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Here’s a little clip from my 99th fight in Thailand, as I exited the ring streaming with blood. The announcer impromptu approached me for an interview for the crowd, not something he had done all night....

Yes, I’m pretty excited. Every fight I do a video update just after it is over, win or lose. This one was a little emotional. 100th fight in Thailand. It was a huge goal, and I...

The afternoons at Petchrungruang have been crowded lately.  I’m sitting in a somewhat unusual spot between the two rings, rolling my wraps. I’m sitting here because my usual spot on a bench across the gym has...

co-written by myself and my husband Kevin Academic author Peter Vail is one of the few serious scholarly writers who have taken on Muay Thai as a field of study. You can find his articles in...

above, how my fight rate changed after my Go Fund Me started Back in late-July I launched a campaign to invite regular readers of my blog and followers of my dream to fight more times in...

Update 11/2015: PJJ’s opponent fought under the name Nong Ai in this fight, but I’ve been informed that she is Buakaw Lookboonmee, regarded by some as the best 100 lb female fighter in Isaan lately. I’ve...

  Check out this absolutely amazing interview of Emma Thomas of Under the Ropes by Lawrence Kenshin of Lawrence Kenshin Striking Breakdowns. Lawrence asks very thoughtful questions and Emma, in her true form, offers brilliant and...

Any westerner fighting in Thailand has an interest in portraying their Thai opponents as being the best and fighting at the top of their capabilities.  And, to be fair, we assume and hope that this is...

The Idea of duu-lae There is a two word phrase that my trainer at Kru Nu uses in English quite often, “take care.” It’s a meaningful phrase, possibly one of the most important Thai concepts for...

This is a quick Sylvie’s Tips on something I’ve rediscovered for my training. The main tip actually comes from when I trained with the great Kaensak Sor. Ploenjit at AMA in New Jersey several years ago....