first
encounter here we see suple force the
issue and press rotang back with
physical controls grabbing at his arms
he plows him with knees into a clinch
not allowing rang the room to let go
with his hands suet bullied rang to the
ropes before landing a spear elbow
through the middle this staggered rang
and suet Then followed up with a knee
which floored the Iron Man for a count
now some say this eight count wasn't
deserving but either way sulet was
dominant in this exchange and it showed
some vulnerability in rang's
defense ratang can get caught
backpedaling a little too frequently
opponents that are brave and willing to
commit to a combination can catch rank
as he attempts to pull as talked about
earlier he puts the majority of his
waiting into his back foot as this AIDS
him in leaning back out the way of
strikes but his over Reliance on pulling
can see caught with other techniques
like low kicks as he is overly concerned
with moving his head out of the way Ron
carries his hands low which as talked
about earlier means he can punch
effectively but it also means he' be
caught by techniques that come around
the side we saw John hagy catch rang
with a head kick that would have been a
little worrying if it weren't for rang's
J
ability the main concern is you can't
rely on your toughness forever a boxing
coach once said to me if you drip water
on a stone for long enough you'll wear a
hole and that's the main concern when
Fighters rely too much on durability
rang has the skills to be more
defensively sound and he has really good
eyes but he often chooses not to react
correctly he gets a little too lost in
the BW and is too focused on inflicting
his own damage but that that's what
makes ratang the biggest star of mod
Muay Tha he's mastered all the basics
he's a technically brilliant fighter but
he puts on a fight he fights with a
warrior Spirit and the people love him
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