AVM received a visitor yesterday, introduced by Uva. He is Pedro Solana, Chief Instructor and Founder of Muay Thai Sangha Fighting Arts and Sangham Internal Arts based in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
His website http://www.muaythaisangha.com/ provides a brief description of himself as follows,
Pedro Solana was born in Spain. He entered the martial arts world training judo when he was only six years old. In the 80's he was introduced into MuayThai by Ajarn Eugenio Fraile, where his fighting career began.
In the early 90's he moved to the USA to further his Muay Thai skills under Ajarn Surachai Sirusute and continue professionally fighting for a number of years. During these years he was training other disciplines including Wing Chun under Sifu Francis Fong, Kali under Guro Dan Inosanto, and various other masters of grappling (Machado brothers, Royce Gracie, Ricardo Murgel and Jacare Calvalcante).
In 1998, after becoming the United States Muay Thai Middle Weight Professional Champion, he decided to travel to Thailand for a full year to expand his Muay Thai and Krabi Krabong skills.
In 2000 he opened the Thailand Arts Institute in Atlanta, GA. to support his fighting career. In 2002 he permanently moved to Thailand to continue learning.
After becoming a monk he went to train Muay Thai Chaiya under Kru Lek and came back to Krabi Krabong (Thai Weapons) training under Ajarn Sila Mesaman from the Wat Buddhai Sawan School.
In 2003, Pedro Solana opened his first school in Thailand.
In 2010 he expanded into various other forms of Southeast Asian martial arts including Silat Minangkabau Ground Fighting, Bokator and Kalaripayattu. From his exposure to different martial arts a unique and effective system of self defense known as "Muay Thai Sangha Fighting Arts" was created. Later on, through experience, deep reflection, and self discovery, Pedro Solana realized in meditation that certain aspects in the Fighting Arts were missing.
In 2013 he decide to blend these internal concepts together and develop a new form of self defense called "Kshatria Sangham Internal Arts" that included all the concepts from his past experiences of fighting.
His work now is involved in teaching seminars around the world, and creating documentaries to expose a very important message for humanity related to overcoming inner fears and developing and understanding of the "Self" through the path of martial arts.
Pedro, who is currently spreading the Martial Arts of the Siddhas, had visited Malaysia several times and was again back in Malaysia. Uva brought him over to AVM just before he leaf for Thailand today. It was a very pleasurable evening where we spoke and Pedro joined us in prayer to Agathiyar. He had a Nadi reading with Nadi Nool Aasan T. Ramesh earlier where Agathiyar reveals that he (Agathiyar) teaches Pedro, Siddha martial arts by going directly into his body. Pedro in return has started teaching all his students Siddha meditation and Agasthiyar mantra.
For more info see https://www.youtube.com/user/krupedro,