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We arranged a private session for clinch instruction just before regular afternoon training today.  I wasn’t in a good mood entering the gym, which is unfortunate because my attitude and how I’m “read” by trainers is...

Even though it’s Sunday, which is usually a rest day, Sakmongkol invited me to come train with him for two hours in the morning because he didn’t want to do padwork yesterday.  He had let me...

Today was my first double session.  There is no Muay Thai in the morning but they gym is open all day, so I got up and headed over to arrive at the gym by 9:00 AM. ...

I crashed at 8 PM last night, right after dinner.  I hadn’t slept since my nap before afternoon training at Lanna the day before, so I was definitely running on low sleep and having traveled and...

With a very heavy heart I read the news this morning that Mauricio Zingano – husband and trainer to UFC contender Cat Zingano – has passed away.  The sadness of his passing touches on numerous levels:...

Our apartment building has a ramp into the main parking area, a 40 foot stretch of concrete on all sides to walk through until your each the glass doors in the back, which require a key-card...

Khem Lanna Muay Thai is a retired champion from Lanna who last year suffered paralysis after a motorbike accident.  Kaitburin Muay Thai in Oxfordshire, England designed and organized a fundraiser to help alleviate Khem’s medical costs...

When I was a kid I played violin on the outdoor pedestrian mall in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado for spending money.  My best friend Nell and I would stand outside the upscale trinket and entertaining-in-the-home...

Dog Love – Thailand I love dogs.  Growing up we always had a dog in the family and when I went away for college I felt like a total mess of a human being due to...

A woman I know from the US wrote to me and asked me how one knows whether or not one’s gym situation is severely messed up. She then told me about a very alarmingly abusive power...