June2013

Weigh-In Day Weigh in for this fight was a day before the event.  This is normal for the US but is atypical for Thailand and it drives Den nuts.  He complained about it on numerous occasions...

       Resurrection This is my husband Kevin’s favorite photo. He calls it “Resurrection”. Maestoso caught a precious moment in my last fight. I published a few more of Maestoso’s photos in an earlier post,...

Vine Vine is a new mobile app by Twitter that allows you to make GIF-like, 6 second film loops and post them kinda like how Instagram posts. I’m on Instagram but I’m not on Vine, but...

Muay Thai Scoring Although I had watched a fair amount of Muay Thai as an amateur fighter when I finally moved here, it was evident when watching Muay Thai fights in top stadiums on TV that...

Muay Thai Journal Some thoughts as I head towards a big card on June 28th. A little about how my training has changed leading up to this fight (the latter part of the video) and fighting...

Muay Thai Warriors – Chiang Mai – June 28th 2013 Thakoon Pongsupha, who is one of the kindest supporters of Muay Thai I have met in Thailand and who runs the highly-recommended Sasiprapa Gym in Bangkok...

Daeng as a Trainer I don’t get a lot of attention from Daeng as a trainer.  He’s a fantastic padholder and is very fight-oriented – I’ve often watched him training his 19-year-old son Tor and wished...

    click on any photo for a larger image. Muay Thai and Photography We frequently have photographers at the gym.  Usually it’s one or two at a time and nine times out of ten they’re...

Padwork – What I’m Trying to Accomplish Because my YouTube channel was founded on detailing the process of my training and has become a record of my fighting in Muay Thai it’s good sometimes to just...

Den Shows the “4” Block  A Little Break Down of the “4” Block Den taught me this block a short while ago and it’s also very well utilized by Neung, who is a WBC boxing champion. ...