Lotus Self-Defense is a Thai mixed martial art developed by Mr. Precha Mahachanavong (shown in the picture above wearing a black gi). Mr. Precha, from Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, was a professional Muay Thai fighter in addition to having a black belt in Kenpo Karate under Senior Grand Master Tony Lasit of the Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institute. Lotus Self-Defense combines brutal elbow strikes, knee strikes, and sweeps from Muay Thai, quick hand strikes from Kenpo Karate, sweeps and throws from Judo, and wristlocks from Aikido to form one systematic and truly unique martial art.

It's popular today to practice mixed martial arts, but Mr. Precha was forming his mixed martial art when it was not common to see. Mr. Precha's belief was that what was already good could be made better with the best of other martial arts. His idea developed into a devastating street-effective martial art called Lotus Self-Defense. Lotus Self-Defense is rare since the only people who introduced it into the United States were, with limited exceptions, American servicemen who were stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War.

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