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The Fragility of Western Masculinity
May 22, 2014Some of the questions raised by this article were followed up here: Do Women have a Commitment Advantage in Muay Thai This post also lead to me writing about the Myth of Overtraining and how Endurance... -
Life Stages – My Sangwan Rahu Experience – Sak Yant by Arjan Pi Bangkating Chiang Mai
May 4, 2014above video: my thoughts on just coming out from the 2 hrs of tattooing my sak yant. As one can see,... -
Academic Muay Thai Articles in English | Scholarly Essays
March 30, 2014In addition to being very committed to training and fighting in Muay Thai as much as I can in Thailand, I also have a deep academic root in me and I revel in exploring abstract concepts... -
Attitude, Balance, Re-Action, Managed Rounds – Great Article on Muay Thai Scoring
March 28, 2014Muay Farang has a really nice article by Roberto Cassarino on Muay Thai Scoring. Do read it to get the most of what is written below. How Muay Thai is Scored in Thailand There really is... -
How Long to Learn a New Muay Thai Skill? – 20 Hours of Practice
March 19, 2014this post will make the most sense if you watch at least the 1st 12 mins of this video lecture We are all trying to improve our Muay Thai, but one of the difficulties in plotting... -
Menstrual Taboos and Cultural Relativism – Being An Ally
March 17, 2014This is a bit of a free form thought response to reading a very interesting article. I wrote a blog post recently on the role of menstrual taboo in Thailand limiting women’s access to the top... -
Brain Science: Why Sparring Gets Out of Control – Neurology and Muay Thai
March 12, 2014We all know the bro (or the female version) who says “Let’s go light” in sparring, and then whacks you. Or, when you get a hit in they suddenly step it up two notches in a... -
15 New Techniques That Will Improve Your Muay Thai – From My Training in Pattaya
March 11, 2014I learned a ton training with Sakmongkol in Pattaya for 7 weeks, as well in my time at Petchrungruang Gym. You can see my daily blog posts of my time with Sakmongkol here if you want... -
Risking Your Beauty – Female Muay Thai, Brutality and the Beauty Aesthetic
March 1, 2014Preface: I wanted to write on this topic right after reading the Lion Fight interview with Tiffany Van Soest prior to her fight with Caley Reece on the Lion Fight promotion. It ended up taking me... -
Can Bleed Like a Man – Lumpinee, Muay Thai, Culture, Sexism and Meme
February 22, 2014Feb- 2014 – Here are a few thoughts on the Muay Thai meme that grew out of a photo a follower made of me from my last fight on Yokkao 7, about the meaning of the...