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Building Tough – The Making of Men at Petchrungruang
January 29, 2018My bag swings away from me and in the pendulum peak away from me I glimpse inside the ring, where a 13-year-old boy is sparring with a man three or four times his size. The bag... -
The Brilliance of Karuhat’s Forward Check | Offensive Defense From Southpaw
January 28, 2018Yodkhunpon, the “Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches,” has this favorite fahn sok forward elbow that he likes to teach. You have to lean forward and step around to the blind spot of your opponent, pretty much at the... -
Fight 174 – Sylvie Petchrungruang vs Nong Mat Huasarayiam
January 23, 2018February 10, 2017 – Pak Thong Chai full fight video here with commentary Nong Mat was not the opponent I was expecting when I arrived at the temple in Pak Thong Chai. I’d been told by... -
Meta Techniques – My S.C.A.T.H.E. Acronym
January 21, 2018Below is a long technique vlog, basically explaining an adjustment I’ve made to my training in the last couple of weeks. Usually my training consists of things that promote my conditioning and lots of work focused... -
Being a Fighter, a Speaker and a Daughter Among the Chedi
January 15, 2018My arms had just begun to sweat, ever so slightly, from the direct sunlight as we walked around the outside of the 20 chedi in the yard of Wat Phra Chedi Sao Lang in Lampang. It’s... -
Fight 173 – Sylvie Petchrungruang vs. Zaza Sor. Aree
January 12, 2018February 6, 2017 “Tiger King Muay Thai Day” – Bangkok, Thailand (3 rounds) – full fight video or full fight video with commentary I got the call for this fight while I was driving home from... -
Fight 172 – vs Faa Chiangrai Sor. Sakuntong
January 9, 2018January 29, 2017 – Lopburi, Thailand – called in on the morning of the fight – see full video here Pi Nu called me at about 7 AM and asked if I could fight that night,... -
The Neighborhood – Rambaa Somdet’s Homemade Muay Thai
January 8, 2018As I turn by motorbike onto the small side street, Soi 39, I see two little kids – maybe 5 years old – running arm and arm against some hedges taller than I am. I recognize... -
The Secrets of Sagat’s Power – Staying in the Frame | 9 mins
January 3, 2018Below is a 9 minute extended clip from my session with Sagat Petchyindee, the Thai fighter who was the inspiration for the Street Fighter character Sagat. He now is over 60 years of age, but scary...