Current ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Smila “The Hurricane” Sandel is glad to soak up all the pieces she will from her fellow ONE Superstars.
The 19-year-old phenom will quickly have a shot at gold when she takes on rising Russian knockout artist Natalia “Karelian Lynx” Dyatkova in the principle occasion of Prime Video’s ONE Fight Night 22. Become.
The extremely anticipated world title combat will happen in prime time within the US on May 3 in entrance of a raucous crowd at Bangkok’s iconic Lumphini Boxing Stadium.
Undefeated in ONE and acknowledged as one of many high pound-for-pound strikers on the planet, Sandel has already reached the top of Muay Thai, however that does not imply she’s about to cease studying.
To that finish, she just lately skilled with present ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai and three-sport queen and present ONE Women’s Atomweight MMA World Champion Stamp Fairtex.
Sandel blown away by Tawanchai
In March, the Swedish title holder visited Tawan Chai, Bangkok’s well-known PK Saen Chai Muay Thai fitness center.
Sandel, now a worldwide famous person, hoped to carry a seminar tour within the United States and was excited to be taught the finer factors of Muay Thai instruction from the featherweight kingpin.
As she advised onefc.com, she not solely discovered how one can be a greater instructor, but additionally some distinctive technical particulars.
“I did his seminar with my pal Matt at PK Saenchai in Bangkok. We wished to go to America after struggling to do the seminar, so we discovered new expertise and discovered how he I went there as a result of I wished to see in the event that they had been going to provide a seminar. I’ve performed it as soon as earlier than, and it was enjoyable as a result of I like educating.
“I simply wished to see different folks do it too. He had some good methods and I discovered some new issues. He taught me other ways to do push kicks. He taught me a couple of little methods like that, which was cool.
Meanwhile, Tawanchai is scheduled to defend his gold medal in opposition to “Smokin” Joe Nattawut at “ONE 167: Stamp vs. Zamboanga” on June seventh on Prime Video.
After the seminar, the 2 ONE World Champions entered the ring for a little bit of playful sparring, with Sandel overwhelmed by the Thai’s unbelievable pace, energy, and method.
“We did drills and a minute of sparring with him. He’s very quick and powerful. He wasn’t at full energy within the sparring, however he is wonderful.
“There’s no competitors there. He’s like a cat enjoying with a mouse. Sometimes it is too straightforward for him and he would not even attempt.”
Sandel impressed by stamps
“The Hurricane” has spent quite a lot of time with Stamp Fairtex, his teammate at Fairtex Training Center and the reigning queen of atomweight MMA.
The two have identified one another for years, however regardless of Stamp’s fame and accomplishments, Sandel says they continue to be buddies.
“She’s all the time been a contented woman and trains exhausting daily. She’s principally the identical, a humorous woman. Still hungry (for a win).”
Of course, Sandel and Stamp have traded loads of strikes in relation to Muay Thai and kickboxing, however the Swede says the most important lesson she’s discovered is the significance of endurance.
After all, Stamp achieved the beforehand unimaginable feat of turning into ONE World Champion in MMA, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai. She will subsequent defend her ONE Women’s Atomweight MMA World Title in opposition to Dennis “The Menace” Zamboanga at ONE 167 in June.
‘The Hurricane’ defined why her coaching accomplice was an enormous inspiration:
“I feel I discovered which you can obtain something you need should you put within the effort. But I additionally discovered that from my dad and mom. But Stamp did it in martial arts, so in some methods it is extra sensible. Maybe.”