Kickboxing Title Fight September 11, 2004

[Shawn Yacoubian]

Hey whats up ... wanted to let those of you interested know that I, Shawn Yacoubian will be fighting for a California IKKC Young Guns Title Belt (142 lbs.) at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas on September 11, 2004.
The 5 Round Bout will be full rules muay thai ( elbows & knees allowed ).
Tickets available from the online form on my website www.shawnyacoubian.com or through HONDA ONLY 818-768-6608 www.hondaonly.net.
Tickets are subject to availability and are as follows:
Reserved -$40
Ringside -$60
VIP -$100
(For online ad and seating chart visit www.kickbox.com)

[thedebutante]

Cool. Best of luck!

[XxgoeyxX]

I love to go to Vegas but its not going to happen. So I'm going to wish you luck.

Gooodd luckkkk!!

[Sally]

good luckkkk !!!!

[Shawn Yacoubian]

Thank You all ........ Here is a pic from training .....

[Anonymouse]

Hey Shawn is it true that to be an expert Muy Thai fighter, you have to kick bamboo trees with your shins, like Van Damme did in Kickboxer? Are there people that really do that or is that just hoghwash for the most part?

[Shawn Yacoubian]

Ive heard of the bamboo tree thing before which is probably only somewhat true(40%). When a bamboo tree is still blossoming, its outter layer is soft yet inside is hard. That method is only done in camps that are dirt poor. As far as I know, the Thailand camp I went to had bags they practiced on; I have plenty pic of the training camp but Im sure you can see some on their website. www.sasiprapa-gym.com ...... This pic is from last year at the Thai camp (Im in the middle) ... People from around the world come to train there.

[Virgil]

Shawn, I am not trying to "outstage" you or anything, but they also pratice on Banana Trees, well, this is what my Indonesian friend, who is a Muy Thai veteran, told me.

[Emil]

Shawn, what's your record?

[Shawn Yacoubian]

Virgil, no offense taken ..... Personally I dont know much about how people condition their shins in 3rd world countries,all I know is my shins are hard as steel .... I know how I have conditioned them and that has worked fine for me. Before I started training with Rick, it took a few months to heal, now it only takes a couple weeks.
Emil, I have a pro record of
4 wins
1 loss
1 no contest
2 KO's
Im currently ISKA world ranked #10 http://www.iska.com/kickboxing/ratings/weight6_10.htm
and IKF #6 ......... I was able to jump the ratings by fighting guys who had many fights in order to take their place