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Guide to Thailand Muay Thai Gym Etiquette – How to Be Polite
July 13, 2016Below is meant to be a helpful guide, something that I wish I had when I first came to training Thailand. These are just things I’ve noticed in my 4 years of training and fighting here... -
Fear of Escalation in Sparring and Training Aggression as a Skill
June 10, 2016A lot of us feel that aggression comes with an “on/off” switch, and that we should be able to flick it back and forth based on context. Many of us who are learning Muay Thai struggle... -
Padwork with Daeng at Lanna – Dracula Guard (Long Guard Variation)
June 6, 2016First a Little Bit About Daeng Daeng is one of the most fight-focused trainers I’ve trained with. When I was training at Lanna Muay Thai in Chiang Mai, it was Daeng who invested the most in... -
Arjan Surat of Dejrat Gym – 1 Hour Private | Coach of the Thai National Team
May 16, 2016Join and Study my Muay Thai Library of Legends This is a full video of a private I took with Arjan Surat, Head Coach of the Thai National Team, and owner of the esteemed (but lesser... -
Stories of The Bottom Rope: Thailand’s Muay Thai and Prohibitions for Women
May 7, 2016I’ve written about the bottom rope before (articles at bottom) and this is my response to it coming up again recently. Interestingly, it was reintroduced by an American coach who was saying that his female fighters... -
Dieselnoi Instruction – Muay Thai Knee Greatness
April 24, 2016You can study my documentation of the Muay Thai of the great Dieselnoi in the Muay Thai Library Preserve The Legacy Project. Over 4 hours of Dieselnoi documented so far. 160+ commentary hours archived for study.... -
The Dark Engine, The Bright Engine – How My Wife Trains and Fights a Ton
March 28, 2016At photo top, Modt Ek in Sylvie’s Corner between rounds Guest Post I try in this Husband’s Point of View series to present an extra perspective. Sylvie, just by the nature of the blog, is forced... -
Clinch Hell – Breaking Points, Crying and Growing Stronger
March 25, 2016When Taking Pity Takes Too Much We have a new woman at the gym. She’s only trained a handful of weeks, ever, and will have her first fight at the end of the month. So Pi... -
Private with Chatchai Sasakul – Perfecting the Jab, Cross, Hook and Uppercut
March 15, 2016A private session filmed for Nak Muay Nation. The full hour of our session can be found unlocked for members there, below is a 10 minute segment, along with detail GIFs of important points in technique.... -
The Romance of Being a Wandering Fighter – Thailand
February 24, 2016There is a certain romance to fighting in Thailand, wherein you train for some time at a Thai gym, traditional or otherwise, and you find yourself accepted by the gym and become part of its extended...