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Sorry, the page you were looking for doesn’t exist anymore or has been moved. [44], Dave and Irina led the charge out of Thunder Bay to Wolfville, Nova Scotia, but faltered at the apple sorting challenge and were eventually the last team to meet host Jon Montgomery at the mat at Luckett Vineyards. In 2019, he founded Leduc Lethwei as a way to teach the world about the Art of 9 Limbs via his online academy. “You know how smells trigger you? Irina Terehova (Russian: Ирина Терехова; born 13 April 1989) is a Canadian actress and model.

Celebrity Status in Myanmar The popularity of Leduc in Myanmar was boosted greatly by the live national television broadcast of his marriage to Russian journalist, Irina Terehova, in Myanmar in a traditional Burmese style wedding in Yangon.

[2] Terehova immigrated from Moldova to Canada at the age of twelve.

You don’t start fighting at the 2nd or 3rd like in Muay Thai, you go for the kill from the get go. He has helped bring the attention of the world to a sport that was until very recently, little known outside of Myanmar, and even then, to a select few enthusiasts. In 2016, he became the first non Burmese to ever win the prestigious Lethwei Golden Belt in over a thousand years of history. I have beat all the 75kg+ open weight division and there are no Burmese fighters challenging me right now.

Leduc Weddings was our videographer for our wedding in December. [18][19] The ceremony was nationally televised on MRTV[20] with an approximate audience of 30 million viewers,[10] catapulting them to the status of celebrity in Myanmar. We met with the MacRae Family for family photos at the Art Gallery of Alberta then rushed to Leduc to meet with Tracy & Dave for engagement photos. You just don’t get to put a street fight on TV like that. I have to preserve this legacy.

In Lethwei, you look to inflict as much damage as possible, while receiving the least possible, and, unlike Muay Thai, you don’t care how ”beautiful” it looks.

Not Lethwei.

My friends in Thailand for regular stadium fights get around 6000 to 8000 Thai baht (US$250), but for small events Lethwei fighters can get as much as 666,000 to 1,300,000 Kyat (US$500-1000), if the fighter has been fighting in recognised promotions (Thai Fight, Max Muay Thai, Kunlun Fight etc.)

“He likes to swing, he likes to go. It all took place in and around their acreage just south of Leduc. Will the fact that it is bareknuckle cause problems in this regard?

Plus I prefer fighting foreign champions to show the effectiveness and power of Lethwei. I am not able to disclose my contract, but they take good care of me.

If people think it’s too brutal they can fight Muay Thai. Even UFC had to make some changes to be approved by the world.
We met with this loving couple at the Leduc Civic Centre where we captured photos inside the building (I absolutely loved the colors & gorgeous greenery).


Leduc even married his wife, writer Irina Terehova, in the country, generating national media attention. [11] Journal de Montreal and Huffington Post Quebec both covered her romantic exile, labeling it The Romance Story of the Year. [26], In 2017, Terehova became a guest writer at Jetli.com, a special community built by Jet Li, to share the philosophies about kung Fu and other martial arts.

is a Canadian Lethwei fighter who competes in the World Lethwei Championship.

Lethwei is the king of striking sports.

[21][6], Terehova and her husband currently reside in Cyprus. He has been training in Muay Thai gyms around the world for around 15 years and is a qualified Muay Thai instructor.

How did you learn about Lethwei and what came about to bring you into the sport?

He’s particularly wary of his foe’s size, weight, and aggression. Dave Leduc is on Facebook. We will be able to host and train people from all over the world in the art of Lethwei and MMA, on Burmese soil. [42][43] In the fifth episode, in Nanaimo island, Vancouver, the remaining contestants teamed up and tried send the Quebec couple home, but as the couple said, it was a “drastic failure.”[35] Despite a well-laid plan against the couple and a record number of penalties taken by multiple teams, it was ultimately the Halifax twins who got eliminated.

He has 35 fights or something in MMA, and in a way the only thing that changes for him striking-wise is the head-butts.

“Nobody expects that because we’re so f**king far from Myanmar.”. LeDuc married the former Karen Brennan of Roselle, recently celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. I don’t expect it to be accepted in the west, as even in my birth country Canada, in some places MMA and Muay Thai are still illegal, so I don’t expect Lethwei to be received there with open arms!

I’m cautious about that.”. This is the reason it is also known as “The Art of 9 Limbs.”. BJPENN.COM is your premier source for all MMA News. What are your proudest moments in Lethwei?

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