September2014

 It’s been important to me to learn the Thai language.  I started my lessons on my first trip out to Thailand in 2010 by a kind of accident.  While trying to contact a woman who had...

This morning the air was cool and the sky was just layers and layers of gray clouds.  Jai Dee and I headed out for our run while the sun was still hidden, but there was light...

  This is a new feature I’m going to try my hand at. I’ve got a lot on my plate out here, but it feels like it would be a shame to waste some of the...

Back in July I wrote about the possible benefits in regular sauna use, in reference to Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s claim that “Hyperthermic Conditioning” may have very significant physical and even mental advantages. Then I set myself...

The above is information from Dave Grossman’s On Combat.  When Things Stop Functioning – Know Your State A frequent and nevertheless persistent disappointment many of us face in sparring and in fights is finding ourselves in...

The full Skype Interview (1 hour, 20 minutes) with Dr. John Gassaway on Getting Into Mental Training (above) – an mp3 version is available at the bottom of the post in 4 parts.  We’re talking online...

  This is great. I’ve finally got a fight in Pattaya – thanks to Sangwean, Phetjee Jaa’s father – and its a good one. It’s a rematch of The Star Sor. Klinmee, who I fought back...

Suranaree Stadium, Korat – Sept. 15th, 2014 (46 kg) – full fight video above This fight was sponsored by Wing Wong – thank you! Khorat This was my first time in Korat.  I think we drove...

Today on our drive back from Korat to Pattaya we started seeing signs for a wat with a giant reclining Genesha depicted. They got more and more frequent, and then we saw that the same wat...

above is my 20 minute video Interview of Frances Watthanaya in Phutthaisong, Buriram – Isaan Read about my trip to Giatbundit Gym in Phutthaisong here. Read about and watch my fight for Giatbundit Gym in Buriram...