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ฺBody as Evidence – Masculine Frame and Status in Muay Thai in Thailand
January 31, 2015I write a lot about how having a female body and female identity in a male-dominated sport and alien culture places limits on my possibilities as a fighter. There are also ways in which my anatomical... -
The Mitt and the Joke: Illusions and Pitfalls of Equality in a Muay Thai Gym
January 28, 2015Being treated equally isn’t always what it seems. I’ll just come right out and say that I balk when I hear women claim they are treated completely the same as men are at their gyms in... -
Robert Cohen Photographic Portrait of Me – At Ease
January 24, 2015Robert Cohen is a photographer from New York. He’s working on a project of portraits of child Muay Thai fighters and he came by Phetchrungruang and O. Meekhun in Pattaya to get some images of the... -
Phetjee Jaa at a Loss – My Experience of Seeing her Lose in Surin
January 22, 2015full fight video: Phetjee Jaa vs Nong Praew in Surin (above) Twenty minutes before Phetjee Jaa turned 13 years old, we were sitting together on a mat against the aluminum fence separating the schoolyard field from... -
Judging Youth – Young, Great Male (and Female) Thai Fighters
January 16, 2015There has been some vague criticism toward me regarding the age of the Thai opponents I’ve been fighting. I have attempted to elevate the criticisms to a point of discussion by addressing the various facts about... -
The Modernization of Muay Thai – A Timeline
January 10, 2015Kevin put together the nice graphic above for me, the below timeline was co-authored by Kevin and myself I’ve been reading through Peter Vail’s November 2014 article: Muay Thai: Inventing Tradition for a National Symbol.PDF and... -
The Real Men of Muay Thai – Worn Like Stones by Water
January 9, 2015Guest Post by Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu There is a very touching piece written by Lindsey Newhall for Fightland: Life of a Pad-Man: A Muay Thai Trainer’s Remorse. The pinnacle of the story is where Dam, a... -
One Hundred and Second Fight – Muangsingjiew O. Wanchert
January 9, 2015January 4, 2015 – Max Muay Thai Stadium, Pattaya – full fight video above I kind of don’t know how to write about this fight. I’m having a hard time every time I start to write,... -
Awakening Female Muay Thai Awards – Journalist of the Year 2014
January 6, 2015The results are in for the Awakening Female Muay Thai Community Voted Awards and it is pretty awesome to have won the 2014 “Journalist of the Year”. For those who don’t know me or are maybe... -
One Hundred and First Fight – Phetnaree Phetsakchai
January 4, 2015December 30, 2014 – Surin, Thailand (full video above) This fight is dedicated to my buddy and long-time supporter in heart and soul, Robyn Klenk. Robyn donated to my Gofundme, which allows me to travel for...