Manu Ntoh

A legendary fighter, martial arts artist, four time world champion, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Drakka, IKKC, and professional boxer. Manu is a top ranked former NABA, NABO and IBA contender.

It all started...

France
Manu's fighting career began in France when he was seven years old. Training Judo under Jean Marchi, he became a brown belt and the first French Champion under his instructor in 1982. Later, Manu began training Viet Nam Kung Fu under Mukanda Celestin (best student of masters Luc Van Tan, Le Saray and Le Chezarack) becoming a 1st degree black belt and a three time French national champion.

Golden Legs (Pud Pad Noy) at Lumpini Stadium

In 1986 Manu met the legendary Muay Thai Champion Pudpad Noy Worawoot "Golden Leg". Manu trained with him for ten years and achieved great success in Muay Thai. In 1995, Jacque Mairesse, President of the French Muay Thai Association and Pud Pad Noy certified Manu to teach Muay Thai.

Thailand
In 1995 Manu became famous in Thailand where he defeated the #1 ranked Lumpini stadium champion - Super Rhino - AKA Neutherone. Under the famous Thai promotor, Songchai Ratan Saban, Manu gained recognition and stardom in the Thai arena of martial arts.

As a muay thai fighter he is feared most for his legs. Manu uses both legs to dominate and destroy his opponent by KO, a rare skill among Thai fighters. This earned him the name --"Little Golden Legs" after his mentor Pud Pad Noy.

Manu rapidly entered in the circle of the greats, like Rob Kaman, Ramon Dekker and Danny Bill. Most of his fights were televised earning him international recognition. His reputation earned him an invitation from the DRAKA federation to fight for the light heavyweight on pay-per-view in Los Angeles, CA in 1998. This brought him to the states where he met Morris Smith, Cung Le, Rob McCullough, Tiki and Mike Nolte, the founder of Muay Thai Products.

Manu's friend, the great Cung Le, encouraged Manu to stay in the US and continue pursuing success as a fighter and trainer. He not only stayed, but was propelled to the forefront of Thai Boxing in the US when he was featured in Martial Arts Magazine as the "Shaman of Thai Boxing" in their April 1999 issue.

That same year, Manu came to Atlanta to train and coach at the Obake Fight School and Goldberg's Gymnasium. Working for Obake and Bill Goldberg, Manu soon had a team of professional fighters training under him for various mixed martial arts competitions. Not only did he offer private training, but soon had several classes filled with students at the Obake Fight School.

During this time, Manu continued his own training. A visit from Bernard Hopkins inspired Manu to make a career move into boxing. With a new goal, new objective and new challenge, Manu embarked on a new phase of his world class fighting career- Boxing!

Established
In 2002, Manu joined Alliance Martial Arts Center working with the great Jacare - 6th Degreee Black Belt Brazillian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. Alliance offers NHB, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing and MMA classes and private training.

Manu dedicates his teaching and success to his trainer, mentor, and friend, Pudpad Noy Worawoot - "Golden Leg", five time Lumpini Champion, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75. He possess the Muay Thai fighting tradition and is probably the best ever Thai Champion that the Lumpini Stadium has ever seen.

The famous left leg kick of Golden Legs

"I feel blessed to have met Golden Legs and had the opportunity to train under one of the worlds greatest." ~Manu