Boxer Andrei Basynin. Biography, sports career, personal life

Today, more and more young people in our country are trying to develop their physical form, engage in such serious sports as boxing, wrestling, etc. Many of them manage to achieve great success in this area.

The hero of our today's article is a young athlete and coach of Thai boxing Andrey Basynin. This is a man whose name in the federation of Thai boxing means a lot.

Andrey Basynin: biography

Andrew was born on May 18, 1981 in the Soviet Union, when all the eastern martial arts were not only ordinary citizens, but even formidable representatives of the militia.

What does Andrei Basynin do? The biography of this man is full, as he is very active, constantly in motion and does not stop there. Now he lives permanently in St. Petersburg. Since my youth I became interested in sports. To date, he combines as far as the posts: he is an instructor of knife fight (according to Andrei Kochergin's technique "Koi no takonobori ryu"). He also has 2 dan for Koi but takonobori ryu, 2 dan for Aikido Yoshinkan. Moreover, he is a coach in Jiu-Jitsu and, of course, in Thai boxing.

Sports career and personal life

Today, the coaching experience of this relatively young man is 15 years, because he started coaching at the age of 18, namely since 2001.
On the Internet today you can find a large number of videos with Andrew, which are video lessons in which the coach teaches newcomers to the basics of Thai boxing and other martial arts techniques.

Andrey constantly works in the popular sports club "Cage" in the city of St. Petersburg in the position of a senior coach. Basynin loves his work very much, but he pays as much attention to his family as a wife and a small daughter.

Andrey Basynin: height, weight

Andrei is not only a talented and strong athlete and coach, but also a charming handsome young man who attracts the attention of others around him. In the weight category up to 71 kg (in the Thai box is used seven basic weight categories) stands Andrei Basinin. Its height is 175 cm.
Andrey is the prize-winner of many sports competitions. But, of course, his biggest love is Thai boxing, which he owns perfectly.

Fundamentals of Thai boxing. History of occurrence

Combine "Basynin Andrew - Thai boxing" almost merged. At the same time this sport is quite new for our country. Let's consider its main features.

This kind of boxing is a martial art of such an ancient country as Thailand. It happened from the Thai art of combat called muay boran. This phrase is translated into Russian as a free fight. In this kind of battle, a person uses only the capabilities of his body without resorting to weapons. There is an assumption that this kind of struggle comes from an ancient ritual dance.

The rules of behavior of athletes in combat allow them to strike with elbows, fists, feet or knees. Because of this feature, this kind of battle was christened "a battle of eight limbs." Unlike karate, this kind of martial arts does not have formal receptions. Here there are the main bundles of several strokes. In Thai boxing there is a very serious code of honor, which does not allow the struggling man to resort to tricks and various tricks.

Traditionally, this kind of struggle was valued not only in Thailand, but throughout Asia. Warriors studied it without fail. Those who reached this level of boxing at great heights received even titles of nobility.

If earlier the battle was going to die (to stay alive and lose the fight was a great shame), then from the last century the competitions are held until the enemy's defeat.

World glory

Thai boxing became popular throughout the world in the second half of the last century. Then the teachers of this direction (along with the trainers of other oriental single-comb sports) got to Europe and began to train not only people from Asia, but also Europeans. Competitions were organized, at which decisive and peremptory victories were won by connoisseurs of Thai boxing techniques.

Today, this sport belongs to the mixed martial arts. Despite the fact that the Olympic contests in this direction do not pass, there is a large number of competitions of regional, national and international character.

Thai boxing in modern Russia

This kind of combat sports found in our country a sufficient number of fans.

According to the information of the federation of this direction of boxing, existing since 1996, in our country about 50 thousand people are engaged in this kind of sport. Many of them are already professionals. Such as, for example, Artem Vakhitov, who received the title of world champion in this direction. In many cities (regional and megacities, such as Moscow and St. Petersburg) there are clubs on the basics of Thai boxing. Regular competitions are held at various levels. It is safe to say that this kind of sports wrestling fell in love with the Russians.

A. Basynin: teaching videos on the basics of Thai boxing

Not only residents of St. Petersburg can see the skill of coach Andrei Basynin. It is available today by all Internet users. In his video lessons (the popularity of which is huge, it is not difficult to be sure of this by going to the pages of the video on "Youtube" or on other resources), Andrew tells in detail and shows what every novice athlete who masters the main provisions of Thai boxing should know.

Andrew usually works either with his bare hands or uses specially wrapped ropes on his hands, but those who are just starting to base the basics of this box should wear gloves. In this sport, a ring is used, whose standard dimensions are 6x6 m. Head shots, strangulation of the enemy, as well as causing great harm to health are prohibited here.

Andrew tells in his video tutorials that anyone can learn this kind of martial arts, who are ready to exert maximum efforts. Thai boxing because of its ease of development and high efficiency in fights can be used and as a unique means of street self-defense, even if the attackers will be several people.

Joint videos of Andrey Basynin and other coaches

In the global network and on the page of the club "Cage" you can find not only a single video of coach Andrei Bysyninna, but also numerous lessons in which he and other coaches talk about new trends in the world of Thai boxing.

Often there is a video under the following name: "Andrey Basynin and Svetlana Mihai - lukik". Here A. Basynin and his partner - the coach-girl in Thai boxing and K-1 Svetlana Mikhailovskaya - talk about low-kicking technique and show the basic techniques. The meaning of this technique is that the enemy is dealt a severe blow to the legs, as a result of which he gives to the ground.

Similar blows are in the arsenal of many schools of martial arts, but here it is distinguished by its strength and skill.

Thai boxing - love forever

Everyone who does Thai boxing knows that this is an occupation that can not be abandoned. This sport allows not only to keep a good physical shape and feel confident, but also to defeat your opponents in a fair fight. Many young people, following the example of Andrei Basynin, begin to practice this kind of martial art and improve it.