Krongsak is one of these fighters who faced everyone, beat top names, and yet never gained a title to hang on the wall. When I asked him about this, he explained that big name gyms get the big name titles and that, in terms of opportunity and financial reward for non-title fights, he was satisfied with his career. (Note: my reports on his record come from what he told me, and from what I've heard from others too. There is an online interview with him that differs from what I report.) Two of his most remarkable achievements in Thailand are defeating the formidable powerhouse Sagat Petchyindee 3 times, and facing Dieselnoi Chor Tanasukarn at the height of his fame and undefeated run with one draw and one loss. A notable achievement outside of Thailand is his 23 fights in Europe (that’s an incredible number for a Thai fighter from the Golden Age), [locked link]. You can see their weight difference here:

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In short, Krongsak is a fighter’s fighter.He has been a trainer in France for the past decade or more, including him in a lineage of absolutely incredible fighters who have made French Muay Thai a branch on the tree of Golden Age legends. Pudpadnoi and Netr Saknarong are two legends who spent decades in France, and are two fighters Krongsak names as his own personal heroes. (There's an upcoming, separate interview we shot with him, talking about Thai fighter history.) This could be thought of as a less eventful session in the sense that Krongsak is not consciously instilling a particular fighting style or set of techniques. Instead, this ends up being a wonderful session precisely because the disorder of it uncovers his style and technique through the improvisation and play of waking up his fighter heart. I ended up loving elements of his technical approach, defeating punchers by shoving their shoulders and essentially snuffing their power, while equally off-setting the lower-half of knee fighters with the same upper body disturbances. Krongsak must have been incredibly strong and this forward push reminded me of Samsan Isaan’s pulse – something those of you who have studied his session will be familiar with. But it also takes elements from Yodkhunpon Sitraipum’s cross-arm to grab for the knee, in that crossing your opponent’s body protects you from counters all in one shot. I loved Krongsak’s energy. I loved his “slow down and just make it powerful” methods of training and how you could see the effects of that in his steady pace.Some things to look out for:

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