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Ode To Sylve – Strongest Fighter On Earth
November 24, 2019A Husband’s Point of View is a series of my thoughts on watching Sylvie, as her husband, throughout the years. You can click on that link and see the collection of philosophical thoughts, technical thoughts, but... -
What High Level BJJ Can Teach Today’s Muay Thai
August 13, 2019Guest Post – Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu A Husband’s Point of View Above are kind of my reading notes on a really good Joe Rogan podcast with his long time Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Jean Jacques Machado who... -
Kru Syndrome: The Pitfalls of Being Taken On By a Thai Trainer as a Woman
February 18, 2019guest post, Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu – I’ve been wanting to write something on this for several years now. In fact, I’ve urged Sylvie to write about it herself, because I feel like she has special insight... -
The Ethics of Muay Thai Propagation: Changing What We Love
January 27, 2019above, a nearly 2 hour discussion on the spread of Muay Thai This video is an unscripted, free-form discussion between myself and Timothy Micias who is writing his thesis on the problems involved in the western... -
A Breaking Point – The Fine Line of Performance and Re-Making
January 23, 2019Guest Post – A Husband’s Point of View This morning Sylvie left for her 3 day meditation retreat here in Pattaya. She had assembled her things the night before, bare minimums in her little bag, and... -
Man vs Woman Fight – What Does it Mean?
January 8, 2019Guest Post – Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu This is my interview of Sylvie on what was an extraordinary event that happened this week as Tara, a student at the gym and an attendee of the Women’s Muay... -
Muay Thai Aesthetics, Keto, Persistence Hunting and the Shape of Time
September 20, 2018Guest Post This is something of a series of quick meditations sewn together into a larger idea which has really captured my imagination. Be prepared, it joins together diverse topics like ancient hunting techniques, Golden Age... -
Things I’m Learning About Muay Thai – A Husband’s Point of View
October 5, 2017Below is my husband Kevin’s entry in his journal which is now following his attempt to get in shape and finally train in the Muay Thai that he loves, starting at 279 lbs. You can read... -
The Female Fighter and the Chain of Shame
August 26, 2017Guest Post: A Husband’s Point of View This post might also be called: “Why Female Fighters are More Badass and Brave Than Male Fighters”…but it’s not. It’s not because even though it talks about the depth... -
The Purity of Muay Thai – “Tyson in the Catkills” | Guest Post
March 12, 2017Guest Post – A Husband’s Point of View Let it be said: a husband’s job is to praise his wife. And as Sylvie’s husband writing these guest posts on her voluminous blog, a blog that attempts...