November2013

Fighter Mail I got a message the other day from a woman who had just competed in her second ever amateur kickboxing match.  She felt she’d been mismatched against a heavier and much “better” opponent and...

A woman I know from the US wrote to me and asked me how one knows whether or not one’s gym situation is severely messed up. She then told me about a very alarmingly abusive power...

November 26, 2013 – some thoughts before my 63rd fight.   Follow my Muay Thai writings by email you can read them right from your Inbox...

 Erika Kamimura Erika is amazing and I kind of love her.  It wasn’t until Charlie Jewett – who is the source for info and news on top female Japanese fighters (for us non-speakers of Japanese) – DM’d...

Sometimes it’s hard to love the things you love.  You don’t “choose” to love something, necessarily, but you do choose to believe in the love you have for it at times when you are not feeling...

  November 16, 2013 – at San Sai Loi Krathong Festival This fight was set up over a month ago, almost right after my first fight with Cherry at the benefit for Khem.  I’d won that...

Nicknames Thais have a bunch of names – first there’s the given name, which is usually auspicious and something that remarks on the future wealth and good luck of the named child.  These names can be...

November 9, 2013 – Loi Kroh Ring I had a week between my last fight and this, which is starting to feel like a long time.  When I first started fighting upon my move to Thailand...

Nong Jeen is trainer Neung’s six-year-old daughter.  She lives most of the time with Neung’s mother, probably due to school – it’s not unusual at all in Thailand for the rearing of children to be shared...

Crowd Sourcing and Kickstarter As some of you may know – and some of you might have indeed taken part in this – my website 8limbs.us was made possible through crowd sourcing, specifically Kickstarter.  The cost...