February2015

February 20, 2015 – Khon Kaen, Thailand (full fight video above) I’d spent some time finagling with Yo, the man who booked me for the event, trying to change the fight from 3 rounds to 5...

February 15, 2015 – Pakthongchai, Khorat Thailand (full fight video above) So, I’m standing in the parking lot of a gas station / 7-11 and waiting for a few skewers of meat-0n-a-stick to heat up in...

co-written by myself and my husband Kevin Academic author Peter Vail is one of the few serious scholarly writers who have taken on Muay Thai as a field of study. You can find his articles in...

above, how my fight rate changed after my Go Fund Me started Back in late-July I launched a campaign to invite regular readers of my blog and followers of my dream to fight more times in...

Update 11/2015: PJJ’s opponent fought under the name Nong Ai in this fight, but I’ve been informed that she is Buakaw Lookboonmee, regarded by some as the best 100 lb female fighter in Isaan lately. I’ve...

February 9, 2015 – Kalare Stadium, Chiang Mai (full fight video above) I’m sitting on the mat against the tin siding of the Kalare Stadium in Chiang Mai.  It’s a place I know fairly well, having...

  Check out this absolutely amazing interview of Emma Thomas of Under the Ropes by Lawrence Kenshin of Lawrence Kenshin Striking Breakdowns. Lawrence asks very thoughtful questions and Emma, in her true form, offers brilliant and...

Any westerner fighting in Thailand has an interest in portraying their Thai opponents as being the best and fighting at the top of their capabilities.  And, to be fair, we assume and hope that this is...

February 6, 2015 – Galare Stadium in Chiang Mai (full fight video above) Chiang Mai is a roughly 10 hour drive north from Pattaya.  We’d arranged to have two fights over the weekend to justify such...

The Idea of duu-lae There is a two word phrase that my trainer at Kru Nu uses in English quite often, “take care.” It’s a meaningful phrase, possibly one of the most important Thai concepts for...