American soldiers received Muay Thai lessons from a champion fighter in Thailand during the annual multilateral "Cobra Gold" military drills hosted by the Asian nation.
Muay Thai chmpion Sombat Banchamek shows US soldiers some moves in Lopburi, Thailand. Reuters video
Soldiers took instruction and punched and kicked alongside Thai champion Sombat Banchamek, or Buakaw as he is widely known in the country. The 42nd annual Cobra Gold exercises, a war games event, was attended by 7,394 personnel from 30 countries this year.
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