Darius Azadeh

This week I had the opportunity to train at the Sityodtong gym in Amsterdam and it was such a great experience ! There are a lot of famous kickboxing gyms in that city but I had only 1 day and i really wanted to learn directly from Regian "The Immortal" Eersel (the current ONE Lightweight Kickboxing & Muay Thai World Champ). I follow his fights for a few years now and I'm a huge fan. Despite having a long reach, he has a very aggressive style (often walking forward), mixed with high-volume attacks and unorthodox striking (for example he often uses flying scissor knees when his opponents cover up or back up). With me it's the opposite, I'm more of an outside fighter fighting off the jab and often moving backward too much, so there is a lot I can learn from him.

The gym itself has an old school vibe and I was extremely impressed with how hard they work and how hospitable they were to a foreign guest. I strongly recommend this gym if you are visiting or live in the area.

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