A bouncer in Australia has been caught on camera using his Muay Thai skills to deal with a drunken lout who was refusing to leave the club he works at.
The altercation is believed to have taken place at The Brass Monkey nightclub in Northbridge, Perth on December 11th.
The unruly customer in the gray top and blue shorts had reportedly been asked to leave the premises by the tall bouncer in the white shirt and black trousers after making a nuisance of himself, but his refusal to comply led to the situation quickly escalating.
The video shows the two men in a momentary standoff, then the customer steps forward aggressively towards the bouncer, who responds by keeping him at bay with two front kicks to the midsection and then a head kick that just misses the target.
Undeterred the clubber continues to look to engage with the bouncer and so another roundhouse head kick and then a front kick to the face follow, again narrowly missing the mark.
The bouncer then lands a low leg kick and avoids a slap as he transitions to the Thai clinch, wrapping his hands wrapped around the back of the lout’s head and locking his elbows to his neck.
That enables him to pull the man’s head down and greet him with a knee to the face, a classic Muay Thai technique.
The lout charges forward as he tries to break free from his grip, which causes the two men to bundle into people enjoying themselves on the dancefloor, before finally the bouncer is able to shove him towards the exit.
The footage ends as the drunk briefly turns around, but then opts to walk off down the street.
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Throwing kicks like the bouncer did initially is a risky decision in a club given the limited space to operate, risk of hitting an innocent bystander and concerns about losing your footing due to inappropriate shoes and slippery, potentially alcohol soaked floors.
Given that he wasn’t executing his techniques with full power it’s possible the bouncer was just hoping to scare off the troublemaker, but when that didn’t work he wisely went to the Thai clinch, which worked out better for him as it offered control and leverage over his opponent at close range, as well as opportunities to strike.
