About the Chief Instructor
 

Kru VinceAdjarn Vince Soberano (Fight Name: Vince Soberano Kaewsamrit) received his official certification as Master Instructor (Adjarn) from Kaewsamrit Gym on January 22, 2009. He is also the only licensed and authorized promoter for the World Professional Muay Thai Federation (WPMF) and the Professional Boxing Association of Thailand in China.

Adjarn Vince has more than 30 years experience in martial arts and Muay Thai. He was one of the most successful promoters of Muay Thai in the United States in the mid-1980s and early 90s. Now he is a successful pioneer of Muay Thai Fitness systems in mainland China, with the Black Tiger Muay Thai Worldwide Headquarters in Beijing, China.

He has also fought and won several titles including the California State, U.S. and World championship titles in various events sanctioned by IKF, WPMF, WKBA, IKBA, IKBL and IMTA.  IKF

Vince has trained under some of the greatest legends of kickboxing and Muay Thai such as Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, Saeksan Janjira, Den Muangsurin and Coban “The Cruncher” Lookmaesaethong. Currently, Vince trains and fights for Kaewsamrit Gym in Bangkok, Thailand, home of world champions like Anuwat, Rittijak and Wanmario.

Trainer of Champions

Adjarn Vince has successfully taught hundreds of students around the world and trained numerous kickboxing champions in the U.S. His school, Black Tiger Thai Boxing Gym in San Diego, is one of the oldest legitimate Muay Thai schools in San Diego County. Established in 1992, it has produced numerous world-class fighters and champions. In addition, he is also a pioneer of MMA in Southern California where he competed in and promoted mixed martial arts events in the early 90s. 

MMA in China   MMA

In 2005, Vince helped organize and coach China's first professional MMA delegation to the Universal Reality Combat Championships (URCC) in Manila, Philippines, where the battle-hardy Chinese contingent demolished their Filipino opponents before a crowd of more than 8,000 spectators at the world-famous Araneta Coliseum.

Fighter, Coach, Entrepreneur

Winner by KOVince also fought at the Queen's Birthday World Championship Superfights (2007) in Bangkok, Thailand. Before a crowd of approximately 50,000 people and on live national TV, he KO'd his seasoned Thai opponent in the second round with a devastating right cross.

In December of the same year, Vince also fought at the King’s Birthday World Championships, the most prestigious annual Muay Thai event in the world, also held in Bangkok. Vince KO'd his Thai opponent again and became to win both the Queen’s Birthday and King’s Birthday on the same year. 

Adjarn Vince in the Media 

Since the early 90s when his fighting career saw many major successes, Vince Soberano has been featured in countless media channels, from newspaper articles to TV programs and even movies. Recently, China Daily (the official English-language newspaper of P.R. China) published a full-page spread on Vince’s efforts to promote the art and sport of Muay Thai in China.

Martial Fitness Training (Thai Boxing, Boxing and MMA)

MTF is the brainchild of Adjarn Vince, Chinese fitness entrepreneur Han Ke and Chinese fitness guru Star Ji. It is a Muay Thai fitness system designed primarily for fitness clubs and personal training. It is a training derivative of Muay Thai which takes out the hard impact and sparring, and focuses on dynamic sets of cardio-strength conditioning routines. It is not a TaeBo or kickboxing aerobics program. It is a Thai Boxing physical conditioning system with authentic techniques and movements, but geared towards students who want to lose weight, look fit and feel confident.

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China Daily article: A One-Two Punch – the Black Tiger Story
FightLeague article: Vince Soberano – 2007 King’s Cup Champion

Websites

Black Tiger Academy Beijing:  http://www.blacktigerclub.com
Kaewsamrit Muay Thai China: http://www.muaythaichina.com
Black Tiger YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/muaythaichina
Facebook: Search for "Muay Thai China"

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