July2017

When I had my first fight in Muay Thai, I’d sparred exactly 3 times prior to stepping into the ring. The way I trained with Master K, just him and me in his basement, I’d had...

I’ve lived in Pattaya for 3 years now and finding good quality, reasonably priced equipment has proven a little difficult. There are a few different shops around, but they’re not very easy to find and the...

Snowflake belongs to the recycling lot across the street. His owner is a nice man who likes to blast American music from the ’60s and ’70s. “Smoke on the Water” is a particular favorite, although he...

An upside down world where going forward can mean you’re losing, and retreat means dominance. More people seem to be aware now that the first two rounds in Thailand aren’t so important, that scoring really begins...

I’m in a terrible emotional state at the moment, starting maybe 2 days ago but really reaching a crescendo today, and Kevin asked me to look at my wall of Extreme Mentors and pick which one...

above, a video walk through of the new Hongthong Gym in Chiang Mai w/ some fighter interviews When I did my first private session with Joe Hongthongnoi at the gym several months ago he and his...

This is a part of a series of planned posts sharing my thoughts and experiences as I participate in a special mental training group. Read my week 1 post here. There’s this quote by Ralph Waldo...

This is a part of a series of planned posts sharing my thoughts and experiences as I participate in a special mental training group.  Some things seem, on their surface, to be really simple. Answering the...

above, 17 minutes with one of the great elbow fighters of the Golden Age, Yodkhunpon. Yodkhunpon Lead Side Attack One of my favorite things about Yodkhunpon (and there are a lot of things I really like...

my vlog from this morning, above Years ago, Kevin and I watched a documentary on Muay Thai and there was this talking head of a dude (some kind of scholar/academic) who was saying that Karate and...