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Lotus Self-Defense is a mixed martial art developed in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. The founder, Mr. Precha Mahachanavong (pictured above in the black uniform), was a trained 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. This hybrid martial art combines techniques from Muay Thai, Kenpo-Karate, Judo, and Aikido to form one unique self-defense system.
It's popular today to practice mixed martial arts, but Mr. Precha was teaching his system when it was not common. The belief was that what was already good could be made better with the best of other martial arts. His idea developed into a street-effective martial art called Lotus Self-Defense. This system is rare since the only people who introduced it to the United States were, with limited exception, American military service members who were stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
This website serves as a central hub to document historical Lotus information and to provide accurate information.
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LOTUS SELF-DEFENSE
