Xu Yan, who was born in 1987 in qilu, has the Shangwu genes of Shandong people. Like other boys of the same age, Xu Yan was active when he was a child, and he liked to watch kung fu movies very much, and he loved kung fu star Bruce Lee the most. So his parents sent Xu Yan to a martial arts school in Zibo City, thus starting the road to learning martial arts.
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When he just walked into the door of the martial arts school, Xu Yan directly asked the school's teacher which project could be hit the most, and the teacher replied: "Of course, it is sanda!" Subsequently, Xu Yan said without hesitation: "Then learn this!" ”
Xu Yan, who worked hard at the martial arts school, was selected by the Zibo Sports School in 2001 and began to enter the professional sanda training system.
In 2004, Xu Yan won the 65 kg championship of the municipal martial arts sanda competition. - The following year, he won the 70 kg championship in the provincial competition. With his outstanding performance, Xu Yan quickly made his name in Shandong Province.
At the beginning of 2006, Xu Yan played an exchange match with professional athletes from Beijing Shenghua Club. According to Xu Yan's recollection, the exchange match opened Xu Yan's eyes, and Xu Yan believed that the offensive and defensive techniques of the free fighters at that time were very advanced.
In the same year, Xu Yan ushered in a watershed moment in his career. In that exchange match, Xu Yan was favored by Zou Guojun and invited him to join the Shenghua Club. At the same time, Xu Yan also has the opportunity to enter the Shandong Provincial Sanda Team.
In the end, after repeated weighing, Xu Yan chose Shenghua Club and became an "outside the system" player, truly embarking on the road of free fighting. Xu Yan once said: I hope to go down this road and continue to prove my strength.
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When he first arrived at Shenghua, Xu Yan underwent a very painful technological transformation. From sanda to free-range fighting, some offensive and defensive moves need to be re-honed.
After a period of study and training, Xu Yan, who is quite talented and diligent, gradually adapted to this training method. During this time, he also mastered Muay Thai skills, further enriched the offensive means, and further improved the hardness of the attack.
Xu Yan (Red Fang)
In 2006, Xu Yan won the American Free Fighting 70 kg championship. A year later, in the IFB Pro Fighting Championship, he defeated Thai boxing champion "Tongtian Knee" Akaren. Since then, Xu Yan has become more and more courageous, successively defeating the American Jay, the Muay Thai master Mai Lepei, and the French player Adil.
Of course, a battle in the K-1 ring with Japanese powerhouse Yuichiro Nagashima allowed Xu Yan to prove that he was a well-deserved strongman. After the game began, Xu Yan knocked down his opponent with a heavy punch in a counterattack, and then chased after the victory, knocking down the opponent several times in succession, and finally, the referee had to terminate the game and declare Xu Yan TKO victorious. A year later, Yuichiro Nagashima was awarded the title of K-1MAX King, which shows Xu Yan's absolute strength.
Xu Yan (Blue Fang) KO Yuichiro Nagashima
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After making a name for himself on the international stage, Xu Yan defeated Britain's Ben Bavisser and The United States' Louis Conres. On June 19, 2010, at the Wulin Wind and Thailand Confrontation, Xu Yan ushered in the strongest opponent in his career, the "Muay Thai King".
As a two-time K-1 champion, he has strong legs and unusually sharp knee and elbow techniques. He has been practicing Muay Thai since he was 8 years old and is one of the most influential and powerful aces among the active players in the Muay Thai world.
In the face of such a strong player, Xu Yan still fought to the end with tenacious fighting spirit. During the game, Xu Yan was kicked by the opponent's continuous sharp low sweep, but at the end of the game, Xu Yan launched a ferocious combination of punches to make Boqiu tired of coping, but in the end, Boqiu won the game with a score advantage.
Xu Yan (first from left) and Bo Qiu before the game
Although he lost the game, being able to play with the master still has more advantages than disadvantages for Xu Yan's own growth.
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On September 17, 2013, the first Bombard Renaissance event was held in Hong Kong. Xu Yan played against Ton Kunchat, a Muay Thai veteran with hundreds of matches. In order to prepare for the competition, Xu Yan conducted 7 months of systematic training and 2 months of intensive preparation.
Eventually, the energy accumulated from 9 months of training exploded in the ring. At the beginning of the game, Xu Yan used the straight fist and leg method of the front hand to control the situation, and Tong Kunchai counterattacked with punches and leg sweeps. Towards the end of the first round, Xu Yan won the KO victory with a powerful left-handed swing punch that hit the opponent's face and won the WMC World Muay Thai Golden Belt awarded by the World Muay Thai Council.
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