December2016

Writing and I have always had an odd relationship. I’ve loved writing, relied on it, and practiced it as if it were a basic necessity like drinking water. But I also am blind to it, take...

above, 10 minutes on shin treatment Fighting over 150 times in Thailand and training pretty much nonstop for almost 5 years now, negotiating my way around shin damage is a major factor in what makes it...

Stephan Fox is the General Secretary of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) and the Vice-President of the World Muaythai Council (WMC).  He is a huge figure in the recognition and development of amateur Muaythai in...

What follows is not authoritative, it is just the things I’ve gleaned in my nearly 5 years of full time training at my various gyms, and in traveling around and taking privates from some of the...

August 12, 2016 – Asiatique in Bangkok, “Road to Abu Dhabi” show. Cornered by fucking Karuhat and Dieselnoi! That’s the takeaway from this experience! I was excited to be fighting Loma again, as she’s kind of...

All gyms go through cycles, it’s the nature of the game. For a gym as long-established as Lanna Muay Thai in the northern province of Chiang Mai, those revolutions have been many. It’s one of the...

Alex and Note are standing on opposite corners of the ring, wearing shinguards and gloves, hanging out like they’re about to do anything other than sparring. They’re totally relaxed, laughing, joking. Kru Nu is pacing around and...

The response to my Saonaklengkhao (Miss Gangster Knee) shirt, tanks and hoodies has been incredible, and I’ve been so moved by the photos everyone is posting it just seemed right to do something as a thank...

Gym Owner and Fighter Kate wears many hats. She’s a full-time owner and operator of the only Muay Thai gym in West Philadelphia, with her husband and partner Charlie. She’s also an active fighter, which means...

Below is a selection of my Part 1 of my 2nd private with the ferocious “Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches” Yodkhunpon Sittripum, who happens to be a next door neighbor to my gym. He was an...