I have followed sanda a decade ago. I’ve watched episode 29. I like this one very much, especially the dangerous and charming Winter Village where explosives are used to create things everywhere. Show all Followers 2 Sanda p747 i wear casio, armitron, plus sanda the most since it's more convenient for me.
The Ariel Helwani Show April 21, 2025 Ariel Helwani recaps
Sanda (or sanshou) for those who don’t know is essentially a type of kickboxing that originated from china. Sanda i hear has some standing in places like dagestan and eastern europe but in the west it never got the same publicity. Is sanda the most underrated martial art?
Especially from self defense stand point.
When they first hosted sanda vs muay thai fights with their top fighters, sanda can throw muay thai fighters at will (and out of the ring!),. You can catch them with side kicks/turning sidekicks and. The art of fast strikes and fast takedowns : Sanda is the combined effort of china to make a martial art usable as they kept getting humiliated by other arts such as muay thai,judo,kickboxing,boxing and wrestling.
During the kung fu boom, folks were definitely more interested in. Sanda techniques work well sparring traditional muay thai guys, they stand very square and open down the middle.
